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Definitely, definitely Byzantines, it is a massive hole in the market that would require extensive sets for late antiquity and medieval. I would also like to see British for 1940 which I don't think is obscure at all. Something that is a bit more niche would be 1940 Dutch, I've seen great conversions but beyond my skills and the Dutch have a unique appearance. SCW would be good. I'd also like to see generic armed civilians good for 1918-1945 that could be used as resistance or for a lot of the revolutionary conflicts of the interwar period such as the Spartacist revolt or VBCW. Very niche and unlikely to ever be produced but I've always had a hankering to do the Anglo-Irish War, men of the hills in raincoats and bandoliers and the dirty Tans would be great but I expect I'm a bit on my own with that one.
Byzantines (at least two sets), British WW2 SAS, WW2 Greek Army, Vietnam war sets (Vietnamese south and north, Vietcong, US green berets, US marines, Aussies etc) , WW2 Chinese army Communists and Nationalists (at least two sets), Japanese army in winter uniform, British 14th army, WW2 British paratroopers, WW2 US infantry in pacific theatre, WW2 Polish cavalry, WW2 Soviet artillery etc etc
And yes, some personalities would be good, I fully agree Graeme !!! Churchill, MacArthur, W. Slim, Stalin, Roosevelt, de Gaulle, Koniev, Himmler, there is plenty of nice ideas...
Anything post WW2 / Modern. This is one of the biggest gaps in the hobby. we have all the jets, planes, helicopters, tanks, etc in 1:72 scale, but very few figures. To start, how about:
French Indochina:
- French Foreign Legion (FFL) Paratroops
- FFL Para Heavy Weapons
- Regular FFL Infantry
- Viet Minh Infantry
- Viet Minh Heavy Weapons
- Viet Minh Sappers
This war had lots of battles involving thousands on each side including Dien Bien Phu.
Korean War (Winter):
- US Marine Corps in Winter Gear (for Chosin Reservoir)
- Chinese Infantry in Winter Gear
- Commonwealth Infantry in Winter Gear (and also summer gear)
Yom Kippur War
- Israelis, Egyptians and Syrians
Iran / Iraq War
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Iraqi Republican Guard
This was another massive war that went on for years and involved huge battles
Well - I can only re-iterate my desire for 19th century European subjects (especially Franco-Prussian War)and WW2 Polish cavalry. I don't have any real gaps in my Napoleonic collection but it would be nice to see some sets for the Revolutionary Wars; 1792 - 1801...
I'd really like some Vietnam War and Korean War sets if you decide to move into post-'45 territory.
Otherwise the already mentioned SAS and LRDG, possibly ~5 sets for Crete (British/Australian infantry and heavy weapons, Fallschirmjager and heavy weapons, Greek regulars, and maybe Greek partizans and Gebirsjager), a set of DAK with heavy weapons, US marines and heavy weapons, Chinese infantry and heavy weapons (to go with the winter Japs), maybe Japanese paratrooper heavy weapons (tho this could be done with some headswaps and regular infantrymen if I'm correct), WW1 German infantry (Late War, NOT stormtroopers, but footsloggers with rifles and stuff), Hungarians in summer clothing (because the Hussars were awesome), Late War Brits (pretty please), German Revolution (Freikorps and stuff), Winter War Finnish and Russian heavy weapons, possibly a second set of Finns with more riflemen...
And above all - a reissue of your Crusade and Scottish War of Independence sets! Possibly in a big box format with some extra poses.
I would enjoy seeing WWII FFL heavy weapons (Anti-tank and mortars) and French Colonial troops for Vietnam (Moroccans, Algerians, Senegalese etc). I must admit that breaking sets up into infantry and infantry support is brilliant.
Warmest regards from a snowy Old North State,
Ole Ben
For any manufacturer reading; 13th century medieval East Asia - China, Japan, Korea etc.
As that doesn't seem to be Strelets thing then any further Russian Civil War (plus WW1 Eastern Front that overlaps), related stuff that others have mentioned for the civil/border wars of the 1918-39 interwar period and lastly more War of 1812 sets.