Chintoys Next Two Releases: Prussian Spain / Portugal General Staffs we are able to show first photos of these two new sets. The first is a Prussian General Staff eight different figures. The second is a mix of Spainish and Portugese General Staff. Once again it will be eight different figures.
Chintoys Next Two Releases: Prussian Spain / Portugal General Staffs Prussian
Chintoys Next Two Releases: Prussian Spain / Portugal General Staffs Spain and Portugal
As soon as we have more information we will post it here giving you a break down of who is who.
These Napoleonic Wars general staff figures really are quite neat. They are all very well sculpted, historically accurate, a good quality soft plastic, a near perfect 54mm scale, and each figure represents a specific historical character figure.
Naturally, there were so many well-known personalities on the French General Staff that there had to be Set 1 and Set 2 to cover the French, whereas the lesser-known Spanish and Portuagese staffs were combined into a single set. But the British, Austrian, and Russian sets each contained 8 figures of those countries’ respective General Staffs and/or commanders during the Napoleonic period.
I’ve got them all so far, and plan on acquiring these two new sets as soon as they are released.
Incidently, the least expensive place to order is Rebel Alpha on the internet (which I think is the same as Scott’s Model Shop in California). He sells them for $18.95 a set, in contrast to everyone else who seems to list them around $27.95 per set. He carries them all, combines postage, and his postal charges are very reasonable. I think my last order was for 2 sets (the Russian and the Austrian), and the combined postage was something like $2.85. Scott also gets the new releases right away.
To order, just google “Chintoys General Staff Rebel Alpha ebay”, and it will take you right to Scott’s website.
Yes that is his father business hobby store that he continued ,Scott told me these last sets are ordered and will be here very soon for him to sale,his other sets had sold fast and reorder often…
He has a way to bring most other carry more cheap ,see other sets he sale versus other seller too.
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Love these guys; so far I’ve bought two of each because as I’ve said before, many of them make great Mexican general and staff officers; not to mention the possibilities for other types of conversion.
It’s like you’re getting Engineer Bassevich (EB) figures in quality and originality, but at only half the price of the normal EB sets.
Hannants has now added photos.
CHT007 Prussia
Friedrich Wilhelm III
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
August von Gneisenau
Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bulow
Ferdinand von Schill
Johann Adolf von Thielmann
CHT008 Spain
Charles IV
Francisco Javier Castanos
Jose de Palafox y Melci
Pedro Cara y Sureda
CHT008 Portugal
John VI
Manuel Pinto de Morais Bacelar
Jose Antonio Da Rosa
Freire de Andrade
I received the two new Chintoy sets (Napoleonic Prussian General Staff & Napoleonic Spanish/Portugese General Staffs. They were both of excellent quality, as is usual for this series.
But now that the Napoleonic General Staffs have been exhausted, along with Sharpe’s Rifles, we’re left to wonder what, if anything, this mysterious English gentleman behind the Chintoy line might have in mind for a follow-on. This whole series remains so shrouded in mystery that no one has even the slightest idea who to make inquiries of. The header cards have no address, no phone #, no website, no email — nothing.
Here we have 64 brand new, well-designed, well-sculpted, highly-detailee, 54mm, soft-plastic original figures with multiple uses that filled a completely neglected niche, rounding out a big, empty spot in Napoleonic toy soldier production, and we don’t even have someone we can thank.
Agree Don, I’m finally getting around to painting my “spare” set(s) of guys as Santa Ana’s staff and commanders. Nothing makes one appreciate the sheer beauty of the sculpts like painting figures. It WOULD be nice to know who to thank.
By the same token, hearing about what some of our better-known makers go through with their more demanding and less understanding customers I can understand why the person(s) behind Chintoys might be reluctant to be revealed (LOL).
CHT010
ACW/American Civil War Union General Staff. Abraham Lincoln, John Fulton Reynolds, Joshua Chamberlain, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Oliver Otis Howard, William Tecumseh Sherman, Winfield Scott Hancock, George Armstrong Custer.
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CHT010
New CHINTOYS ACW Sets
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ACW/American Civil War Confederate General Staff. Robert Edward Lee, James Ewell Brown ‘J.E.B.’ Stuart, Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, Richard Montgomery Gano, James Longstreet, Thomas Jonathan ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, John Bell Hood, George Edward Pickett.
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CHT011
That’s the best Custer figure I’ve ever seen! What a great sculpt! The Rebs are perfect, too. Stonewall Jackson could even do double duty as a pirate.
Mark
I will have a separate post later today. I am back up at the moment other things. these figures should interest collectors.
So that’s the colour they’re using not Oh I don’t know BLUE for Union and GRAY for Confederates and of course the flag on the Confederate bag has to go .LOL .
Custer !? .They could put anybody else but him ,he was not a main staff officer in Union army at all!
Where is George Gordon Meade??
I can go on with list of not represented for historical staff …
Who is making these set choosing a kid watching video games!!??
My thoughts.
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Prehaps they will make a second set of figures. The words General staff are misnomer. In the austrian set done they had a guerilla leader who was never part of the general staff.
Custer’s ACW exploits included reckless bravery on the battlefield and hot air balloon surveillance. Will the set come with a balloon and basket vehicle? (Only kidding, but it does give me an interesting display idea. Now where to find materials to build an observation balloon??) Do any domestic dealers carry Chintoy? I just see Great Britain for which I don’t want to pay heavy postage. I agree with Brian about GREEN???? I guess they’ll stand out in dioramas.
Looks like Michigan Toy Soldiers has Chintoys, but not Hobby Bunker or CTS. Maybe Erwin’s buddy will carry them???
I am sure Erwin’s friend will get themas these will be a big seller to the civil war fans.
Why is Gano wearing a “Tricorn”?Did he really still wear that style in the 1860s?
Apparently he did: https://civilwartalk.com/attachments/81899-jpg.83286/
Looks to me like he just folded up the brim of a slouch hat.
Looking at his picture I don’t think anybody laughed at it !!
He’s a tough looking customer, and armed to the teeth! By the way, one of his pistols (his right hand holster) actually looks like a flintlock to match his hat!