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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Resins to be cheerful part two
Well it had to be titled thus didn’t it! A few photos of the new recruits on parade in Albion.
They just tower over 54mm figures. Some of my late 19th Century highlanders are a similar size. I looked on eBay but anything that size seemed about a fiver a go. Any suggestions are most welcome.
En masse they are terrific as they arrived . I know what you mean with you Zendaesque comment. Some one has painted a couple of them with brown boots and blue jacket giving them a 1914 French vibe.
I remember having some larger Cherilea and Marx 60mm single figures in the 1970s. I know they are 60mm, but we ARE allowed a greater leeway when choosing to wargame with traditional toy soldiers, compared to wargame miniatures, thats my view, anyhow. I now have six such figures again, all different, so I won't be raising any units, but I am thinking about painting them up as decorations. If I had your quantity, I would still want to use them in 'traditional' wargaming. Michael
They look splendid en masse - you'll have to find some suitably large opposition, or are they just for ceremonial duty?
ReplyDeleteThey just tower over 54mm figures. Some of my late 19th Century highlanders are a similar size. I looked on eBay but anything that size seemed about a fiver a go. Any suggestions are most welcome.
DeleteThey do look great en masse! Colorful, and like something out of an old Zenda-esque movie.
ReplyDeleteChuckled at the title. :0
En masse they are terrific as they arrived . I know what you mean with you Zendaesque comment. Some one has painted a couple of them with brown boots and blue jacket giving them a 1914 French vibe.
DeleteGood toy soldier faces!
ReplyDeleteThat’s part of their charm for me, they are true toy soldiers and that’s that.
DeleteI remember having some larger Cherilea and Marx 60mm single figures in the 1970s. I know they are 60mm, but we ARE allowed a greater leeway when choosing to wargame with traditional toy soldiers, compared to wargame miniatures, thats my view, anyhow. I now have six such figures again, all different, so I won't be raising any units, but I am thinking about painting them up as decorations. If I had your quantity, I would still want to use them in 'traditional' wargaming.
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A good point. I was amazed to get so many. I will try them in a game and see how they look...
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