Wishlist ’98
Readers’ Choice of new Figures and Vehicles in 1:72 scale
The purpose of this page is to encourage manufacturers to produce model kits that are most wanted by collectors, wargamers and hobbyists. Readers may submit proposals for new and interesting plastic figure sets, vehicles or buildings which they think should be available at their local hobby shop soon. The Wishlist is voted on, and submitted to 1:72 scale manufacturers twice annually. Several manufacturers actively support the Wishlist: Please refer to Sponsors and Winners at the bottom of this page.
Items 1 through 168 are ranked by popularity, based on 4585 votes received by 15.SEP.97. The top 30 proposals captured just over 50 % of the vote. The previous Wishlist ranking of a particular product proposal is listed in parenthesis. Proposals number 10 and 8 showed the most significant improvement, up from 45th and 29th place respectively. If no previous rank is shown, the product is a new proposal which had not previously been voted on. Proposals number 15 and 23 are the most successful new entries.
Proposals numbered 169 and higher are new items which have not been ranked yet. The entire list is being voted on again at this time. Please use the e-mail functions at the bottom of this page to cast your vote on the items listed here, and to submit a new proposal for the Wishlist ’99.
- Napoleonic Personalities (3)
- French Napoleonic dragoons (1)
- Bavarian Line and Light Infantry, 1812–1815 (5)
- Korean War US Marines and Chinese (2)
- Boxer Rebellion Chinese/European armies (4)
- World War Two: Romanian Infantry (6)
- Franco-Prussian War Troops (7)
- Vikings & Longboats (29)
- Republican Romans vs. Carthaginians* (14) (ESCI planned to do them)
- Dutch infantry and cavalry at Waterloo (45)
- Asterix the Gaul vs. the Romans (13)
- Hellenistic infantry & cavalry (11)
- Zulu War British Artillery and Gatling Guns (8)
- Jacobite Highlanders (1715 and 1745 Rebellions) vs. British-Hanoverians (21)
- 1750s era Iroquois, Huron, British infantry, French infantry
- French grenadiers a cheval (20)
- Spanish Napoleonic Troops (16)
- US Infantry, 1812 (9)
- World War One: British Infantry (steel helmet), incl. Lewis Gunners (25)
- Modern Israelis (19)
- Nassau infantry at Waterloo (15)
- Samurai (12)
- World War Two Italians (North Africa)
- Cheap, accurate, and fully assembled 1:72 scale vehicles and guns
- Fort Alamo and figures (Mexican infantry, cavalry, artillery, Texicans)
- French Napoleonic horse artillery (guard and line)
- World War Two: Soviet Tank Riders (31)
- Sturmtiger Tank (23)
- Huns (17)
- Medieval Knights and men at arms c. 1200–1300
- 1750s French & Indian Wars: Rogers’ Rangers
- Russian Napoleonic Cossacks
- Napoleon’s Young Guard (36)
- American Civil War Personalities (32)
- Brunswick Infantry, 1815 (28)
- Modern Arab Armies* (ESCI planned to do them) (10)
- Medival era castle and siege towers, large siege weapons
- Russian Napoleonic Dragoons
- British Colonial Highlanders (Sudan War/Boer War)
- World War Two early Germans and Russians in Winter Greatcoats
- Brunswick Hussars, 1815 (38)
- Napoleonic Ammunition Wagons (37)
- French Napoleonic foot artillery (27)
- World War One: Turkish Troops (24)
- Barbarian Cavalry (Huns, Goths, Gauls/Celts, anything not Roman or Romanized)
- American Revolutionary War: Hessian, British, and American Artillery
- Roman cavalry
- Modern War: Russian T-72 Tank, used by many nations in the world.
- British SAS, German GSG 9, Snipers, SEALS and other modern special forces
- French Napoleonic Line Chasseurs à Cheval (convert easily to other types).
- Scottish Gaels (Highlanders) ca. 1640–1746
- WW1 Russian infantry
- Austrian Napoleonic Cavalry
- Napoleonic casualties figures and ambulance wagons (47)
- Assyrians (44)
- Golden Horde Mongols (35)
- World War Two: Polish Infantry, 1939 (33)
- Janissaries (26)
- Modern: Riot police, mounted police, SWAT, K-9, and beat cops.
- Modern War: M 1025 Hummer
- War elephant with platform for bowmen and spearmen. Riders should be compatible with various armies who used elephants at different times.
- Colonial Wars: British Camelry and Lancers
- Pharaonic Egyptians and their enemies (compatible with Atlantic)
- World War Two Vehicle Stowage: Jerrycans, British petrol cans, LMGs, Solothurn and Boys AT rifles, light mortars, ammo boxes, antenna mounting brackets for APCs and Bren Carriers, vehicle radio sets, wooden artillery ammo boxes and individual shells, discarded infantry equipment, spare wheels for Jeeps, trucks, carriers, Pz. IV and Lee/Sherman, sand channels, anti-tank mines, picks and shovels, folded stretchers, and personal gear.
- Modern War: U.S. MLRS
- American Revolutionary War: American Minutemen, Militia, and State Troops
- 1750s French & Indian Wars: Fort Ticonderoga
- World War Two: Pilots and Crew figures for 1:72 Aircraft
- Terrorists and victims
- Latin American Wars of Independence 1816–1821 (vs. Spain)
- US-Mexican War of 1846–1848
- Irish and Scottish Gaels ca. 1500–1600 vs. English
- World War Two Partizans and Resistance (Greek/French)
- Fantasy Armies: Elves, Dwarves, Goblins, Skeletons etc.
- British King’s German Legion Napoleonic light infantry
- 18th Century Sailors, Marines, Naval Officers, and Pirates
- Ancient Persians, including Chariots
- Napoleonic infantry with ladders, attacking La Haye Sainte (46)
- Ancient Israelites (43)
- 19th Century: Civilians (Napoleonic)
- World War Two: Norwegian Army, 1940
- World War One: US Artillery 1918, with M.1916 helmets
- Modern War: Futuristic infantry in self-propelled PITMAN body armour
- Fantasy: Bi-pedal supernatural rodent warriors with separate pre-historic, historic, modern, and sci-fi weapons and heavy equipment.
- Fantasy: Multi-purpose skeleton warriors with separate ancient, historic, modern and ultra-modern weapons.
- Colonial Wars: Afghan infantry, cavalry, and snipers with long Jezzail on bipod
- World War One: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German infantry and Askaris
- Colonial Wars: Austrian, French, and Russian sailors
- Fantasy troop types, Orcs, Trolls, Goblins, etc.
- World War Two: Tank, assault gun, and carrier crew of all nations.
- World War Two Weapons: Panzerfaust, Panzerschreck, PIAT, and Bazooka rocket launchers, Anti-Tank Rifles of all nations, turret mounting brackets for Flak-MG, 7.5 cm Infantry Gun barrels and 15 cm Gr.38.H1A stickgrenade warheads to upgrade plastic model kits of the 3.7 cm PaK 35/36, Anti-Tank mines packed in wooden crates.
- World War Two: British AEC armoured car with 75 mm gun turret
- World War Two: German Brummbär Assault Tank with 15 cm Howitzer
- World War Two: British Sexton Self-Propelled Gun (25 pdr. on Sherman)
- World War Two: British AEC Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle. Two captured AEC command vehicles, named "Max" and "Moritz", were used by Rommel, a third served with General Streich (21.Pz.Div.).
- British Napoleonic Light Dragoons in Tarleton helmets or shakos
- Modern War: Modern Finnish Infantry/UN Troops: with M62 LMGs and M62 assault rifles, LAW and Apilas AT-weapons and M90 SLAM-mines.
- World War Two Finnish Infantry: Winter War 1939–1940, with Maxim MGs, L/S-26 LMGs and Suomi SMGs, 81 mm grenade launcher, winter suits with M16 and M35 helmets and fur caps.
- Modern War: U.S. LAV-25
- American Revolutionary War: American and British Cavalry
- Colonial Wars: French Foreign Legion in Mexico, 1862–1867
- Ancient Egyptians, incl chariots
- Trojan War era castle, incl siege towers, chariots, large weapons
- Medieval Moors
- 1066 Norman Cavalry (supplementing the incomplete Revell Normans)
- Russian Napoleonic Foot Artillery in Kiwer (shako) M.1812
- Porsche-Tiger II (VK4501 II)
- Modern British Navy Hovercraft, Naval Landing Party, and Marines
- World War One German Stosstruppen
- World War One Austrians
- 1866 Saxons, Bavarians, Württembergers, Prussians, Danes, and Austrians
- World War Two: Italian Bersaglieri with Guzzi motorcycles (African Campaign)
- World War Two: Italian paratroopers
- Württemberg Napoleonic Jägers and Light Infantry 1811–1815
- Württemberg Napoleonic Line Infantry and Füsiliers 1808–1812
- French Napoleonic Line/Légère Infantry in Greatcoats (late war)
- Pershing Expedition into Mexico, 1916
- Mexican Revolution – General Francisco Villa, Emiliano Zapata, 1914
- Modern War: Russian T-55 Medium Tank
- World War Two: Archer Tank Destroyer in 1:72 scale (17 pdr on Valentine chassis)
- American Civil War Mule Train
- Sci-Fi Armies: Marines, Space Pirates, AFVs, Hovercraft, heavy weapons etc.
- World War Two Finnish Infantry: Continuation War 1941–1944, with Maxim MGs, Suomi SMGs, Dektyarev LMGs, Tampella 120 mm grenade launchers and Lahti M39 AT-Rifles, summer suits with several different helmet types like old and new German, Italian, Hungarian and the Finnish M40. These figures are much more needed than winter troops. World War Two Russians would be needed to match the Finns.
- Polish Napoleonic Infantry
- Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk.VI tank
- British Indian Wars (1900)
- Landsknechts (41)
- Late Romans (40)
- Star Trek Personalities (39)
- Ancient Warships (30)
- Napoleonic Wars: Guerres de Vendée (1793)
- 18th Century: Civilians (ca. 1750)
- World War Two: Civilians
- Ancient Philistines
- Stone Age humans, fauna and flora
- Modern: Major league sports figures playing football, soccer, hockey etc.
- Colonial Wars: Canadian Mounties (North West Mounted Police).
- World War Two: Soldiers on parade, guard, band, and colour guard of different nations.
- World War One: Soldiers on parade, guard, band, and colour guard of different nations.
- Modern War: M 151 Ford Mutt Jeep
- Modern War: French Foreign Legion
- American Civil War: Walking wounded with support, men falling, wounded sitting on ground, medics attending the wounded, stretcher bearers with wounded men, surgeons, and prone casualties. The figures should be in kepis or without hats in order to make them compatible with either side. The set would go well with the new ambulance wagon.
- World War Two: Imperial Japanese Marines
- World War Two: Chinese Nationalist and Communist Forces
- World War One: US Infantry 1918, with M.1916 helmets, HMG and LMG
- Colonial Wars: Gurkhas, and Indian Frontier Force infantry
- Colonial Wars: Italian, French, and German marines
- War correspondants, photographers, newsmen, filmcrews, observers from various historical periods. These would be handy for inclusion in a variety of scenarios, and are called for in the modern skirmish rules, People’s War.
- Colonial Wars: Muslim cavalry and camelry to supplement ESCI’s muslim infantry
- Colonial Wars: British Naval Brigade with artillery and machine guns
- Dark Age peasants defending their settlement against Viking or Hun raiders.
- World War Two: Allied Scorpion (mine clearing) attachment for tanks
- Napoleonic Accessories: Pistols, muskets, sabres, discarded equipment, ammo boxes, spent cannonballs etc.
- French Napoleonic Voltigeurs (1815) skirmishing
- Austrian Napoleonic Infantry in shakos
- Modern War: US M109 SP Howitzer (complete with the M992 FAASV)
- Modern War: Russian PT-76 Amphibious Light Tank
- Modern War: Russian BTR-60
- Modern War: French AMX-30 MBT
- Modern War: French GCT self-propelled gun
- Modern War: Russian 152mm 2S3 self-propelled gun
- Modern War: Russian BRDM-2
- Napoleonic Wars: British and King’s German Legion Heavy Dragoons in Bicornes
- Russian Napoleonic Horse Artillery in Crested Helmets
- World War One Italians
- War personalities of history – from Ramses to Saddam and Schwartzkopf
- World War One Mule Train
- Spanish Civil War (Nationalists, Italians, Republicans, Foreign Vols.)
New Proposals, not ranked by popularity yet - World War Two: Scientists at a weapons research facility
- Spanish Civil War: Pilots of the Legion Condor
- World War One: Austrian cavalry
- World War Two: Soviet T-26 with T-26.A, T-26.B, and OT-26 turret variants.
- World War Two: Refugees
- World War Two: Hungarian infantry
- World War Two: Brazilian infantry at Anzio, Italy 1943.
- World War Two: Spanish Legion on the Russian front
- World War Two: Marmon Harrington light tank
- World War Two: German Head Hunters with Nimbus 20 mm anti-tank motorcycle
- World War Two: Christee M.1931 flying tank of the Soviet Army
- World War Two: Soviet T-60/T-70 glider tank with detatchable wings and tail
- World War Two: Vickers medium tank
- World War Two: Vickers 6 tonner tank
- World War Two: German tank hunters with AT rifles, mines, grenades etc, 1941–1945
- World War Two: German Volkssturm
- World War Two: Soviet MAXIM 4.M anti-aircraft mounting and crew
- World War Two: Soviet A.A. guns in 1:76 scale
- Science Fiction: 1:72 scale Figures for use with the original Traveller game.
- Renaissance: Condottieri men at arms.
- Seven Years’ War: Prussian Kürassiers
- Seven Years’ War: Austrian Hussars
- Seven Years’ War: The Church at Leuthen, 1757
- Napoleonic Wars: British Hussars
- Napoleonic Wars: Russian Cuirassiers
- Modern: US/NATO M47 tank
- World War Two: Artillery and Anti-Tank Gun Crews of all Nations
- World War Two: Swedish medium tank STRV 42 (suitable for "what-if?" simulation games)
- World War Two: Swedish light tank STRV 40 (suitable for "what-if?" simulation games)
- World War Two: Swedish infantry in uniform m 36 (suitable for "what-if?" games)
- Crimean War: British Lancers
- War of Spanish Succession (1701–14): French and British troops
- UN and NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia and Croatia
- World War Two era civilian autombiles like the Tatra 97 or Tatra 87
- Modern: Bundeswehr Leopard 2A5 Main Battle Tank
- American Revolutionary War: Burgoyne’s New York Campaign, including British light infantry, grenadiers and line infantry with cut down caps and coats, plus Brunswick German allies.
- World War Two: Dutch Infantry (1940) with LMG and Schwarzlose HMG
- World War Two: Dutch Pantserwagen M.39 (DAF P.T.3) Armoured Car
- Colonial Wars: Imperial troops (not foreign or Juarist) fighting for Maximilian in Mexico, 1862–1867
- World War Two: Japanese Kokusan Armoured Car (Navy, 6×4)
- World War Two: Japanese Ka-Tsu (Type 4) Amphibious Tank (Navy)
- World War Two: Japanese Type 92 Heavy Tank
- World War Two: Complete set of German Remote Controlled Demolition Vehicles and Operators (Funklenktruppen), including all versions of the Sd.Kfz. 301 to 304.
- Modern: Civilian cars and trucks.
- Ancients: Roman Civilians
- American Revolutionary War: Hessian Musketeers, Füsiliers, and Grenadiers
- World War Two: Chinese infantry opposing the Japanese invasion
- Modern: NATO Airforce Personnel
- Modern: Vietnamese Hooches
- Napoleonic Wars: French and Italian troops for Napoleon’s first campaign in Italy
- Napoleonic Wars: British Infantry in Stovepipe Shakos (Peninsular War)
- Napoleonic Wars: Portuguese Line Infantry and Cazadores
- Napoleonic Wars: Austrian artillery in Bicornes, with spare heads wearing shakos.
- Paraguayan War (18651870): Brazilian, Argentinian, Paraguayan and Uruguayan forces.
- Napoleonic Wars: Dutch Horse and Foot Artillerie at Waterloo
- American Revolutionary War: British and American Light Infantry
- War of 1812: American Dragoons, Militia, Artillery
- Roman gladiators
- Parthians – Rome’s eastern opponents, cavalry and infantry
- Roman chariots for chariot races
- US Frontier Wars: Dragoons, Cavalry and Mounted Rifles 1840–1850
- Colonial Wars: U.S. Cavalry 1900–1916
- Russo-Japanese War: Infantry and artillery, 1904–1905
- Modern War: Gurkhas
- Modern War: SEALs, Rangers, LRRPs, Deltas
- Modern War: 1/72 versions of Airfix 1/32 modern armies
- Modern War: S.A.S. in black uniforms (re: Iranian embassy)
- Modern War: Alpini
- Modern War: British and Argentinian troops in the Falklands
- Modern War: Iraqi troops
- Modern War: Rhodesian Selous scouts
- Modern War: U.S. Paratroopers
- Modern War: Swiss guards
- Modern War: M50 ONTOS
- Modern War: LVTP-6 and variants
- Modern War: LARC-5
- Modern War: Mercedes UNIMOG (1960’s type, as used by Portuguese forces in Africa)
- Modern War: M102 Howitzer
- World War Two: Polish cavalry and horse-artillery
- World War Two: German U-Boot crew and naval personnel
- World War Two: US sailors, shore party in the Pacific Theatre of Operations
- World War Two: Prisoners of War
- Modern War: South African Rooikat AFV
- World War Two: Soviet field artillery, horse-drawn