"Old Glory 15's: Metal or plastic? " Topic

This may be a seriously dumb question, but are Old Glory 15 miniatures as sold today in metal or plastic? I had presumed they were metal, but based on the pictures in their website they look as if they've gone over to plastic or resin:

Example:
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I suppose the figures in the picture could be metal with a serious primercoat on them, but I wanted to check and be sure.

Edit: The FAQ on their website says the miniuatures are made of LEAD. This seems odd, didn't everyone switch to pewter already? I wonder if the faq is out of date.

As far as I know, they're still metal. Mithril used to pre-prime their minis that color, so I assume that they do that to show detail better. Some pewter still has lead in it.

They are metal. Not sure which particular metal! Their pictures are of undercoated miniatures.

Bill.

Snap!

The figures are primered to show more detail.

The latest order for my store will be here in a few days. Everything I have ever gotten from them has been metal.
Nelson Time Portal

OK, that's great info, thanks. I was hoping they were still metal.

So here's a related question. I'm looking for some hoplites for my Later Dynastic Egyptian army. But when I plug "Hoplites" into the search engine, this is what I get:

Hoplites Item #: RRBG4 Price: $12.00 USD
Hoplites Item #: IFBG146 Price: $12.00 USD
Hoplites Item #: HG02 Price: $10.00 USD
Campanian Hoplites Item #: RRBG67 Price: $12.00 USD
Campanian Hoplites Item #: IC02 Price: $10.00 USD
Citizen Hoplites Item #: CA03 Price: $10.00 USD
Citizen Hoplites Item #: BAC01 Price: $6.00 USD
Citizen Hoplites Item #: IFBG85 Price: $12.00 USD
Early Hoplites Item #: IFBG34 Price: $12.00 USD
Early Hoplites Item #: IFBG05 Price: $12.00 USD
Etruscan Hoplites Item #: IC06 Price: 10.00
Generic Hoplites Item #: BAG1 Price: $6.00 USD
Later Hoplites Item #: IFBG35 Price: $12.00 USD
Later Hoplites Item #: IFBG06 Price: $12.00 USD
Spartan Hoplites Item #: BAG2 Price: $6.00 USD
Spartan Hoplites Item #: IFBG147 Price: $12.00 USD
Spartan Hoplites Item #: HG03 Price: $10.00 USD
Campanian Mercenary Hoplites Item #: IFBG90 Price: $12.00 USD
Classical Greek Hoplites Item #: CG-02 Price: $10.00 USD
Greece Mercenary Hoplites Item #: RRBG63 Price: $12.00 USD
Greek Mercenary Hoplites Item #: IFBG86 Price: $12.00 USD
Greek Mercenary Hoplites Item #: IFBG117 Price: $12.00 USD
Greek Mercenary Hoplites Item #: IFBG106 Price: $12.00 USD
Later Spartan Hoplites Item #: IFBG07 Price: $12.00 USD
Mercenary Greek Hoplites Item #: IFBG82 Price: $12.00 USD
Mercenary Greek Hoplites Item #: IFBG53 Price: $12.00 USD
Mercenary Greek Hoplites Item #: IFBG24 Price: $12.00 USD

Many duplicate items with the same name, price, and item count but different item code numbers. Does that mean they are different castings? If I buy one "Greek Mercenary Hoplites Item #: IFBG11" and one "Mercenary Greek Hoplites Item #: IFBG53," will they be different models? If not then why are there seven different product listings all referring to Greek Mercenary Hoplites in some way?

The codes with 'BG' in them are FoG battle groups which use figures from the 'core' sets – the HG, CG, IC codes above.

The battlegroup bags can sometimes include a mix from other bags and may not include all the poses from the 'core' bag. I've just received a landsknecht pike battlegroup which didn't have any of the helmeted figures but does include halberdiers. The number of figures is often different to the 'core bags' hence the price difference – the numbers are often more convenient especially if you want a small number of skirmishers.

I would guess that all those labelled as 'Mercenary Greek Hoplites' would include the same figures as each other, just having a different code for different FoG army lists.

Lead hasn't been outlawed – as long as you state that your product contains lead and shouldn't be eaten it is OK.

I wonder how many figures have actually been eaten.

"Honey, have you seen my unit of Gendarmes? It was here on the table".

"Gendarmes? I thought they were Hors d'œuvres!"

I am not sure of your time frame for the Egyptians.

Depending on the time frame of your army lists, several hoplites may work for you from the Old Glory range. Even the Mycenian long spearmen may work.

IIRC correctly Falcon UK owned by Quartermaster had Saitic Egyptian hoplites.