tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post3213365166435851823..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Inside the boxes of Green Army MenRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-39015600807297958192014-06-22T14:53:42.332+01:002014-06-22T14:53:42.332+01:00Jiaqi Lim,
These are very nice figures ... and I ...Jiaqi Lim,<br /><br />These are very nice figures ... and I look forward to using them.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-62037830587501864642014-06-22T14:52:05.271+01:002014-06-22T14:52:05.271+01:00James O'Connell,
These are good quality '...James O'Connell,<br /><br />These are good quality 'Chinese copies' and are made from a fairly rigid plastic. With luck this should make them retain their paint.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-36657462064957760402014-06-22T14:26:18.096+01:002014-06-22T14:26:18.096+01:00Alan Charlesworth,
I must admit that I found the ...Alan Charlesworth,<br /><br />I must admit that I found the prospect of a Little Cold Wars project irresistable, especially when I saw these figures. I therefore sympathise with your predicament.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58173803776457187422014-06-22T14:18:28.725+01:002014-06-22T14:18:28.725+01:00Ian Dury,
They are very similar to the Airfix US ...Ian Dury,<br /><br />They are very similar to the Airfix US Marine set, but in 54mm-scale.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69984064792389801152014-06-22T14:14:49.533+01:002014-06-22T14:14:49.533+01:00Ken H,
The good old cereal packet plastic toy sol...Ken H,<br /><br />The good old cereal packet plastic toy soldiers! I loved the anticipation of what you might get ... and nine times out of ten it was something I never found a use for.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34791118235318779542014-06-22T14:04:28.130+01:002014-06-22T14:04:28.130+01:00Sean,
Little Cold Wars seems to be closer - in te...Sean,<br /><br />Little Cold Wars seems to be closer - in terms of figures and equipment -<br /> to the sort of wargames I played when I was young, and I think that you will enjoy reading about them.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90365946315335458292014-06-22T14:00:30.926+01:002014-06-22T14:00:30.926+01:00Jim Duncan,
Good for you! Toy Soldiers are educat...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />Good for you! Toy Soldiers are educational ... and children should not be stopped from using them.<br /><br />All he best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64802530388741340632014-06-22T13:58:35.089+01:002014-06-22T13:58:35.089+01:00Tim Gow,
That is very helpful. I suspect that my ...Tim Gow,<br /><br />That is very helpful. I suspect that my Trigon Aggressor troops will be organised along WARPAC lines.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76416658843754413462014-06-19T18:09:12.548+01:002014-06-19T18:09:12.548+01:00Green Army Men, always a classic. Love the figures...Green Army Men, always a classic. Love the figures and the post! Good one!Jiaqihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819819387957016364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69492638273048763992014-06-18T05:17:29.562+01:002014-06-18T05:17:29.562+01:00Matchbox did their WW2 figures in 1/32 as well. Th...Matchbox did their WW2 figures in 1/32 as well. There are a lot of Chinese copies of them and of Airfix. Some are very good copies whilst others are crude but it looks like these are good ones.Quantrilltoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824237942276969880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-57904868508917841582014-06-17T21:24:24.421+01:002014-06-17T21:24:24.421+01:00Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear! When I saw your earlier...Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear! When I saw your earlier post about these men I was immediately tempted. Now I have seen how nice they look in your latest pic. I know I will not be able resist buying some. The wargaming butterfly within me is getting the upper hand again. Even though I had no intention to do any modern games and certainly not at ths scale!Alan Charlesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886913741531107262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72977695153004689232014-06-17T20:16:50.059+01:002014-06-17T20:16:50.059+01:00These look just like the "Matchbox" US ...These look just like the "Matchbox" US Army figures that I still have somewhere. How big are they? The Matchbox figures are the classic AIRFIX "HO/OO" size, i.e notional 20 mmIan Duryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319294059932082470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59072956458930009522014-06-17T15:38:48.282+01:002014-06-17T15:38:48.282+01:00Hi Bob
Gosh - these remind me very much of the sty...Hi Bob<br />Gosh - these remind me very much of the style of figures that used to come as free gifts in cereal packets in the 1960's - do you remember shaking the box around to get whatever gift was in it out before anyone else? I wonder why they stopped doing that - perhaps it created too many wargamers! I think that Cornflakes and weetabix were the main ones - but my memory isn't great. I do remember a series that resembled and were to the same style and scale as the original series 1 British army figures - hopelessly crude - but free!! kind regards KenKen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231379269565966932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58513450081545625662014-06-17T14:07:54.578+01:002014-06-17T14:07:54.578+01:00Nice looking figures. I need to read up more on Li...Nice looking figures. I need to read up more on Little Cold Wars.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10457306148427555882014-06-17T14:04:34.908+01:002014-06-17T14:04:34.908+01:00I gave a bundle of these sort of figures, unpainte...I gave a bundle of these sort of figures, unpainted and suitably sterilised to a friend of my wifes son who is not allowed 'proper' toys, only educational ones. I hope he gets to play with them from time to time.<br /> Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-51138708948363735292014-06-17T13:48:46.500+01:002014-06-17T13:48:46.500+01:00A NATO-style battalion runs to about 40 figures. ...A NATO-style battalion runs to about 40 figures. The WARPACT equivalent about 30. There are a couple of sample orbats in the 'Files' section of the Little Cold Wars Yahoo group.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com