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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Jemima Fawr on January 21, 2022, 01:22:17 PM

Title: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Jemima Fawr on January 21, 2022, 01:22:17 PM
I expect that 95% of Napoleonic gamers here will have their own Napoleon figure, but here's mine.  As far as I know, he's a unique* figure by Tony Barton, the supreme being behind Battle Honours and AB Figures. 

He was originally modelled as a master Mk 2 Napoleon figure for Battle Honours, but was rejected.  For some reason he never then made it into the AB Figures range and Tony sculpted a whole new (though very similar) Napoleon figure for AB Figures.

I'd be very interested to know if anyone else has the same figure.

* When I say 'unique', Tony will normally create his own drop-cast mould from the original sculpture and then cast off a dozen or so master figures for the mould-maker to make the production mould, so there were probably around a dozen of these Napoleons made.

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2022/01/21/vive-lempereur-a-unique-tony-barton-napoleon-figure/

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3945/IWaQG5.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2972/cNgaEz.jpg)
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Harry Faversham on January 21, 2022, 06:10:20 PM
My little man in the funny 'ats over 50 years old!

(https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=120408.0;attach=109270;image)

 :P
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Jemima Fawr on January 21, 2022, 06:13:46 PM
Quote from: Harry Faversham on January 21, 2022, 06:10:20 PM
My little man in the funny 'ats over 50 years old!

(https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=120408.0;attach=109270;image)

 :P

 :-*
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Ray Rivers on January 21, 2022, 07:12:33 PM
Jemima your Napoleonic collection is just fantastic!  ;D

Quote from: Jemima Fawr on January 21, 2022, 01:22:17 PM
I'd be very interested to know if anyone else has the same figure.

Not me. But as you say, the AB Napoleon is pretty darn close.

Here is mine:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/6/1615_30_05_10_12_39_21.jpg)
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Jemima Fawr on January 21, 2022, 08:35:23 PM
Gorgeous painting there Ray!  :-*

Yes, someone did immediately say "I've got the same figure!" but it's the AB one.  I've no idea why Tony bothered re-modelling him!
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: MaleGriffin on January 21, 2022, 09:05:32 PM
Gorgeous brushwork! I'm always amazed at the brilliance some people have painting AB's 18mm figures!
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: carlos marighela on January 22, 2022, 02:41:15 AM
Are you sure that’s not Rod Steiger?  ;)

Somewhere I have the dismounted version. Buggered if I know where it is.
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Tony Barton on January 23, 2022, 06:01:36 PM
I actually have four masters of Boney in my little drawer : The original BH version , in Fimo; and two slightly variant versions in metal which include the current AB one ; and an unissued 1790s figure.There's also another head. At this distance in time I can't recall when or why  made the one you have , but although it looks familiar , I don't seem to have it myself !
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: Jemima Fawr on January 23, 2022, 07:44:06 PM
 lol

Flippin'eck!  That's really interesting.  Thanks Tony!  :D

I think I'd best deploy the standard Antiques Roadshow response: "Well he's part of the family now and I could never sell him..." ;)

As mentioned above, Mike's story was that he was a Mk2 Napoleon figure for Battle Honours, but was rejected and then didn't make it into the AB range for some reason.
Title: Re: My Napoleon: A Unique Tony Barton Figure?
Post by: italwars on January 24, 2022, 04:44:28 PM
Quote from: Harry Faversham on January 21, 2022, 06:10:20 PM
My little man in the funny 'ats over 50 years old!

(https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=120408.0;attach=109270;image)

 :P

Blurred pict but, at least for me, beautiful and very interesting....always a pleasure to detect Airfix soldiers still in activity...if, by any chance, do you have some other picts of your Airfix/Plastic armies in action to post ..maybe even in another dedicated topic ..i'll really love to see them....sorry for the hijacking ... closed parenthesis :-X ;)