Wishing outloud for WWI sets...

[holensock]

Being a fan of the 1:18 ground troops and armor, I was just thinking how neat it would be for a company to produce articulated WWI ground troops and armor and battle sets. Ahhh...the dioramas I could produce! I got the idea while watching that WWI movie on the history channel with Rick Schroeder...I can't remember the name of it....good movie though!!

[bluesparrow]

I'd like to see this as well. It's an important and interesting part of our history that I think gets overshadowed in the recreation hobby because there's more "stuff" in the WW2, Vietnam, and modern military scenarios.

[Teamski]

I would love to see a WWI line. There is something really classical about the WWI British soldier. It's something I would definately buy into!

WWI aircraft would be awesome as well. Many repaint opportunities there, that's for sure. Could you imagine a series of 5 DR I's, all from Richtofen's Flying Circus?? Hang those babies up tangling it with some Camels from McCudden's No.54 Sqdn and Yeah baby, that's what I'm talking bout......

-Ski

[75th Ranger]

The name of the movie is:
"THE LOST BATALLION"....

and it is based on a true story!!!

i have the DVD and it is a great movie and story. a must see!!

[aferguson]

The Lost Battalion was a fun movie but riddled with inaccuracies, so don't use it for research material on WWI.

I too would like to see WWI stuff but i think it fairly unlikely. Even in 1/35 scale modelling there is not very great coverage of WWI topics and it is a hugely popular scale. I've customized a few WWI things, bought some wooden desktop model WWI aircraft that are very close to 1/18 scale (some of which are VERY nice btw) but i don't hold out much hope for seeing anything in a mass production way.

Here's hoping i'm wrong..

[Quixote511]

The companies always talk about market ability-----if that is true then where in the H-e-double hockey sticks is the Red Baron? Just my humble opinion.
Aaron

[Morian Miner]

I'd prefer some Civil War figures before WWI, but I think the WWI equipment would be cool - especially the planes

[holensock]

I'd prefer some Civil War figures before WWI, but I think the WWI equipment would be cool - especially the planes

Yeah!! Civil War too!!!
My neighbor has some tiny WWI model planes! It's be great to see these in 1:18!

[kevrut]

I can see it now, the Red Baron VS. the Spitfire.

[tmanthegreat]

WWI would be very cool! There are lots of aircraft possibilities, and 1:18 British and German soldiers would be very cool. You could even make tanks, but only two (the Renault & the Male tanks) would be recognizable. The planes, again, would be awesome!