Recent purchases from Russian Manufacturers (6 Viewers)

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I really liked this one when I first saw it and didn't buy it. Then I saw it again on Ebay and knew I had to. I think the horse is really the star of this little vignette.
This is Union Cavalryman Standing Beside Horse, Loading Rifle from Sineus for The St. Petersburg Collection #140

 

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Next is Honda Tadakatsu Holding Two Swords from AeroArt/St.Petersburg Collection #6353
This is the prototype figure
It's not easy to see in the photos, but the painting on the back of the robe is amazing.

 

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This is also a prototype figure.
This one is Armored Saracen Archer from AeroArt/St.Petersburg Collection #6359

 

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Next is Honda Tadakatsu Holding Two Swords from AeroArt/St.Petersburg Collection #6353
This is the prototype figure
It's not easy to see in the photos, but the painting on the back of the robe is amazing.

Great Samurai Zach! I picked up this figure at the Westcoaster too. Mine is the same as yours with the cranes on the back of the robe- just beautiful paint work. Not all of them will have cranes on the robe.
Thanks for the pics of the prototype.
Joe

 

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And lastly for today is Edward III at Crecy with His Knight from Grudsky Studio / St. Petersburg Collection #3157/3161.1
Overall, I think this is a great set, but Edwards face seems odd to me. He looks like one of those old norse carvings. It doesn't matter to me though since I am a sucker for all things British Monarchy!

 

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This is also a prototype figure.
This one is Armored Saracen Archer from AeroArt/St.Petersburg Collection #6359

Zach, another absolutely beautiful figure! Congrats! Really nice camera work too capturing all the detail of this stellar miniature.

Joe

 

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This is Marcus Antonius, 1B.C. (at Map Table). It was painted by the painters of Kolobob and is an Andrea casting.

 

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This is Maharaja of India-19th Century. It is from Sineus. I have an email in to Thor from AeroArt bc the base has the AeroArt logo on it. I don't know if this was originally aeroart or not. I know Sineus did make stuff for them a ways back. We shall see. Either way, the painting on this guy is wonderful. The detailing is amazing. (so is the packing material that I didn't remove from his head before taking the photos! :redface2: )

 

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Here's another from Sineus - also with an AeroArt logo on the bottom. This is

Mounted Russian Herald - 15th Century

 

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In our final installment of Zach really can't stop buying stuff and will have the best toy soldier collection at his bankruptcy court hearing, we have

Mounted Grenadier-1790 from AeroArt (#3882). The details on this one are really great.

 

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In our final installment of Zach really can't stop buying stuff and will have the best toy soldier collection at his bankruptcy court hearing, we have

Mounted Grenadier-1790 from AeroArt (#3882). The details on this one are really great.

LOL! there are a lot of us on that runaway train! reminds me of when i was a kid and got my first skateboard, first thing I thought of was to find a Hill! unfortunately by the time I figured out that i was going way too fast and hadn't thought about how to stop, it was way too late! shortly after inventorying torn pants (Mom was going to kill me!), bloody knees and elbows lesson learned, but I survived as will you.
Ray

 

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I got this one from an auction and he's not in the current AeroArt book, so i don't really know what he's called. The number is the number on the bottom, but the name is based on a figure from Wm. Britains that looks very similar in uniform and insignia. If you know for sure what he is, let me know...

"British 1st Foot Guard Batalion Co. NCO w/Lance" AeroArt/St.Petersburg Collection #2015

 

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This is Decurian Mounted from Arsenyev/St.Petersburg Collection #R04

 

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I was psyched when I saw this one available. I'd be searching him out for a long time. This is Souix Indian Chief w/Lance from Arsenyev/St.Petersburg Collection #PB21D

 

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I know nothing about this one at all. Unfortunately he's attached to the base so I can't see what, if anything, is marked on the bottom. Anyone have any ideas? Best I can surmise is that he's a Mongolian archer of some sort, but I have no idea.

 

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I bid on this guy but lost.Bidding went way too high.
Mark

 

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I saw that. There's an Onondaga Indian up now. Starting at $189 though

 

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The one I bid on started at $129 but then somebody bid and bid way up there so I stopped.I can get this done at $50 less than this piece went for.
Mark

 

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Mark is that is pegaso?

 

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JUst back from the North East Toy Soldier Society Show...
I was so lucky (in my opinion) today! This was on my wish list for the longest time and I've never seen it in person. Nicholas Cameron of Crown Miniatures (a fantastic guy) had this sitting on his table and I had to contain my excitement! I have always loved all things Richard III. I'm in the camp that he gets a raw deal from Tudor authors, perpetrated by Wm. Shakespeare. If you are interested in historic fiction, I highly recommend The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman. But, enough of that - onto the pictures!

This is The Battle of Bosworth Set:Richard III,Sir John Cheyney,Sir Thomas Stanley,Sir Percival Thirlwall from Grudsky Studio / St. Petersburg Collection #3208-3211
It is four individual figures that go together to make this scene