A recent addition to the Civil War toy soldier market, Safari Ltd offers four sets of soldiers, two each Union and Confederate with each set containing six pieces all packaged in a clear plastic tube. The first set I acquired is shown here, Confederate Soldiers Collection 1. The pieces are made by a flexible vinyl and are really nicely sculpted and painted and are a notch above the average toy soldier. The figures are made without bases but some have a small appendage sticking out of one of the feet to act as a stabilizer. The only problem I had was with the flag bearer. The flag sticks out quite a distance from the figure and it is heavy making it impossible for him to stand up without other means of support. In order to photograph him I jerry-rigged a small platform that could be tilted - in some cases at about a 45° angle - and tried to quickly pop off a photo! I like the realistic tree stump included in this set. It's different than the somewhat overused Marx stumps and offers a good place for the soldiers to hide behind. Enjoy!
Flag Bearer
Advancing Rifle at Side
Kneeling Firing Rifle
Kneeling Rifle at Side
Standing Loading Rifle
Stump
Safari (L), BMC (R)
Very Nice Pictures Deine Gattin Bettina :)
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