Source for medieval figurines

[Gorm]

For your information and pleasure:

http://www.sierratoysoldier.com



They have figures from US$6 on up.

[Rhedd]

I've ordered TONS of stuff from them. Placed and order just yesterday, as a matter of fact. They're a great company. Their free shipping is super fast.

And, that's the end of my commercial. ^_^

[alpaca]

Do they ship to Europe? I could use some of these to sit on top of my shelf.

And more importantly do you get a discount if you're working on a medieval mod

[Didz]

Can I just check....are they sold painted?

I tried to confirm one way or the other form their website by could see no statement confirming things either way.

[Kraggenmor]

That is a very nifty site! Thanks for posting it!

I searched and I searched but, I couldn't find figurines of the Timurid's elephant mounted cannons. If I didn't know better I'd swear they were just made up...

[Didz]

I searched and I searched but, I couldn't find figurines of the Timurid's elephant mounted cannons. If I didn't know better I'd swear they were just made up...

I must admit I'm a bit skeptical also, I can't help wondering how the poor elephant would handle the recoil. I have a vision of lots of very dazed elephants with sore backsides having skidded over the ground on their bums.

[Gorm]

Can I just check....are they sold painted?

I tried to confirm one way or the other form their website by could see no statement confirming things either way.

Unless specified, they are sold PAINTED. Some are metal, some are plastic. And they look cool! I have a Schleich knight on my desk (plastic).




Meant for children, but I am a kid at heart.

And, yes, they do ship internationally via FedEx.

[Forward Observer]

The picture in your link is of one of the Schleich line medieval knights and they are all pre-painted vinyl. Althought the company is German, the figures are hand painted in China.

Since discovering these wonderful figures a few months ago I have collected almost all the medieval figures in the their line including the castle, catapults, tents, and jousting items. It's kind of embarrassing, but I have easily spent over $500 on these things.

Here is the original thread discussing these back in March.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...rward+Observer

While the Sierra Toy soldier company carries this line along with a wide selection of the more expensive high end hand painted figures, you can find the Schleich figures at much better prices on the net. Sierra sells the standing figures for $6 and the mounted ones from $14 to $15, but several other toy companies that do not specialize in only toy soldiers sell the same Schleich figures for $4 and $10 to $12 respectively and quite a few have free shipping if you buy over $35 worth at a time.

Here's are links to several:

http://www.handhwc.com/Merchant2/mer...ode=4865-SCHKN

I bought most of my stuff from this place because at the time they were selling the standing figures for $3.50 and the mounted figures for $9.50. I also bought two of the castles sets for $104 each, but they have raised their prices slightly since then.

http://stewarttoys.com/c=MGIW6XB53OX...s_and_castles/

Here are a couple more with competitive pricing:

http://store.dianatoystore.com/caandkn.html

http://www.ridgeroadstation.com/ista...IGHT&subclass=

And finally, although I haven't really attempted to model a real diorama like I plan to, here are a couple of shots of my stuff simply set up on some model railroad grass paper. I also have all the mid-eastern figures, but unless I get more they they don't really mix in.

Jousting


Siege 1


Siege 2


Siege 3


Cheers

[Rhedd]

Great pictures, Forward Observer! Now I have this overwhelming urge to take pictures of mine, too. ^_^

I use the soldiers with the old discontinued line of Playmobil castles. They fit perfectly.

The Schleich figures are fantastic. That's what I collect, too, but I've got all of them now, so I ordered my first bunch of BBI figures yesterday. They're the same size, and actually historically accurate. I don't know if the quality is as good as the Schleich stuff, but I'll let you all know when they get here!

You're never too old for toy soldiers!

Actually, I have a funny story about that. Years ago I was playing a tabletop wargame with a friend of mine (Warhammer 40,000, actually), and his wife said, "I don't want to sound offensive, or anything, but I don't get this game. It seems to me that it's nothing more than, like, playing with toy soldiers."

We just looked at her and smiled. What else would it be? ^_^

[Forward Observer]

Rhedd,

Those BBI figures do look really good in the pictures--in fact a quite a bit more realistic than the Schleich soldiers plus the costumes sure appear to be more authentic--like actually protraying the English in red tunics rather than blue like the Schleich figures.

Be sure and let me know how they look when you get them and if they would be compatable in a display with the Schleich stuff.

Cheers

[Rhedd]

I certainly will. Might be as early as tomorrow.

[Captain Fishpants]

For wargames figures (as opposed to large scale plastics etc) you can do a lot worse than:

http://www.frontrank.com/gallery_med.html

Enjoy.

[Rhedd]

Those are really great! Thanks for the link, Cap'n.

Of course, I'm just going to look at them, myself. I weaned myself off of tabletop wargaming years ago, because I don't have the time to paint miniatures or actually play the game. (Not to mention I have no real-life friends. sniff, sniff.)

Now I just buy prepainted toys and make little horse galloping sounds while I play with them. ^_^

[Rhedd]

As requested by Forward Observer, here's my "review" of the BBI figures...

Looking at the pictures on the web, it seemed to me that there was a big range of quality in the BBI line, so I decided to kind of test them by ordering one that looked like it was from a bit older, less detailed series (Henry V), one that looked detailed and newer (Hospitaller A), and one of the brand new releases, which looked really detailed (Crusader).

Interestingly, I found that there's no real difference in quality between them, and they're all carved and painted with equal subtlety. As a matter of fact, of the three, I'm more disappointed in the brand new one than the other two (I'll explain why in a minute).

Here's a quick photo of them, along with a couple of Schleich figures, for comparison:


The size is compatible, but the BBI figures are more delicately detailed, realistic, and less exaggerated than the Schleich, so they seem a bit smaller. Schleich figures range from small to kind of huge, anyway, so the BBIs fit in fine.

The carving is fantastic! They're a lot more detailed than the Schelich figures, and, as I said, more realistically proportioned.

The painting is good, with plenty of subtle shading, and neat details like dirt on the Hospitaller's kite shield.

The only bad thing I have to say about them (and it's not that bad) is that Schleich handles shiny vs matte finishes better. For instance, I love the way a Schleich horse will be matte, yet have shiny wet nostrils and eyes. On the other hand, on the kneeling BBI figure, the bottom of his tabard is VERY shiny, while the top really isn't. It's sort of odd.

With that figure (the kneeling one), there are also some differences between the catalogue picture and the actual product; His peacock feather crest is yellow instead of green, and the inside of his shield isn't painted like wood. In contrast, the inside of the Hospitaller's shield is very nicely painted. I'm still happy with the kneeling figure, though, since he can actually wear the removable helm. How neat is that? ^_^

The other major difference is that BBI weapons are extremely rubbery (maybe for some safety reason) and so when I unpacked them, every one of them was bent into some horrible pretzel shape. heheh

Luckily, my wife taught me an old doll collector trick that works beautifully. Just heat a cup of water in the microwave for two minutes or so, then dip the mangled weapon in the water, straighten, and let cool. Two minutes of work and all the weapons were perfectly straight.

Anyway, I'll definitely be buying more of the BBI figures. They're really very nice, and the historical accuracy is a big plus.

I'm still not sure that their horses look very good, though.

[Forward Observer]

Rhedd.

They do look good and as you said quite a bit more realistic. I may just have to break down and order a few. Thanks for the report and review.

Cheers

F.O.

[Gorm]

For wargames figures (as opposed to large scale plastics etc) you can do a lot worse than:

http://www.frontrank.com/gallery_med.html

Enjoy.

Are these sold painted? The site does not indicate if they are or not.

[Rhedd]

Are these sold painted? The site does not indicate if they are or not.

No, I'm pretty sure not.

They're metal wargame miniatures, which are always unpainted, and the catalogue pictures are of unpainted ones, on the order page.

[scarandy]

just been reading through this thread and thought i would tell you ive got some realy nice rebellion figures from ebobminiatures

[scarandy]

just been reading through this thread, and i thought i would tell you about some lovely scottish men and longshanks that i got from ebobminiatures.

http://www.ebobminiatures.com/products/rebellion.htm

all i do say is if you order amy please tell him scarandy sent you

[doorknobdeity]

I first heard about Sierra from a post Rhedd made, and I've been very satisfied as well. I've gotten quite a bit of Schleich stuff from them, but the BBI stuff is looking very tempting . . .