Diorama

kissakai · October 16, 2020

Hi
I'm having to rethink this diorama
I'd like to sell it but it can only be picked up from my house
It is a real dust trap and really too big to have on display
The diorama is OK but the scene especially the trees are real naff
I could remove all the figures and create smaller groups that can be covered
Sell off the individual figures and houses
There are over 70 figures with only a couple of duplicate figures
What do you think?

Also I'd like to know a bit more about the figures
Possible age and whether they were hand painted or or supplied already painted

BIG · October 17, 2020

Hi Grev looks like 28 mm tabletop figures, looks like handpainted stuff..

Diorama IMO is not a burner, ...?

Best

kissakai · October 18, 2020

I'm surprised no one recognises these LEAD figures

Peter, by burner I assume you are saying not to strip it down

It is too big

With no cover it's a nightmare to clean

The longer weapons get bent

The trees are poorly made

There are better ways to to the grass

There are two sumo wrestlers in the top house during a battle!

Grev

vajo · October 18, 2020

What material are the figures Grev?

kissakai · October 18, 2020

Hi Chris

I did say in my previous post that they are lead

Grev

vajo · October 18, 2020

Ah sorry. So they are tin?

I have bet bakelite. Can you say something about the age?

kissakai · October 18, 2020

They are made from lead

The cast detail is quite good

s they are lead maybe around 1960 - just a guess

Due to range of design they may have been quite popular although limited

Curran · October 18, 2020

It is more likely they are from the 1970s or early 1980s. They would be common in bookstores and gaming stores.

My friends and I painted many of these when we were kids on into tween years. I built a similar "diorama". Eventually I scrapped it, but I kept a few of the figures as tokens of childhood.

kissakai · October 18, 2020

I think the dates are about right it's just that I don't know when lead was banned from use for these small figures

Doesn't look like any one on the NMB has any of this type of figure

Adam Again · October 21, 2020

The worldwide ban on lead happened in the early 90's, which hit every miniatures company. Citadel, Marsuder, FASA, Ral Partha, SoL, etc. They were all effected.

Mark S. · October 21, 2020

17 minutes ago, Choji said:

Ral Partha...

Now there is a company name I haven’t heard since my high school Dungeons & Dragons days... ahem... cough... cough... just a few years ago...

kissakai · October 21, 2020

It looks like lead figures are available on ebay now but I think 70's/80's sounds a bout right

Curran · October 21, 2020

10 hours ago, Choji said:

Citadel, Marsuder, FASA, Ral Partha, SoL,

Cidatel and Ral Partha-

Woah. Flashback for me too Mark. I had almost forgotten those names.

I still miss getting that fat issue of Dragon magazine in the mail once a month.

kissakai · March 4, 2021

Hi

I did decide to break it down as I needed the space and the scene although well painted was let down by the unrealistic setting and the mix of figures (Kung Fu, sumo etc)

There are just over 80 figures the majority being DM then a few Grenadier and Rai Partha
The Grenadier is dated 1985

Now what should I do with them?