Help! Looking for WW2 era pilot figures

[anton ryzbak]

I am currently building a force of 1/72 scale planes to use in wargaming. Unfortunately most of the models do not come with a pilot figure. I have used up the supply from my parts bin and am (in desperation) currently converting tank crew figures. What I looking for is the classic seated pilot figure that Revell would provide in their WW1 and single-seat WW2 fighters (or something close to that).

I could make a mold and cast my own but I would rather buy some if at all possible.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[carlos marighela]

Hobby Master. Bit crude but under the average clear plastic canopy should look OK, especially if repainted.

http://www.hobbymaster.com.hk/airpower_72_pilot.shtml

[Westfalia Chris]

Anton,

While I appreciate the sentiment (it's a peeve of mine that most airplane kits don't include pilots anymore), please avoid double- (or in this case, triple-) posting the same topic to multiple boards.

If you wish to reach a larger audience, please use on of the general boards such as Workbench or General Discussion, and choose a wide-ranging topic title.

[carlos marighela]

The absence of pilots is one thing. The failure to produce landing gear in an airborne configuration is even less excusable.

[anton ryzbak]

Westfalia Chris, My apologies for the multi-posting

carlos marighela,  Yes! too many have doors that don't come close to fitting over the opening in the lower wing I have had to fabricate doors from sheet stock to get something to fit. Another reason I like planes with fixed landing gear.

Thanks for the suggestions I will be running down a couple of leads!

[Annie]

Bad Squiddo have some though not seated so would have to do some chopping

https://badsquiddogames.com/shop#!/ATA-Pilots-2/p/175056873/category=45076198&forcescroll=true


Also some Soviets coming,


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badsquiddogames/women-of-ww2-soviet-russia-28mm-miniatures?ref=clipboard-prelaunch

might be of use!

[carlos marighela]

Lovely as those are Annie, I doubt that they will fit into a 1/72 model.

[Annie]

doh, there's me not reading it all!

[fred]

Have you had a look for the Airfix ground crew figure sets? There were RAF, USAAF and Luffawaffe ones, all came with various standing pilot figures, who I think would easily make the upper body of a pilot in a plane?

They seem to be about £5 for a box new - which might be a big expensive for a few pilot figures

[bluewillow]

You can buy airfix Pilots direct, some resin available, but expensive. For early war I use Wartime Miniatures ww1 pilots.

Cheers
Matt

[MikeLance]

Eureka has  20mm WWII American Pilot  [200MSC01]

https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_694_695_752&products_id=1361

[Digits]

Have you seen the Reed Oak printed 1/72 pilots.......not sure if they have seated ones but you could ask....

http://reedoak.com/#!/1-72/c/14086006

Maybe worth looking through here too

https://www.hannants.co.uk/manufacturer/cmkczech-master-kits/products?scale_id=956&search_direction=desc&product_type_id=1880

Hannants have all manner of pilots and ground crew including seated RAF