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

[Somerset]

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.

When I used to produce highlanders, a collector's wife called to inquire about "the little men thingies in skirts".

Ron

 

[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

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

Yes, this is my philosophy and even covered the years that I war gamed with 25mm figures.

Jeff

 

[Gideon]

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

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...

Funny, I would actually classify St Petersburg more as a toy soldier with K&C, EoI and Conte more as military miniatures. Reason being that while St Petersburg figures are incredible little works of art, they are based so much on lavish and opulent details that I feel they throw accuracy out the window. I've seen some figures depicting Mayan/Incan where the physical anatomy is way off. Seriously, do you honestly think an Inca warrior looked like Patrick Stewart???