Frontline FIW........Campfire Diorama (1 Viewer)

[mikemiller1955]

I just got these the other day and really like them more than I thought I would.

From comments on the forum, I always got the impression they did not match up well with the Jenkin's Indians.

I posted some pictures of them on JJ's forum next to his Indians and they look pretty good to me.

I liked them so much that I did a little diorama scene of just these Frontlines.

 

[thebritfarmer]

This is another home run Mike !!! Keep it up

 

[marco55]

Mike,great as usual.They look better than I thought also.
Mark

 

[The Lt.]

I just got these the other day and really like them more than I thought I would.

From comments on the forum, I always got the impression they did not match up well with the Jenkin's Indians.

I posted some pictures of them on JJ's forum next to his Indians and they look pretty good to me.

I liked them so much that I did a little diorama scene of just these Frontlines.

Missed these photos and the newly arrive set Michael and can see why your pleased with them. Thanks for featuring them in another batch of your very well mini photo dioramas......Josephieee

 

[PolarBear]

Very nice Mike!

You are absolutely right that they work well with John Jenkins figures.
They also are perfect with the K&C AWI Indians (retired)

Will you be adding any of the Frontline British and French FIW? The Wolfe and Montcalm sets are very nice.

Randy

 

[REVWARBUFF]

Excellent scene Mike!! I have these as well and posted a dio of them earlier this year. They are nice figures. I can only imagine the potential uses you'll find for them when you combine them with JJ's stuff.

Mark

 

[mikemiller1955]

Excellent scene Mike!! I have these as well and posted a dio of them earlier this year. They are nice figures. I can only imagine the potential uses you'll find for them when you combine them with JJ's stuff.

Mark

Thank you Scott, Mark, Joe, Randy and Mark.

Appreciate the views.

Mark..........I know you have these figures........in fact the reason I finally bought them was because of the diorama you posted with the Hudson Allen groundwork.

I always loved that campfire scene you did with the colorful trees.

Frontline should give you a kickback commission on my purchase.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Very nice Mike!

You are absolutely right that they work well with John Jenkins figures.
They also are perfect with the K&C AWI Indians (retired)

Will you be adding any of the Frontline British and French FIW? The Wolfe and Montcalm sets are very nice.

Randy

Randy........

I have always liked K&C's sets...........BR051, BR052, BR053 and BR058.

Do you have a link to all their (retired and available) Indian sets you could send me?

I'm pretty sure I will be avoiding Frontlines FIW.

 

[Jagdpanther]

Mike, that's a really nice looking scene.

 

[PolarBear]

Randy........

I have always liked K&C's sets...........BR051, BR052, BR053 and BR058.

Do you have a link to all their (retired and available) Indian sets you could send me?

I'm pretty sure I will be avoiding Frontlines FIW.

At Bill Sager's site:

http://www.toysoldiersusa.com/cgi-l...bcategory=Redcoat and Redmen&reset=1249942706

Some are shown below in this poster:

 

[mikemiller1955]

At Bill Sager's site:

http://www.toysoldiersusa.com/cgi-l...bcategory=Redcoat and Redmen&reset=1249942706

Some are shown below in this poster:

Thank you Randy........

They look pretty picked through, mostly not instock or retired.

I really do like the BR051 though, he is fierce!

 

[PolarBear]

Thank you Randy........

They look pretty picked through, mostly not instock or retired.

I really do like the BR051 though, he is fierce!

Bill's site is the archive site for K&C--not that he has them in stock.

Try eBay or do a classified on TF.

 

[PolarBear]

Randy........

I have always liked K&C's sets...........BR051, BR052, BR053 and BR058.

Do you have a link to all their (retired and available) Indian sets you could send me?

I'm pretty sure I will be avoiding Frontlines FIW.

Are you sure???

 

[1879fanatic]

Thank you Scott, Mark, Joe, Randy and Mark.

Appreciate the views.

Mark..........I know you have these figures........in fact the reason I finally bought them was because of the diorama you posted with the Hudson Allen groundwork.

I always loved that campfire scene you did with the colorful trees.

Frontline should give you a kickback commission on my purchase.

Eureka!
That's where I saw these natives before! Mark's dio...now yours, Michael. Like I've said a hundred times, I'm a sucker for camp scenes. Great job!
Mike

 

[mikemiller1955]

Are you sure???

Thanks for the comparisons Randy........I really appreciate your taking the time to set up and snap the photos of them side by side for me.

I know how long it takes to set up a shot, edit it, download it and post it.

To do that for a fellow Treefrogger, is a "labor of love" on your part that I really appreciate.

Thank you for that.

I think the Frontline figures are beautiful.

Frontline's 42nd Highlander's Black Watch does look good with John's 78th Fraser's,

and

Frontline's Montcalm does look good with John's French Marines,

but two of the (many) reasons I really like John's figures is the sturdiness of them and the potential resale value of them, as opposed to the Frontlines.

I own a lot of Frontline, 24th Foot and Zulus, I really like them.

I just bought a couple of their sets a few months ago for that range.

However, they are pretty fragile compared to JJ's, especially bayonets, swords and spears.

Some of John's figures weigh almost 1/2 pound each (6-7 ounces).

They don't bend or break very easily.

On resale, I don't think I could get my money back and break even on my old Frontlines.

On John's, I really feel they will appreciate in value quicker, much quicker.

I have always felt comfortable with John's products.....that if I ever grow tired of a series I am collecting, that I can recoup most or more of my original purchase price.

The Frontline FIW are beautiful figures, thanks for the photos Randy, but I don't think I'm going to start collecting them in mass, lol.

I may try a couple more, if they grab me, I just bought the two sets of their IWC03 and IWC05 last week.

I'm pretty happy with John's figures.

On that note...........lol, today I ordered BR044 and BR051 from the link you sent me on the retired K&C's because I don't collect Quebec (JJ's September releases) and had to spend my monthly quota somewhere.

Thanks for the photos Randy....by the way...they are spectacular shots...as always from you.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Eureka!
That's where I saw these natives before! Mark's dio...now yours, Michael. Like I've said a hundred times, I'm a sucker for camp scenes. Great job!
Mike

Eureka!..........lol,

Mike I am really surprised you stuttered a little in recognizing them....Mark's dio was so good looking, that it is hard to forget....you even posted him a nice compliment when you viewed it.

Thank you Mike, appreciate the comparison and compliment.

 

[mikemiller1955]

I like Frontline Randy, I'm a big fan of theirs..........I collect them.

 

[Jagdpanther]

I like Frontline Randy, I'm a big fan of theirs..........I collect them.

Mike,

That is a really nice dio! I need lots of dead Zulus myself.

 

[The Lt.]

It's always nice to seeing you playing with your Rorke's Drift Michael but did notice two of the Zulu Warriors got reassigneed to one of my Zulu Regiments in my Land of The Zulus. Noticed a few new photos also.......The Lt.

 

[Russell]

Hi Mike,
Your Soldier Collection must be getting pretty big at this point . I too like these Frontline Indians. I like the poses of hunting and camp life.

I think I've asked you this before on another thread, but here goes ... how did you make your water surface?

Cheers