Why ?

[odin]

Heck ! (sorry)

Why no Garage-Kit producer has the strength to bring out these
wonderful figurines in scale 1/6 (or -at least- in 1/8) ?

www.andrea-miniatures.com/market/AspsProductos/Detalle.asp?IdProductoDetalle=1280

www.andrea-miniatures.com/market/AspsProductos/Detalle.asp?IdProductoDetalle=1281

www.andrea-miniatures.com/market/AspsProductos/Detalle.asp?IdProductoDetalle=1290


Same as with the fantasy-genre:
Figurines available refering to Elmore- and Parkinson- artwork
in scale 30mm.


I like it bigger and I really hope -someday- these tremendous
2-D artwork of Elvgren, Parkinson a.s.o. will brought to 3-D live
in a bigger scale !


Cheers
Rainer

[Phantom Major]

well mate i dare say we all have our own favourite figures we'd like to see produced. one reason is the classic marketability... if i make a figure would someone buy it? are there enough people out there to cover the costs of my making such a figure?

now, i've never made an actual figure myself, at least not from scratch. someday i hope to but that's a long way off for the time being.

that's my tuppence worth for the debate.

[odin]

Well, of course, a kit has to earn its money !

But is it less risky, to do the 32nd. Vampirella or the 11th. Lara Croft ?


Especially for the Pin Ups, I assume two things:
On one hand:
Producers fear for the license-costs.

On the other hand:
I'm quite sure, that these pieces will have their market - at least as prepaints.


Take care
Odin

[division6]

I'd love to see some large scale 1940's Varga Girls myself. ;D
I think there would be a huge market for them since his work is always in the Airbrush magazines.
Still popular with the Flyboy's.

Saw a few originals in a gallery in SF about 10 years ago.


Fanboy moment.
hooverae.com/upload/files/Cpl_Moody.jpg

E...

[figurator]

Theres already a big market for the Dungeaons & Dragons type figures of paintings from Larry Elmore, Keith Parkinson etc.. just look at Dark Sword Miniatures.. thats all they do.. theres just gotta be a pluther of people out there including myself that would love to have them in at least 1/6th scale. for example.. check out this Valkyrie.. I have this figure... even as small as it is... its a wonderful sculpt.. but man oh man,.. make her in larger scale, and just imagine the detail that can be had..
www.darkswordminiatures.com/gallery/p_set1valk.htm