Vintage Airfix Classics Guards Band and Airfix Guards Colour Party 1959 reissued Summer 2024

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:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/airfix-vintage-classics-guards-band-and-guards-colour-party-arrive-reissued-summer-2024/

Backyard Battalion Figures 2 – The Red Hand or Red Shirt Gang painted

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

https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/backyard-battalions-figure-poses-2-the-red-hand-or-red-shirt-gango/

Blog posted by Mark Man Of TIN, 6 May 2024

Backyard Battalion figures – experiments in painting styles

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/

Mancestors! Backyard Battalion figures’ nostalgia nod to green and tan army men

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:

https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/mancestors-backyard-battalions-nostalgia-nod-to-green-and-tan-army-man-poses/

Blog posted / Crossposted by Mark Man Of TIN, 3rd May 2024