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.
Friday 8 October 2010
APhC 2s Philistine Ox Chariot (continued)
Thanks very much to Harry Pearson for sending me this unassembled example of the Philistine Ox Chariot. I have also added this picture to the original post here
Presumably Harry was flooded with with sets after his appeal on Radio four? Makes a welcome change from floods or lifeboats.
Isn't it fantastic? Maybe I am am a romantic old fool but when I look at those primitive but powerful oxen, they seem faithful to the 'feel' of the period.
There are some brilliant modern sculptors about, but when you look at their products it is always first and foremost a Fred Blogs figure, not a Frenchman or a medieval figure.
Ted Suren used to sculpt figures that were primarily of their time. Mind you, all I am saying that being very talented does not make you a genius.
I would say that some of the Perry late medieval sculpts show their reenacting experience and are as good as anything I have ever seen.
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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1 comment:
Presumably Harry was flooded with with sets after his appeal on Radio four? Makes a welcome change from floods or lifeboats.
Isn't it fantastic? Maybe I am am a romantic old fool but when I look at those primitive but powerful oxen, they seem faithful to the 'feel' of the period.
There are some brilliant modern sculptors about, but when you look at their products it is always first and foremost a Fred Blogs figure, not a Frenchman or a medieval figure.
Ted Suren used to sculpt figures that were primarily of their time. Mind you, all I am saying that being very talented does not make you a genius.
I would say that some of the Perry late medieval sculpts show their reenacting experience and are as good as anything I have ever seen.
Sorry, rambling somewhat here.
John
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