Metal was probably the first material used in the production of toy soldiers. Lead was used because of low melting point. However due to health issues this material was disregarded. Metal figures can be divided “grosso modo” in three morphologic types; flat, semi-flat and 3D (or “ronde bosse”). Flat figures are reduced to a sheet […]
In this section I will show toy soldiers made of plastic. This type of material is relativelly new as it was developed after World War II. There are many types of plastic and more often figures are made of soft plastic or hard plastic that can be glued. The first type is used for one […]
These figures belong to a wargame that I bought in Spain some years ago. This game was produced as a joint venture between MB and Games Workshop companies. The quality of sculpting was not outstanding. The figures were intended to be put in plastic bases, 3 knights or 5 infantry per base. I made individual […]
These figures belong to a game were four heroes search for treasures in a dungeon foul of monsters. The game was edited in 1990 by the company MB in cooperation with Games Workshop. These are the heroes. Each player controls one of these miniatures and should cooperate to survive the adventure. The Dwarf is resilient […]
Quiralu Figures made in aluminium. They are probably from the Quiralu maker but I need confirmation for the majority. The sculpture is less sharp then in lead figures. However they are very nice after a basic paint job. Bibliography: Tisné, Jean-Michel (2008). Quiralu. “Les diables bleux”. Militoys, 22: 36-51. The figures in the centre and […]
I have figures from two series that were produced in 1987 and 1996. All figures represent Portuguese soldiers. The scale is 75mm from foot to eye, and they are made in white metal. Figures from 1987 From left: 1640 – Porta-bandeira; 1644 – Mosqueteiro; 1658 – Oficial de Cavalaria. From left: 1742 – Oficial de […]
“Lord of the Rings” was a tittle of a series of three novels wrote by J. R. R. Tolkien. Games Workshop developed a series of figures directly inspired by movies that were made according to the books. The figures, in 28mm scale, allowed to recreate scenes of the story. In Portugal figures were released on […]
This post is related to figures produced by Games Workshop after the “Lord of the Rings” films. The photos are all from my collection and were painted by me. Characters Characters for the Light Army were all in metal. After the name of the character is a number indicating the fascicle in whish it was […]
The Bretonian army is made basically of Knights and infantry including bowmen. There are no vehicles nor guns of any sort. In many Warhammer armies each unit has a command group made by an officer, a flag-bearer and a musician. The making of flags is explained in a post in the DIY chapter. Infantry soldiers. […]
Games Workshop produced a large number of armies from the Medieval/Fantastic theme. Each army had it´s own characteristics including war machines (for same) and sorcerers. For example there were armies of Orcs and Goblins, the Empire, Vampire Counts, Skaven (figures like rats), etc. I only have figures from Dwarfs (with a clear Viking appearance), Lizardmen […]