Replicants Figures From Chicago Toy Soldier Show are one of the highlights of the show. Steve Weston comes over from the United Kingdom bringing along the 2016 Replicants figures. Most years it is just the figures from the Plastic Warrior Show. This year there were new offerings: mounted and foot revenuers. These figures were made to oppose the smugglers.
Replicant Figures From Chicago Toy Soldier Show Old Figures
One of the figures from the 2016 Plastic Warrior Show was The Highwayman. This figure was done as an anniversary figure for the twentieth anniversary Replicants. It is a great figure with two flintlock pistols. A minor controversy has surfaced on if this figure is Dick Turpin or not. Dick Turpin was a 18th century highwayman that operated in England. His exploits were romanticized after his execution. His stories have been adapted to books, movies, etc.
Some people seeing the figure think it is Dick Turpin. Steve Weston lists the figure as Highwayman with the words Dick Turpin in parenthesis. The truth is Peter Cole has designated this figure as just a Highwayman only. In Plastic Warrior No 164 showed the new Replicants figures. Paul Morehead specifically stated it was not Dick Turpin. Peter Cole when doing research decided to do a generic figure.
The only Dick Turpin figures that have been down in plastic are a mounted figure from Lone Star and foot a figure from Horrible Histories.
The medieval monk and nun sold out at the Plastic Warrior show and did likewise at Chicago. These are great figures as it is hard to find these figures in 54mm. The figures can be used in other periods. I planned to use them in a Zorro scenario.
Also shown from 2016 Plastic Warrior Show was smuggler set two.
Replicants Figures From Chicago Toy Soldier Show Rereleased Figure
Steve Weston had Replicants rerelease the Duke of Cumberland figure. The Duke of Cumberland was part of the Battle of Culloden set with Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Highlanders, and the British infantry. (Cumberland commanded the British troops at Culloden.) Steve Weston had the figure done in red and blue.
Replicants Figures From Chicago Toy Soldier Show New Figures
The new Replicants figures hat were at the Chicago toy soldier Show were two different sets of revenuer figures. One set is foot, the other set is mounted. They were made to fight the smugglers.
Our very good Friend Paul Morehead told us Peter Cole found out an interest piece of information when researching the smugglers. Peter discovered that they would call out dragoons to try to catch the smugglers. The dragoons were a medium cavalry, They were used for reconnaissance and skirmishing among other tasks.
Replicants has done two different mounted dragoon figures. One pose is mounted with sword. The other pose is firing the flintlock pistol. The figures are on original Britains horses. The Britains horses have a plug on the back. This is to hold the rider in place. These figures have a hole drilled in their underside to work on these horses. The figures are available in red or blue. These figures can be used in other periods like the American Revolution.
Replicants Figures From Chicago Toy Soldier Show Revenuer Foot Figures
The other set of Revenuers is four foot figures. The poses are kneeling firing rifle, laying with rifle, Running rifle and standing firing rifle. These figures are also available in blue and red. Like the mounted revenuers they can be used in various periods.
There seems to be confusion that the foot revenuer figures have been out before. The answer is no. These are new figures. I have checked both Steven Weston’s and Replicants’ site to verify this. I also checked with Paul Morehead who beside being the publisher of Plastic Warrior is part of the Replicants company. He confirmed they were new figures.
The confusion comes as some of the poses are similar to earlier figures. Peter Cole is a stickler for historical accuracy and does research. He will get help from another very good friend of ours Peter Evans who is an expert on costuming and works in the Costume Studio.
One other note. I plan to use the Duke of Cumberland with these figures.
Check out the faces on those Revenuers.
Awful. They look like blobs of plastic.
I got most.I like them.
Faces are quite nice.The poses are super nice to me.
Replicant had improved a lot.
Type of plastic used same.
No my top of line figures,yet I can use most quite well in any scenes.Faces if painted are very well revived.
Many other figures such Barzso had half face gone or deformed because resin issues.Yet paint manage to cover the defect.
If not painted ,many vintage outthere have ugly faces .
Oh well….
I personally love them because era covered,well uniforms and weapon detail and historical accuracy in most.
Horses had been one of the weakness in artist job.
The horse body and shape had been wrong done in few done.But u can use any other horse always.
My thoughts,likes and observations.
Best….
I actually thought the new Replicant figures were among the highlights of new, interesting figures at OTSN. When I arrive, I always check out the Stengel and Weston rooms first, because they each run their new products in limited numbers. If you don’t arrive early, you sometimes find that what you want is already sold out.
In the case of Steve Weston’s array of Replicant figures this year, he offered the Revenue Officers (both foot and mounted), as well as the Bonnie Prince Charlie figure, in both blue and red. I had to stand there and agonize, at least for a minute, over which color to choose. I finally opted for the rich, medium blue, except for the outstanding Highwayman, which I got in red. By the time I got home, I felt I had made a mistake and should have gotton the Revenue Officers in red, and everything else in blue. Since I had to order the medieval monk and nun from England, anyway, I decided to go ahead, bite the bullet, and order duplicates of everything in the reverse colors.
At a show like OTSN, sometimes there are just too many ways to spend your money. Difficult decisions have to be made in the heat of the moment, and sometimes when the show is over and you are back home you realize you made the wrong choice.
Don .I had been in same situation many times,but x long I had deside to reduce my inventory vand get one each pose in most era collection because my all era collection hobby.
Yet in replicant as limited run I had miss many sets that I wich have,some I had found in mix cheap lot on ebay,others not.
Colors is a hard decision many times.
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I like most.Regarding clothing are well done.However the religious figures were done very poor and not quite correct aa I stated before.
For revenue figures I will gjve other uses….
All normans ,dannes and saxons done are great addition to any Hastings battle scene.
Never been a big fan of Replicant’s although they do appeal to me in some strange way. One thing you can say is they cover periods not covered by anyone else. I do have quite a few so there must be something about them that appeals to me.
Like most, developed a love for Marx playsets as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Started to collect vintage Marx playsets & figures around 1999. The FIRST non-vintage figure I bought was the Replicants CSA horseholder & then the Zouve with 2 different arms & then any ACW or Western Reps that came out. Have bought 3 of the 2nd smugglers sets to use in my gold mines and Western town. The figure with torch inspired me to use them outside of Marx Jailside as part of a lynch mob. Replicants seem to be the most unusual and original figures in my collection of figures and playsets. They have a classic appearance that I really admire.
Great & original figures! Great action poses. With flintlocks you could spend as much time reloading as firing so how about at least one reloading pose?
Good idea.I will send one to ed.So he can make one reloanding.
The name Turpin brings up a memory for me, does anybody remember Randy Turpin and what he did for his 60 days of fame?
I admire most from replicant the action poses depicted,like sample ,the one with sword stabing side way ,or cutting side way,most cavalry pose are done charging not actually han to hand combat mounted versus other mounted opponent. The one firing pistol mounted should be better x other pose horse as suddenly stopping, but pose is unique.
The one lying down prone with gun is not very regular used but great x ambush.
These figures are great for fist French /Indian war, last of Mohican ,Culloden , any European theater war, pirates ,bandits and even independence war as many still used pre 1770 coats .
The rare way these figures are sculpted using old traditional Elastolin type wire skeleton pose figure design and the cover to cast is very peculiar. Because if not mistake the first short run produced figures in plastic since demise of plastic toy soldier era and still in the market as I stated before it clear show how well they had manage to survive the hobby since 1990 when most long run had not. Meaning short run figures do manage to cup with this hobby far longer than long run if prices do not go insane out of control like REPLICAN had not and kept very well within budget
Choices are always good. The more to pick from the better.
That being said, I’ll pass on these.
I admire good sculpting and clearly defined lines of anatomy.
IN MY OPINION, Replicants meet neither of these standards.
I had quite a bit of stuff that Stengel had given me from Replicants.
Some tests, a couple of unreleased figures and different color samples.
I sold it all because it just didn’t appeal to me.
I did like the Bounty Hunters and Pinkertons. Those were nicely done. Crisp, clear lines and excellent, flash free castings.
I also have the dismounted cavalry which are “OK” but have flaws.
I have nothing against the company. If you like them, you should get them.
I’ll pass.
Smugglers and revenuers will work well for me in my “dreamwish” playset, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Now if only I could find some to use for character figures. Mabye someone could license likenesses from Disney?
Doubtful anyone would go to Disney as the license fees would go too high.