A quick spot-check of my county library[1] suggests that they like buying six copies of a title to serve a moderate sized metropolitan area; that number is constant across several titles. Granted that we have a good library system here - but 1% of all the Charles Stross library books in the US? I don't think we're that good!
But you see a very different side of the process than the end users down here spot checking our local scene.
]]>I've now acquired a 1/35 Kettenkrad (plus detailing kit) and, yes, a 1/35 Minigun. So, if I'm to recreate Ilsa, any thoughts on colour scheme?
]]>No thoughts on colours, but I'd leave the cartridge dump pipe off (reasoning being owning a photo of 2 aircraftsmen shovelling minigun cases out of the back of an AC-130 post sortie).
]]>Also, if anyone knows of a good source of plastic (not metal) 1/35 or 1/32 - it's close enough - figures in plate armour, I'd like to hear of it.
]]>Regarding 54mm figures in full plate, I presume you've tried Hannants (based on your links). Back in the day, the main makers were Britains, Timpo and Airfix, so the other places to try would be the better (family owned, not "super"store) toy shops and/or second hand or collectable toy shops.
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