This figure - to the best of my knowledge - is exclusive to this set. He doesn't show up in any other set I have unless he's included in a set I don't have yet!
Ed
Maybe I'm getting old, but researching histories and uniforms is just getting too much for me to deal with. As many years as I've had these figures, I never bothered to see whether the paint jobs represented summer or winter uniforms, Western Front, Eastern Front, etc. Oh well. I really like the sculpting on this pose, the Luger pistol is well defined - vs. the typical lump of plastic that often characterizes Little Green Army Man pistols.
Ed
I first started posting Play Along Toys Armies of Middle Earth Lord of The Rings toys back when the blog started in 2010. There was a pretty good run of posts, but then - as usual - I got distracted and moved on to other things. Another round of posts hit in 2016 and then...
...yup, moved on to other things.
Both rounds of posts were totally missing several series of figures, some of which were: Heroes & Villains of Middle-earth, Collections, Weapons and Warriors, Battle Scenes, Deluxe Battle Scenes, and the one-&-only Super Deluxe Battle Scene. I hope to remedy that disparity this time around. AND, perhaps I can cobble together a 3D scene or two while I'm at it.
This collection centers around the action taking place at Amon Sûl - aka Weathertop. All of the figures (except for Aragorn) - were included in other figure sets by Play Along and were also featured here at one time or another. This time though, the set deserves a place in the sun by giving it it's own round of posts.
Ed
We're starting another small series of figures today. Some years back I picked up a couple sets of hand painted figures that the seller claimed were made by 'Mars'. At the time I hadn't even heard of Mars figures unless they were aliens! I did like the figures I had bought but I'm afraid since then I have learned almost absolutely nothing about Mars except that they are sold as unpainted 54mm (1/32 scale) boxed figures. To-date I have yet to buy a boxed set because they tend to get expensive - around $30 - $36/box! Ouch. All that said, my figures are not 54mm, they are 50mm. The sculpting is very well done but, after comparing my figures with photos of those for sale on fleaBay, my poses don't match up to anything I see being offered by Mars. Apparently they didn't offer very many sets as I see the same ones being offered over-&-over again. Anywho - if anyone out there knows for sure who made these, let me know - that would be appreciated.
Ed
"Knock, knock."
"Who's there? Leave me alone. I gave at the office!"
This chat was a bit tricky. After prompting Chat GPT to show this image of the battering ram on the causeway at Helm's Deep trying to break down the door, it placed the door to the right of the ram! Sooo, I left feedback and tried it again. The result was better but not entirely to my liking.
Ed
