"Figures you would buy that no one else would want" Topic

I'll propose a series entitled "The Life of Thomas Jefferson". At its core would be 5 figures:
1. Declaration era Jefferson
2. Mounted Jefferson fleeing British soldiers at Monticello.
3. Parisian Jefferson
4. Jefferson, the planter and
5. Jefferson, the President (in slippers).

Ah yes, I'm on board with the 6mm MBT-70 tank, to help stave off the hordes of Soviet armor.

I'd buy a ton of those, if well-done, by GHQ, or CinC (now Pfc.), e.g. a whole battalion, at 1:1 ratio.

Would love to see two variants, e.g. the one with the tracks compressed to represent the lowest target profile, and one with the standard height.

I imagine the above might be possible, since some companies are doing a lot of "what-if" vehicles for WWII currently.

The Cheyenne would be nice too.

Figures based on:

Space 1999 (15mm or 20mm)
UFO (15mm)
Tales of the Gold Monkey (15mm)
Hogen's Hero's (15mm)
Moorecock's various Eternal Champion series (15mm)
Exo Squad (ships and E-Frames, in scale)

Also like to see AE WWII and Secrets of the Third Reich in 15mm

Historical stuff:
Landing Craft Tank (15mm)
Landing Ship Infantry (15mm)

By my (unprejudiced) count, we now have 6! Washington Crossing the Delaware pledges.

15mm figures for Glorantha (the setting for old Runequest)

No Washington crosing the Delaware for me but what I would love to see and never expect too is 18mm or 28mm figures for the 1837-1838 Mackenzie-Papineau Rebellion and the 1860's Fenian Invasions. although I understand the subjects hold little interest for those living outside Canada!

I dream of the day that GHQ or C-in-C makes a M103 heavy tank. I wouldn't mind 15mm versions of:

The Fellowship of the Ring
Elric of Melniboné

28mm Skraelings, including the catapult/staff sling thing that frightened the Vikings. Actually, this is something I think might sell.

Napoleonic figures for some of the seriously minor powers, like Reuss. I did try to sell Old Glory on this once.

Camel drawn French 75mm to support my Foreign Legion. In 28mm, of course.

28mm Byzantines for the 1444 campaign.

Jayma Mays from Epic Movie in 28mm

When I was in Athens some years ago, the National History Museum (the museum at the old parliament building) sold painted Greek Balkan War figures from Alphacast. This makes me think that selling Washington Crossing the Rhine, err, Delaware might work at museums, particularly if they cast them in pewter and dipped them in whatever, the way Ral Partha used to do with some of their figures. You'd need to sell it with a nice base--cherry wood, perhaps? Then the whole thing could sit on somebody's desk. Devoted wargamers could get a cheaper version from the manufacturer without the base to paint up. Come to think of it, I got a 60mm painted Confederate officer when I visited the Gettysburg battlefield, long, long ago.

Grelber

How about the female soldiers that are highlighted in the Communist parades ? Perhaps in marching and combat poses.

Also, to follow up on Glengarry 4's post – I was just at the Ottawa War Museum and was thinking – just how much money would one lose if one were to start up a miniatures company focusing on Canadian troops for actions as you describe.

I just remembered. To go with the Skraelings, you need a Freydis figure. You know, Viking female, pregnant, 3rd trimester, holding a sword, with which she is slapping one of her breasts, which she has pulled out of her bodice. Oh, yeah, at least one of the Skraelings needs to look terrified by her. Yup, high demand item, that.

Grelber

Also, to follow up on Glengarry 4's post – I was just at the Ottawa War Museum and was thinking – just how much money would one lose if one were to start up a miniatures company focusing on Canadian troops for actions as you describe.

Try RAFM. Not only a nice little (literally, "true" 25mm) FIW range, but also Riel's Rebellion. Both are still in production.

All I want is a simple, single fantasy adventure or medieval-period male figure sitting down (legs hanging down) fishing.

I'd go for MBT70s in 6mm myself, also the Space:1999 figures as well.

15mm RDF-LT and XM8 Ridgway light tanks. I'd also go for a 1/100 or 1/144 scale AH56. (might do 6mm, but I like my helicopters bigger)

'package deals' on mule trains or pack camel strings, because colonial gaming needs a metric crapton of them.

15mm 'Combat Rescue' troops carrying soldiers either in stretchers or across the shoulders, vietnam to far future.

28mm Skraelings, including the catapult/staff sling thing that frightened the Vikings. Actually, this is something I think might sell.

Isn't Saga about to release a Skraeling warband? Ought boost demand.

CraigH 23 May 2012 6:57 p.m. PST

How about the female soldiers that are highlighted in the Communist parades ? Perhaps in marching and combat poses

Well… Let's say that if they were Asians as pictured and easy to skiffy (or scifi to start with) I would most certainly buy 'em. Possibly in great numbers. It would help tho if they were only made available in marching poses.

Other than that (and I know some forumites will think me a sourpuss for mentioning this), I do believe a very likely answer is right here:
TMP link
Might be more in the nature of "what minis nobody's gonna make even if somebody might buy" but I digress… So, how about official Defiance: Vital Ground miniatures for other factions than the humans (especially the Altai)?

A grizzled cowboy, with a lever action rifle, riding a glyptodont. Because at that point in prehistory horses were still tiny.

Also a goat in a customized armored space suit with a bubble over it's head and rocket engines on either side would be cool. It could be the Naval Academy football team mascot for the future.

Toltecs in 15mm. Or any scale actually.

Cheers,
JohnG

I'll second the Caroline Munro collector's box set!! Wow!

Apart from that: Planet of the Apes (original) gorilla soldiers. Hippies. Beatniks. Black Panthers revolutionaries. Playboy bunnys (not Playmates necessarily; the waitresses, preferably with firearm options). A Colonel Lady Anne Mackintosh leader from the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Classic DC Comics superheroes (in metal, NOT heroclix).

Toltecs in 15mm.

Oooh … I'd certainly buy some of those!

Last June I asked Splintered Light to make the Elven princess on a unicorn.Luckily several people also said they wanted it,and it was made.To be fair,I bought 2 of them.

Also a goat in a customized armored space suit with a bubble over it's head and rocket engines on either side would be cool. It could be the Naval Academy football team mascot for the future.

Ok, I would soooo buy a few of those. I know a couple Naval Officers that would appreciate the humor!

I would love to see Sci-Fi Halflings in powered armour and heavy-powered armour.

I'd also like to see 'inteligent' sci-fi Ogres in powered armour that is equipped with a jump-pack (it would be a sight to behold… watching a unit of space-marines torn apart by assaulting ogres in power amour that have just jumped in to create havoc!)

Playboy bunnies with guns already exist, you are just not looking hard enough (hints: Eureka, Shaowforge) Ditto Skiffy Comradettes.

As for GW's boating trip, Eureka already makes a whaleboat & crew, all you need is to razee a GW figure and mount him up in the prow of the boat.

Now, figures for the Swiss Civil War – there is a range with a limited market, although possibly popular at high altitudes ;-)

bsrlee 24 May 2012 4:11 a.m. PST

Playboy bunnies with guns already exist, you are just not looking hard enough (hints: Eureka, Shaowforge) Ditto Skiffy Comradettes

Oh but are they scifi Chinese/Asian-other-than-Japanese Comradettes? Comrades will work too of course. Obviously Infinity has quite a few of that general sort but I'd prefer a little less anime influence (and a little cheaper-per-model pricing wouldn't hurt too much either). Which is why I'm rather waiting for the Defiance Games Chinese, incidentally.

I didn't know Playboy Bunnies were available anywhere -- I will check this out, thanks for the tip.

More nominees: Wizard of Oz Munchkins and Wicked Witch guardsmen. Oompah-loompahs from Willy Wonka (and Willy Wonka himself). Go-go dancers from the 1960's.

Xena and Gabrielle and Joxer the Mighty.

Annie Oakley. Captain Nemo. The Green Hornet and Kato (TV).

The Beatles, in various packs for various eras. And other classic rock bands/performers, too.

The giant floating head from ZARDOZ! Yes!!

And I've never found a decent Joan of Arc figure worthy of the name. I've had to modify a fantasy figure for mine.

A skink in 1:150 or so. link

This Wild West honey:

The Serenity crew from Firefly and miscellaneous other Firefly characters.

Sleestack from Land Of The Lost.

Arthur and the Samatian Knights in their full armor from the final battle of Bruckheimer's King Arthur.

Not really figures but would love a 25mm 28mm Weapons sprue to outfit post apoc settlements and vehicles .like bigger MG and heavy mounted stuff and twin linked RPG launchers and Orky type weapons jimmy-rigged together that work somehow…..plz.

"I want 1930's Chicago mafia elves led by a cigar chewing Elf in pinstripes with a Fedora and a Tommy Gun. And I want them to have some model T's to drive that are all golden and magical looking."

the perfect car for Elvish Mafia:
link

Messenger – Heresy Miniatures has a few and SGMM has the Firefly crew, Alliance Troops and Reavers in 28mm.

As for me:

1) [Stop me if you've heard this one before.] Human sci-fi civilians in jumpsuits/overalls with belt pouches, vests, boots and/or sneakers, the occasional pair of goggles, male, female, adults and children, all of various ethnicity in 28mm. Suitable for civilian ship crews, ground crews, colonists, and members of underground installations. They'd be pulling double duty in sci-fi and post apocalyptic games. NO WEAPONS! Though modular hands with tools, datapads, or simply empty would be nice.

I've been looking for these for nearly 20 years and have yet to see it happen. I guess they're just not sexy enough. And, before you type it: GZG's range is too short and I already have the "press gang" from Superfigs. Five figures don't make a vault.

2) NON-CARTOONY anthropomorphic male and female animal folk in post apocalyptic gear for 28mm. I've got all the Ratskies I'll ever need, but some dogs, cats, elk, rabbits, etc. would be nice. With and without weapons.

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I'd get Southeastern tribess for such as the Creek war, WBS, Tribal Lighthorse for Indian Nation days out here. I look for minis that have pieces parts of uniforms for WBS and could be used as Plains war scouts. These would be dressed in different civilian clothes as well as uni's, and would include the bow/tomahawk/knife as weapons.

Also irregulars such as Quantril etc, hunters, white scouts, etc.

Arty men casaulties(both being hit already down), different horse casualties(same as men), horseholders and jumpy/ nervous Arty and cav mounts…. Arty men doing hand to hand fighting.

Scales would be the PP15mm scale to Sash and Saber 40s. Since I'm into diorams rather than games, The More The Merrier.

Haven't even started on the Plains war and other lists.

Maybe these are out there, but some ww1 or ww2 "close combat" figures. Normal soldiers and officers with shovels, fixed bayonets, pistols and revolvers, grenades etc.

Also, WW1 riflemen etc wearing their damn gas masks. Again, 15mm preferred

Gordon & Skankita (from LEXX). But I doubt if I would buy them now, since I'm trying to sculpt them myself…. ;-)

Zev (not Xev) from the LEXX, and all the other characters as requested above in 1/72, but would compromise and except another scale if they were ever produced.

Jim Rockford, in 15mm, 1/72 and 25mm and 28mm. Angel and Jim's dad also. His trailer would be icing on the cake.

My mates and I as 95th rifles,
My mates and I as highlanders,
My mates and I as woodland indians,
My mates and I as Border reivers,
My mates and I as Gangs of New Indians,
etc.
Cheers, Trev.

"Also, WW1 riflemen etc wearing their damn gas masks. Again, 15mm preferred"

Have a look at Peter Pig's "Square Bashing" range. I know they've got some British and Germans in masks.

Duck

Broadsword 24 May 2012 10:03 a.m. PST:

[Stop me if you've heard this one before.] Human sci-fi civilians

Actually, if you look at the thread I just linked to above… (-:)

"I'd get Southeastern tribess for such as the Creek war…"

Old Glory 15mm have Southern Creek in their War of 1812 line.

I'd buy a figurine of an Armadillo clutching a Brillo (pad) while lying on a pillow. I'd buy it for its potential as a conversation piece.

Also a ranked troop of some of those Geico Gecko's holding muskets and wearing Tricorn Hats and a powderbag bandolier would be cool.

I'd like a stereotypical NYC street organ grinder with a monkey. This might be out there someplace, seems to me, perhaps as a pack with other decorative scene-setting bystanders, but I don't know where to look.

1/72 Hannah Montana & Friends. I'd buy 2 of each to do before and after models to use in the Hannah Montana Zombie Mall Madness game ^,^

1/87 M4A5 Ram (with dummy 57mm). I'd absolutely buy 1 to use as the artillery observer for my WW2 Canadians!

And I'd splurge for (3) M-1 Combat Cars and (3) M2 Light tanks in 1/87. These together with more mundane M3 light and medium tanks, one could game the 2nd Amor Division on Maneuvers in 1941!

A 15mm or 28mm version of this

Messenger, check out Splintered Light Miniatures. I believe they have 15mm figures for Firefly.

Bolos and the assorted mecha and aliens they blow up.
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TAZ

Thinking of other old video games… the main character and various enemies from the old Turrican video games. Gotta be some UK members on here who remembers those.

I want Mussolini, Tojo, "Electric Whiskers", General Yamashita and Admiral Yamamoto.

I would also buy Sgt. Halfmast, Connie Rod, and the rest of Will Eisner's PS characters, along with villains like "Sticky Valves" and "Gummy Rings" from the 1950s Bardahl commercials. I would like to run a dungeon adventure in an internal combustion engine's lube system. But it probably sounds better then it would actually game.

@ Weasel : Tanks and vehicles from the old Battle Isle series of computer games. Preferably 15 or 6mm.

Seconded. That game needs an update, it was a classic – as long as they keep it turn based instead of ruining it by going RTS. Vehicles in 6/15mm would be great :-)