This company produced groups of four metal figures including a General and three soldiers. Figures are a bit flat but well painted. American Civil War Confederate Army
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WWII Russian Army
Airfix The figures in here represent the Russian army during World War two, they are in a really good shape. This sets include different types of figures with different types of weapons such as ligh machineguns, heavy machineguns and rifles. Atlantic The Atlantic figures seem to have different scales. The first soldier has a knee […]
Samurai is the name of some Japanese noble soldiers from XVI to XIX centuries. The bulk of Japanese armies were common soldiers known as “ashigaru”. Aoshima Aoshima 022696 Fire arms were introduced in Japan by Portuguese navigators. The second figure is climbing a wood tower to attack a fortress.
The 8th Army is one of the most famous units of the British Army from World War II. The 8th Army fought in the North Africa against the German Afrika Korps. Airfix Airfix company produced 7 different figures of good quality. The poses are dynamic including a running officer. Matchbox The seven figures produced by […]
One of the most recognisable symbols of the United Kingdom are the soldiers with the large fur hats that guard the Buckingham Palace. Britains Plastic Figures This is the figure number 2 in Peter Cole´s book (bibliography). These are the same figure with slight differences. Under the base there are engraved: “Made in England S […]
This chapter includes types of soldiers that belong to units that have special history and are not related to a particular conflict. Among others it can be mentioned the Foreign Legion, Police units, Samurai warriors, etc.
Légion Étrangère The French Foreign Legion was founded in 1831 to incorporate soldiers that were not French but wanted to fight for France. They were considered “Français par le sang versé”. This troops participated in colonial wars but also in Europe during I and II World Wars. Academy 1 2 3 4 5 6 1- […]
Science fiction is a common theme for films and so is natural that some companies made figures inspired by those. In this blog post you will be able to see some examples of my collection regarding this theme.
Mexicans are under represented in the Far West theme. In American made films the neighbours from the south are depicted as evil or at best lazy. Unfortunately Mexican figures are not very common. They large hats are very noticeable and are very nice on display. Weston, Steve (2008). Mexicans!. PW 128: 2-4. Crescent Crescent Mexicans […]
This post shows figures made by Games Workshop after the “Lord of the Rings” films. In here I have some examples of figures that were released in Portugal as part of a monthly magazine series.