Help me to identify good ranges of WW2 German Infantry miniatures?

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Please help me with an ongoing project.

In previous threads, I have explained that I am looking to update my painting guides and make them more general in appeal.
I am going to start with WW2 Germans.   I want to define the best / most popular figures.  
I may make a survey later, but first I need your help to identify the candidates.  

I have made a list of German ww2 figures and need your opinions
1. Are these good ranges?
2. Am I missing any outstanding figures?

Here are the old painting guides.

Artizan Guides are here
http://www.artizandesigns.com/painting-guides.php
Crusader Guides are here
http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/painting-guides.php

Here is my figures list (Updated 25th March 2017)

54mm or 1/35
1.   Airfix multipose - early to mid-War infantry
2.   Dragon - several plastic kits covering the whole war.
3.   Masterbox
4.   Tamiya - several plastic kits covering the whole war.

36mm 1/48
1. Heer 46

28mm
1.   Artizan - Afrika Korps, Mid to Late War Infantry, Panzer Lehr, Fallshirmjager in Metal
2.   Battle Honours
3.   Blacktree - extensive range in metal
4.   Bolt Action / Warlord - several packs covering the whole war in metal and plastic
5.   Chiltern
6.   CP Miniatures (1942 SS in Winter Anorak)
7.   Crusader - Early War Infantry, cavalry, SS and Fallschirmjäger in Metal
8.   Empress (NAT 3 Flack 88 in Spanish Civil War range)
9.   Offensive (Afrika Korps & Fallshirmjäger)
10.    Perry - metal and plastic Afrika Korps
11.   Stoessi's heroes
12.  TAG The Assault Group
13.   Victory Force – metals
14.   Wargames Foundry
15.   West Wind

20mm
1.   AB - metal late war infantry
2.   Brittannia
3.   CP Miniatures (Late War Army, SS, Fallshirmjager)
4.   Early War Miniatures
5.   Elheim Figures:
6.   Empress - 20mm Artillery crews and vehicle riders from Xan
7.   FAA
8.     Frontline - extensive range including Afrika Korps, Gebirgsjäger, Late War in Smocks
9.   Capitan/
10.   Grubby/
11.   Plastic Soldier Company - now also some metals
12.   Platoon 20 - metal infantry
13.    SHQ
14.   Valiant - late war infantry and Fallshirmjager
15.   Warsquad
16.   Warmodelling

20mm / 1/72 PE Plastic
Airfix, Caesar HaT Italera, Revell, Pegasus

15mm
1.   Battlefront / Flames of War
2.   Command Decision line in 15mm from Old Glory
3.   Essex also have a small 15mm WWII range.
4.   Forged in Battle and Eureka
5.   Peter Pig
6.   Plastic Soldier Company
7.   QRF

10mm
Pendraken - several metal packs covering the whole war in metal

6mm
Adler
Bacchus
GHQ - metal infantry
Heroics & Ros - Metal infantry

Thanks

Mick

[Bartman]

Looking forward to this, thanks for all your hard work.

In 15mm there is also Forged in Battle and Eureka and in 6mm there is Adler and Bacchus too.

Thanks again, Bill

[majorsmith]

Cp miniatures do some great 20mm and some 28mm Germans too

[katie]

In 28mm, if you can get hold them, there's also "Battle Honours". They have a bunch of interesting stuff -- some of the poses are very good, some are a bit exaggerated. They are a decent fit with Black Tree's figures.

Another big range not mentioned is "West Wind". In particular their separate head system allows members of units to be individualised and is useful for things like making more obvious NCO figures. The infantry works well with BTD but their vehicles are VERY small at 1/60.

[lou passejaire]

you can add the wargames Foundry Germans ... nice minis

[Ballardian]

I think that the Heer46 figure ranges (though quite small) are worth considering, his Kharkov 43 range is excellent.

[wrgmr1]

Hi Mick,

Here are a couple of ranges I like, all 20mm.

Early War Miniatures: http://earlywarminiatures.com/

Elheim Figures: https://www.elhiem.co.uk/

Capitan/Warmodelling:  http://shop.capitangames.com/index.php?id_category=56&controller=category&id_lang=7

PSC:http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/

Grubby/Brittannia: http://www.grubbytanks.com/

Warsquad/The BaggageTrain: http://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/c0f82517af0829daac3a6cf82e9ecc1e/278ad0cfcad3d73c25a7c2b789bb1335

Warsquad are quite old and quirky, I have a lot of them and really appreciate the sculpting.

Cheers,
Thomas

[Golgotha]

For 20mm 1/72 Pegasus and Caesar.

[eptingmike]

Command Decision line in 15mm from Old Glory is nice.

[MartinR]

In 15mm my number one choice of figures are Peter Pig,  although increasingly I use PSC.

In 20mm FAA  are very nice,  but I am still a sucker for  plastic figures,  Airfix,  Revell,  Italian (and these days,  HaT)  as they remind me of being a kid:)

[robh]

Agreed, if you are including 15mm you have to show the very extensive Peter Pig range.
Wonderful figures.

[armchairgeneral]

The Assault Group do some nice 28mm WW2 Germans.

[Elk101]

Artizan are still my favourite WWII Germans though Crusader still have a lot of appeal.

[NTM]

Got to add Peter Pig to the 15mm list

http://www.peterpig.co.uk/page8.html

[huevans]

20 mm AB figures for me!