Unusual paper soldiers with snippets of information. I wonder if any wargamers were introduced to the hobby with these paper dolls?
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Showing posts with label flats. Show all posts
Thursday, March 17, 2016
An Interesting Garage Sale Find
I found these card soldiers at a Saturday garage sale long ago. A friend was coming over to look at some of my old 54mm western toys with an eye to buying some, and I found these in a bag between a couple of containers.
These are printed on hard cardstock and quite large. I put a Garrison 25mm Cavalryman next to the last picture. Targeteer? That's one we don't often see on ECW wargame tables, unless it's Scottish or Irish?
Unusual paper soldiers with snippets of information. I wonder if any wargamers were introduced to the hobby with these paper dolls?
Unusual paper soldiers with snippets of information. I wonder if any wargamers were introduced to the hobby with these paper dolls?
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Comic Book Toy Soldiers: Lucky Toys 104 King's Knights Set
This is another post detailing some of the comic book toy soldiers that were available long ago. Well, maybe not THAT long ago. I have to say that I never saw these ads in the comics I was buying:
They were made by the same people who made the flat Lucky 204 Revolutionary War Soldier Set and the Lucky flat Romans. These figures are similar in that the foot soldiers are a larger size than the cavalry. Here's the original box that also served as the mailer:
As you can see it is very similar to the box the 132 Roman Soldiers were packaged in. Once opened the contents were jumbled together:
The ad says you receive the following:
4 Kings on Horseback
12 Knights in armor on horseback with pikes
12 knights on horseback with banners
4 Buglers afoot
12 Knights on horseback with battle axes
20 Foot soldiers with Maces and side swords
20 Foot soldiers with swords and shields
20 Foot soldiers with long bows
The soldiers were divided equally into black and white pieces. Unlike the Roman set, there are no catapults or devices to knock them down. The set I possess is made of a very hard plastic, the detail is crisp and only some of the mounted knights' "pikes" have been damaged by handling over time. Also my set is incomplete, it is missing a few figures.
The 4 kings:
12 Knights in armor on Horseback with pikes (lances)
12 Knights on horseback with Banners
4 Buglers afoot
12 Knights on horseback with battle axes
20 Foot soldiers with Maces and side swords
20 Foot soldiers with swords and shields
20 Foot soldiers with long bows
All set up they look impressive:
As for the scale, the foot soldiers are the same size as the flat Romans, just over an inch and a half tall and too large to fit in with smaller plastics. The cavalry is the same size as the Roman cavalry and a suitable fit with modern 1/72 figures, albeit rather thin. Here's a picture showing the size differences between Airfix and Strelets 1/72 figures and these:
These figures are very nice, they have flat bases but they are susceptible to sudden domino like collapses if the table they are on is bumped.
They were made by the same people who made the flat Lucky 204 Revolutionary War Soldier Set and the Lucky flat Romans. These figures are similar in that the foot soldiers are a larger size than the cavalry. Here's the original box that also served as the mailer:
As you can see it is very similar to the box the 132 Roman Soldiers were packaged in. Once opened the contents were jumbled together:
The ad says you receive the following:
4 Kings on Horseback
12 Knights in armor on horseback with pikes
12 knights on horseback with banners
4 Buglers afoot
12 Knights on horseback with battle axes
20 Foot soldiers with Maces and side swords
20 Foot soldiers with swords and shields
20 Foot soldiers with long bows
The soldiers were divided equally into black and white pieces. Unlike the Roman set, there are no catapults or devices to knock them down. The set I possess is made of a very hard plastic, the detail is crisp and only some of the mounted knights' "pikes" have been damaged by handling over time. Also my set is incomplete, it is missing a few figures.
The 4 kings:
12 Knights in armor on Horseback with pikes (lances)
Friday, September 25, 2015
Comic Book Toy Soldiers: Lucky Toys 204 Revolutionary War Set - The Flat Soldiers
I did a post about the Lucky Toys 204 Revolutionary War Set a while back.
Those were the fully round, soft plastic figures that are roughly 1/72 scale.
This post is about the older version, the flat plastic figures.
Their size is roughly 30 mm, so they tower over 1/72, but the horses and guns are close to 1/72 scale.
I don't have complete sets, and the reason is that they are so brittle.
So what I have posted were some examples that I have to hand.
Here's a couple of the old ads from the comic books.
The numbers of soldiers are the same as in the later fully round sets.
I have photographed examples of each pose:
36 Dragoons (Cavalrymen)
These are pretty close to 1/72 scale. Their brittleness is apparent as legs and tails often go missing.
12 Shooting Infantrymen
12 Marching Infantrymen
Bayonets are especially vulnerable on this pose
12 Crouching Infantrymen
These are pretty close to the shooting pose, just that the knees are slightly bent and the musket is a bit lower.
12 Fifers
12 Charging Infantrymen
This is a nice pose, though I don't see them as charging, more like advancing with musket at the trail.
12 Sharpshooters
12 Field Cannon
These are pretty brittle pieces. They aren't accurate but they do have a sort of charm. They are a good size for 1/72 figures. The two cannon are connected and depict two guns side by side.
12 Cannon Loaders
12 Drummers
These are the nicest, most detailed items in this set.
12 Minute Men
These are just produced in blue, as they are meant to be American troops only.
24 Mohawk Indians
Of note is that there are 12 Indians per side
12 Officers
12 Hessian Troops
As with the Minutemen, these soldiers were meant for one side only.
This is different from the fully round soft plastic figures, as I have examples of blue American grenadiers and red Minutemen. I guess quality control was better back then.
Overall, these are much more brittle than the Roman Soldier sets. Their size, just over 30 mm, makes the foot soldiers incompatible with 1/72 figures and 40 mm figures. As you can see, they are pretty tall:
As an aside, I just photographed the red side. I did intend on standing them up in units, but I had a lot more trouble standing them up than I did with the Roman sets. Eventually I gave up. So with that in mind, here's the blue pile:
Those were the fully round, soft plastic figures that are roughly 1/72 scale.
This post is about the older version, the flat plastic figures.
Their size is roughly 30 mm, so they tower over 1/72, but the horses and guns are close to 1/72 scale.
I don't have complete sets, and the reason is that they are so brittle.
So what I have posted were some examples that I have to hand.
Here's a couple of the old ads from the comic books.
The numbers of soldiers are the same as in the later fully round sets.
I have photographed examples of each pose:
These are pretty close to 1/72 scale. Their brittleness is apparent as legs and tails often go missing.
12 Shooting Infantrymen
12 Marching Infantrymen
Bayonets are especially vulnerable on this pose
12 Crouching Infantrymen
These are pretty close to the shooting pose, just that the knees are slightly bent and the musket is a bit lower.
12 Fifers
12 Charging Infantrymen
This is a nice pose, though I don't see them as charging, more like advancing with musket at the trail.
12 Sharpshooters
12 Field Cannon
These are pretty brittle pieces. They aren't accurate but they do have a sort of charm. They are a good size for 1/72 figures. The two cannon are connected and depict two guns side by side.
12 Cannon Loaders
12 Drummers
These are the nicest, most detailed items in this set.
12 Minute Men
These are just produced in blue, as they are meant to be American troops only.
24 Mohawk Indians
Of note is that there are 12 Indians per side
12 Officers
12 Hessian Troops
As with the Minutemen, these soldiers were meant for one side only.
This is different from the fully round soft plastic figures, as I have examples of blue American grenadiers and red Minutemen. I guess quality control was better back then.
Overall, these are much more brittle than the Roman Soldier sets. Their size, just over 30 mm, makes the foot soldiers incompatible with 1/72 figures and 40 mm figures. As you can see, they are pretty tall:
As an aside, I just photographed the red side. I did intend on standing them up in units, but I had a lot more trouble standing them up than I did with the Roman sets. Eventually I gave up. So with that in mind, here's the blue pile:
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