A companion to the Hinton Hunter and the Old Metal Detector blogs, dedicated to the first "true 25mm" figures of the Minifigs S Range, produced between 1968 and 1975.
The only two Ancient axemen figures listed are AG 12s Gaul Axeman and AF 1s Frank Axeman advancing. If you use the "look for" section on this blog's home page and click on "code - AF" you will see the illustration from the old S Range catalogue of the Frank, which is clearly not this figure. (This photograph is attributed in the catalogue to AF 1s, and though I no longer have them I used to have some examples of this figure, clearly marked AF 1s.)
Roy
Neither of the S Range catalogues I have contain any listings, separate or not, for Ancient Germans.
This only leaves the Gaul axeman for this figure. I can't comment on the accuracy of the figure (Ancients are not my thing) but I am reasonably confident the figure illustrated is AG 12s. The picture and original ID came from Harry P so I feel this is pretty authoritative.
Of course, if someone could produce a separate German list, or an actual example of the figure with a different code scratched on its base, I could be persuaded.
This site is one of a family of (currently) three blogs for people interested in old 20mm and "true 25mm" wargames figures. The others are the Hinton Hunter (concentrating on Hinton Hunt) and the Old Metal Detector (other manufacturers).
Minifgs S Range figures can be hard to identify with absolute confidence, partly through a lack of contemporary photographic catalogues, partly because the code numbers scratched on the underside of infantry figures' bases may be obscured by later basing or by filing, and because code numbers are not present on cavalry figures, while one Napoleonic Lancer looks very like another.
If you spot any mistakes in the attribution of any of the figures here, or can supply pictures for any of the figures missing them, I would be very glad to hear from you.
Contacting the Lone S Ranger
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3 comments:
He's an ancient German Didn't they have a separate listing??
Roy
Surely no celt. The hairstyle is a Frank from the 5th century.
Uwe
The only two Ancient axemen figures listed are AG 12s Gaul Axeman and AF 1s Frank Axeman advancing. If you use the "look for" section on this blog's home page and click on "code - AF" you will see the illustration from the old S Range catalogue of the Frank, which is clearly not this figure. (This photograph is attributed in the catalogue to AF 1s, and though I no longer have them I used to have some examples of this figure, clearly marked AF 1s.)
Roy
Neither of the S Range catalogues I have contain any listings, separate or not, for Ancient Germans.
This only leaves the Gaul axeman for this figure. I can't comment on the accuracy of the figure (Ancients are not my thing) but I am reasonably confident the figure illustrated is AG 12s. The picture and original ID came from Harry P so I feel this is pretty authoritative.
Of course, if someone could produce a separate German list, or an actual example of the figure with a different code scratched on its base, I could be persuaded.
Clive
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