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 the II World War. The 8th Army fought in the North Africa against the German Afrika Korps. Airfix This company produced 7 different figures of good quality. The poses are dynamic including a running officer. Matchbox The seven figures include […]
One of the most recognisable symbols of the United Kingdom are the soldiers with the large fur hats that guard the Buckingham Palace. Britains 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 1”. These […]
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. The more common figures are, probably, from Star Wars films. Britains Britains produced some figures inspired by Science fiction. There were 6 different figures that were made in yellow plastic (for the good people) and […]
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 from the “Darkness Army” made by Games Workshop after the “Lord of the Rings” films. Characters After the name of each character is the number of the fascicle as it was released in Portugal. Saruman (15) the wizard, King wizard of Angmar (37), Lurtz (5), Ugluk (16). Grishnakh (17); Gorbag (48); […]
As the name shows, this army is formed by many types of lizards and is very colourful. These lizards are the “skinks” and are small and not very strong. However as they attack in large numbers they can be very nasty. Saurus are the basic infantry in a Lizardmen army. These beasts are known as […]
For the purpose of this chapter we consider as “Modern Armies” those that represent soldiers after World War II. Gulliver These figures are probably copies. The sculpture is not very good. Most probably these figures do not represent a specific country. Bases are not original. The lower figure shows a M16 rifle. Figures were glued […]