Can you identify the dots on the base? (1 Viewer)

[Der Alte Fritz]

I think that someone in the forum mentioned that the series of color dots sometimes found on the underside of the base identifies the person that painted the figure.

1) can we somehow identify who the Trophy painters were ( and give them some fame)

2) can we start a list of the different colored dots that we have on our figures?

3) do all Hand to Hand sets have the year engraved on the underside?

It would be interesting to compile all the info in one place.

Jim

Single yellow dot
Single blue dot
Double blue or black dots

 

[Mirof]

The first question is /
do they had painters on the premisces or were they using outside forces
Could be anybody : someone making extra money as second job, farmers in winter, shepherds, peoples having lost the ability to walk, student job ....
Anybody could/can learn to paint glossy toy soldiers in 1 - 2 hours training, like any child learn to paint colouring books without going beyond the lines . Agreed, you need a steady hand .
As they were paid by pieces, the coloured dots could indicate how many piece a particular has done

Trophy made first figs in kit form ( 1972) of in general pour quality and began in 1975 to make figs "Britains style" with A Rose as first designer, the questions would be what serie did Rose designed ? Who designed the others ?

Here Tropy in kit form

 

[GICOP]

I think that someone in the forum mentioned that the series of color dots sometimes found on the underside of the base identifies the person that painted the figure.

1) can we somehow identify who the Trophy painters were ( and give them some fame)

2) can we start a list of the different colored dots that we have on our figures?

3) do all Hand to Hand sets have the year engraved on the underside?

It would be interesting to compile all the info in one place.

Jim

Single yellow dot
Single blue dot
Double blue or black dots

Jim

Len Taylor told me he had many painters who worked from their homes, there were only a few who worked in-house, Mike Norris (Little Legion) and his wife being the two that I know of.

Don’t think the coloured dots have much relevance as they would change from set to set/day to day.

Only the sets produced in the mid to late 1990’s and between 2000 and 2005 had the year marked on the bases

Cheers

Martyn