Airfix Vintage Classics Guards Band and Colour Party sets S1 and S2 reissues arrived today (preorders for summer 2024). Littler Wars, anyone?
Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two:
Airfix Vintage Classics Guards Band and Colour Party sets S1 and S2 reissues arrived today (preorders for summer 2024). Littler Wars, anyone?
Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two:
I have painted the next batch of Backyard Battalion by Reis O’Brien figures, first the Blue Gang and next The Red Hand or Red Shirt Gang:
Some beautiful details on these new plastic figures.
Crossposted from my blog here
Blog posted by Mark Man Of TIN, 6 May 2024
Simple colour or cartoon strip white and black line?
Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Scouting Wide Games for the Tabletop blog: https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/backyard-battalion-figures-painting-experiments/
Many of the poses amongst the new Backyard Battalion figures of kids role-playing ‘WAR’ in the playground or backyard might seem a little familiar.
They are an affectionate or nostalgic nod by designer Reis O’Brien towards the much copied Green and Tan Army Men from America from TimMee / BMC and also the Disney Pixar Toy Story version.
See more of these interesting new figures and their green army ‘mancestors’ at my post crossposted from my Scouting Wide Games for the Tabletop blog:
Blog posted / Crossposted by Mark Man Of TIN, 3rd May 2024
Excited by gaming possibilities with the new plastic Backyard Battalion figures by Reis O’Brien which arrived this week from the USA!
Post / Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Scouting Wide Games for the Tabletop blog: https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/backyard-battalions-usa-and-three-man-sorry-kid-patrols/
A look close up at the old Spencer Smith 30mm Plastic figure poses range for WW2 or Moderns and the Tradition Of London SAE Madeira 1950s Holger Eriksson metal originals (still available). “Moderns Not Recommended” according to Phil Barker …
Blog posted / Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/30mm-spencer-smith-sae-figures-ww2-moderns/
Vintage 30mm Spencer Smith Miniatures and SAE Madeira figures – WW2 US Infantry (“Moderns not Recommended”?) – in plastic and metal – with a dash of Phil Barker, Donald Featherstone, classic Wargame books and vintage Airfix – what’s not to like?
Crossposted from my fully colour illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two:
Blog posted / Crossposted by Mark Man Of TIN, 7 April 2024
Holger Eriksson, Swedish African Engineers, Spencer Smith Miniatures, Donald Featherstone, vintage 1950s figures …
Crossposted from my Man Of TIN BlogTwo, a new rabbit hole opened by buying Spenser Smith plastic 30mm WW2 Modern Infantry
https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2024/04/01/the-curious-sae-madeira-30mm-figure-story/
One of the series I have been watching on Netflix subcscription is the curious mash-up animation Hilda.
It’s a children’s animation about a strange blue haired girl called Hilda and her mother who move from a stone troll and tiny elf infested wilderness and forest to the urban safety of the nearby town of Trolberg, a city protected by bell towers. Trolls do not like the sound of bells. The city is patrolled by airship and pompous imcompetent Troll Guards. Trolls however have destroyed Hilda’s childhood home.
From its Lofi 80s video game soundtrack to its infusion of Scandi supernatural mythology, this is a strange mixture of 80s retro Stranger Things (young teenage friends on bikes with lots of freedom) and a lively weird kids animation series.
Luke Pearson’s animated series (based on his graphic novel series) has that Harry Potter edge of myth, monsters and witchcraft with dark forests and ‘safe by day, dark things happen at night …’
There are many Scandi folklore elements:
Some of these tiny elves are planning strategy on a war-games type table, when giant girl Hilda comes to see them in Series 1 Episode 1: Chapter 1: The Hidden People.
You will also find
Of interest to my Scouting Wide Games for the Tabletop Project, Hilda joins the local Sparrow Scouts, whose uniform seems based on US Boy Scout or Girl Scout type sashes for badges.
Screenshots from Netflix series for (Uniform) reference and series review only.
You can explore more at:
https://hildatheseries.fandom.com/wiki/Hilda_Wiki
Blog posted by Mark Man Of TIN 21/22 March 2024
B.P.S. Blog Post Script
Hilda / Trolberg has a slight feel of the walled or gated community with a terrible threat outside the walls in the much more adult series of books and TV series by Blake Crouch called Wayward Pines
https://poundstoreplasticwarriors.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/wayward-pines-series-1-and-2/
Wayward Things maybe as a fusion?
My version of an unboxing video, this is an unTINning blog post. Old toy soldiers in a Toffee Tin.
Read and see more on my fully illustrated ‘tuppence coloured’ Man Of TIN Blog Two:
https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/old-toy-soldiers-in-a-toffee-tin/