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Title: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: bobblezbob on July 27, 2013, 04:24:48 PM

Does anyone make 28mm seated figures for vehicles ?
I've got the Empress Miniatures pack of generic(ish) figures but theres only a couple of them that are useable at a push. I've aquired some nice Matchbox Models of Yesteryear vehicles and would like to have some drivers or even seated troops being transported to the Front.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: traveller on July 27, 2013, 04:55:22 PM

Grand Manner was kind enough to sell me some of these drivers:

http://www.grandmanner.co.uk/Model_T_Ford--product--471.html

Company B have some:

http://035f399.netsolhost.com/companyB_miniatures.html

Dixon have seated gangsters that are useful

I also use seated artillery miniatures from Old Glory

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: bobblezbob on July 27, 2013, 05:10:26 PM

Thanks traveller.
I'm after figures specific to WW1 and I think Old Glory might be the way to go (though they might be a bit small in comparision to the Great War Miniatures figures I've got - there again I supose I could use GWM's range of artillery figures !).  ::)

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: traveller on July 27, 2013, 05:37:07 PM

The Grand Manner driver is actually a GWM miniature. For WW1 Germans I use WW2 seated minis with a headswap

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: Just John on July 27, 2013, 05:39:14 PM

Quote from: bobblezbob on July 27, 2013, 04:24:48 PM

I've got the Empress Miniatures pack of generic(ish) figures but theres only a couple of them that are useable at a push.

How do the Empress figures match up size wise with the Yesteryear vehicles? I've been looking at buying some but wasn't sure about the fit.

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: bobblezbob on July 27, 2013, 06:45:38 PM

Just John, the Empress figures are a good fit for the Matchbox vehicles.
traveller, good thinking, I'll have to get me some Woodbine heads.

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: traveller on July 27, 2013, 06:58:44 PM

Actually, it is almost impossible to tell the uniform, except the head, on a seated miniature, so you can use anything seated in 20th century uniform  ;)

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: tin shed gamer on August 13, 2013, 01:33:24 PM

I've done seated figures for the 1st corps miniatures ww1 vehicles range there are four drivers and a set of bus passengers.If its german crews then they are mastered but not moulded as no has asked for them.A german lorry and crew will be ready by the end of the month.an A7V Gelandwagen is not far behind as ive just the crew to make.

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: aircav on August 16, 2013, 09:38:34 PM

Tradition have seated drivers

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: S J Donovan on August 16, 2013, 11:38:20 PM

The Tradition figs (actually 30mm Clive Night figs) have a nice selection of British, German and French seated figs and drivers.

Title: Re: Seated 28mm Brits or Germans for vehicles ?
Post by: tin shed gamer on August 21, 2013, 02:31:49 PM

Im expanding the range for 1st corps and im way ahead so i have alittle spare time so if theres any thing you'd like to see done then drop me aline if its viable and gets added to the range then i'll send you a pre production casting from my personel collection free of charge