Monday, March 18, 2024

Second Limited Engagement Post - Colonials from Estate Sale

Below are photos of all the painted colonials I found (hopefully, but one noted).  And that is followed by not very helpful photos of the interiors of the many boxes of unpainted figures.  However, the photos may trigger some of you to realize they might be figures you need to finish units that were stalled due to lack of availability, once I can post more information.  In time there will be more detailed lists where possible.

I've only seen these four figures for this unit so far.  Good paint job.

These - there are 8 rather than 7 - are nicely painted, maybe a wash could improve. Only assembled and painted artillery or MG I found.

These, also nicely painted, have 8 figures plus the 3 crewman in the background.

A closer shot.
Nice paint job, unit of 16 in sudwester, unit of 14 in sun helmets with one sudwester.  Or a big unit of 30.
Just a closer look.
Unfinished naval force (Russian?  not sure).  Two units at 11 each or one unit at 22.
Closer view.

Units of British, nice paint jobs, could improve with a wash maybe.  Two units of 14 or one unit of 28 - or 29 with the lone figure in the pillbox hat.
A closer look.
The camel rider is all alone and Very Large for 28 mm, probably 32 mm.

Probably the best painted colonials in the whole lot.  Two units of 14 or one unit of 28 or 29 with the laggard at the back.
Closer look.  German Askari WWI I believe.  German East Africa is represented in a lot of the other stuff.
Bersaglieri - lots and lots and lots of Bersadglieri, too, unpainted.  Two units of 10 or one unit of 20.
Two lone crewmen.
Three of one type of cavalry, a one off, and a horse without a rider.
Three of these lancers with the white pennants.
I believe 8 of the lancers with the black over white pennant and 2 more figures in same uniform without lances.  So, a 10 figure unit.  Was end of night and didn't get a full photo of them all.
Three units of 8 figure cavalry units.  Don't know the uniforms but could be Boer War, a lot of that in the collection.
These four are on their own and one of the very few based group of figures, nothing fancy but all the sides are well bevelled.

This is a rather odd lot, 120 of the same figure (sculpt) painted in three different schemes, 60, 40, and 20.  Looks again like Seebattalion.



Closer of the 60 lot.
The 20 lot.
And closer.
And the 40 lot.

All three variations with a ruler for size.

Rear view of one.

Before moving to the rest of these photos, another period with a lot of figures in the mix is the Boxer Rebellion.  Alas, I have yet to see much in the way of opponents for most (all?) of the conflicts represented.  

Is that Lizard's Grin - I don't recognize?

Primed and a few partial of the Bersaglieri.
I think these might be Scruby, smaller than all the rest.  My best guess on the gun was it is meant to represent one of the Konigsberg pieces.
Haven't looked into this one yet.
Or this one.
Essex, again not delved deep yet.
Not sure if this was the box that had just over 50 unopened packs of Minifigs, about half for Boxer Rebellion but some for Sudan and a bunch of Gurkhas - and some ACW artillery likely meant for Colonial collection (with limbers or at least horses, too).
Foundry, barely looked at.
Askari Miniatures, again, barely reviewed.
Just the photo, don't know much except that it is 'just horses' per the note.
This, for sure, was the box with 50+ unopened packs of Minifigs (one where adhesive came loose).
One of the boxes of Falcon, I think mostly Boxer stuff - Europeans, not Chinese.  Not certain, too much.
Nope, more likely what is on this list.  Thankfully, several boxes have lists like this.  
Ditto.
Even more Falcon.
Three boxes like this with 4-5 more Falcon packs.


The 50 + Minifigs packs.
No idea yet.
Same.
More Falcon.
Ral Partha stuff, again, just a quick look.
Just an idea.
More Frontier?
And more?
Yup, Lizard's Grin.


Haven't even looked inside.
Same.
Same.
And same.
More of the same.
An Italian company, Bersaglieri if you can believe it! ; )
Needs more identification (though Foundry pack at bottom).
Don't know yet.
I think just this one box of Black Tree - hope label is correct.

Was this the Bicorne?  Again, too much to recall.

I did verify this box contains 1896 Boer figures - on the pack labels inside.
Two ox wagons and 14 oxen.  ?

A listing for Essex miniatures - no idea if they are all present.
But looks good.
Three boxes of Copplestone Chinese - I think for Back of Beyond.





Foundry?
Yeah.
More from Old Glory.  Boer or WWI East Africa, maybe Boxer???

Maybe these were the Scruby figures???
Too big to be Scruby, askari, German likely.
Some mounted stuff or artillery pack animals.
??? Don't know.  Well, yet.
British that had a start on getting painted - not too much like this but more than enough for a unit there.
Last box.