Model Range Refreshes
In tabletop wargaming, models typically last forever (if taken care of). As most are made of plastic, resin or white metal, miniatures don't significantly degrade over a period of years. An indestructible flower vase sells well only one time. No repeat sales. With that in mind, how do companies continue to make money, selling miniatures? Let's look at a few approaches that popular game companies have used. Change of Material One of the common ways most companies use to market miniatures of same design to veteran players. This usually starts from when a miniature, which was originally made of metal, is decided by the company to have a change of material for any reason. It could be the size of the mini, or the amount of sales (large or small) of that mini. From here, the design of the miniature is then tested and "ported" over to the embodying technology, such as plastic injection molding, to be able to change the material to, in this case, plastic. This "new...