Small Scale Military Headquarters

Hey all,

I don`t cast so i`m not offering my services (sorry wish i could cast).
Just thinking though,what would we want if we had our own way for parts to be more available.

Be they Joe,BBI,XD,etc. Be they heads,body parts,weapons,acc`s.

Just truely curious how many stick purely within the Joe confines & how many do actually use the bigger selection out there for 1/18th customizers.

Cheer`s

Ja
Steel Bonnet

SB, I think I know what you're asking - Personally head sculpts & helmets are always up there for me in terms of needs:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/254 ... 6633thNcxf#

but hopefully with a case or two of the new BoB guys I could take care of that.

I also love the bandolier that came with the Dragon paras and it is the perfect compliment to my bbi para who is woefully undersupplied with m1 ammunition:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/254 ... 6633BXNgeU#

I see that too will be in with one of the new BoB figures (that guy isn't going to sit on the pegs I'm sure).

After heads and gear, I would love to have more straps on the weapons. Whenever I look at reference pics and ask myself why my little toys don't look like the guys in the photo that always stands out to me - guys have weapons over their shoulders or slung across the chest. I have yet to arrive at a sturdy, easy and consistent answer to this problem.

As for going outside the realm of military toys to get the 'extras,' I'm all for it. I often forget to recon doll house stuff at the $ store, but in the end some of the furniture and stuff is great

Hey Digger,

Must admit mate head sculpts are one of mine i`d love to see more of too.

I`ve posted this question on a few sites as i want to do a couple of things.

A, Generate a WANTS list if you will.

B, Maybe one of the casters out there will actually pick this up & do what we all want.

C, Maybe Branded companies will see acc`s/weapons on carded sets are a GREAT thing & we need more.

D, For the fun of it.

I`ll post my wants in the next few days. I want moreso to see what everyone else wants

Ja
Steel Bonnet

Good topic, since I've been trying to get to a casting shop here in town to start making some of my own castings. Here is what I want to do

- Helmets - I have a bunch of the GI Joe CGs, and I hate the helmets they come with. I've found the dragon helmets work really well on those figures. So, I need to cast about 30 of those helmets. In general, I would like to see more Vietnam-era and modern era helmets to put on custom soldiers.

-Heads - would love to see 21C or BBi just put out a single body, but give you the option of 8-10 heads. Also, give me heads of other ethnicities. The US isn't the only country with a military.

-Bombs - I love bombs and missiles. Would like to be able to adjust the payload on my warplanes. Right now, I have some very nice models of an GBU and a German X-4 missile. I'm hoping to make a bunch of copies since the originals are delicate, and as for the X-4 I need a bunch to do a custom Luft '46 anit-bomber FW-190.

Weapons would be a possibility, but I really like what Marauder is doing. I've stocked up on AK-47s, and am waiting for the RPGs in March. Other than that, can't think of weapons I want en masse.

Hope this is what you are looking for.

I think 21st should do what Verlinden ( maker of resin 120mm / 1/16th figures and kits) did, offer sets of heads 4or5 different head sculpts. They have sets of hands, extra equipment, guns.... you get the
Maybe this is something TKO could talk over with the folks at 21st.

Great thread SB. Personally, I'd love to have many tools: Hammers, screwdrivers, drills, boroscopes, even a metal press!
I always wanted to do a diorama of a WW-II airplane hangar, with mechanics working on many parts of the airplane: flaps, engine and landing gears, etc. Which of course would require a WW-II style hangar with lights and all.
Just fantisizing here Sir.

eddie

I would like for bbi to make a missle and bomb set for the F18 and the F16. I think it would have been nice to be able to change the ordances on your plane for those special missions.

Aviatornut.com wrote:I would like for bbi to make a missle and bomb set for the F18 and the F16. I think it would have been nice to be able to change the ordances on your plane for those special missions.

Thats a good idea. Right now they are equipped for both bombing and air-to-air missions, but having the option for one or the other would be cool. years ago, there was a series of toy jets made by Hasbro, called Flying Fighters. These attached to a control stick that made realistic sounds and replicated aircraft from actual squadrons. Each plane came with a variety of bombs and missiles so one could have variable armaments on a plane, which was great!

Dragon offers for their 1/72 scale diecast a large selection of weapons for the modern jets. i think it would have been nice if bbi did the same thing. i would have paid $15 for a cool weapon set.

more variety in weapons, no one makes a basic modern m16, always its the spec ops types with scopes and 203s, or sub mgs, would like to see more basic modern troops, and of course i will be always holding my breathe for a 1:18 PBR, but i think thats a little bigger than what you were refering to in the topic, but one can dream cant he

1:18 size
PT 109
or landing craft for D-day

I saw a 1:32 scale model kit of PT-109 the other day - the box was big!

well for one thing i see alot of really nice body sculpts on the tamiya and other companies 1/16 scale figures.
i wish they could make them in 1/18 so it would fit all my other figures.

the thing is there tank driver figures are 1:18 but the have no legs and they come with like $300 or $500 tanks!!!!
i wish i could just get those figures seperate and include legs.

and of course extra heads are always nice, its seems to me though that alot of the bbi heads in the new sets look similar, nd alot of the 21c heads look similar.
they can spread the age and build out a little.