"1/72 Scale...what would you like to see in production" Topic

Hello,

I've recently been looking at rekindling one of my first loves minis-wise…1/72 scale figures. I think I got my first sets of Atlantic Romans, Trojans, and Egyptians when I was about 5 years old.

I'm near 40 now and have been gaming for 20+ years in other sizes/scales (when I have the time) and would love to start gaming in 1/72.

There are TONS of figures released in this scale, but I am seeing some holes in what is produced.

I'd love to see the following in 1/72…

1. Zombies
2. Zombies
3. Zombies (Hey, Caesar does multiple sets of panzer grendiers and Orion did three sets of Orcs…there is precedent for multiple sets)
4. Super Heroes/Villians
5. Post-Apocalypic Drivers (like Mad Max)
6. Post-Apocalypic Infantry (to go with the drivers)
7. Weird War WWII (a set with lots of Nazi zombies, a couple SS vampire officers, and werewolves would be great!)
8. Victorian Sci-F Pulp Gaming Heros/Villans
9. Regular ol' modern Civilians (thank you Caesar for already having these in the production line-up)
10. Hobbits

What kinds of sets that are not normally offered would you like to see…

….and….
11. Cavemen
12. NBC-geared modern US soldiers
14. Zombie plague civilian survivors
15. Post-Apoc mutants
16. Powered Armor
17. Dr.s and Scientists

In 1/72? Absolutely nothing beyond the WW II and Modern stuff I already have and is in production. But I hope you get all your wishes!

Yes 1/72…why should really high sculpt quality, easy to convert, CHEAP plastic figures be only for folks who game in WWII, ancients, ACW, and Mid East/Central Asian insurgency genres!

Scifi that I don't have to basically beg to get *cough RH Models cough*.

3. Zombies (Hey, Caesar does multiple sets of panzer grendiers and Orion did three sets of Orcs…there is precedent for multiple sets)

There is no such thing as running zeds, but I suppose there could be a line for people who like to pretend such things exist.

Doug

PS ;->= Scale creep has been a terrible thing, until you start mixing-and-matching for out-sized thingies. Stunted, scrawny of all mentioned would be of interest to 'heroic' players, as well.

I'm totally sympathetic to the idea of more cheap plastic 1/72 minis for non-historic gaming. I've even got a blog on the subject: cheapfantasyminis.blogspot.com

Some of what you're looking for already exists in various form, e.g. these Victorian civilians: link

I assume you're interested in plastic, but here's a line of resin cavemen in 1/72: link

And Elheim's 1/72 metal pulp and horror lines includes zombies, zombie survivors, and "Weird War II": elhiemfigures.com/29.html
elhiemfigures.com/30.html

@cloudcaptain: Orion/Dark Dream Studios has this line: link

Fat Medieval Unarmoured Warriors. I need some 28mm Hobbits.

Also the zeds. The zed heads on the above could make nice 228mm goblins … or 10mm giants. Need them, too.

I would like to see a more extensive use of HaTīs figures in marching, advancing, and command sets. Great idea that makes putting together good looking units much easier. Oh, and some decent ACW.

@cloudcaptain: Orion/Dark Dream Studios has this line: link

Really sparked my interest, but broken link on Haron, formerly Orion.

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Doug

Well, selfishly, I need some generic or vaguely modern werewolves. No weapons, no armor, nothing more than a torn pair of trousers.
Okay, if they wore Soviet submariner's outfits circa 1986, that would be fine. You know, not being specific or anything.

Space 1889 martians
nemo's sub, full interior

long range desert group, popski's private army

Napoleonic Austrian Hussars!

16th Century. Too few sets available which only cover keyholes.

US sailors WW2 & ACW
ARVN's
Artilary Crews WW2 & Vietnam, all forces
more NVA/VC

US Navy and German Navy, landing parties, WWII
Deep sea hard hat divers for WWII
Cold War US Army and Soviet Army circa Cuban Missile Crisis 1960+
ACW US Navy
More Viet Nam War figures would be welcomed.
Weird War II US and German forces

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

Luke Avondale Shipyards (www.lukeavondaleshipyards.net) offers amphibious assault vessels in many scales for gamers. Review the site to see if these vessels are of interest you.

Modern:

-Scud Launcher
-Patriot Missile Battery

-Zombies
-Survivors
-Civilians

Daleks!!

Zombies
SF armoured troops to fight my Dark Dream ones
SF power armour
SF Alien drones
SF Alien troopers with guns (like the Space Above & Beyond ones)
AWI Highlanders in kilt (but Redbox nearly has them…)
AWI Hessians (HaT nearly has them…)
AWI Rogers Rangers without all those Hollywood mistakes
Deep Ones
John Carter Red Martians
John Carter Green Martians

More sci fi armored troops and aliens of any sort.
Maybe some NOT Star Wars or NOT Star Trek figures.
Some more proper* Dark Age figures
Fantasy Rangers
Fantasy Wraiths

By proper I mean some generic dark age warriors from c500AD.

Whatever it is, a complete range… not kits of 'this and that'…. stick to a theme for the first dozen kits or so: all sci-fi, all WWW2, all post-apoc, all fantasy, etc… Especially since there is very little else in 1/72 out there right now. Compatible with historicals might be good (or might restrict you terribly)… for this to be any kind of success you would need a 'massive' marketing effort to compete with the entrenched 15mm and 28mm markets which most folks are already heavily invested in.

@TheBeast: Here's a non-dead link: link

They also have a second set in the same line with fewer figures and more vehicles that seems to be more readily available.

I would like to see some modular adam and eve-style figures, like Preiser do in some other scales. I wish to make some scenes of derelict aircraft sunk on reefs and cannot find any figures of skindiving couples to dive on them, or adventurous holidaymakers encountering them in the jungle. Then there are some pleasure or otherwise boats coming out in odd scales where there are no suitable figures.

Expansions of the existing fantasy sets are greatly desirable.

Different type cannons for 1/72 ACW that fit my existing units.

Australian Modern troops.

More ultramodern vehicles.

Not-Predator (bonus if transparent resin also available, Khurasan is too small, GZG is too big).
Not-James Bond.
Not-Indiana Jones (Elhiem is so so)
Opponents of Indy Jones: fat Fez man, evil archeologist-occultist, bad arms dealer, mad scientist, femme fatal with Luger
Girlfriend of Indy Jones, in decent adventure outfit (for my daughter)
Not-Lara Croft
Not-Conan (plus princess)
Those figures can be easily mixed with any historical ranges allowing to pulp-ize already owned historical collection.

Imagine Predator vs Napoleon or Conan Romanslayer…

- Modern western civilians: Mix of suits, and more casual wear, maybe a homeless or backpacking figure.

- Modern Arab/Middle East/North African civilians

As much as I want to say more ultra-modern armour, sci-fi is what I really want to see. Kits with the quality of Revell or Dragon reproducing some of the awesome sci-fi designs from movies and shows over the last 20-30 years.

1984-1986 Soviet Motor rifle troops. Also in NBC and winterwear (greatcoats.)
And a second as to Texas Jack.
Also WWI Empire troops in Palestine and Mespot. Marching etc.

French Napoleonic infantry, in full dress, for the Empire period, say 1808-1812.

To match the excellent Zvezda and HaT legere sets.

Fantasy dragons and a steam tank.

Not complete models, but some conversion bits – turret weapons (energy weapons, railguns, etc.) to fit on existing ultramodern vehicles. Maybe sensors and add-on armour too.

I would mostly like to see scale creep go back down the ladder. 25mm has grown to 28, heroic 28, 32, 35 and now sometimes 40mm! I just got a batch of classic old minis.. And it blew my mind that 1970s Ral Partha is a dead match in terms of size and detail as my plastic 1/72 guys. The detail is actually a good bit nicer than some of the figures coming out of Russia. Did they get big just to make sculpting easier?

Powered armor, and by that I mean Old School as in slightly retro in style with jump jets, a twin barrel mortar system mounted on the jump pack, and an assortment of handheld weapon options.

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net

more pulp, adventure hero figures would be nice. and 60's/70's tv show figures.

I would love to see, and everyone is gonna kill me, an Arnold and company from predator, with a predator model (cool diorama possibilities)

what aapch45 said! Other than th guys being true to the film, the Predator would have to be too. By that I mean about 25%+ bigger than Arnie, and not emulating the very chunky Preds as seen in AVP (the one in the pyramid)

Pijlie and Splod89 are also on the money too.

Also like to see some 50s style robots, and some post apocalyptic road warrior types.

@Pijlie – that's my list too.

Would love a pulp SF set – Flash gordon etc.

And a few more fantasy sets.

aapch45 – Stan Johansen has some post apoc stuff.

Korean War British infantry (No, WWII figures are not the same)

7 Years War Austrian grenzers

Decent ACW artillery and infantry (not toy soldier poses)