Availability of WW2 Miniatures
I've been helping my local store with WofG issues, what to carry, how much, etc. In spite of advice they've only landed a few WWII airplanes (as in, three) and a couple of copies of the Battle of Britain kit.
The problem -- lack of availability via Alliance. Until recently they have been solely an Alliance shop, an inheritance from their sister Comic Book store. They didn't go through any other distributor. With Alliance's recent business agreement with Asmodee I mentioned to the store's inventory guy that Ares materials likely wouldn't be a priority for Alliance, and in some ways could be counter-productive to stocking Wings of Glory material. In response he said, "and there's the broken stock issue with Alliance as well." Apparently Alliance isn't terribly gentle when they pack things.
So this past month they started business with a second distributor and -- suddenly JU-87s are on the shelf. Oh my. They're wading into WofG gently, as the only real rattle they're getting for it is my monthly sessions, usually between five and ten players.
I don't know how many people have insight into the business aspect of Wings of Glory but I'd like to hear how many of you are seeing stock on shelves available for sale, WW2 planes packs in particular. It just appears that the faucet isn't open, which may be Alliance's fault or may just be that they've sold out. Don't know.