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Plastic collectors are looked on as slightly embarrising and sad by metal collctors in the main. Plastic figures are seen as 'kids stuff' by the New Metal brigade and there is a lot of prediduce to be found.:mad:

I know. I had the set of mounted Swiss marines that they made and I was most disapointed by the somberos instead of the steel kepis and I don't think day glo magenta was the correct colour to make them in. I'll try and put up some pictures.

Unfortunately Vixtrix 54mm look like angry dwarves.

Thank you for your comments. The Mongols are JECSAN (Spain) reissues. The Zulus are Charbens, Res Plastics and conversions. The ECW figures are metal figures by Maros.

Sorry there was no text and I meant to add these two images

All you can do is move the arms and heads - unlike Airfix you cannot swap over leg positions or bodies. Also having all the straps, ammo pouches, canteens,etc severvely limits just what you can actually achive with them

I just purchased a box of the new Vixtrix Napoleonic British, not cheap I have to add. I'm very disapointed. They are almost 62mm - not 54mm. Very stiff chunky blokes. I was hoping to be able to use them with my Airfix Collectors series kits and multi pose - but they are far too big. They are...

PLASTIC WARRIOR is celebrating 25 years in the hobby. The major show for plastic collectors will be held on SATURDAY 8th MAY at the Queen Charlotte Hall, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey. Doors open 11 a.m 60+ tables loaded with plastics with dealers from all over the world at a range of prices to...

:D PLASTIC WARRIOR is celebrating 25 years in the hobby. The major show for plastic collectors will be held on SATURDAY 8th MAY at the Queen Charlotte Hall, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey. Doors ope 11 a.m 60+ tables loaded with plastics with dealers from all over the world at a range of prices to...

He's the one playing the Banjo

Is it just me or is the banjo player missing from the German Paratroopers?

When the 'new' WBritains came into existance one of the statements made was that they were commited to new plastic ranges - redesigning the bases, etc. They have been churning out the metal ranges, all the plastic collectors got were a few walls and different ACW flags. The more detailed matt...

Well that's just one example of the entrenched attitude. I could give others... I am extremeley pleased with the postive feedback this thread has received. Britains is really now the only company that could get new ranges of 54mm painted plastics into toy and hobby shops - Conte's efforts were...

I recently posted this in the 'How To' section on Plastics: At the last PLASTIC WARRIOR show in London I asked one of the PW editors about Britains plastics. He told me he went to the British Toy and Hobby Trade Show at the Excel Centre where WBritains had a stand. He mentioned about the plastic...

I am fully sick and tired of plastic collectors being treated either as as second class or as an embrassing poor relative. Why is this? I have my own opinions but would like to hear others first. The more you kill and burn, the better it will please me" U.S General Jacob Smith Philippines 1901

The rest is silence

The point that I was trying to make is that the current owners of Britains have bought into the nonsense that the 'Blazers and slacks' brigade of metal collectors spout. The sales rep seemed to feel contempt for the plastic range. The usual attitude of plastics are for kids - adult collectors go...

At the last PLASTIC WARRIOR show in London I asked one of the PW editors about Britains plastics. He told me he went to the British Toy and Hobby Trade Show at the Excel Centre where WBritains had a stand. He mentioned about the plastic ranges and the sales rep said to him that 'That just the...