me_in_japan wrote:some people like limited editions simply because they are limited.
That makes no sense. There's nothing about a miniature that makes it somehow less well-sculpted if everyone can buy one. It's the same mentality as "this band isn't cool now everyone else likes them", and that's daft.
It's one thing collecting something that's naturally rare - one-off pieces of art, or old cars (or Rogue Trader miniatures

), but deliberately limiting the production of something for no good reason, nah.
I dont see Hasslefree, Heresy and the like as being painter's mini companies. Theyre more for rpg, character typee miniatures, i reckon. Their minis are nice, but rather cartoony. (not that rackham stuff wasnt, but it was cartoony in a different kind of way...)
and how come CMON get shot down when they do a limited edition? Studio McVey, as well as a bunch of other companies do em all the time, and I dont see folks griping at them.
Because they're not the subject of this thread.

I seem to remember seeing Studio McVey's sci-fi range getting griped at on Frothers for being limited.