Laurie’s Personal Figure Collection those of you know that Laurie has been with me for many of the shows and flea markets I have roamed over the last 27 years. Her first toy show was near the Kennedy airport where I saw she enjoy this world. She has been an excellent back stop and has spotted things I missed. Recently we showcased two Merten Centaurs that went into her collection. Since I was doing photos of some of my better pieces from my collection, I thought would share some of her items. Some are a little different than what I would collect.
Laurie’s Personal Figure Collection Head Up
For some reason Laurie like figures that have severed heads on them. The above figure she got in Germany at the German Plastic Show. I am not sure if it is a conversion piece or one of the figures made by one of the German companies doing new figures. the bottom of the horse has Elastolin on the bottom side.
This is a metal figure she spotted somewhere. Seeing that the guy was holding a head she had to buy it.
Laurie’s Personal Figure Collection Other Figures
Not all of Laurie’s figures are people with holding severed heads. She has a extensive collection of Miller figures. Laurie remembers as a child playing with the Miller Dinosaurs in the kitchen until they broke. Once we got married I gave her all my Miller dinosaurs. I also gave her my Miller Aliens and Jungle figures I had. Over the years we have added to all three aspects of Miller, but it is getting harder and harder to find good pieces at reasonable prices. Here we have one of her jungle pieces a elephant.
When we have gone on our trips aboard for various shows, we take time out to do a little sightseeing. One time while doing the Plastic Warrior show we went to the Tower of London. In the armory was Henry the Eighth’s armor. She got a kick out of his cod piece. Later when I was at a Renninger’s Extravaganza, I found the above figure for her collection.
Laurie does not remember where she picked up the Papo werewolf. I don’t think I bought it for her as I usually got her dinosaurs. It is a nice interpretation of the this myth.
Yes, I can see Laurie has eclectic tastes and finds unusual figures to be interesting. She’s sort of like my own wife. Whenever I took her with me to a toy soldier show, she always found the marching bands, musicians, and buglers to be the figures she was interested in. She always found Blackwatch Highlanders with bagpipes and drums especially interesting. That kept her going for a little while, but after about five toy soldier shows (including three in Chicago) she fizzeled out and was happy to let me go by myself, while she stayed home to watch the dogs & cats.
The late medieval knight on the Elastolin horse looks like he is holding one of the banner totem symbols on a staff that came from Elastolin’s set of Huns, which replaces the traditional spear or lance such an armored knight would normally be carrying.
I meant to say that some collector has replaced the knight’s lance which he must originally been carrying — with the Hun banner/totem which came with Elastolin’s mounted Hun figure.
A nice collection of different and interesting figures, The sort of figures i myself would go after.
Wow ! An impressive conversion! What scale is it?
Can we see the other side, please?
The Miller collection animal,prehistoric and aliens are very interesting .The other figures are quite interesting and nice as well .I like the werewolf pose ..
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Gory but cool looking figures !