Throughout my (very) long Traveller career, I have been depressed by the lack of good Traveller miniatures. I know that Traveller is something of a niche game, but I'd *really* like to see some form of "official" Traveller miniatures.
Ideally, something like the D&D prepainted plastic minis would be great. It would not have to be anything as elaborate as the D&D line, of course...I'm thinking a set of 20 prepainted plastic figures, covering the main bases: serveral Human adventurers (hit the main T20 classes, like an Academic, a Merc, a Scout, etc), a couple of Vargr, a Droyne, etc. Things like an Imperial customs official, a starport cop, a noble, a techie/engineer, an Imperial Marine in battle dress, etc. If you add in a few of vehicles like an air/raft, groundcar, and speeder, it gets even better.
I'd easily pay $50 for a set of twenty minis like that, and I bet many others would as well. Or you could randomize them like Wizards of the Coast does.
If it works out and does well, you could release additional sets and get more into the fringes of the Traveller universe with prestige classes, unusual races, etc.
Am I just pissing in the wind here? Does anybody think there is ever a chance of something like this happening? How can Traveller have been around for SO long and have such poor merchandising?
Ideally, something like the D&D prepainted plastic minis would be great. It would not have to be anything as elaborate as the D&D line, of course...I'm thinking a set of 20 prepainted plastic figures, covering the main bases: serveral Human adventurers (hit the main T20 classes, like an Academic, a Merc, a Scout, etc), a couple of Vargr, a Droyne, etc. Things like an Imperial customs official, a starport cop, a noble, a techie/engineer, an Imperial Marine in battle dress, etc. If you add in a few of vehicles like an air/raft, groundcar, and speeder, it gets even better.
I'd easily pay $50 for a set of twenty minis like that, and I bet many others would as well. Or you could randomize them like Wizards of the Coast does.
If it works out and does well, you could release additional sets and get more into the fringes of the Traveller universe with prestige classes, unusual races, etc.
Am I just pissing in the wind here? Does anybody think there is ever a chance of something like this happening? How can Traveller have been around for SO long and have such poor merchandising?
