I think the price of packs will go up .
PP will be affected by NI, metal and other various rises.
We might even be hit by US extra tariffs?
How will buyers react?
martin :)
Probably grim acceptance. If its gotta happen then it happens. Dont sweat it Martin. Just one of those things.
The people who know the products will continue to buy but I think the days of starting Las Grande Armie are possibly over.
Derek
It will be the same for most war-games businesses. The only ones that will escape the NI hike are the one man bands. Also how else are you going to afford your annual holiday in the Bahamas? Follow the Trump model Martin and impose 25% tariffs on every pack.
Seriously though, if it has to happen then do it.
Alternatively you could reduce the pack size to 7 figures! All four wheeled vehicles to become three wheelers. Gun crews to be cut by one. No welfare payments to redundant figures.
John
Thanks for the support.
I have offered Julie, Mike, Nigel and me for one day a week making UK defence systems. There is a big potential market coming up. Lead slingshots, reduced price of PBI for UK armed forces use, resin scenery to make models for tactical training.
martin :)
C'est la vie.
If it means Peter Pig remain solvent I'm always happy to support what is needed.
Don't worry to much if it means PP survives.
Those that like your figuers will still buy
Stewart
Price rises are inevitable really, just one of those things. Unfortunately they always seem worse when the rise crosses psychological boundaries like £5.00 a pack.
I'm still recovering from the days when 15mm figures went over one pounds a pack- I've a long memory.
If it is necessary then I'm sure any impact will be temporary until the new price becomes the new norm, besides it's not as if wargame products are luxuries we can do without and avoid buying is it?
I remember when Minifigs 25mm were 7p a figure and Hinchliffe were 8p each. Naturally I bought the cheaper ones. I was horrified when they went up to 8p and 9p respectively.
John
Well I ve just bought the other WW1 bits I needed for my 1914/15/16 BEF troops. Before they go up.
Miles
Very wise Miles
martin :)
Of course, a warning of a price rise might inspire me to get that new Army now prior to the rise 😁
As long as the Maestro and the gang remain solvent and continue producing all that PP goodness you'll continue to get the well deserved custom. We're all long enough in the tooth to remember saving our pocket money for orders and the inexorable climb in prices over the years. It didn't put us off then so it is unlikely to now. When I went to hybrid working a while back I was mentally clocking how many extra packs worth I could buy with the saved fares! ;D
All Best wishes from this customer
Neil
Agree with that Neil, but I got my order in a month Earlier than planned, otherwise I would've kicked myself if I could've saved a few pounds by doing it now and rather than later.
But like you say we will still be buying after the price rises for raw materials and extra labour and tax costs our government and the world seems to be throwing at these Manufacturers we rely on to do our hobby.
Miles
Thanks for the understanding chaps.
There have been some curious business changes recently.
Insurers have decided not to insure smaller type businesses such as ours.
One insurer really focussed in on our melting pot (which is about the size and danger of an electric kettle).
Asking such questions as "are employees aware of safety", "Do members of the public use it".
Incidentally, insurers are very averse to woodworking machinery. They have made it a specific category for adding a big premium or refusal.
There is also the NI increase.
Metal prices keep on going up.
£7000 per order of 200kg.
etc.
Anyway, we carry on with the support of you chaps and other gamers.
martin :)
Oddly, as stated above, a price rise always spurs me on to a largish order ;D
Just give me a couple of days notice to work out what I want.
Currently under consideration:
1. Macedonians
2. Egyptians for PITS
3. Egyptians for CK
4. Scots and Irish for ECW
5. The Sudan gunboat
6. Fort Sumter
7. WW2 British in the desert
8. Ww2 Japanese
9. WW2 USMC
10. Parthians for CK
11. Complete my Hammerin Iron collection
12. Austrians for Squarebashing
13. Serbians for Squarebashing
14. WW2 British paras.
15. Carolingians
Once I've got the above sorted, I'll probably say I've finished.
Quote from: Smiley Miley 66 on March 28, 2025, 03:31:01 PMWell I ve just bought the other WW1 bits I needed for my 1914/15/16 BEF troops. Before they go up.
Miles
Likewise, I have just bought that Dutch 1940 force I've been promising myself for ages. It was the Dutch armoured car and the price rise wot made me do it, guv. All the action where I live took place in April/May 1945, but one of the earliest actions occurred about 10 miles down the road at Nieuwolda, in May 1940, itself only about 10 miles from the land border with Germany. It was a small action involving the German vanguard attempting to take the canal bridge there, as it was on the then main road from the border to the port of Delfzijl, on the opposite side of the Ems (Eems in Dutch - pronounced aims) from the German port of Emden.