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Any one know about these minimen. I googled & searched ebay & did not really find any thing on them. I found a whole little box of them today all unopened .Minimenampunfinihedbarclay005_zps3cc28cab.jpg
 
I also found about 20 of these imrie riley in the package I could only see the year on a couple of them 68-70. I did find that they were still in business & sent them an email to see if they might could help me determine the year on the rest by the plate number or something.imrierileysoldiers001_zps9bb78b90.jpg
 
CaptainKyle said:
I also found about 20 of these imrie riley in the package I could only see the year on a couple of them 68-70. I did find that they were still in business & sent them an email to see if they might could help me determine the year on the rest by the plate number or something.View attachment 168374
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The year won't make any difference, in this case. An Imrie/Risley Hessian grenadier cast today is worth the same as one ordered today.

Some of the Hellenic figures are worth more, because they are out of production. Hellenic Miniatures was Bill Imrie's first venture, named for his wife, Helen. She's still running the business. For example, there is a figure of a Prussian hussar, cast in a single piece, based on an illustration by Adolph Menzel. It sells for anywhere from five to ten bucks.

I think you'll find that these will sell, because there are guys who want to paint them, but I don't think you'll be able to get anything more for castings that are older. I would try selling them at $10 apiece, but you should go to eBay and follow some I/R auctions (I have a regular search for them) and you can get an idea of how much to ask.

Or, you could list the individual ones here, and let the feeding frenzy begin. ^&grin

Prost!
Brad
 
For the Minimen kits, too, I'd try $5 to $10 per kit, as a start.

Mirof may be able to supply details on the maker's history; I can't find the link to his spreadsheet at the moment. But they were made in Ohio, in the 80s and 90s at least, I believe.

Prost!
Brad
 
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theBaron said:
The year won't make any difference, in this case. An Imrie/Risley Hessian grenadier cast today is worth the same as one ordered today.

Some of the Hellenic figures are worth more, because they are out of production. Hellenic Miniatures was Bill Imrie's first venture, named for his wife, Helen. She's still running the business. For example, there is a figure of a Prussian hussar, cast in a single piece, based on an illustration by Adolph Menzel. It sells for anywhere from five to ten bucks.

I think you'll find that these will sell, because there are guys who want to paint them, but I don't think you'll be able to get anything more for castings that are older. I would try selling them at $10 apiece, but you should go to eBay and follow some I/R auctions (I have a regular search for them) and you can get an idea of how much to ask.

Or, you could list the individual ones here, and let the feeding frenzy begin. ^&grin

Prost!
Brad
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Thank you very much again ! I will list them here first. I would rather give the people helping me first shot at them. I will try & get them on here today or tomorrow. I did & am still listing quite a bit of 21st century & Forces of valor on Ebay just because there easy to figure out. Kyle9045 is my Ebay
 
Found 2 boxes of mold stuff today. I did not see any names on the molds. He wrote on top of the boxes but the writing means nothing to me.imriemariesoldiersmoldssinger012_zpsc6c2c56f.jpgimriemariesoldiersmoldssinger011_zps27d700c0.jpgimriemariesoldiersmoldssinger010_zps0e410248.jpgimriemariesoldiersmoldssinger008_zps69cd7f9d.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/Kyle68/imriemariesoldiersmoldssinger009_zps5674c83d.jpg
 
Hi, Kyle,

Fewer molds are marked, than are not marked, generally. Those molds look like they're relatively newer, post-WWII, at least, and the look like molds sold by Castings, Inc, which based out of Washington state. Castings has a catalog that includes modern reproductions of old Schneider molds (their Imperial German army marching band series), some metal molds that make copies of King-White/Reeves figures (mostly Napoleonic), and some other molds in metal. They also have an extensive catalog of silicon rubber molds to make other figures--knights, Highlanders in traditional toy soldier style, a circus, carousel horses, figures to go with toy trains, among other subjects.

You might want to open the molds to take more pictures of their cores, to show what each mold makes. You could also try scrubbing the soot off them with an old toothbrush. You wouldn't hurt the molds, and the soot doesn't reflect any damage. It's a lubricant. It's an old caster's trick, with metal molds, to hold the mold over a candle and let the flame deposit soot on the inside of the mold. It helps metal flow into the cavity. But it can make it hard to see the detail in photos.

Prost!
Brad
 
Thanks again Brad ! I will scrub them all when I get the chance & try & get pictures so we can sell them to. We are busy we dug out the models we found today all 509 of them. We have our hands full.modelsinboxes015_zps8b5b1028.jpg
 
HI all sorry I have been MIA . I got busy for a while getting rid of the models & then went back to normal life working on motorcycles. Any way we got back on the soldiers some & learned a little more. We are going to the Toy soldier sale & show this Saturday in Columbia South Carolina & hoping to get rid of some of this stuff of maybe make a deal on all of it. I hope to maybe meet some of yall there.
 
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