Army building kit(s)?

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:57 am

I have been noticing a lot of threads and posts lately about custom figures, army building, etc., and the desire for new nationalities/categories. I have a suggestion, at this point primarily for 21st, since their figures seem to be the most modular and already follow this approach on a figure by figure basis, but any of the major manufacturers could easily handle it.
So here is the suggestion:
Create a kit including:
Several torsos, heads, leg pairs, arm pairs.
Add a selection of "uniform accessory" pieces (overcoats, helmets, wrap-around packs, etc.)
Throw in a variety of accessory pieces such as canteens, ammo packs, tools, etc.
And include a selection of weapons.
It could be broken out by nationality and/or era, and would be great for creating new figures as well as adding options to our existing squads!
I figure a boxed set with the parts to make 6 complete figures plus extra parts for customizing could retail for about $25, based on current figure prices--and giving them "generic identities" probably wouldn't even put a dent in individual figure sales. It might even boost them, since it would give buyers an excuse to purchase extras for added customizing.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:08 pm

Sounds good, I'd buy one.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:06 pm

What would the difference be between this and buying six carded figures and dismantling them?

Maybe I'm not getting it...

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:43 pm

What I am envsioning would include more accessories and uniform components than 6 separate carded figures, for one, allowing for more combinations and gear, and hopefully without some of the fit/matching issues I have noticed when swapping parts on some of my figures. The trend to include two sets of arms and, in some cases, two heads, seems to be a recent one, and is pretty hit and miss. In addition, most of the interchangeable arms seem to be almost identical from one figure to the next. I just think it might be a more economical and effective way to create an army with some variety.
Plus, I have yet to luck out and find more than a very limited selection of figures--I think my army of 10 or so Germans (not counting those that came with vehicles) consists of repeats of the same two figures, except 2 from the BOB2 series that I lucked out on...