Selections from Polarbear's Glossy Collection (1 Viewer)

[PolarBear]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve)
Great Britain
World War I
Maker: British Toy Soldier Co.

Medical figures are favorites of mine and I especially like the British WWI nurses. These nurses have been featured in films and television dramas such as Upstairs Downstairs & Downton Abbey.

 

[PolarBear]

Nice figure Randy and thanks for the history behind it as well.

Mark

Thanks Mark!

Randy

 

[kogu]

Hi Randy.
Very nice to see you featuring single figures of your wonderful collection and I appreciate the bits of information you provide with each sample.
But I really do hope that you fully recover from your medical problems soon, so you can get back to work your excellent photo setups with all your equipment downstairs :wink2: ^&grin
All the best!
Konrad

 

[PolarBear]

Hi Randy.
Very nice to see you featuring single figures of your wonderful collection and I appreciate the bits of information you provide with each sample.
But I really do hope that you fully recover from your medical problems soon, so you can get back to work your excellent photo setups with all your equipment downstairs :wink2: ^&grin
All the best!
Konrad

Thanks Konrad

I am having back therapy now to try to take pressure off the nerve root in my lower spine so we'll have to see how that goes. Right now it's also too cold in the basement

Randy

 

[PolarBear]

Hi Randy.
Very nice to see you featuring single figures of your wonderful collection and I appreciate the bits of information you provide with each sample.
But I really do hope that you fully recover from your medical problems soon, so you can get back to work your excellent photo setups with all your equipment downstairs :wink2: ^&grin
All the best!
Konrad

Konrad

Per your request--a (simple) Victorian Vignette from the British Empire



"War Stories": An English and Highland officer compare notes on their recent experiences in the war zones of the Empire


Officers
Great Britain 1890s
Maker: Wm. Hocker

These are from one of my favorite Hocker series The Victorian Army At Ease. The subset is "Our Army Off Duty at Home"
I love these sets since they capture a mix of military and civilian figures from what Bill calls "Types of the British Empire". They are wonderful for storytelling about the daily lives of the British soldier when not engaged in battle. indeed a significant part of the time of soldiers of any era.

 

[PolarBear]

Flagbearer
King's African Rifles
British East Africa
WWI
Maker: Hiriart

This is a Hirart 2012 Special set of 9 figures including a British officer, a bugler and supply bearer. I am especially impressed with the sculpting of the face. The set makes a nice companion to the wonderful Beau Geste set of the same subject which I also own.

 

[REVWARBUFF]

Great vignettes Randy. I love seeing the wide variety of glossies you have. Keep posting them!

Mark

 

[PolarBear]

Great vignettes Randy. I love seeing the wide variety of glossies you have. Keep posting them!

Mark

Thank you Mark. I am having fun playing with this new "bare bones" format.

Randy

 

[PolarBear]

Bugler
Sudan Camel Corps
Egypt/Sudan
1880s
Maker: Hiriart

This is part of one of my favorite sets--3 Sudanese troopers and a British officer. Like many fellow collectors I love desert themes and camels

 

[kogu]

Konrad

Per your request--a (simple) Victorian Vignette from the British Empire



"War Stories": An English and Highland officer compare notes on their recent experiences in the war zones of the Empire


Officers
Great Britain 1890s
Maker: Wm. Hocker

These are from one of my favorite Hocker series The Victorian Army At Ease. The subset is "Our Army Off Duty at Home"
I love these sets since they capture a mix of military and civilian figures from what Bill calls "Types of the British Empire". They are wonderful for storytelling about the daily lives of the British soldier when not engaged in battle. indeed a significant part of the time of soldiers of any era.

Hi Randy,
thank you for posting more of your nice collection, and especially for this one.
The two Hocker sets you mention here, are both most charming.
Konrad

 

[PolarBear]

Another Victorian Vignette

"Baby Talk" Bridget and Fiona, nursemaids to families living on Berkeley Square exchange the latest gossip from their respective "Downstairs" worlds, while stopping at a nearby botanical garden.

Nursemaids
England 1890s
Maker: Wm. Hocker

From sets:

117 "Our Army Off Duty at Home"
228 "A Public Display"

Bill has a real flair for capturing life during the British Empire. These are from 2 of my favorite sets for telling that story.

 

[PolarBear]

Guardsmen
Grenadier Guards
Great Britain
Present Day
Maker: Wm. Britain


These are the newest additions to my glossy collection. They are seen marching here in 2012 when the Duchess of Cambridge attended the Trooping of the Colour (see 2 photos from that event below)

 

[PolarBear]

Private
British Infantry
Middle East/Gallipoli
World War I
Maker: Soldiers of the World


From set WW77/E. I have a similar set made by Beau Geste BG273 4th Batallion, Royal Sussex Regt., 160th Brigade, 53rd Division, Sinai, 1916-17, WWI
which I will post a figure from soon. Africa and the Middle East are my favorite theaters of WWI.

 

[villagehorse]

Such a varied collection, it seems anything glossy is for you Randy. Know how you feel at the moment my back is stuffed also, seeing Chiro and about to finish it off today by playing tennis with the help of pills. Keep up displaying your wonderful collection, cheers, Robin.

 

[PolarBear]

Such a varied collection, it seems anything glossy is for you Randy. Know how you feel at the moment my back is stuffed also, seeing Chiro and about to finish it off today by playing tennis with the help of pills. Keep up displaying your wonderful collection, cheers, Robin.

Thanks Robin

My PT is using the Mckenzie Method (Robin McKenzie of New Zealand) to try to get my disc bulge to stop pinching the nerve. He has also been doing traction.

http://sciaticapainrelieftoday.com/sciatica-exercise-mckenzie-method-for-sciatica-pain-relief.html

 

[PolarBear]

A Carriage for the Little "Memsahib": The Raj 1890s

Figures by Wm. Hocker
Victorian Army at Ease: figures from sets 117 (Our Army Off Duty at Home) and 118 (Our Army Off Duty in India)

 

[PolarBear]

"Naval Rivals": The Influence of Sea Power on Victorian Boys 1890

In 1890 American naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan published his influential book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783.
This little vignette translates the phenomenon to the English seaside where 2 boys dressed in the typical sailor suits worn by 19th Century children ask their parents why they too cannot have a sailboat like the boy they have just met on the beach.

Figures by Wm. Hocker
Sets: 117, 228 and 320

 

[villagehorse]

Such a nice change to find a thread that has some non war setups,, Cheers, Robin.

 

[PolarBear]

Such a nice change to find a thread that has some non war setups,, Cheers, Robin.

Thanks Robin

I wish more companies would make civilian figures that can be used with or without military ones. They really add to the period flavor.

 

[PolarBear]

"The Senorita & The Soldier" Cuba 1898

During the American occupation of Cuba at the time of the Spanish American War, a local beauty chats with a U. S. Infantry Private.

I love the W. Britain Bluecoats & Petticoats lines. I hope they will add more to these lines to fill in the historic gaps. I would also like to see them add some civilian men and children and would really like to see the history of the American and British navies told in this format.



Figures W. Britain
43122 Private, U.S. Regular Army, 1898-1902
60007 "Sarah" in Walking Suit with Straw Boater, 1895
Trees: Wilson Edward