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- […]
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); […]
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 […]
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. […]