Prone Riflemen and a Heavy Bazooka figure?

Started by Mako, 08 February 2015, 12:59:38 AM

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Mako

I'd like to see prone riflemen produced, for the various Modern ranges, since I like to use them when they are on defense, or when pinned and suppressed, instead of using tokens/counters to represent that.  I'd purchase as many of those one figure alone, as all the standing riflemen too, so I can swap them out when needed on the game table.

I think they would go very well with the prone machine gunners for the various, modern factions.

It appears to me that it would be fairly simple for a rifleman figure to be produced from the prone engineer pack, if new arms were sculpted, and a weapon placed in the appropriate position.

Any chance of making that happen, for the new, Cold War figures ranges to be sculpted in the future, and for the existing British and Argentine Falklands figures, US in Vietnam, and the VC/NVA?

I'd also like to see a 3.5" American bazooka-man produced, since he'd be useful for Korea, early Cold War West Germans and Danish troops, Americans during the 1950s and 1960s in Europe, and I suspect Israelis perhaps, too.

Finally, an American with a Redeye SAM launcher would be useful as well, for the Cold War, and some of the above forces also.


fsn

Couldn't A16 could be used for a Korea bazooka?

I think the calls for modern infantry are approaching a clamour. Especially with the new armour that has been released.


As for prone figures ... no. Just no.  - FSN
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Mako

Perhaps, in the interim, but I'd prefer to see a kneeling, firing bazooka-man, as well as one prone and firing too.  A third sculpt, walking with one, as is shown in the WWII range would be nice, but is probably too much to hope for.

The 3.5" bazooka is considerably larger than the WWII variant.

I don't own any Pendraken infantry, so am unclear if the A16 pack also includes a person firing their weapon too, so would be interested to hear if it does, from others who own it/them.

I'd also love to see closeup pics of the US, WWII and Vietnam infantry, if anyone has pics, or links of those to share.  Trying to work out their suitability for 1950s and early 1960s era US troops in Europe.

Leon

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Sunray

Quote from: Mako on 09 February 2015, 01:14:31 AM

I don't own any Pendraken infantry


Why not?  If you are into modern you won't find better than the Falklands Range.

fsn

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Sunray

Quote from: Mako on 09 February 2015, 01:14:31 AM


I don't own any Pendraken infantry,

Standards are slipping - when I was a cadet, you were not allowed on this man's forum unless you had receipts from Dave to verify that you had  at least one ton of unpainted genuine Pendraken metal in your roof space  ;)