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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Admiral Benbow on January 20, 2016, 06:25:36 PM

Title: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on January 20, 2016, 06:25:36 PM

Found them in my lead pile recently, could remember buying them many years ago on a wargames show, but no hint on the manufacturer and what exactly they are (german Seebattalion?). They were sold in packs of 5 in the same black boxes as Copplestone miniatures. They are no Tigerminiatures and no HLBSC (?)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/93_20_01_16_7_18_57.jpg)

I searched the net but couldn't find any info on them. Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Keith on January 20, 2016, 08:01:51 PM

Gosh, no idea but they are very nice!

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Pijlie on January 20, 2016, 08:12:40 PM

The boots, cartridge boxes, tunics  and apparent Mauser rifles seem to indicate they are See Battalion.

Perhaps a close up of the helmet insignia would settle the matter?

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: chicklewis on January 20, 2016, 09:32:00 PM

You say they are NOT Tiger minis, but the poses, sculpting, and overloooong mausers SCREAM Tiger miniatures to me. 

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on January 20, 2016, 09:52:26 PM

I could not find them in Tiger miniatures catalogue nor do they represent Tiger miniatures' mediocre sculpting standard. Maybe they are long out of production?

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Keith on January 20, 2016, 10:58:40 PM

They do look like Richard Kemps work. Nice.

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on January 21, 2016, 01:02:06 AM

Haven't noticed them before...so much stuff on the HLBS site needed............

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: joroas on January 21, 2016, 09:12:38 AM

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But I have only had them about 10-12 years so early days yet.

Lightweight! I have older figures than that still in blisters!!!!!!

Title: Re: Could you please help identifying these figures?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on January 21, 2016, 04:48:07 PM

They are HLBS miniatures, indeed! I just found out on this very nice site http://omaheke.blogspot.de/search/label/HLBS (http://omaheke.blogspot.de/search/label/HLBS)

They are from those packs:

GC3 Marines (seebattalion) in Pith helmet with standard cartridge pouches
GC3a Command Group

Thanks all for your info!