"What set would you like to see next in 1/72-25mm?" Topic

Hello, there is ongoing a poll by the manufacturer Hegemony Miniatures so that the consumers choose what will be the next set! I have been asked to post this poll in this forum, you can see it here;

hegemonyminiatures.blogspot.com

(I hope I've chosen the right sub-forum to post it in, and that I am not breaching any rule, if yes please let me know and I'll delete it. I thought I made this post yesterday, but it must have failed).

Basically ancients on the poll but also a bit of most eras (except WW2, where there is very little new things to do, Belgian and Dutch will be made by Caesar).

My votes have gone to Atlanteans and Ponthic Army, I cannot live without having a figure of King Mithridates! and the Atlanteans would be cool and very different to see.

If none of the subjects interests you, just select the last option and tell us what you would like ;-) .

This is the original text of the poll;

"All the sets of soldiers will have the same structure; 30 figures (approximately, if subject demands it, it will be increased a bit), hard plastic, 15 GBP shipped to your address. 3 or 6 unique figures (leaders, etc), and then 8-9 soldiers repeated x3.

It is in your hand to decide which will be the subject! this poll will be conducted and taken into account different forums and websites.

This are the subjects;

Atlanteans; Semi-fantasy subject. A pseudo-historical representation of what could have been the Atlanteans if they really existed, seen as a sort of Mycenaean soldiers, with some fantasy touches.

Phoenicians; Pre-Persian rule, in their Golden Age. 1200 BC – 539 BC roughly.

Ponthic Army; The soldiers which Mithridates IV used against the Romans so many times.

Bagaudae; The peasant revolts that shakened the Roman Empire in it's decline.

Vandals; Will be made as the Vandals under Geiseric which sacked Rome in 455 AD.

Magyars; Circa 900 AD, as in their last battle against Otto II.

Napoleonic Ottoman Army; As the name suggests, Ottoman Army during the Napoleonic period.

Napoleonic French Sailors; All round sailors, not just official types, also sailors with informal uniform.

Greek Infantry WW1; Regular army and volunteers

Iraqi Army (first Gulf War); Regular army and rebels"

Ottomans would be useful.
Would like to see some Arab Israeli stuff so I suppose Iraqis might be use-able…?

Iraqi Army would get my vote.

The Napoleonic sailors should be useful for a number of nationalities and beyond just the Napoleonic period.

You've got 1/72 Arthurian figures…as in actual Romano British. Flash is a bit much but that can always be trimmed away. You should really advertise these. I had no idea you existed! Some very useful figures there.

Back on topic. How about some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Suevi for opponents to the Romano British?

Many thanks for the feedback.

Green Tiger, I suppose they could pass as Jordan or Egyptian army, but keep in mind that armament has changed a bit in certain countries over the years since 1991. Maybe for poorer Arab countries. I would have to investigate.

Joker, people is quite concerned with flash, personally I am not very bothered by it, if I really like the figures (and if they aren't like some Airfix soldiers which you can't get rid of it, as it is so thin and elastic), but the collector's seem that each time require a more perfect product. This is why we have advanced and now we are nearly flash-free. The rubber used for the Romano British is a very nice material, but as it left lots of flash and it was a bit complicated to paint we switched to hard plastic. We may re-release them in hard plastic and less flash.

We try to advertise, but it seems there isn't many sites dedicated to 1/72. But it seems we are better in manufacturing than advertising :) .

We could do Jutes or Frisians, as there is plenty of Anglo Saxons in the market (although always rather representing the Anglo Saxons at Hastings than the first invaders). The problem is that they are not strikingly different to other Germanic tribes, and usually collector's simply buy AngloSaxons, paints them differently and that's it. This is why on the list there is just soldiers that are really different from what it has been released.

At the moment, French Sailors are winning the polls :) .

The problem is that they are not strikingly different to other Germanic tribes, and usually collector's simply buy AngloSaxons

Maybe do like Gripping Beast did with their Germanic warriors. They have a box of dark age warriors that are fantastic and, as you point out, look like all the Dark Age tribes. The later Saxons mostly just don't cut it. The helmets are wrong and the tunics are too short.

Yes, you are right that Anglo Saxons from 1066 are quite different from the same peoples of 500 years before. We'll consider your suggestion for a future poll.

Just to let everybody know that the poll will close next Monday and the winner will start to be produced.

In the end the Atlanteans set have won, so by popular acclamation Atlanteans will be the next set made!

Depending on the success, there will be another poll with the most popular options and new ones you have suggested like the Dark Ages Germanic Warriors. Thanks to everybody for your votes and the ideas, they are greatly appreciated.