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. […]
Category: Plastic
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 […]
Figures on this scale are usually used for wargaming. Initially the main producer was Games Workshop but nowadays there are many other companies. In this chapter I will show some figures in my collection.
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Wars cause material destruction and human casualties. Many companies included in their production examples of assistance to the war casualties. Composition Figures Lineol This German company produced some interesting figures of war casualties and medical personnel. Schusso Dogs were used for transport of medical items. The dog from left was made by Schusso the other […]
Prussia was one of the opponents of France during the Napoleonic period. After many defeats it was the arriving of the Prussian army in the battle of Waterloo that was decisive for the victory of the allied army. Generals Chintoys 007 Napoleonic Prussian Staff This maker of toy soldiers made 8 Generals for the Prussian […]
The name “cowboy” is a generalist designation to the people that in the XIX century explored the west of the United States. The huge production of Hollywood films whose theme was that part of US history lead to the production of many figures. Britains This maker produced many cowboys belonging to different series. Under each […]
Many European countries colonized parts of other continents, mostly Africa. The resistance of local peoples to the invaders lead to wars. Soldiers from this wars have been produced by many companies. Armies in Plastic # 5489 Mounted Arab Warriors 1900 North Africa (c) 2006 This reference depicts the Tuareg tribes that fought against French occupation […]
Carthaginians were a people that were the most fierce rivals of Romans for the domination of the Mediterranean. In spite of this evidence, there are not many figures representing this army. CTS – Classic Toy Soldiers Carthaginian in Combat This company made a small set of Carthaginians and it´s allies. The figures are a bit […]
Ancient Greece was divided in many city states that were often at war. The most important were Athens and Sparta. There are only a few figures of Greek soldiers, namely from Britains and Expeditionary Force. For simplicity we included also the Macedonian army which were considered by Greeks as barbarians. Bibliography: Sekunda, Nicholas Victor & […]
This French General is, probably, the most represented General of all times. I got a few miniatures both in plastic and in metal. 1 – Bust in plastic | 2 – Figure in metal from Military Masters series made by Westair Reprodutions Ltd 1972 | 3 – A gift from the Magazine “Vae Victis” in […]