A call to arms lost sets (1 Viewer)

[9thHussar]

Hi

does anyone know about the sets of 1/32nd Napoleonic 95th Rifles and Highlanders sculpted by Bill Farmer.

These were made a few years ago and intended for A Call to Arms but nothing has materialised.

A similar thing happened over 15 years ago when Bill sculpted Zulus and 24th Foot at Rorkes Drift for ACCURATE FIGURES possibly before they were acquired by IMEX.

Any comments?

Regards
9th

 

[Scott]

I hate to be "that guy" but Call to Arms has the biggest collection of useless and off balance poses especially when you need multiples of of poses standard poses such as firing and advancing. The French Napoleonic series does have a few elegant poses but the Civil War series is way off in poses and some details. I have many CTA English Civil War but 8 Musketeer poses and none firing? (Except in that odd set that doesn't match the scale.) They don't translate well to 1/32. I have seen the Zulu War series and that did look good.

 

[Pesudomin]

The 24th Foot and Zulus were TERRIBLE - saw the masters. Dreadful figures.
Worse than his Call to Arms Napoleonic Light Infantry, which win the prize for inaccuracy and bad sculpting.

 

[9thHussar]

Hi

you are correct with your comments but just wondering why they go to the trouble of making masters and then no production - wonder if other makes are the same scenario - eg did Airfix have masters in 1981 that never went into production when they went bust ( I think Ron Cameron was their sculpter in the 70's) - if so maybe they will produce the figures now

regards
9th

 

[Scott]

Here's the 1/72 scale version of the 24th Foot. I HAD a few but they're long gone.

I know you needed to buy two boxes to get all the poses. Some don't look useful for the notable battles like the marching and "strolling" poses.

I have the 1/32 British Napoleonic Lights and Heavies (?) and I don't like them that much. I will take any spares in RED plastic of the "standing in ranks" figure anyone wants to get rid of. I think Classic Toy Soldiers had a deal for them as well a the Rev-War British Grenadiers in Red Plastic. The British lights from Rev-War are awful.

 

[Pesudomin]

The metal masters for the Airfix 54mm Napoleonic Prussians were sold at a Vectis Auction some years ago.
Plastic Warrior showed pictures of them.

Hi

you are correct with your comments but just wondering why they go to the trouble of making masters and then no production - wonder if other makes are the same scenario - eg did Airfix have masters in 1981 that never went into production when they went bust ( I think Ron Cameron was their sculpter in the 70's) - if so maybe they will produce the figures now

regards
9th

 

[Scott]

Boy oh boy. Airfix 1/32 Napoleonics. Don't get me started on bad poses and muskets that are too short.

 

[Pesudomin]

Boy oh boy. Airfix 1/32 Napoleonics. Don't get me started on bad poses and muskets that are too short.

wibble wibble woo! The ranges designed by Nibblet are not as good as the Cameron sculpts Wacky dooby doo!

 

[Scott]

Sorry, I don't understand "English."

I sold off the AIRFIX Highlanders and the skipping British Infantry pose

Weeeeeeeeeee!

 

[9thHussar]

Dont understand the terminolgy - definitely not spoken Up North.

Interesting note about the Prussians though - I should read PW I suppose.

Regards
9th

 

[Pesudomin]

It's a lyric from 'Lick my Charbens' A little known album issued in 1980 by the Timpoterrors, a punk rock group made up of toy soldier collectors based in Romford. The band killed each other in 1981 over a disagreement about the number of buttons on a Herald guardsman's tunic.
A sad loss to both the worlds of music and collecting.
For more details read chapter 7 of 'Fear and Loathing in 54mm' by N Joplin

 

[Pesudomin]

I should read PW I suppose.
By not reading it you are missing out on a lot of this sort of info.

Regards
9th[/QUOTE]

 

[Scott]

"The band killed each other in 1981 over a disagreement about the number of buttons on a Herald guardsman's tunic."

I think you might be "having me on" in my regard for details and "authenticity."

 

[9thHussar]

how many Prussians poses were made - were they scale ups of the ho-oo 1/72nd versions or new sculpts?

I will probably resubscribe to PW (my last copy was over 10 years ago) - I read somewhere that Eric Kemp of Helmet Soldiers has taken it over as the new Editor.

Regards
9th

 

[plasmapulse]

Imho Airfix 54mm napoleonics are the best figures that any company produced up to this dayin plastic. I like almost all Airfix sets. Very lively poses and enough detail.

As for ACTA: their zulu war sets are really good and they planned 17th lancers at one point.

 

[Scott]

I'm keeping the Airfix British figures that form a Square. Those poses are pretty good. I was able to get a lot of them in red plastic.

I still have figures at "charge bayonet" as well.

 

[Pesudomin]

The Airfix Prussians were show in PW 112 - along with yet another French officer pose never put in production.
You can order this as a back issue I think from the PLASTIC WARRIOR Editorial address.