I have a box of old waste figures given to me by my various wargaming ' colleagues' to be melted down to produce home cast figures . Amongst them I found these three 15mm figures and knowing their parentage I saved them and they adorn my painting table .
They are of course Peter Laing Miniatures , Egyptian spearmen I think and probably about forty years old . Though somewhat battered in my opinion they have a style and presence that many modern 15mm figures don't have. I wonder what (failed?) project these were destined for ? , can the donor remember ( Wargaming Colleagues 'A' or 'R' ???)
Being a big Peter Laing fan, thank you for saving them from an inglorious end!
ReplyDeleteIt had to be done ! , Tony
DeleteWell done Tony, ditto what John says, from another Peter Laing collector! Surely you should paint them gold and present them to yourself as a special award for savers of Peter Laing figures?
ReplyDeleteI found similar in a kilo of scrap now all based and back in action
https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/a-few-peter-laing-figures-amongst-the-scrap-lead-mountain
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May get around to painting them , Tony
DeleteWhile I have no Peter Laing figures myself, I used to have about a hundred 1870 Prussians for a project that never really got o the ground. Wish I could learn more about what happened to the company, when it folded, and what happened to the molds.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
One of the great mysteries of wargaming , think people would buy them for the nostalgia and to complete collections if they were available again , Tony
DeleteIf the moulds or masters ever surface, I would certainly be interested!
ReplyDeleteIn the meanwhile, its great to see people still like these original 15mm figures
Where they went is a great mystery , think they would sell to collectors , Tony
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