Eichhörnchen's Armies - Page 8

Eichhörnchen · 11-20-22, 02:16 PM

Beautifully sculpted toy knight from Dulcop. I love this figure to bits, yet every other one from this set of 6 looks mediocre by comparison (painted by me)

ET2SN · 11-20-22, 05:12 PM

If you could get that figure molded in metal, it would look great on the hood of a car.

em2nought · 11-20-22, 09:13 PM

These Romans and Cowboy look swell against the backdrops.

I couldn't resist ordering the ACW Peter Dennis paper soldiers book off Amazon for $11.

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Originally Posted by ET2SN

If you could get that figure molded in metal, it would look great on the hood of a car.

I tried making lead soldiers with equipment from the Dunken Company back in the day. https://www.dunken.com/ My lead army never even reached the platoon size. lol

Eichhörnchen · 11-21-22, 04:56 AM

I did try some metal casting from scratch some years back, using RTV pouring rubber to make my own moulds. It was fun but a bit messy and expensive

And yes, he'd make a great hood mascot

Eichhörnchen · 11-23-22, 11:53 AM

This is a well-known set to those of us who were boys in the 60's in the UK. I stripped & repainted these, also replaced the "pilum" (spear) with a more realistic one - otherwise this figure always looks as though he's throwing a bendy broom handle

The last two are supposed to be gladiators so I've painted them differently

Eichhörnchen · 12-31-22, 05:49 PM

Crescent produced 2 or 3 mounted figures to go with their one and only set of medieval knights in the 1960s. Nowhere near as realistic as Britains' knights they were nevertheless to be found in just about every boy's toy box - (repainted by me)

Buddahaid · 12-31-22, 06:18 PM

Is that Sir Lancelot?

Eichhörnchen · 01-01-23, 09:13 AM

^ I stick to plain toy soldier colours with no shading or highlighting - to me that's for model soldiers (which I do also make) - but these guys often don't differentiate between toy and model soldiers

Aktungbby · 01-01-23, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Is that Sir Lancelot?

No way! Sir Lancelot always rode a destrier, or at minimum a sturdy, fleet courser(cheaper to feed!) or his squires' palfrey when not in "full harness''...when he wasn't horsen' 'round with Guinevere(another man's wife-how unchivelrous!) or Elaine, the fair maid of Aßtolat...presumably in less-than full 'harness'?!!(ie: minus the rusty codpiece

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Eichhörnchen · 01-02-23, 01:00 PM

In the mid 1960s Britains Ltd brought out a line of plastic toy soldiers which were made up of separately moulded parts (legs, heads, weapons etc) allowing for a degree of customisation. Amongst this range were the American Civil War figures and sets. Some still find these (and the related War of Independence and ceremonial military figures) rather bland - they don't always have the same level of dynamism and imagination as some single-cast sculptings

(My photos)

What they did have, however, was a superb artillery piece - mine's shown here - plus there was also a gun limber and team of 4 horses to pull it in one of the 'super' sets. I don't have mine any more and they cost a small fortune to buy now. These are all 54mm toy soldier scale btw

Britains Limited had already bought up the small "Herald Models" company and continued producing their beautiful single-shot figures, which also included sets for the ACW (American Civil War) although not the AWI (American War of Independence)

Not my photo - Herald's ACW figures; there was an identical group moulded in gray for the Confederate forces

em2nought · 01-03-23, 02:10 AM

Had that very artillery set at one time. Think I picked mine up at VMI. I don't remember having the kneeling officer though.

Eichhörnchen · 01-03-23, 04:51 AM

Yes he was always part of this set - there was a Confederate team too

And the big limber set had three joined-together crewmen on top with a couple of riders steering the horses - I remember being a bit disappointed that the chain harness was made from rubber & not real chains - that would've looked amazing

Eichhörnchen · 01-03-23, 08:41 AM

I just found this pic of my set of Herald Confederates - most still awaiting a repaint

The Britains Swoppet confederates (pictured below) include "Butternut Brown" infantrymen - they just have the grey torso & arms replaced with a brown one

'Butternut Browns'

August · 01-03-23, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I just found this pic of my set of Herald Confederates - most still awaiting a repaint

The Britains Swoppet confederates (not pictured here yet) include "Butternut Brown" infantrymen - they just have the grey torso & arms replaced with a brown one. I'll look one out and take a photo

Looks like they just repainted the union figures in confederate colors.

Jimbuna · 01-03-23, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Looks like they just repainted the union figures in confederate colors.

I thought that also but couldn't say with certainty having lost my collection literally decades ago.

11-20-22, 02:16 PM	#106
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Dulcop (Italy) knight Beautifully sculpted toy knight from Dulcop. I love this figure to bits, yet every other one from this set of 6 looks mediocre by comparison (painted by me) __________________

11-21-22, 04:56 AM	#109
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I did try some metal casting from scratch some years back, using RTV pouring rubber to make my own moulds. It was fun but a bit messy and expensive And yes, he'd make a great hood mascot __________________

11-23-22, 11:53 AM	#110
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Crescent Toys Romans This is a well-known set to those of us who were boys in the 60's in the UK. I stripped & repainted these, also replaced the "pilum" (spear) with a more realistic one - otherwise this figure always looks as though he's throwing a bendy broom handle The last two are supposed to be gladiators so I've painted them differently __________________

12-31-22, 05:49 PM	#111
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Crescent Toys Crescent produced 2 or 3 mounted figures to go with their one and only set of medieval knights in the 1960s. Nowhere near as realistic as Britains' knights they were nevertheless to be found in just about every boy's toy box - (repainted by me) __________________

12-31-22, 06:18 PM	#112
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,561 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Is that Sir Lancelot? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-20-22, 05:12 PM	#107
ET2SN ET2/SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,520 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	If you could get that figure molded in metal, it would look great on the hood of a car.

01-01-23, 09:13 AM	#113
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I stick to plain toy soldier colours with no shading or highlighting - to me that's for *model* soldiers (which I do also make) - but these guys often don't differentiate between toy and model soldiers __________________

01-02-23, 01:00 PM	#115
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	American Civil War In the mid 1960s Britains Ltd brought out a line of plastic toy soldiers which were made up of separately moulded parts (legs, heads, weapons etc) allowing for a degree of customisation. Amongst this range were the American Civil War figures and sets. Some still find these (and the related War of Independence and ceremonial military figures) rather bland - they don't always have the same level of dynamism and imagination as some single-cast sculptings (My photos) What they did have, however, was a superb artillery piece - mine's shown here - plus there was also a gun limber and team of 4 horses to pull it in one of the 'super' sets. I don't have mine any more and they cost a small fortune to buy now. These are all 54mm toy soldier scale btw Britains Limited had already bought up the small "Herald Models" company and continued producing their beautiful single-shot figures, which also included sets for the ACW (American Civil War) although not the AWI (American War of Independence) Not my photo - Herald's ACW figures; there was an identical group moulded in gray for the Confederate forces __________________

01-03-23, 02:10 AM	#116
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,276 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Had that very artillery set at one time. Think I picked mine up at VMI. I don't remember having the kneeling officer though. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

01-03-23, 04:51 AM	#117
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes he was always part of this set - there was a Confederate team too And the big limber set had three joined-together crewmen on top with a couple of riders steering the horses - I remember being a bit disappointed that the chain harness was made from rubber & not real chains - that would've looked amazing __________________

01-03-23, 08:41 AM	#118
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I just found this pic of my set of Herald Confederates - most still awaiting a repaint The Britains Swoppet confederates (pictured below) include "Butternut Brown" infantrymen - they just have the grey torso & arms replaced with a brown one 'Butternut Browns' __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 01-04-23 at 08:00 AM.