This was followed by an upgraded version of the first set slightly higher with better detail plus two more sets covering the other major troop types.
Top row - originals British Line (as Portuguese legion), French line, Russian Line, Prussian Line,
Second row - second range - British Line, French Line (LHS with plume removed as fusiliers), Russian Line, Prussian Line (as Reserve Infantry).
Third row - second range - Austrian Grenadier, French Grenadier, Highlander, Brunswick Legion
Bottom row - second range - Bavarian Line, British Light (as Portuguese Line), Austrian Line, Landwehr (wearing clogs).
Rear view
I'm still looking for a few more to fill in some gaps in my armies so please contact me if you have some to sell/swap. I've still got left over British line(first range) and Highlanders.
Will
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Any ideas what happened to the line? I actually turned up this listing while searching for it on Google after noticing an ad for them in an old modeling magazine.
I've no idea exactly what happened but thy stopped advertising via the Oxford Model Centre back in the mid 70s. When I checked a few years later no one had any idea of their existence. I think they got caught up in the general move away from stocking figures in local model shops.
Will
Hi Will,
You mentioned in this old post that you had extra Springwood British and Highlanders. Do you still have these available?
Ron
Ron, I regret these were traded away a while back
Will
Hi will,
I got a few issues of the old wargamers newsletter this week and searching for figures I found an announcement of springwood figures. Good to see the first hit at google is your blog:-)
Can you tell me what size these figures are? Made in the early 70ies maybe "true" 25 to go with my other plastics I hope.
cheers
uwe
Uwe, I'll try and provide some figures with measurements/comparisons shortly.
they certainly fit with other plastics, the early versions were rather small but the second versions were a better fit to most plastics.
i have some of the springwood plastic figure kits if anyone is interested.
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