Wishlist 2001
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 310 are ranked by popularity, based on 5067 votes submitted by 20.MAR.2000. Numbers in brackets indicate a previous wishlist ranking. Some entries may be vacant, because manufacturers released the suggested item or are in the process of doing so.
Readers of Military Miniatures Magazine are encouraged to keep up the good work, hand in new suggestions, and ask your friends and fellow collectors to vote on the items presented in the Wishlist 2002
- Korean War US Marines and Chinese (4)
- Boxer Rebellion Chinese/European armies (5)
- 1750s era Iroquois, Huron, British infantry, French infantry (15)
- World War One: British Infantry (steel helmet), incl. Lewis Gunners (19)
- World War Two: Italians (North Africa) (23)
- World War Two: Romanian Infantry (6)
- Franco-Prussian War Troops (7)
- Vikings & Longboats (8)
- Napoleonic Wars: Ammunition Wagons (42)
- World War Two: Polish Infantry, 1939 (33)
- Cheap, accurate, and fully assembled 1:72 scale vehicles and guns (24)
- World War Two: Imperial Japanese Marines (143)
- Napoleonic Wars: casualty figures and ambulance wagons (54)
- Modern War: Riot police, mounted police, SWAT, K-9, and beat cops (59)
- Asterix the Gaul vs. the Romans (11)
- World War One: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German infantry and Askaris (87)
- War of 1812: US Infantry (18)
- Napoleonic Wars: Austrian artillery in Bicornes and shakos (221)
- Modern War: Israelis (20)
- Nassau infantry at Waterloo (21)
- World War One: Russian infantry
- Napoleonic Wars: French horse artillery of the line
- 18th Century Sailors, Marines, Naval Officers, and Pirates
- Ancient: Hellenistic infantry & cavalry (12)
- Jacobite Highlanders (1715 and 1745 Rebellions) vs. British-Hanoverians (14)
- Napoleonic Wars: French infantry with ladders, attacking La Haye Sainte
- Napoleon’s Young Guard (33)
- Modern War: Russian T-55 Medium Tank
- World War Two: Italian Bersaglieri with Guzzi motorcycles (African Campaign)
- World War Two: Norwegian Army, 1940
- Napoleonic Wars: Spanish Troops (17)
- Napoleonic Wars: French foot artillery (43)
- World War Two early Germans and Russians in Winter Greatcoats
- Modern War: French AMX-30 MBT
- Samurai (22)
- Spanish Civil War: Nationalists, Italians, Republicans, Foreign Vols.
- World War Two: Soviet T-26 with T-26.A, T-26.B, and OT-26 turret variants.
- American Revolutionary War: Hessian, British, and American Artillery
- Modern War: SAS, German GSG 9, Snipers, SEALS and modern special forces
- Ancient: Huns (29)
- World War Two: Soviet Tank Riders (27)
- Modern War: Terrorists and victims
- 1750s French & Indian Wars: Rogers’ Rangers
- American Civil War: Personalities (34)
- Medieval Knights and men at arms c. 1200–1300
- Modern War: Arab Armies* (ESCI planned to do them) (36)
- 19th Century: Civilians (Napoleonic)
- Ancient:Warships
- Napoleonic Wars: Polish Infantry
- World War Two Finnish Infantry: Winter War 1939–1940, with Maxim MGs,
- World War Two: British AEC armoured car with 75 mm gun turret
- World War Two: Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk.VI tank
- World War Two: weapon set with Panzerfaust, PIAT, stick bombs, mines etc.
- British Colonial Highlanders (Sudan War/Boer War)
- Napoleonic Wars: Brunswick Hussars, 1815 (41)
- World War One: Turkish Troops (44)
- 1898 Spanish American War: Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and US Army.
- Colonial Wars: Canadian Mounties (North West Mounted Police).
- Modern War: US M109 SP Howitzer (complete with the M992 FAASV)
- Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: French Marines de la Garde 1805 with trimmed jackets
- Napoleonic Wars: Prussian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Russian General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Russian Horse Artillery in Crested Helmets
- Stone Age humans, fauna and flora
- World War Two: American Seabees
- World War Two: Chinese infantry opposing the Japanese invasion
- World War Two: Japanese Aircraft Carrier flight deck crew
- World War Two: Japanese Ka-Tsu (Type 4) Amphibious Tank (Navy)
- Ancient: Assyrians (55)
- Renaissance: Turkish Janissaries (58)
- Scottish Gaels (Highlanders) ca. 1640–1746
- 1750s French & Indian Wars: Fort Ticonderoga
- American Revolutionary War: American Minutemen, Militia, and State Troops
- Ancient:Israelites
- Ancient:Persians, including Chariots
- Colonial Wars: British Camelry and Lancers
- Fantasy Armies: Elves, Dwarves, Goblins, Skeletons etc.
- Irish and Scottish Gaels ca. 1500–1600 vs. English
- Latin American Wars of Independence 1816–1821 (vs. Spain)
- Modern War: M 1025 Hummer
- Modern War: U.S. MLRS
- Napoleonic Wars: British King’s German Legion light infantry
- Pharaonic Egyptians and their enemies (compatible with Atlantic)
- US-Mexican War of 1846–1848
- World War Two Partizans and Resistance (Greek/French)
- World War Two: Pilots and Crew figures for 1:72 Aircraft
- 1066 Norman Cavalry (supplementing the incomplete Revell Normans)
- 1866 Saxons, Bavarians, Württembergers, Prussians, Danes, and Austrians
- American Civil War: Mule Train
- American Revolutionary War: American and British Cavalry
- Ancient: Late Romans
- Ancient: Trojan War era castle, incl siege towers, chariots, large weapons
- Ancient:Egyptians, incl chariots
- British Indian Wars (1900)
- Colonial Wars: Afghan infantry, cavalry, and snipers with long Jezzail on bipod
- Colonial Wars: Austrian, French, and Russian sailors
- Colonial Wars: French Foreign Legion in Mexico, 1862–1867
- Colonial Wars: Pershing Expedition into Mexico, 1916
- Fantasy troop types, Orcs, Trolls, Goblins, etc.
- Fantasy: Bi-pedal rodent warriors w. separate ancient to sci-fi weapons
- Fantasy: Multi-purpose skeleton warriors w. separate ancient to sci-fi weapons
- Medieval Moors
- Mexican Revolution – General Francisco Villa, Emiliano Zapata, 1914
- Modern War: British Navy Hovercraft, Naval Landing Party, and Marines
- Modern War: Finnish Infantry/UN: w. M62 LMGs, Apilas AT, M90 SLAM-mines
- Modern War: Futuristic infantry in self-propelled PITMAN body armour
- Modern War: U.S. LAV-25
- Napoleonic Wars: British Light Dragoons in Tarleton helmets or shakos
- Napoleonic Wars: French line and light infantry in Greatcoats (late war)
- Napoleonic Wars: Württemberg Jägers and Light Infantry 1811–1815
- Napoleonic Wars: Württemberg Line Infantry and Füsiliers 1808–1812
- Renaissance: Landsknechts
- Sci-Fi Armies: Marines, Space Pirates, AFVs, Hovercraft, heavy weapons etc.
- Sci-Fi Armies: Star Trek Personalities
- World War One: Austrians
- World War One: German Stosstruppen
- World War One: US Artillery 1918, with M.1916 helmets
- World War Two Finnish Infantry: Continuation War 1941–1944, w. Maxim MGs
- World War Two: Archer Tank Destroyer (17 pdr on Valentine chassis)
- World War Two: British AEC Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle
- World War Two: British Sexton Self-Propelled Gun (25 pdr. on Sherman)
- World War Two: German Brummbär Assault Tank with 15 cm Howitzer
- World War Two: Italian paratroopers
- World War Two: Porsche-Tiger II (VK4501 II)
- World War Two: Tank, assault gun, and carrier crew of all nations.
- 17th Century Pirates, British and French Sailors
- 18th Century Boats and Ships
- 18th Century: Civilians (ca. 1750)
- 19th Century: gunboat suitable for ACW to Colonial Wars
- 19th Century: naval cannon, including shielded and deck-mounted guns
- American Civil War: wounded and fallen soldiers, medics etc
- American Revolutionary War: Artillery
- American Revolutionary War: British and American Light Infantry
- American Revolutionary War: British infantry with cut down caps and coats
- American Revolutionary War: Brunswick infantry and dismounted dragoons.
- American Revolutionary War: Hessian Musketeers, Füsiliers, Grenadiers
- Ancient Americans: Incas, Mayas, Zapotecs, Aztecs and their enemies
- Ancient: Byzantine Army 500–800, compatible with DBA
- Ancient: Byzantine Army 800–1200, compatible with DBA
- Ancient: Ninjas
- Ancient: Parthians – Rome’s eastern opponents, cavalry and infantry
- Ancient: Polynesians
- Ancient: Roman chariots for chariot races
- Ancient: Roman Civilians
- Ancient: Roman gladiators
- Ancient: Viking Skolbold women warriors
- Ancient:Philistines
- Boer War: Boer artillery
- Boer War: Boers, mounted and on foot
- Boer War: British infantry, cavalry and artillery
- Colonial Wars: British Naval Brigade with artillery and machine guns
- Colonial Wars: Gurkhas, and Indian Frontier Force infantry
- Colonial Wars: Imperial Mexican (not foreign or Juarist) with Maximilian 1862–1867
- Colonial Wars: Italian, French, and German marines
- Colonial Wars: Muslim cavalry and camelry to supplement ESCI’s muslim infantry
- Colonial Wars: U.S. Cavalry 1900–1916
- Crimean War: British, French, Russian and Piedmontese division commanders
- Crimean Wars: British Lancers
- Dark Age peasants defending their settlement against Viking or Hun raiders.
- Dark Ages: Franks
- Decals for Pz I, Pz II, SdKfz 222 & 234 used by Chinese National Army
- Eighty Years’ War: Dutch (compatible with Conquistadores)
- English Civil War: Ironsides, Roundheads, Cavaliers, etc. (1642–1646)
- Eskimo/Inuit with motor- and dogsleds, kayaks, iglus and artic wildlife
- Kaiserzeit: German Cuirassiers in the white uniform of 1900
- Modern War: 1/72 versions of Airfix 1/32 modern armies
- Modern War: 1960’s UNIMOG used by Portuguese forces in Africa
- Modern War: 2S7 SO203 SOVIET SPG
- Modern War: Alpini
- Modern War: American M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Modern War: British and Argentinian troops in the Falklands
- Modern War: French Foreign Legion
- Modern War: French GCT self-propelled gun
- Modern War: Gurkhas
- Modern War: Iraqi troops
- Modern War: LARC-5
- Modern War: light and medium trucks
- Modern War: LVTP-6 and variants
- Modern War: M 151 Ford Mutt Jeep
- Modern War: M102 Howitzer
- Modern War: M50 ONTOS
- Modern War: NATO Artillery
- Modern War: NATO Mountain Troops
- Modern War: Rhodesian Selous scouts
- Modern War: Russian 152mm 2S3 self-propelled gun
- Modern War: Russian BRDM-2
- Modern War: Russian BTR-60
- Modern War: Russian PT-76 Amphibious Light Tank
- Modern War: S.A.S. in black uniforms (re: Iranian embassy)
- Modern War: SA 15 GAUNTLET SAM
- Modern War: SA 8 GECKO SAM
- Modern War: SEALs, Rangers, LRRPs, Deltas
- Modern War: South African Rooikat AFV
- Modern War: South African, Portuguese, Rhodesian vs. UNITA, MPLA, SWAPO etc.
- Modern War: Soviet Naval Infantry
- Modern War: Soviet T-64
- Modern War: Swiss guards
- Modern War: U.S. Paratroopers
- Modern War: UN and NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia and Croatia
- Modern War: US M107/M110 SPG
- Modern War: US Marines in dress blues, guard band and color party.
- Modern War: Warsaw Pact Artillery
- Modern: Civilian cars and trucks.
- Modern: Major league sports figures playing football, soccer, hockey etc.
- Modern: NATO Airforce Personnel
- Modern: US/NATO M47 tank
- Modern: Vietnamese Hooches
- Napoleonic Wars: Austro-Hungarian Infantry in shakos
- Napoleonic Wars: British and King’s German Legion Heavy Dragoons in Bicornes
- Napoleonic Wars: British General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: British Hussars
- Napoleonic Wars: discarded weapons, equipment, ammo boxes, cannonballs
- Napoleonic Wars: Dutch Horse and Foot Artillerie at Waterloo
- Napoleonic Wars: French and Italian troops for Napoleon’s first campaign in Italy
- Napoleonic Wars: French Line Infantry 1805–1807, with bicornes and bearskin caps
- Napoleonic Wars: French Voltigeurs (1815) skirmishing
- Napoleonic Wars: Guerres de Vendée (1793)
- Napoleonic Wars: Portuguese Line Infantry and Cazadores
- Napoleonic Wars: Saxon cavalry
- Napoleonic Wars: Saxon infantry
- Napoleonic Wars: Spanish General Staff
- Napoleonic Wars: Swedish General Staff
- Paraguayan War: Brazilians, Argentinians, Paraguayans & Uruguayans 1865-70
- Personalities: Female Warriors, Boudicca of the Iceni, Grace O’malley etc.
- Personalities: Ramses, Julius Cesar, Charlemagne, Sun Tsu, to Saddam
- Renaissance: Condottieri men at arms.
- Renaissance: Polish winged hussars
- Renaissance: Siege of Vienna (1683)
- Revell: please produce the discontinued figure sets again
- Russo-Japanese War: Infantry and artillery, 1904–1905
- Sci-Fi Armies: 1:72 scale Figures for use with the original Traveller game.
- Sci-Fi Armies: Martians in Space 1889.
- Seven Years’ War: Austrian Hussars
- Seven Years’ War: Prussian artillery
- Seven Years’ War: Prussian Kürassiers
- Seven Years’ War: The Church at Leuthen, 1757
- Spanish Civil War: Pilots of the Legion Condor
- US Frontier Wars: Dragoons, Cavalry and Mounted Rifles 1840–1850
- Vietnam War: Australian SAS
- Vietnam War: Early US Marines with M14 rifles
- Vietnam War: Khmer Rouge
- Vietnam War: Korean forces
- Vietnam War: US Navy PBR Patrol Boat
- Vietnam War: Vietnamese Civilians and ARVN troops
- War correspondants, photographers, newsmen, filmcrews, observers
- War of 1812: American Dragoons, Militia, Artillery
- War of Spanish Succession (1701–14): French and British troops
- World War One Mule Train
- World War One/Russian Civil War: Czechoslovak legionnaires fighting in Siberia
- World War One: Anzacs (slouch hats, puttees)
- World War One: Austrian cavalry
- World War One: German artillery (crew in field caps, 1914–18 headwear)
- World War One: Italian infantry and artillery
- World War One: Model-T Ambulance
- World War One: Soldiers on parade, guard, band, and colour guard, any nation
- World War One: U.S. Infantry in steel helmets (1917-41)
- World War One: US Infantry 1918, with M.1916 helmets, HMG and LMG
- World War Two era civilian autombiles like the Tatra 97 or Tatra 87
- World War Two: Allied Scorpion (mine clearing) attachment for tanks
- World War Two: American and Philippine troops 1941–1942, with British helmet
- World War Two: Artillery and Anti-Tank Gun Crews of all Nations
- World War Two: Brazilian infantry at Anzio, Italy 1943.
- World War Two: British Bedford Lorry
- World War Two: British Cromwell Tank
- World War Two: Canadian Chevy 15 cwt Transport
- World War Two: Chasseurs Ardennais Belges 1940
- World War Two: Chinese Nationalist and Communist Forces
- World War Two: Christee M.1931 flying tank of the Soviet Army
- World War Two: Civilians
- World War Two: Czechoslovak/Slovak infantry in vz.32 helmets
- World War Two: Dutch Infantry (1940) with LMG and Schwarzlose HMG
- World War Two: Dutch Pantserwagen M.39 (DAF P.T.3) Armoured Car
- World War Two: German Cavalry
- World War Two: German Head Hunters with Nimbus 20 mm anti-tank motorcycle
- World War Two: German heavy support weapons, MG 131 and MG 151/20
- World War Two: German Motorcycle Troops
- World War Two: German Remote Controlled Demolition Vehicles and Operators
- World War Two: German tank hunters w. AT rifles, mines, grenades etc, 1941–45
- World War Two: German U-Boot crew and naval personnel
- World War Two: German Volkssturm
- World War Two: Highland infantry with kilts
- World War Two: Hungarian infantry
- World War Two: Imperial Japanese Paratroopers
- World War Two: Japanese Kokusan Armoured Car (Navy, 6×4)
- World War Two: Japanese Type 92 Heavy Tank
- World War Two: Marmon Harrington light tank
- World War Two: Matilda Scorpion tank
- World War Two: mixed set of wounded and fallen soldiers of all nations
- World War Two: Polish cavalry and horse-artillery
- World War Two: Prisoners of War
- World War Two: Refugees
- World War Two: Russian Engineers and Sappers (1945 – Eastern Front)
- World War Two: Scientists at a weapons research facility
- World War Two: Soldiers on parade, guard, band, and colour guard, any nation
- World War Two: Soviet A.A. guns in 1:76 scale
- World War Two: Soviet Artillery
- World War Two: Soviet field artillery, horse-drawn
- World War Two: Soviet MAXIM 4.M anti-aircraft mounting and crew
- World War Two: Soviet T-60/T-70 glider tank with detatchable wings and tail
- World War Two: Spanish Legion on the Russian front
- World War Two: Standard infantry platoon TO&E boxed set, any nation and type
- World War Two: Swedish infantry in uniform m 36 (suitable for "what-if?" games)
- World War Two: Swedish light tank strv 40 (for "what-if?" simulation games)
- World War Two: Swedish medium tank strv 42 (for "what-if?" simulations)
- World War Two: US Infantry with Springfield Rifles (convert to Brazilian Infantry)
- World War Two: US MPs and SPs
- World War Two: US sailors, shore party in the Pacific Theatre of Operations
- World War Two: Vickers 6 tonner tank
- World War Two: Vickers medium tank