New arrival

I am indebted to Harry for a copy of a very early Miniature Figurines catalogue. This includes the HO/OO range (20mm); the first S Range figures (Ancients, Hundred Years War, Medieval, English Civil War, Jacobite Rebellion, Seven Years War, American War of Independence, Napoleonic, Crimean, and Franco-Prussian War), 30mm wargames figures with moveable arms, and some 54mm figures. It includes some brief uniform and painting notes.

Prices are given in pounds, shillings and pence but also with decimal equivalents, which suggests it dates from just before decimalisation, which happened on 15th February 1971.

The catalogue is particularly notable for having 21 black and white photographs of S Range figures with code numbers attached - this is very rare and gives some definitive identifications for some Jacobite Rebellion, Seven Years War, and other figures.

I have posted these photographs below, and will shortly add them to the previous posts for each of these figures.

The catalogue also states the intention of changing all cavalry figures to separate riders and horses. All the illustrated mounted figures are one piece castings.

As mentioned on Vintage Wargaming, I have also tracked down a couple of copies of the Miniature Figurines House Magazine Minimag, from a year or two later. In due course I hope to post some of the plates, of Peter Heath line drawings, and come of the articles and uniform notes contained in them.

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range pages

Over on The Old Metal Detector I have posted listings of the Minifigs 20mm (HO/OO) range, from this catalogue form around 1967. Interestingly it also contains early listings for S Range. so shows Miniature Figurines in its first major transition. I have shown the pages with S Range listings below. These listings contain wargame rules to buy, and recommends a number of information reference books, including Funcken (spelt interestingly) and the Kannik Blandford - more of this, perhaps, anon.

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range page 1

Russian and Turkish Crimean War figures, and English Civil War

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range page 2

British and French Crimea, Jacobite Rising

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range page 3

Ancient Period foot figures and cavalry figures

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range page 4

Medieval infantry and cavalry, Hundred Years War, and Franco-Prussian War

Miniature Figurines Ltd 20mm and 25mm military figures catalogue: S Range page 5

Seven Years' War, American War of Independence, Napoleonic Staff and French additions, British Ammo Set, and Pontoon Set. Ancient Galleys and Recommended Books containing coloured drawings.