I'm happy to look at any concepts that people have for figures they'd like to see turned into real miniatures - even if it's not something that I'd use, Joshuaslater or Manic_Miner might be interested in them. I have very little interest in Sci-Fi (other than pulp Sci-Fi like John Carter of Mars or post-Apocalyptic fantasy/sci-fi like Thundarr), or in historicals past the invention of gunpowder, for that matter.
Nearly everything I'll be doing is going to be in an ancient "low" fantasy setting, inspired mostly by Conan and Tarzan stories, or 1970's-80's fantasy cartoons (Heavy Metal, He-Man, Thundarr, Blackstar, the Fire and Ice film, anything by Ralph Bakshi). J. Allen St.John, Vaugn Bode, Art Suydam, Alex Toth, Richard Corben and Frank Frazetta are all artists that I admire.
Not that I'm any kind of artist myself, but that's the sort of aesthetic mix I'll be going for.
Another thing that I want to do is get all of my favorite sculptors from my teen years to do a sculpt or two for me - I remember when I first started to buy Ral Partha "AD&D" minis, and it was so cool to see names on the blisterpacks - "sculpted by S. Garrity", Julie Guthrie, Bob Olley, Tom Meier, and so on. It's a real treat to have an original Sandra Garrity green in my hands! I couldn't stop grinning for about a whole day after I got the peac ocks in the mail.
(and I think it's hilarious that I have to separate the bird name into two words to escape the profanity filter... )
I have plans for at least two or three years worth of releases, maybe more than that (especially if I'm only doing this in my free time with my limited discretionary income!), which is what I kind of expect this to be. I'll be shocked if I ever make enough money doing this to quit working a day job.
I can also now say that Kev White will be doing a character sculpt for me after Christmas, I just got confirmation from MrsHasslefree.
I've also got some thoughts for dice and T-shirt designs, which I may slip in between miniatures releases, as they'll be less costly for me to produce. If they're profitable, I'll keep doing them.
-Alex