"FOREMOST ACW Figures- Say WHAT??" Topic
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| asgard636 | 24 Sep 2014 9:56 a.m. PST |
For old Vets here: I was dicussing the 1988 video "Gettysburg in Miniature" by Jeff Leighton with a wargaming friend who told me that among the figures used in the film were items from the late, great Peter Gilder's FOREMOST range. When I replied that FOREMOST did not release any ACW figures, he said that they were from a privately-commissioned collection of FOREMOST 30's…..Wild stuff to me but I can't help but ask if anybody has any info on this……. |
| Ceterman | 24 Sep 2014 10:36 a.m. PST |
Don't know about the figs but I've had the VCR tape since 1988. Very cool video(there are some HUGE eyes painted on some of the figs though!).
Peter
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| asgard636 | 24 Sep 2014 11:35 a.m. PST |
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 StoneMtnMinis  | 24 Sep 2014 2:04 p.m. PST |
Actually, your friend is wrong. The figures used for most of the scenes were the 22mm Stone Mountain Miniatures line. I corresponded with Jeff a great deal during the making of the video and afterwards we were the sole distributor of it. Dave |
| Old Contemptibles | 24 Sep 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
I had my VHS of it converted to DVD. Still a great film. |
| Murawski | 25 Sep 2014 2:11 a.m. PST |
I dont know about the film but there were / are Foremost ACW figures but they were not sculpted by Peter Gilder. If memory serves me right ( I used to own some ) they were cast open handed with seperate rifles. I am pretty sure Hinds ( who sells Hinchcliffe now ) still lists them. |
| asgard636 | 25 Sep 2014 11:26 a.m. PST |
Dave: I know it's true re: Stone Mountain 22mm predomiating in the vid; I had wondered about some of the remainder that I did not recognize….. |
| asgard636 | 25 Sep 2014 11:29 a.m. PST |
Murawski: Now that you mention that,I recall what I think were Hinchliffe "X Range" figs that were ACW with separate rifles…..I don't know, but I suspect those may well have been Steve Hezzlewood sculpts…… |
| Murawski | 26 Sep 2014 5:18 a.m. PST |
Yes, you are correct, they were the "x" range. Very nice figures and years ahead of their time. |
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bases them up.
