"Factory painted knights?" Topic
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| bobspruster | 26 Mar 2021 12:12 p.m. PST |
So I have a castle to give to my 3 year o!d grandson, but I'd like to include some factory painted knights with the gift. It looks like 40 or 54mm would work. If there were characters like a king, queen and wizard in the mix, that would be cool. Plate armor preferred, but crusaders vs. Saracens would be OK, too. Anyone have any ideas where I could buy some? I will settle for unpainted. Thanks much!
Bob |
 Herkybird  | 26 Mar 2021 12:32 p.m. PST |
Don't toy shops have such beasts? if not I am pretty sure you could pick some up from Amazon in their toy section? Good luck in you search, I hope you find what you want! |
| cavcrazy | 26 Mar 2021 12:46 p.m. PST |
Papo figures should fit the bill, if they are too big try Britain's 54mm figures. You can get both types of figures from the Hobby Bunker I'm sure. |
| Striker | 26 Mar 2021 2:50 p.m. PST |
link link They are unpainted but I see some painted in a set. It looks like a bunch of minis and some siege stuff in a couple of the big packs. If you can go unpainted places like Amazon will have them. Definitely more minis/dollar if you can go unpainted. Looking at a few of the sets it looks like 2 different forces so even unpainted they should look ok. Some painted figures are priced pretty high if you are looking at them for a kid to play with (and all that goes along with that) IMO. |
| nnascati | 26 Mar 2021 3:58 p.m. PST |
For small hands, I think the Papo figures are perfect. Teach him the value of collecting them. |
| 79thPA | 26 Mar 2021 4:21 p.m. PST |
Amazon. Google fantasy toy buckets, and crusaders and Saracens under toys. |
| nnascati | 26 Mar 2021 5:25 p.m. PST |
Here you go, Safari Toobs. You should be able to find exactly what you need here. link |
 Parzival | 28 Mar 2021 1:02 p.m. PST |
Papo, Schliech, and Safari Toobs are good choices if they must be pre-painted, but the first two are gonna cost you a good bit more. Keep in mind that 3 years old is still in the range of "I'm gonna chew that" impulse behavior. Not as bad as younger toddler, but watch out for small parts! |
| Thresher01 | 29 Mar 2021 2:00 a.m. PST |
Toy stores used to sell sets of plastic knights with a castle, or at least a castle wall and gate. Might trying checking the toy stores, or eBay for them. One side had gold colored armor and the other silver. |
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is getting a lot of mileage from repurposed pre-painted fantasy figs.