Test Your Toy Soldier Knowledge (1 Viewer)

[boerboy]

Brad,
Hi.
I did not get them from bfledger. They came with three other Fusilier Miniature figures that I am asking the maker for identification.
I noticed that Tradition and Mundiart make versions of William Shakespeare.
Thanks for the help.
MikeNick

At the best of my knowledge bfledger sells mostly other manufactures recasts which are quite crude in compare with originals. I bought from him once a recast of Trophy Gunga Din figure which was very crude.
Shakesprear figure looks like a recast of a Marlborough figure ( original figure has a thin round base), a woman with a candle looks like a recast of Florence Nightingale from Trophy Crimea range. Queen Victoria looks like an original Steadfast figure from a set. Please keep in mind that TS companies located in Wales: Marborough, Trophy, and VC used the same sculptures for early production models and also shared each other castings.
I hope it helps.
Al

 

[MikeNick]

Hi.
I see that one of the figures is a Marlborough Military Models. I would appreciate finding the manufacturers or the subject of the remaining two. NOTE: there are no markings under the base.

Thanks,
MikeNick

 

[theBaron]

NOTE: there are no markings under the base...

That's why I suspect that they are recasts.

 

[DMNamiot]

Hi Guys,

Not sure but the Victoria and Florence look like early Marlborough or even before MMM either Star or Shamus Wade. William Shakespeare is familure but I am not sure who made him will have to take a look and see if I can find him in my references.

Dave

 

[MikeNick]

Dave,
Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. Let me know what you find out.
MikeNick

 

[theBaron]

Hi Guys,

Not sure but the Victoria and Florence look like early Marlborough or even before MMM either Star or Shamus Wade. William Shakespeare is familure but I am not sure who made him will have to take a look and see if I can find him in my references.

Dave

Marlborough sounds good, Dave. Victoria reminded me a little bit of Gammage's 18th century lady in riding habit, that's why I suggested Rose.Of the three that Mike got, I think that figure is the best in terms of sculpt and the finish. The other two don't look like bad castings, but I think they'd both benefit from a stripping/re-painting.

Prost!
Brad

 

[GICOP]

At the best of my knowledge bfledger sells mostly other manufactures recasts which are quite crude in compare with originals. I bought from him once a recast of Trophy Gunga Din figure which was very crude.
Shakesprear figure looks like a recast of a Marlborough figure ( original figure has a thin round base), a woman with a candle looks like a recast of Florence Nightingale from Trophy Crimea range. Queen Victoria looks like an original Steadfast figure from a set. Please keep in mind that TS companies located in Wales: Marborough, Trophy, and VC used the same sculptures for early production models and also shared each other castings.
I hope it helps.
Al

Sorry but the Florence Nightingale figure doesn't look like the one from the Trophy Crimean War series that I have



Cheers

Martyn

 

[MikeNick]

Hello.
I picked up this figure as part of a toy soldier lot. It appears to depict an Austrian Napoleonic Cavalryman. Any idea of who is the manufacturer?
Thanks,
MikeNick

 

[Hussar4Hussies]

Fisher-Price?

 

[theBaron]

We'll ignore the previous remark.

My first thought is one of the native Austrian makers, like Wollner. What are the dimensions of the figure (height, width)?

Prost!
Brad

 

[Hussar4Hussies]

OY, Sir Fisher, and Page Price will not be ignored! We the veterans of the Baby Teething Wars will exert our right to be counted as Toy Soldiers!

Have we not done our part defending the realm from sticky candy grabbing baby’s grasps, out to mangle and slobber on our exposed plastic limbs.

Look here Baron, had not Page Price paid his sacrifice when a Baby bit his right hand off and swallowed the little plastic part!

Are we not representatives of the noble knights thou not of least still fight the good fight from toy box to cradle being played with by the gruesome of child’s, thus saving your fancy lead toy soldiers from ever losing their paint to a child’s sticky teeth.

We are the first to be collected and the first to be discarded as that is our lot as being from the kingdom of Children’s Toy Soldiers, not glass cased trophies of unknown lead brands.

Pray for us as we were created only to entertain the masses still under three.

Cheers
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[theBaron]

Look here Baron, had not Page Price paid his sacrifice...

Sorry, it seemed like plain ol' smart-assery, so that's why I said we'd ignore it.

Mike, if the figure is 40mm in size, then I definitely think it's by Wollner or a similar maker of semi-rounds.

Prost!
Brad

 

[MikeNick]

We'll ignore the previous remark.

My first thought is one of the native Austrian makers, like Wollner. What are the dimensions of the figure (height, width)?

Prost!
Brad

Brad,
Hi.
Thanks.
Here are two photos. The one under the base has the number 418. There is another photo to help with the figures size.
I really appreciate the help.
MikeNick

 

[DMNamiot]

Hi Guys,

I agree that the Austrian sitting on the stump is more than likely a Austrian Maker like Wollner or perhaps Kolber. However it looks like something is written under the number 418 can you post a clearer photo?

Dave

 

[theBaron]

Hi Guys,

I agree that the Austrian sitting on the stump is more than likely a Austrian Maker like Wollner or perhaps Kolber. However it looks like something is written under the number 418 can you post a clearer photo?

Dave

Thanks, Dave! I was trying to remember that name.

"418" may be a mold number.

By comparison to the other figure, it looks like it's bigger than the Wollner 40mm figures, though that doesn't rule out the maker for me.

Prost!
Brad