Plastic fis was: Just a thought

> ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
chance for sci-fi conversions.  Cut down the M-16s on Americans.
> Ad some fine wire around helmets to represent the cables for optics?
bullpup guns which always seem more futuristic.

There are sets of modern British, Americans, Russians and Germans, though
(AFAIK) no French. Also WWII figures.

> > why not plastic 1/72nd figures for SG games? Well, I realize
figures part of the hobby is supposedly extremely depressed...

Not really my impression at the moment. They have been down (compared to
metal) for a long time, but there is a slow upswell, with a variety of
manufacturers (Revell, Italeri, HaT, Emhar, Nexus) producing new
stuff or re-producing old ones.(though this is mostly ancient through
Napoleonic period). There are some moderns, and a fair number of WWII sets.
Though with the latter, everyone concentrates on the same main subjects (e.g.
quite a number of Afrika Korps German sets, but no Italians)

> > Does anybody have any ideas if such figures or easy conversions

Depends on what you want to do. Head swaps and some other conversions are
easy. Replacing weapons would be more difficult.

Check out
http://www.geocities.com/dbplastic/
This is mainly for ancients gaming, but the painting/modelling tips and
links to manufacturers should be universally helpful.

Greetings Karl Heinz