Hi all,
Hopefully it's ok to post this topic? It's not strictly wargaming but it is loosely related.
I was digging around in my parents' attic today and found these:
Mini boglins were popular toys in UK in the early 90s and I used to collect them as a boy. I don't think they were ever released in the USA so thought they might be of interest to any Americans or non European members. They were also hand sculpted using putty and then made using a resin mould.
The curious thing is, they were originally designed by two Americans who used to work on the Muppets. I think, had they been released in the USA, they would have been huge.
The crafting technique fascinated me as it must be very similar to how mini wargaming figures are made.
There's a whole history of how they were created here:https://timothyyoungauthor.com/2020/08/17/mini-boglins/
It does make me feel quite nostalgic, toys back in the 80s/90s had so much more character and were far cooler than modern stuff (not that I play with toys, but I have a 3 year old daughter who now wants to play with my boglins).
It must have been such a fun job being paid to invent and design stuff like this. Are there any other boglin fans in the house? I think they would also make great models for Fantasy/DnD.
https://timothyyoungauthor.com/2020/08/17/mini-boglins/