Thursday 6 January 2022

HM of GB Tudor range

 The only painted metal I managed to pick up at the London Show last month were these two examples of artillerymen from the short lived HM of BG Tudor World range, the chipped paint might need a bit of a touch up!


The gun is borrowed from somewhere else (Sikh artillery) but looks okay with these Tudor chaps, they will join the Monarch, Barzo and Chintoys Conquistadors to beef up the Wars of Religion project which is very slowly taking shape here.  Rather neat little figures I think and an unusual subject.


This is the full set of Tudor figures from the HM of GB catalogue, the mounted figure of Henry VIII is really quite fine and I wouldn't mind getting a few more of these.  The firm mostly made British Colonial figures back around 1990 and quite nice they were too, particularly a mule gun battery, they exhibited for several years at the Olympia Toy Trade Fair in London but despite this they never really took off with collectors.  

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  1. Nice artillery crew Brian, they look good with the gun that you're using! If you're like me, I would have to find a Master Gunner to complete the set!

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    1. There was a nice Master Gunner with the original set that I'd like to get but these don't turn up very often so I might have to convert one, at least I've got an idea now of what he should look like.

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  2. Lovely figures Brian; I still have a copy of the catalogue you sent me some time ago. I am currently listening to an inspiring series of Youtube videos by David Starkey on the Tudors, in particular on Henry VIII, which just make me want to game the period in 54mm all the more!

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    1. Hopefully one day we'll have enough toy soldiers to do just that.

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  3. Very nice figures - they'd go well with the ACTA ECW gun.

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    1. Yes they would, I'd been planning to convert the ACTA ECW crew until I got these.

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  4. I'm just glad they aren't 40mm.

    This way, I can just admire them and be slightly envious rather than trying to decide if my wife would mind me spending the grocery money on toy soldiers!

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    1. An unusual subject for modern metal toy soldiers, it's a shame they didn't attract greater interest from collectors.

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