Opinion classification of your Soldier Collectibles... (1 Viewer)

[HistoryfortheAges]

I was just wondering how you guys classify your metal "Soldier Collectibles"?

1) Old style Glossy toy soldier
2) Hybrid Glossy toy soldier
3) Toy soldier
4) Military miniature

Feel free to add any other classification that you would consider appropriiate!

My collection includes:

1) Aeroart - Military miniature
2) Britains matte - Toy soldier
3) Conte matte - Toy soldier
4) East of India matte - Toy soldier
5) Figurine Emporium - Military miniature
6) First Legion - Military miniature
7) King and Country matte - Toy soldier
8) Tradition glossy - Hybrid Glossy toy soldier

Hope I didn't successfully confuse everybody!!! This is just how I refer my collection to people when I sometimes introduce my figures to them...

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

How could I forget John Jenkins!!!!

9) John Jenkins - Toy soldier

 

[thebritfarmer]

My collection consists of just William Britains gloss and matte, new and old and I would call them all toy soldiers.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I think that you left out one classification: connoisseur figures. I would classify the matt Toy Soldier producers like King & Country, Figarti, John Jenkins, etc. as military miniatures, the really expensive Aeroart/St. Petersburg/Russian figures as connoisseur figures, and First Legion as a hybrid (in both quality and price) between military miniatures and connoisseur figures.

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

Good point! Yes, I agree. That breaks it down a little more... thanks!

 

[aujj65]

I have a collection of Model Soldiers from K&C, JJD, Figarti and gloss figures which I have painted myself. I won't call them toys.

Jeff

 

[Somerset]

I think that you left out one classification: connoisseur figures. I would classify the matt Toy Soldier producers like King & Country, Figarti, John Jenkins, etc. as military miniatures, the really expensive Aeroart/St. Petersburg/Russian figures as connoisseur figures, and First Legion as a hybrid (in both quality and price) between military miniatures and connoisseur figures.

What about a differentiation between one of a kind figures, such as Shep Paine's, Joe Berton's, and Peter Twist's creations as opposed to "mass" produced connoisseur type figures. (I use the term "mass produced" with some hesitation. I have great respect for the amount of work that goes into every figure produced by St. Petersburg.)

Ron

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

This is all interesting input...

Yes, "model soldiers" is a good term to describe what we collect... I like that better to describe it rather than the "toy soldiers" term that I used before for that particular classification...

 

[Rob]

I would class all collectable figures whether they be King and Country,Figarti,TGM or Honour Bound,First Legion, Revell or Airfix as Model Soldiers or Toy Soldiers.I have collected figures since the age of about seven,they have always been Model Soldiers and always will be.

Rob

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

What about a differentiation between one of a kind figures, such as Shep Paine's, Joe Berton's, and Peter Twist's creations as opposed to "mass" produced connoisseur type figures. (I use the term "mass produced" with some hesitation. I have great respect for the amount of work that goes into every figure produced by St. Petersburg.)

Ron

Yes we may need another category for these gems, but some of the bigger manufacturers do have limited editions as well... so, not sure if we need a new category for these, but someone might come up with another term that best describes these.

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

I would class all collectable figures whether they be King and Country,Figarti,TGM or First Legion,Revell,Honour Bound or Airfix as Model Soldiers or Toy Soldiers.I have collected figures since the age of about seven,they have always been Model Soldiers and always will be.

Rob

Yes, I don't know the origin of the term "Military miniatures", but 'Model soldiers" is definitely catching on with me!

 

[Rob]

Yes, I don't know the origin of the term "Military miniatures", but 'Model soldiers" is definitely catching on with me!

Military miniatures I think has been used recently to try and differentiate between companies when it really is not appropriate.Model soldiers has so much more History and affection in it,it holds the memories of millions of young boys around the world growing up with and continuing to collect them to this day.

Rob

 

[thebritfarmer]

Yes, I don't know the origin of the term "Military miniatures", but 'Model soldiers" is definitely catching on with me!

I like the term model soldiers. Funny now i come to think about it my friends call them model soldiers, yet I refer to them as toy soldiers (perhaps I don't want to grow up )

 

[Rob]

I like the term model soldiers. Funny now i come to think about it my friends call them model soldiers, yet I refer to them as toy soldiers (perhaps I don't want to grow up )

You are amongst friends then!

Rob

 

[gi546]

i call em' toy soldiers or military miniatures,depends who i'm talking to.

 

[lancer]

They were toy soldiers when I was a kid, and toy soldiers they remain, until they get up and march off. -- lancer

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

I tried to classify my figures...but they were defiant...you see, each of my figures has his own unique name...and they like their individuality (except for Kneeling Highlander #3...he's a conformist)...so classification has become impossible.

 

[Spitfrnd]

I tried to classify my figures...but they were defiant...you see, each of my figures has his own unique name...and they like their individuality (except for Kneeling Highlander #3...he's a conformist)...so classification has become impossible.

LOL, good one mate. Actually my wife calls them little men but so long as that makes them reasonably acceptable it works fine for me. If I wanted to be serious I think the term does depend on the figures but that is puzzle for each to unravel for themselves.

 

[glossman]

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I like "Little Soldiers" (Le Petit Soldat).

Raymond.

 

[forlornhoper]

I call them anything as long as its not "Toy Soldiers",hate the term and always have since i stop playing with "Toy Soldiers " 40 years ago.Paying on average £25 a figure exempts them from the term "Toy".My models are for interest and display purposes only and i would not or could not contemplate "playing" with them. ken