| Irish Marine | 25 Sep 2015 2:53 p.m. PST |
About 15 years ago I bought my first 20mm figures at Cold Wars one of my first conventions and my beginning to wargaming. The figures were already painted Waffen SS but I have no idea who makes them. So who were the big manufacturers of 20mm back then. I ask because I just found them and want to add to them. |
 Saber6   | 25 Sep 2015 2:56 p.m. PST |
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| Vintage Wargaming | 25 Sep 2015 3:16 p.m. PST |
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| John Armatys | 25 Sep 2015 3:17 p.m. PST |
Possibly FAA. A photo would probably attract the expert figure spotters… |
| chuck05 | 25 Sep 2015 3:20 p.m. PST |
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 enfant perdus | 25 Sep 2015 3:24 p.m. PST |
FAA and SHQ were my faves back then. |
| Irish Marine | 25 Sep 2015 3:33 p.m. PST |
I wish I could post photos but I can't |
 Doms Decals  | 25 Sep 2015 3:36 p.m. PST |
FAA were definitely my go-to range back then. Some description might narrow it down – slender / medium / chunky build? Realistic or caricatured expressions? |
| wrgmr1 | 25 Sep 2015 3:47 p.m. PST |
War Squad have been around for awhile as well. Chunky, big hands, caricature faces. One particular figure is a grenadier unscrewing a stick grenade up by his helmet. |
| Irish Marine | 25 Sep 2015 3:50 p.m. PST |
Slender with lots of detail a very crisp set of figures |
| Doms Decals | 25 Sep 2015 4:04 p.m. PST |
Slender back then definitely makes me think SHQ…. FAA were more a middling build, Britannia and Platoon 20 both chunky. |
| Ben Lacy | 25 Sep 2015 4:32 p.m. PST |
Battlefield Miniatures (Drew's Militia)! But I got my AB minis a long time ago too, and IMO, they are still as good as any around, no matter the scale. |
| Joes Shop | 25 Sep 2015 4:51 p.m. PST |
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| Doms Decals | 25 Sep 2015 4:56 p.m. PST |
Oh yes, could be Drew's Militia. AB's 20mm range isn't as old as that though, I think. |
| Gone Fishing | 25 Sep 2015 5:01 p.m. PST |
Most of the big ones have already been named. There was also Raventhorpe! (They were a little soft on detail, however, so I doubt it was them. Still great figures in my opinion.) |
| Irish Marine | 25 Sep 2015 6:12 p.m. PST |
I can't find any pictures of AB |
| wrgmr1 | 25 Sep 2015 6:37 p.m. PST |
Most likely SHQ, especially the details. |
| shaun from s and s models | 26 Sep 2015 1:49 a.m. PST |
we made figs back then as well |
| Fatman | 26 Sep 2015 2:22 a.m. PST |
And very nice they were. I still have a platoon of your Russians despite having sold most of my 20mm. I agree with Dom (God I hate saying that! ;-P) sounds like SHQ to me. link Fatman |
| genew49 | 26 Sep 2015 7:30 a.m. PST |
I bought my first AB figures in 2004 and they had probably been in production before that. AB pictures here:
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 Doctor X | 26 Sep 2015 10:42 p.m. PST |
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 Dye4minis | 27 Sep 2015 7:44 a.m. PST |
Combat Miniatures? (believe it was a line backed by Todd Fisher?) |
| PeterH | 30 Sep 2015 5:48 a.m. PST |
I'm thinking SHQ – do some of them have very upright poses with one leg bent? That's a classic, if awkward in my opinion, SHQ pose |
| Irish Marine | 30 Sep 2015 7:32 p.m. PST |
Thanks everyone you have given me a good start for my search. |
| Irish Marine | 30 Sep 2015 7:33 p.m. PST |
And yes several have a bent leg running pose. |
| number4 | 02 Nov 2015 10:57 p.m. PST |
None of them – scale creep came in much later….. |
