Andreas’ Recent Figure Finds, our very good friend Andreas Dittmann has found some items in what he calls “cheapo stores'”. I liked his term for dollar stores, pound stores, etc. It is where we are finding items at reasonable prices. I have some updates for you.
Andreas’ Recent Figure Finds Store Finds
Updates
1. Advancing with an automatic weapon
2. Standing with pistol and M16
3. Grenade thrower
4. With pistol? and walkie talkie
5. Kneeling firing bazooka
6. Standing firing rifle
7. Officer looking through binoculars waving
8. Advancing with a Sten gun grenade in the right hand
10. Running with an automatic gun
11. Running right leg up an automatic rifle waving
12. Advancing with bayonet rifle
The copied poses are two, six, seven, nine, and twelve. Pose eight is a copy of the Airfix second series paratrooper.
A Buffalo set would be the Cat’s A**
I had seen the animals and there more plus dinosaur sets as well from same maker.
The roman knights sets is very well done .Typical Chinese well done figures when they want do it right the produce very well done figures with nice detail and great poses.The weapon mix up is generally a common issue in reset assembling line as they just don’t pay attention ,but not a big issue .I saw then in alibaba no long ago,there another set with other poses as well.
I like get one set of those if find where from here as alibaba were x sale in huge lot offer only .
I think Tedi is just importing then ,not making it .
Revell did some nice figures. I snatched up about everything they did in 1/72 scale and would have loved to have gotten their 1/35 scale figures but they were just too small – even for the “old” 1/32 scale. I remember one time I somehow got some Revell ACW figures instead of Accurate. Same poses, but the size difference was really noticeable. I never figured that one out – after all, they were making the exact same figures. It was the same with their 100 Years War figures, beautifully sculpted, just small. I never noticed it with their ARW figures but maybe by then I was on to the difference and just bought Accurate. I was thinking about it, we’re talking almost thirty years ago now.
Time flies when you’re having fun…
The boxes of animals are like ones sold here in the UK in stores called Poundland they are not very big. I always thought the Revell figures were the same size as Airfix the medieval were small but the rest seemed fine to me. I like the German pioneers the best unusual poses.
You might be right. After my experience with the ACW and 100 Years War I stayed away from Revell. As I said, I loved the poses and had their 1/72 scale figures – but the size difference in the sets I had was just too much for me.
It would figure their German Engineers would match – one of the sets I DIDN’T buy. LOL
It always baffled me as.to why Accurate made their Medievals in 1/35. With 20th Century figures I can kinda see due to 1/35 prevailing in the Model kit world. The only Medieval set I can think of done prior to Accurate’s that was in 1/35 was MPC. Airfix did their Medievals listed as 1/32 but probably closer to 1/35. So with all prior history of plastic Medievals done in 1/32 or even 1/30, Accurate decides to match up with one undersized 1/32 set by Airfix? What a waste of nicely sculpted and historically accurate figures!
I was told the Accurate medieval figures were made smaller on purpose to match up with the Airfix Men at Arms.
The Roman and knight figures are Chinese copies of the Blue Box / Revell Epic series.
There is a slight loss of detail, as the figures have been copied same size and the painting is very slapdash.
However I have cleaned up quite a few of them and repainted and they look okay.
At one pound each in POUNDLAND stores, it also means that they are a good cheap source of conversion potential.
They also made a copy of the Roman Chariot and Tribune, occasionally the Tribune and both mounted figures turn up as foot figures in the single boxes.
Peter, we need some more great Wild West replicants!!!! The latest Texas Rangers are amazing.
Sorry – meant Replicants, not replicants!!
Ooooops – WRONG Peter…
I will pass the message onto the talented Peter Cole
Thanks! Sorry, I always get you two guys confused.
Don’t worry about it AJ, I know Peter Cole, Peter Evans, Peter Bergner, and Peter Christ that I have to keep straight.
LOL!! I just get the two British Peters mixed up.
If anyone talks to PETER COLE, we need more new American Wild West Replicants!!