Favourite figure

[martin goddard]

Can you name the single PP figure you like best.
I ask this mostly to help my own ego of course.
Also to see what pose/periods customers like.It could be a normal chap , an officer or a dead......
Of course a very individualist pose might not translate to other periods.
e.g  A Russian sniper might not be transferable to  ancients.
:)But it might




martin

[Leslie BT]

A real favourite, I don't think you have made it yet.
There are a number that I like.

[Hman]

The early version, of the Professional standing Lmg gunners, in the AK47 range.

[Radar]

Out and out favourite? From the now defunct two part ECW cavalry with hat and pistol pack, the chap with his pistol across his chest. My favourite by a long way.

Of those currently in production, from musketeer standing pack, chap reaching to get something from his chest area. Really nice sculpt, but not really a pose you could have a lot of. I think I like his pose because it is unusual, throw the odd one into a firing line to give some individuality. Something that is fairly easy, and realistic to achieve due to the number of musketeer packs available. From cavalry, pistol, helmet the figure  shooting sideways is a really nice figure but is quite hard to base in a regiment. His pose is a little harder to dilute due to just one pack of helmets with pistols.

The vast majority of the ECW range are in good, suitable poses.  As I already alluded to there has to be a bulk of utilitarian poses because that's what most soldiers would have been doing, so in some ways it might be easier to say which figures don't work quite so well?

(In ECW range there's only one - the clubman with a stave held out in front)

[Grey Heron]

SCW Assault Guard Commander holding smg in right hand and left hand waving.

[Nick]

Lots. If I had to pick one at present it would be from the SCW range. Pack 8 - International brigade in beret, especially the one with rifle angled downwards.

Nick

[Colonel Kilgore]

I generally prefer the more recent sculpts to older ones as they have more detail and dynamism.

I would find it hard to pick out a single figure, but the platoon and NCO figures in "come on chaps!" poses e.g. the VC, NVA, German Late War and German paras are particularly good, as are the German and British collectible figures in the same vein.

As per Radar's comments I also like the "unusual" ones. The recent stand-out would be the German para cocking his pistol.

Simon

[Stewart 46A]

This is like asking " which of your children do you like best" but as Simon mention best unusual pose, has to be German Paras commander checking his watch before firing his signal Pistol


Stewart

[John Watson]

I couldn't possibly comment Stewart. I haven't met any of your children.
Seriously though I would be hard pushed to pick a single figure. I really like the WW2 collectibles, most of the late war figures for the Germans and British and the Bloody Barons range.
John

[Wardy64]

The Colonel (special figures), and British Para NCO in beret with smg and hand up.


Dave

[Leman (Andy)]

Very difficult ask, but I'll stick my neck out and go with the charging Confederate officer from ACW pack 12. I particularly like his short jacket, with its braiding, and the field equipment he is carrying. All too often in the past officer figures have been depicted in parade dress rather than campaign dress.

[martin goddard]

Thank you for the feedback.
It really does help


martin

[Hman]

Can I change my vote... my order has just arrived so I would like to nominate the Professionals Pack 173 - the chap with his arm up 'waving'.

[shedman]

This is my favourite figure - the tubby general with the walking stick from the old SCW range

Used in both my SCW Republican army and my Chinese Civil War army

[Sean Clark]

I can't remember the figure code but it's from ACW and the NCO pack. It's a NCO with his musket held low across his body in one hand whilst pointing with the other, arm outstretched. He has a moustache and is clearly shouting some obscenity at his men.

Very reminiscent of Sgt Mulhay in the film 'Glory' 👍