HIRIART Latin American Sets (1 Viewer)

[ucla1967]

I must admit that for years I really had no interest in collecting Latin American themed military figures. I honestly didn't know much about them and rarely saw them. However, that all changed when fellow collector Bob Walker starting collecting Hiriart's Latin American sets and I really took a good look at them for the first time. I am now trying to collect a least one set from every country. Many of Hiriart's offerings mirror early Britains sets with many military schools represented, but others are unique.

1001 Fuerza Area (Air School Cadets), Argentina

1002 Armada de la Repupublica (Naval School), Argentina

1003 Infanteria de Marina (Falkland Islands), Argentina

1004 Colegio de la Nacion (summer dress), Argentina

1005 Colegio Militar, Argentina

 

[ucla1967]

More sets.

1006 Escuela Naval, Uruguay

1007 Guardia Presidencial, Peru

1008 Aca Caraya Lanceros, Paraguay

1051 Compania de Commandos No. 602, Argentina //NO PHOTO//

1057 Escuela Militar, Uruguay

1061 Colegio Militar Caballeria, Argentia

 

[ucla1967]

Continuing.

1062 Regiemento Caupolican, Chile

1071 Regiemento Lanceros, Chile

1086 Sargento Cabral, Argentina //NO PHOTO//

1094 Colegio Militar de la Nacion, Argentia

1096 Carabineros, Chile

1102 Academia Militar, Columbia

 

[ucla1967]

More.

1103 Escuela Militar de Santiago, Chile

1118 Escola Naval, Brazil

1132 F. A. CH. Air Force Band, Chile

1134 Granaderos de San Martin (mounted), Argentina

1135 Granaderos de San Martin (foot), Argentina

 

[ucla1967]

Still more.

1157 Blandengues de Artigas, Uruguay //NO PHOTO//

1186 Regimiento Patricios, Argentina

1191 Arturo Prat Escuela Naval, Chile

1194 Escuela Militar de Aviacion, Chile

1218 Batallon Florida, Uruguay

1235 Fanfarria Granaderos a Caballo, Argentina

 

[ucla1967]

Others.

1251 Banda de Guerra, Escuela Militar, Chile

1257 Artilleria Ligera a Caballo, 1890, Uruguay

1271 Artilleria de Llamura, Regimiento Tacna, Chile

1275 Eloy Alfaro Escuela Militar, Ecuador

1276 Arturo Prat Escuela Militar Banda De Guerra, Chile

 

[ucla1967]

More.

1277 Arturo Prat Escuela Naval Instrumental Banda, Chile

1284 Dragoes da Independencia, Brazil

1285 Fuzileiros Navais (marines), Brazil

1286 Estado Mayor with Peron & Evita, Argentina

1287 Batallon Los Colorados, Bolivia


I have set 1287 with a Bolivian flag.

 

[ucla1967]

Some more.

1288 Escolta Presidencial, Columbia

1289 Guardia Republicana, Peru

1295 Academia Militar, Venezuela

1296 Paracaidistas, 1950, Argentina

1300 Escola Naval - Verano, Brazil

 

[aujj65]

I don't collect gloss but I always make a point of looking at others collections, this company has a vast range of figures I have never seen before now.

There seems to be quite a German influence on many of the uniforms but thinking about it I suppose there was bound to be!

Jeff

 

[ucla1967]

I don't collect gloss but I always make a point of looking at others collections, this company has a vast range of figures I have never seen before now.

There seems to be quite a German influence on many of the uniforms but thinking about it I suppose there was bound to be!

Jeff

Jeff,

You are right. One can see the Imperial German influence on many of these uniforms and some post-Imperial uniforms, especially with the Chilean and Argentines, who are wearing the German style combat helmet. Other countries seem to be greatly influenced by French military style uniforms. Did you notice that Hiriart has two sets (marines and commandos) that represent Argentine units that fought in the Falkland Islands? Their uniforms are similar to U.S. World War II uniforms. I took one upper division class in Latin American History in college decades ago, but I believe that some sets represent historic uniforms are from a number of 19th Century wars (i.e., the War of the Pacific, the Chaco War, etc.).

 

[ucla1967]

The first two photos are the last two catalog sets in the Latin America series that I have photos of. The next three photos are from special, non-catalog sets.

1307 Husares de Junin, Peru

1329 Academia Militar, Guatemala

1335 Heroico Colegio Militar, Mexico //NO PHOTO//

---- A.M.A.N., Brazil

---- Ejercito Argentino, 1950

---- Academia F.A., Brazil

I ordered set 1335 sight unseen and should receive it later this year.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a photo I took of some Latin American sets from Bob Walker's collection in San Jose, California. There are six bands in the photo; the first three bands from the left are catalog sets while the next three are special band sets based on existing catalog sets. Front row, left to right:

1276 Arturo Prat Banda de Guerra, Chile

1277 Arturo Prat Instrumental Band, Chile

1132 F.A. CH Air Force Band, Chile

1275 Eloy Alfaro Military Academy Band, Ecuador

1218 Batallon Florida Band, Uruguay

1008 Aca Caraya Lanceros Band, Paraguay

Back row, left to right:

1271 Artilleria de Llanura, Regimiento Tacna, Chile

1275 Eloy Alfaro Military Academy, Ecuador (with extra cadets)

1218 Batallon Florida, Uruguay (with extra soldiers)

 

[ucla1967]

Here are four bands which are all non-catalog specials, but based on regular catalog sets (i.e., the regular catalog set has nine foot or five cavalry figures and the bands were made based on the uniforms from those catalog sets).

1001 Fuerza Aerea (air force) Band, Argentina

1008 Aca Caraya Lanceros Band, Paraguay

1102 Academia Militar Band, Columbia

1186 Regimiento Patricios Band, Argentina

 

[GICOP]

Beautiful sets Mike, many thanks for the pictures

Cheers

Martyn

 

[ucla1967]

Here are an additional four non-catalog band sets.

1218 Batallon Florida Band, Uruguay

1275 Eloy Alfaro Military Academy Band (summer), Ecuador

1275 Eloy Alfaro Military Academy Band, Ecuador

1288 Presidential Escort Band, Columbia

 

[ucla1967]

Here are five more special sets. The first two are based on regular, non-band catalog sets while the last three are not based on any existing set and, as such, are pure one-of-a-kind specials.

1295 Academia Militar Band, Venzuela

1329 Academia Militar Band, Guatemala*

----Granaderos de Tarqui Band, Ecuador

----Granaderos de Tarqui, Ecuador

----Peruvian Artillery Gun Team**

* Bob Walker and I have both ordered this band and expect to receive it soon as a part of the second half of my 2010 Hiriart order.

** Bob also separately ordered this gun team.

 

[ucla1967]

When I received the balance of my 2010 Hiriart order on January 31st, I also received a new 2011 Hiriart catalog CD. Here are two photos of new sets from this line.

1335 Heroico Colegio Militar Mexico

1335 Heroico Colegio Militar Mexico SPECIAL Band

 

[ucla1967]

Here are three new photos from the 2011 CD. Set 1157 Blandengues de Artigas, Uruguay represents a frontier cavalry unit founded in 1797 that carries the name of Colonel Artigas who was head of the "gauchos" and started the Uruguayan insurrection against their foreign oppressor. There is also a photo of an expanded version of this set. The third set is of the Uruguayan Navy in historic uniforms.

 

[ucla1967]

I noticed that there is another version of the Ejercito Argentino, 1950 non-catalog set on the new CD. On post #11 the troops are wearing German style helmets while the new version shows them in what appear to be Spanish (or Swiss?) style helmets. I like the newer version better than the old.

 

[ucla1967]

Just a comment on the new forum format. The word "new" appears both at the end of the first line and at the start on the second line of post #19. I did not type it twice. When I go to the edit post function to remove the extra word, it is only there once and therefore cannot be removed. I have seen this on other occasions with the new forum format with the duplicate words always appearing on a line break.