Major interwar gaming figures who do not have a mini?

[FramFramson]

So there's a possibility that someone or other (not me!) might be commissioning a pack of interwar personalities. Nothing is set in stone yet, but for the sake of argument, what major figures from the interwar period can you think of who do NOT have a miniature and who would be useful for gaming?

The first figure in this potential pack would be the Emperor Haile Selassie figure.

A few names (some of whom would be young at the time) which came to mind were

Political, economic, or military leaders
- Oswald Mosley
- Mohandas Gandhi
- Basil Zaharoff
- Chiang-Kai Shek
- Mao Zedong
- Neville Chamberlain
- Rudolph Hess
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (wasn't able to figure out if he has a miniature version or not)
- Francisco Franco
- Billy Mitchell

Explorers and adventurers (I am missing many names here, no doubt)
- Wilfred Thesiger
- Richard E. Byrd
- Hiram Bingham III
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau (maybe just a bit too early for him, but who knows)
- Percy Fawcett
- George Kennan
- Howard Hughes
- Wiley Post

Scientific & Cultural icons (only so-so for gaming potential, but some of them are visually noteworthy)
- Charlie Chaplin
- Laurel & Hardy
- Buster Keaton
- Pablo Picasso
- Louis Armstrong
- Salvador Dalí
- Albert Einstein
- Auguste Piccard

Quite frankly a lot of these are bad suggestions because they would be wanted by so few people they'd be a losing proposition for the company making them. But some of them might have fans enough to make it all worthwhile. So speak up!

If it seems I'm missing someone obvious, it may also be the case that they already exists in miniature form. For instance, most of the nazi high command already exists, as do many famous actors from the 20's & 30's in their movie roles (there are probably three or four different versions of Errol Flynn or Humphrey Bogart). But make the suggestions anyway and we'll sort it all out.

If it were just me, I would also suggest probably my greatest hero, Smedley D. Butler, but I suspect that as amazing a fellow as he is, his fanclub is sadly far too tiny. Of the listed figures, I actually think The Little Tramp has some of the best gaming potential.

[Arlequín]

That's a pretty comprehensive list... but I would probably add Ernest Hemingway to it. 

[FramFramson]

He exists already, figure 'PLP095 - Ernest' in Artizan's thrilling tales range.  

[Arlequín]

I had forgotten him... I knew about their 'Eric Blair', but forgot him. Looks like we will have to dig pretty deep to add to that list then. 

Erm... Charles Lindbergh in politician mode? 

[FramFramson]

That's certainly another one for the list.

[Steve F]

H.G. Wells - very busy as a political propagandist between the wars, and, of course, the Father of Us All as wargamers.

[HerbyF]

Unfeasibly does Stan & Ollie. https://www.unfeasibly.co.uk/product/new-recruits-stan-ollie/                                                                                            I would like a Smedley Butler too!

[Steve F]

And Pulp Figures does an Albert Einstein:
http://pulpfigures.com/products/view/23

[jp1885]

An interesting and intriguing topic...

With my VBCW hat on and in addition to the aforementioned, I'd suggest:-

Stanley Baldwin
Cosmo Lang
Saunders Lewis
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Harry Pollitt
Diana Moseley
William Joyce
JFC Fuller
Jorian Jenks
Arnold Leese

EDIT: Oh, and Roderick Spode of course!

[carlos marighela]

I'd pay for a Percy Fawcett figure but really it needs to be a pair with his son Jack. Actually, if you are going to do Fawcett you should really do a Peter Fleming (Ian's brother) because he wrote a most entertaining book about his search for Fawcett.

I know Brigade Games do a small range of Sandinistas but I don't think they do an Augusto Sandino figure.

Smedley Butler deserves a figure, as probably does Chesty Puller.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry would be nice.

Of course the one figure I would dearly love would be a Ralph Bagnold figure. Spiritual father of the SAS and famous desert explorer.

Lampião, the legendary Brazilian bandit would be on my list as would Luis Carlos Prestes who lead a much longer "Long March' than Mao ever did.

[commissarmoody]

Unfeasibly does Stan & Ollie. https://www.unfeasibly.co.uk/product/new-recruits-stan-ollie/                                                                                            I would like a Smedley Butler too!

As would I. 

[Steve F]

Just remembered another one from Fram's list.  There's a Louis Armstrong (and also a Bessie Smith) in Eureka's 1920s jazzband set:
http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_138&products_id=12394

[FramFramson]

Yeah, I figured I might have overlooked some on my list who did have versions!

I wonder if an Anthony Eden might also have a place in the VBCW crowd?

[tin shed gamer]

It would be really helpful to see the odd image of some of these people as I've said before this is way out of my comfort zone.
Matts come up with some good ideas but the figures I'm sculpting have to have a duel use,eg: haile selassie,also doubles as a westernised Arab leader.to make the cut.
One set will include Richard Todd,David Niven,and Jack Churchill.(although there not strictly inter war characters they'll be included because of the nature of the type men they were and the secondary use of the character in uniform)
Matt as you've set the ball rolling without asking for anything in return then consider your hero sculpted(just minus knowing who he was or what he looked, )
Mark.

[Arlequín]

I can think of one person who should have a special place...



Not really Interwar as such, but this famous member of 51st Battalion (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment, should be a 'must buy' for most wargamers.