Eichhörnchen's Armies - Page 19

Eichhörnchen · 01-01-24, 01:52 PM

These horses were those originally issued by 'Herald'

Eichhörnchen · 01-01-24, 02:23 PM

These are all Britains 'Herald' figures - one piece mouldings with no removable parts such as guns. All are common

Most of these I've stripped & repainted

The guy swinging his rifle is in original paint

Eichhörnchen · 01-01-24, 02:40 PM

In both cases the Herald figures are on the right - but top left is a figure by Paramount and below left is Cherilea; this may well have come before the Herald figure but I think the Paramount cowboy was probably inspired by Herald's, I'm not too sure but I'll ask someone who knows. The hat on the Cherilea base is a nice touch

Eichhörnchen · 01-01-24, 03:21 PM

This figure was always bareheaded but you can change that

Eisenwurst · 01-01-24, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Later Swoppets were often produced in a bendy vinyl-like material, as was this one, and vinyl- based paints were used increasingly for better adhesion; polythene plastic figures were always prone to flaking paintwork

Montezuma's Revenge ????

Buddahaid · 01-01-24, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

^ It was probably all they had at Walmart...

Great Ceasar's Ghost!

ET2SN · 01-01-24, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

They may want to check the operating manual for those rifles.
I think they missed an important point.

With the vinyl figures, have you considered using them as masters for RTV molds?
Nothing sticks to vinyl forever. Maybe a re-cast in resin would work better?

Eichhörnchen · 01-02-24, 07:58 AM

^

I did a bit of RTV moulding years ago (for white metal casting) but as these figures are only kids' toys I wouldn't bother detailing them - realism takes a back seat here. And I'm only having a bit of fun with the diorama style backgrounds - I haven't done any serious model making for many years now

Eichhörnchen · 01-02-24, 09:53 AM

These are from Cherilea at a time when makers seemed to be using a mix of old lead-casting moulds as well as newer ones which produced figures of a slightly larger size; it looks to me as though the riflemen are of the latter kind as I'm sure the gunfighter originally appeared as a metal toy

Eichhörnchen · 01-10-24, 07:38 AM

Crescent Toy Co.

Eichhörnchen · 01-10-24, 07:51 AM

em2nought · 01-10-24, 07:52 PM

I dig the Indians & the cowpokes.

Eisenwurst · 01-11-24, 02:33 AM

Hi Glynn. Great stuff. Do you have any US Cavalry figures ? Wild West Period.

Eichhörnchen · 01-11-24, 08:28 AM

^ The only ones within my remit of vintage toy figures (there are probably some newer sets featuring US cavalry) came from Cherilea Toys (above) and Crescent (below) - there were probably two or more mounted troopers by Crescent but I never got any of these cavalry soldiers - these are someone else's pictures

Both these sets shown here are large 60mm scale - and some of them were released in grey plastic as "confederate civil war" soldiers, although they are clearly wild west in design

Funnily enough though, Cherilea also produced a scout figure in a similar fashion to this Crescent one (also in buckskins) and I do happen to have that one in the queue for painting as he's interesting just on his own; he's not shown here so I'll post him later

Just found this: Crescent US Cavalry trooper

Eisenwurst · 01-11-24, 05:07 PM

Good on you. History gets corrupted by Academics with an agenda, and Custer wasn't the buffoon he's made out to be nowadays.

I'm sure you'll do a great job on the Buckskin Scout.

01-01-24, 01:52 PM	#271
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	More Swoppet cowboys These horses were those originally issued by 'Herald' __________________

01-01-24, 02:23 PM	#272
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Britains 'Herald' These are all Britains 'Herald' figures - one piece mouldings with no removable parts such as guns. All are common Most of these I've stripped & repainted The guy swinging his rifle is in original paint __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 01-03-24 at 07:01 AM.

01-01-24, 02:40 PM	#273
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Imitations In both cases the Herald figures are on the right - but top left is a figure by Paramount and below left is Cherilea; this may well have come before the Herald figure but I think the Paramount cowboy was probably inspired by Herald's, I'm not too sure but I'll ask someone who knows. The hat on the Cherilea base is a nice touch __________________

01-01-24, 03:21 PM	#274
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some more 'Swoppet' dismounted cowboys This figure was always bareheaded but you can change that __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 01-03-24 at 05:31 AM.

01-02-24, 07:58 AM	#278
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I did a bit of RTV moulding years ago (for white metal casting) but as these figures are only kids' toys I wouldn't bother detailing them - realism takes a back seat here. And I'm only having a bit of fun with the diorama style backgrounds - I haven't done any serious model making for many years now __________________

01-02-24, 09:53 AM	#279
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cherilea Toys These are from Cherilea at a time when makers seemed to be using a mix of old lead-casting moulds as well as newer ones which produced figures of a slightly larger size; it looks to me as though the riflemen are of the latter kind as I'm sure the gunfighter originally appeared as a metal toy __________________

01-10-24, 07:38 AM	#280
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The home team Crescent Toy Co. __________________

01-10-24, 07:51 AM	#281
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Britains-Herald __________________

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,282 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I dig the Indians & the cowpokes. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

01-11-24, 02:33 AM	#283
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,621 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Hi Glynn. Great stuff. Do you have any US Cavalry figures ? Wild West Period. __________________

01-11-24, 08:28 AM	#284
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Some here, mate ^ The only ones within my remit of vintage toy figures (there are probably some newer sets featuring US cavalry) came from Cherilea Toys (above) and Crescent (below) - there were probably two or more mounted troopers by Crescent but I never got any of these cavalry soldiers - these are someone else's pictures Both these sets shown here are large 60mm scale - and some of them were released in grey plastic as "confederate civil war" soldiers, although they are clearly wild west in design Funnily enough though, Cherilea also produced a scout figure in a similar fashion to this Crescent one (also in buckskins) and I do happen to have that one in the queue for painting as he's interesting just on his own; he's not shown here so I'll post him later Just found this: Crescent US Cavalry trooper __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 01-11-24 at 09:59 AM.

01-11-24, 05:07 PM	#285
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,621 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Good on you. History gets corrupted by Academics with an agenda, and Custer wasn't the buffoon he's made out to be nowadays. I'm sure you'll do a great job on the Buckskin Scout. __________________