Wishlist 2000
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 annually.
Items 1 through 168 are ranked by popularity. Numbers in brackets indicate a previous wishlist ranking. Some entries are vacant, because manufacturers released the suggested items or are in the process of doing so.
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 2001.
- – vacant – (Italeri released Napoleonic Personalities)
- – vacant – (French Napoleonic dragoons are available from Italeri)
- – vacant – (Bavarian Line and Light Infantry will be available from HaT)
- 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)
- – vacant – (Dutch/Belgian Napoleonic infantry will be available from HaT)
- 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
- – vacant – (French grenadiers a cheval will be available from HaT)
- 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
- – vacant – (Alamo figures will be available from IMEX)
- French Napoleonic horse artillery (guard and line)
- World War Two: Soviet Tank Riders (31)
- – vacant – (Sturmtiger Tank in 1:72 available from Motor Pool)
- Huns (17)
- Medieval Knights and men at arms c. 1200–1300
- 1750s French & Indian Wars: Rogers’ Rangers
- – vacant – (HaT released Russian Napoleonic Cossacks)
- Napoleon’s Young Guard (36)
- American Civil War Personalities (32)
- – vacant – (Brunswick Infantry, 1815 will be released by HaT)
- Modern Arab Armies* (ESCI planned to do them) (10)
- – vacant – (Medival era castle and siege towers available from Vacu-Cast)
- – vacant – (Russian Napoleonic Dragoons available from HaT)
- 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)
- – vacant – (Celtic and Numidian Cavalry will be available from HaT)
- American Revolutionary War: Hessian, British, and American Artillery
- – vacant – (Roman cavalry will be available from HaT)
- – vacant – (Russian T-72 Tank available from ACE of Russia)
- British SAS, German GSG 9, Snipers, SEALS and other modern special forces
- – vacant – (French Napoleonic Line Chasseurs à Cheval will be available from HaT).
- Scottish Gaels (Highlanders) ca. 1640–1746
- WW1 Russian infantry
- – vacant – (some Austrian Napoleonic Cavalry will be available from HaT)
- Napoleonic casualties figures and ambulance wagons (47)
- Assyrians (44)
- – vacant – (Italeri released the Golden Horde Mongols)
- 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
- – vacant – (War elephant will be available from HaT)
- Colonial Wars: British Camelry and Lancers
- Pharaonic Egyptians and their enemies (compatible with Atlantic)
- – vacant – (World War Two Vehicle Stowage available from Leva Productions)
- 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)
- – vacant – (Russian Napoleonic Foot Artillery now available from HaT)
- 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
- Napoleonic Wars: French 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.
- Napoleonic Wars: Polish 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: Italian infantry and artillery
- 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
- – vacant – (Napoleonic Wars: Russian Cuirassiers available from HaT)
- 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
- – vacant – (Revell will release the Leopard 2A5)
- American Revolutionary War: British light infantry, grenadiers and line infantry with cut down caps and coats
- 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
- – vacant – (Peninsular War British Infantry in Stovepipe Shakos available from Call to Arms)
- Napoleonic Wars: Portuguese Line Infantry and Cazadores
- Napoleonic Wars: Austrian artillery in Bicornes, with spare heads wearing shakos.
- Paraguayan War (1865–1870): 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
- American Revolutionary War: Brunswick infantry and dismounted dragoons.
- American Revolutionary War: Artillery
- World War One: German artillery (crew in field caps to transcend 1914–18 headwear)
- World War One: Anzacs (slouch hats, puttees)
- World War One: U.S. Infantry in steel helmets (1917-41)
- World War Two: Canadian Chevy 15 cwt Transport
- World War Two: British Bedford Lorry
- World War Two: British Cromwell Tank
- World War Two: Soviet Artillery
- 19th Century: gunboat suitable for ACW to Colonial Wars
- 19th Century: naval cannon, including shielded and deck-mounted 9-pounders, and 12-pounders.
- Sci-Fi Armies: Martians in Space 1889.
- 1898 Spanish American War: Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and US Army.
- World War Two: Highland infantry with kilts
- Decals for Pz I and Pz II, 222 & 234 armoured cars used by Chinese National Army
- World War Two: US Infantry with Springfield Rifles (could be easily converted to Brazilian Infantry)
- World War Two: Russian Engineers and Sappers (1945 – Eastern Front)
- Modern War: US M107/M110 SPG
- Modern War: 2S7 SO203 SOVIET SPG
- Modern War: SA 15 GAUNTLET SAM
- Modern War: SA 8 GECKO SAM
- Siege of Vienna (1683)
- Eighty Years’ War: Dutch (compatible with Conquistadores)
- English Civil War: Ironsides, Roundheads, Cavaliers, etc. (1642–1646)
- Boer War: Boers, mounted and on foot
- Boer War: Boer artillery
- Boer War: British infantry, cavalry and artillery
- Napoleonic Wars: French Marines de la Garde 1805 with trimmed jackets
- Seven Years’ War: Prussian artillery
- World War Two: German Motorcycle Troops
- World War Two: Japanese Aircraft Carrier flight deck crew
- World War Two: US MPs and SPs
- Ancient: Ninjas
- Ancient: Polynesians
- US Marines in dress blues, guard band and color party.
- Dark Ages: Franks
- Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Prussian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Russian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Swedish General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Spanish General Staff