The question was asked "I am interested in peoples opinions on types of figures that are not produced or hard to find. What do people look for but can't get?"

I know I'm replying to an old post, but, hey, it's been a while before I could catch up on these game newsgroups again. =) Anyway, my old answer used to be that I could always use "innocent bystanders" and "superheroes", but I've since found sources for such figures - namely, the Vampire: The Masquerade figures for "normal people", and Lance & Laser sells a few superheroes.

As a sideline, I hear that some company has released some new Champions superheroes miniatures? Does anybody have any info on this?

But back to answering the question, here are just a few things that I would be interested in finding, if I don't get around to sculpting some myself

• Medieval "normal people". Peasants, barkeep, barmaid, blacksmith, townspeople, farmer, maybe some street urchins or kids. I've been working on a bunch of buildings, facades and props for a medieval town for an upcoming Fantasy Hero campaign, and it'd be nice to have some people to put in there other than just guys in armor and barbarians with battleaxes.
• Modern or futuristic bike/rider/standing-figure combinations. I've often seen for fantasy figure lines (such as by Metal Magic) blister packs that contain a horse, a riding figure, and then a standing version of the same figure. These were awfully nice to have for a previous Fantasy Hero campaign I was in, so I didn't have to do heavy kitbashing for all of the PCs. However, it occurs to me that it might be nice to have something similar for bikes for a cyberpunkish campaign or contemporary setting. I've seen a few motorcycle (and hoverbike) miniatures available (the "Nomads" set from the Cyberpunk miniatures, and a couple of biker sets from Grenadier's "Future Warriors", plus the "Grave Bike" rider from Rafm's Traveller series) but there's no accompanying figure for if the character should ever come into play OFF of that bike. The "Nomad" bike for Cyberpunk is particularly annoying, since the blister pack DID come with another figure ... just an entirely different one ... and the rider was FUSED to the bike. (That removes the option of just using the bike as another vehicle to stick in the parking lot, without someone already sitting in it permanently.
• A drummer. I've seen plenty of Cyberpunk guitarists, and in one campaign I even played a Rocker, but there was no way to handle getting any figures for my band. =P The closest I might get would be to order the "Grateful Undead" kit from Ral Partha. =) Anyway, it just seems that all the musicians in the world of miniatures Cyberpunk play guitars, and nothing else...
• Modern-day cops. The only ones I can find for "cops" are from the cyberpunk-type series. Future Warriors' cops look like "der commissar", and the Cyberpunk cops look like Judge Dredd wannabes. The "Vampire Hunters" pack from Ral Partha's Vampire line has a couple of figures that would do well for detectives (a woman holding up a badge, and a guy with a small revolver), but that's about it.

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