A blog for those interested in identifying vintage Hinton Hunt 20 mm wargames figures.
Where possible identification photos will be of unpainted figures.
FN 1 French Infantry of the Line 1812/15 Officer charging
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Hi Clive. i am having trouble identifying some figures that i have particualy the officer he apears to be wearing the bardin uniform shako with pom pom and has a sword in one hand with a pistol in the other. Any ideas would be appreciated Cheers Paul.F
Hi Paul. If he has a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other there is a good chance he might be an Alberken (pre-Minifigs S range) figure. Are ther any markings anywhere on the base? And if you have a picture you could sens it to me using the e-mail link on the front page of the blog (under contact the old metal detector).
If it is Alberken, I'm just thinking how to do something about these and other early Minifigs (S range) figures. This is likley to be on a second blog, because the number of categories on the Hinton one is getting quite long
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King Darius on his portable throne
Searching
For the Napoleonic range there are now four main ways to search this blog for the figure you are looking for.
If you can read the first part of the code number of a figure, you can search using codes.
If you know or think you know the nationality of the figure, you can search by nation.
If you are looking for a foot figure (infantry or artillery), you can search by pose.
If you are looking for a mounted figure, you can search by type.
For smaller ranges (American Civil War and Medieval) there is a simpler search - by range (ACW or Medieval) and then by foot, mounted or artillery figures.
There have been a number of people who have been an inspiration in pursuing this hobby and getting this project off the ground.
I couldn't have got started properly myself without the Vintage 20 mil site created by Richard and Harry .
Pierre Omidyar invented e-bay in 1995 and so has been responsible for my haemorrhaging money for the last few years.
I would like to thank fellow e-bay buyers who have made prices for Hinton Hunt items so high on e-bay that I have mainly stopped haemorrhaging money and am very tempted to start selling instead of buying.
A group of fellow collectors and enthusiasts have offered help, support, comments, figures, words of wisdom, or even sold me figures - among them Alan, Dick, Harry, Ian, Iain, Jim, John, Peter, Tony, Uwe and Will. If I have missed you off you know who you are (and I have obviously forgotten).
Thanks to those who have joined in the joint purchase of a number of large collections and who have passed on the opportunities for these.
And not really for this blog, thanks to those who are buying up the moulds for a number of lovely old 20mm ranges (other than Hinton Hunt) and will be bringing them into production soon.
2 comments:
Hi Clive. i am having trouble identifying some figures that i have particualy the officer he apears to be wearing the bardin uniform shako with pom pom and has a sword in one hand with a pistol in the other.
Any ideas would be appreciated
Cheers
Paul.F
Hi Paul. If he has a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other there is a good chance he might be an Alberken (pre-Minifigs S range) figure. Are ther any markings anywhere on the base? And if you have a picture you could sens it to me using the e-mail link on the front page of the blog (under contact the old metal detector).
If it is Alberken, I'm just thinking how to do something about these and other early Minifigs (S range) figures. This is likley to be on a second blog, because the number of categories on the Hinton one is getting quite long
Regards
Clive
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