Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses (1 Viewer)

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Could I perhaps turn the question on its head?

What's the appeal of the "Action" poses? Once you have (say) a dozen in Khaki or cammo, kneeling, firing, standing firing - well you all know the poses!

Would you want a roomful of such "samey" characters?

Hmmmm??? Boring?????

johnnybach:salute::

 

[Currahee Chris]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Copycat!! ^&grin

I prefer "action" poses because it simulates a tactical environment, not a summer camp for grown ups ^&grin

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

And just to start the ball rolling - these are a few I made earlier.............Plucked at random from my (modest) collection of such figures.

Well - what do I do now I've lined 'em up .....errrrr.......... Knock 'em down?:wink2:

Discuss?

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Well - wouldn't one of those little map things with those pretty coloured pins stuck in it "simulate the tactical environment" a bit more usefully than playing with toy versions of the big boys?

Just a thought............

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Hello all!
I just read the companion thread about the appeal for 'non action' poses. I am in general agreement with most of the folks that posted there about the depth of subjects that you could represent in the everyday life of a soldier both in home service or deployed.
What I have realized is that when a parade or drill scenario is set up, it requires a fair amount of figures to make it representative.

In general, when a combat or combat zone vignette is created you can do it with very few figures and still tell a story.
As many of you know I like to build dioramas, and I can point out that some of the best set ups have only a few soldiers in it. Often times these are set up as tough there is something far 'off stage' that has their attention and is just as effective as having both combatants on one diorama.

Just a thought.
Ken

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

That's a fair point Ken - I suppose as a small lad I did just that - though my diorama was just a small rather untidy bit of the garden - out of sight and sound of everyone, where I could fantasize that my Mountie with one arm, was knocking spots off the "Baddies" which were an Indian(without a head) and a vague lump of lead that had been promoted to be "A Jerry"!

Yes - very fair point! jb

 

[thebritfarmer]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

You make a very good point Ken, although................

I seem to have quite a lot of Zulus & members of the 24th fighting at the mealie bags and in my Rorke's Drift Dio they look amazing

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

An excellent point. 18th and 19th century warfare often requires larger numbers of figures than 20th century in the same footprint.

Ken

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

I suppose with also zulu war scenarios - there was necessarilly more hand to hand fighting going on than (say) in modern warfare - which is often fought at much greater distances (even inter-continental). So I suppose the opportunity for showing individual poses of fighting is greater and more dramatic too.

Hey - What am I doing here - I'm not on the "baddies" side!! jb%^V

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

I suppose with also zulu war scenarios - there was necessarilly more hand to hand fighting going on than (say) in modern warfare - which is often fought at much greater distances (even inter-continental). So I suppose the opportunity for showing individual poses of fighting is greater and more dramatic too.

Hey - What am I doing here - I'm not on the "baddies" side!! jb%^V

You have a point...but you don't see a lot of cold war scenarios in toy soldiers. A nice non-action pose might be a USAF officer in a missile silo having his lunch and staring at the big red button. :smile2:

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Maybe an action pose would have a miniature 54mm Harrison Ford grappling with the crazed Major who is trying to reach the launch button, whilst a fire rages uncontrolled all around and petrol is slowly creeping across the floor to a box marked "Danger Do Not Touch" - whilst his wife played by another 54mm Marilyn Monroe is tied to the fin of the ICB.

Phew! - better stop there, I'm running out of castings!

See - we can do ANYTHING - in 54mm. johnnybach

Doh! I've done it again - I'm on the wrong side!!!^&confuse

 

[Spitfrnd]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Could I perhaps turn the question on its head?

What's the appeal of the "Action" poses? Once you have (say) a dozen in Khaki or cammo, kneeling, firing, standing firing - well you all know the poses!

Would you want a roomful of such "samey" characters?

Hmmmm??? Boring?????

johnnybach:salute::

Well each to his own on this one. Funny though, boring is exactly what I find the marching and standing figures to be. Afterall, how can you be more "samey" than that? Like it or not, the essence of war is battles and the essence of battles is fighting. Now I must say that modern warfare does nothing for me so I have no interest in anything but aircraft beyond the 19th century (or 1945 for aircraft).:smile2: For example, my old flight suit was certainly functional and rather comfortable actually but it also sure was boring.

 

[johnnybach]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Exactly my point - whether Action - or non-action ( if that's how you wish to describe them) - or fighting - or non-fighting - each to his own - as you say.

I happen to like both - so I have both. If you ask this sort of question - you are just showing your own prejudices - leanings toward - favourite poses etc etc. Or even perhaps. showing how you yourself, would like to be perceived. As many others put it in "the other thread" - fighting frequently forms but a small part of what soldiers actually do - though maybe not always.

Our fathers (or even Grandfathers) perhaps, maybe spent considerably more time engaged in fighting than some of us did - ( if, when, and how we served, that is). We each have our own favourite postures and figures - for a million and one reasons.

So what! It matters not one jot. There is room in this hobby for all sorts - and thank goodness for it. It would be a pretty dull hobby - and forum - if we were confined to just a few poses.

Now then, where's Harrison Ford, a fire extinguisher and the Major - I have an idea! :salute::

 

[modwalls]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

I think they are both important and cool. As Ken's pics show how cool a group of marching well paited soldiers look. Of course, the fireing guys are Wicked cool, because they are fighting. The pool cleaning guy, I never really like the mine sweeper, he always dies first or second behind the marching guy.

 

[larso]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Action poses draw your eye to something beyond each figure. They promote thought and I think excitement, where-as static or marching don't - well, maybe you can imagine them taking another step but what else. The variety of weapons and uniforms are also limited in the ceremonial group. And yes the samey thing..... So action figures are my thing but they have to be in context to their time frame.

 

[thebritfarmer]

Re: What's the appeal with "Action" poses

Action poses draw your eye to something beyond each figure. They promote thought and I think excitement, where-as static or marching don't - well, maybe you can imagine them taking another step but what else. The variety of weapons and uniforms are also limited in the ceremonial group. And yes the samey thing..... So action figures are my thing but they have to be in context to their time frame.

Have to disagree, with marching figures you have COLOUR. Especially if a parade is en-mass with many different regiments. You also can have a mix of foot, horseback and carriages plus the different regimental mascots.. Depending on the parade camels & elephants too. There are also the musical bands on foot and horseback.

You can imagine the music, crowds cheering, the sound of the hobnail boots on the tarmac.