SAFARI: Heroes & Monsters
Safari has released a new set of six 60+mm figures called Heroes & Monsters.
Fantasy Toy Soldiers
Bad Girl from Russia
One last figure from Russia. This is a 60mm evil queen/vampire/witch. I am not sure when or by whom she was made. What ever you want ot call her, she has bad girl written all over her.
I am going to miss Russian made figures. Russian Amazons.
These are the last of the Russian made figures I was able to buy off of ebay before the war started and all the Russian sellers got kicked off. A few Russian sellers are back on ebay but they are listed as operating out of Albania. Imagine that.
Some of the figures are made to be classic greek style Amazons and others are just female Viking style warriors.
Publius classic Amazons.
Viking Women
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Scale Shots.
Dollar General Witch Characters
Dollar General has released another new set of figures for Halloween this year. The new set is called Witch Characters and has traditional pointy hat witchs in eight poses. These are not as cool as the skeletons or the mummy army, but the are much better than last year's so called Ghost Pirates which were really just lame pirates with nothing ghostly about them. These girls are made in the same scale as the other sets (42mm - 50mm). They seem to be flying off the shelves. Get them while you can.
I think the one the with the star wand was moleled after a woman I dated in the 1990s.
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One Last Set of Russian Made Orcs
NANOFORCE: Star Trek
After being delayed for months, EMCE finally relaased their Nanoforce Star Trek figures. There are two sets of 12 figures from the Original Series and Next Generation. The figures are around 50mm but 3mm of that is base. They feel a bit smaller than they stand. Excellent detail,
Original Series
Next Generation
Female Orcs from Russia
I am going to post about all of the Russian figures I have in backlog over the next few days/weeks. Ebay has cut off Russian sellers and I do not have the direct links I had a few years ago. Who knows when, or if, this stuff will ever be on the market again. Sadly, the soldiers that Russia is exporting these days are no longer toys.
These are around 54mm - 60mm. The detail is outstanding. This is only the second set of Russiam made Orcs I have found that includes a magic user.
These are around 54mm - 60mm. The detail is outstanding. This is only the second set of Russiam made Orcs I have found that includes a magic user.
More Outstanding Russian Made Orcs
I do not know the actual name of the company that made these, but I love them and hope they keep making more figures. These are some of the best orcs ever.
TIMMEE Fantasy Figures Side By Side With The Original Superheroes.
I have recently acquired the original superheroes that Timmee turned into fantasy figures after they gave up their liscense with Marvel. Their was only one run of the superheroes and each figure came in just one color. All of the Hulk, Green Goblin, Doctor Octupus and Namor figures are green. All of the Red Skull, Spiderman, Ironman and Human Torch figures are red. All of the Captain America, Thor, Dr. Doom and Falcon figures are blue.
I do not believe I have seen any pictures of them side by side before. So, just for fun . . . . regular and color ehanced versions.
SCS DIRECT: Fantasy Creatures Series II
SCS Direct is at it again. They have just released a second series of their Fantasy Creatures. Twelve new figures in the same old light and dark gray.
DARREN HATLEY'S AMAZING CUSTOM FANTASY TOY SOLDIERS!!!
Darren Hatley is a fellow cllector and long time friend of this Blog. He lives in England in a hole in the ground and boils all of his food. Darren has an amazing collection but takes things one step farther by creating his own unique custom figures. He is a true master of the art of customizing figures. You may have seen some of his creations on Stad's Stuff a couple of years ago. You will get to see far more of his work here. It is my privilage and joy to let him present his works of art and describe them in his own words in the first ever guest post on this Blog. So, with no further ado . . .
Hi my name is Darren.A.Hatley. I'm 51 years old and i live just outside London England. I started collecting Toy Soldiers and other figures when i was 4. I now collect mainly plastic 1/32 Scale ie 50mm to 60mm or 2 inch to 2 and half inch Ancient, Medieval Soldiers/Warriors and Fantasy figures. My collection has grown to around 5000 figures, About 1000 of which ive converted and painted in some way or another. I started converting and painting about 15 years ago, 1st off because i enjoy it, But the main reason was that i was always frustrated that there were not more figures that i wanted in 1/32 scale being made, Especially Fantasy figures. Of course there are some really nice figures but not enough. So i searched the internet and i found that there were many companies from all around the World making Fantasy figures from 35mm up to large scale but not as toy soldiers. Some were 1/32 scale but most were not. However i found that with some imagination patience and skill many of these figures could be made to be 1/32 toy soldier scale. 99% of my figures are between 50mm and 60mm which is my preferred scale size. Almost all of my conversions are unique one offs as i dont like multiples of 1 pose unless its a row of archers. There are basically 2 types of ways to convert, The 1st is say moving a figures own arms into a different position to make a new pose, And the 2nd type is mix and match different figures together, Some of my conversions are made of 4 or 5 separate figures. Simple conversions can take just a few days to complete, Where as harder conversions with a full paint job can take up to 3 weeks. I always try to pin my figures together as well as using Super glue and American made Quick Grip glue for maximum strength. Also the Quick Grip can be manipulated into clothing skin and muscle. My aim is to have an army of 1000 Fantasy Monsters of which i'm up to about 700 now. So here are just some examples of my work.Regards Darren
Toy Major Custom Skeletons
I love these Toy Major Skeletons but I thought they had Great potential for many more dynamic poses, So I mixed and matched there body parts and came up with these figures.
Russian No Name Goblins & Werewolf Knight
They are nice figures but i thought they were a bit short, The Knight and Werewolf were 45mm and the Goblins were 40mm and as i may have told you before i like most of my figures to be 50mm to 60mm so that they all fit nicely together in scale size and of course they fit nicely with my 1/32 scale Ancient and Medieval figures. So these were more straight forward conversion, I simply cut the short legs in half pinned them back together again at there new height size and then filled in the gaps with bits of plastic and glue as armour. I liked the Metallic Blue colour of these Goblin figures so i left them as they were and painted the new legs with Metallic Blue paint to go with the rest of the figures. I used string for the Werewolf legs and plastic silver armour from a Knight for the No Name Knight. So now the Goblins are 50mm and the Werewolf and Knight are about 52mm
Helm Toy & Others
This next figure is a Black Demon i made from a Native American body with a DFC Demon head, The Shield i made from bits of plastic. Then the figure has a full paint job.These next 6 figures are Helm Toy Ogres/Orcs and another Creature. I extended the bodys and legs to make the Ogres taller, And moved the Creatures arms and gave him a different weapon, And gave them all a full paint job.The next 3 are Mummy figures in which i carefully wrapped up 3 Cherilea Nubians and Egyptian figure with masking tape and gave them a shield.
Reaper Bones
These next 11 figures are from a company called Reaper Bones Miniatures, 6 Orcs/Goblins, 1 Lizardman, 1 Tiki or Merman, 1 Gnoll and 2 Ogres. They are made in China but are American designed i think? Most of these figures come in at 35mm to 40mm but the top half of the figures are just about 1/32 scale but they have tiny legs which ive replaced with bigger longer legs, Then ive covered the waist and top of the legs with a loincloth made of plastic and Quick Grip glue which is quite hard and takes time to do but very rewarding when finished. Then a full paint job on every figure.
AD&D
These Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures and Pathfinders Battles figures have been going for about 15 years now. They make all kinds of Brilliant well detailed and prepainted Fantasy figures. There are many sets and Thousands of figures been made, But 95% or more are way to small or large to fit into 1/32 scale. However 5% or a couple of figures from each set is either 1/32 scale or can be converted to it. I have done nearly 50 figures from this range and here is 7 figures to show how they can look. Perhaps the hardest part of the conversion with these figures is matching the paint colour of my converted pieces to the prepainted figure.
M.U.S.C.L.E.S.
Mattel M.U.S.C.L.E. made these Great weird and wacky Men and Monster wrestle figures back in the 1980s in the United States, And there have been quite a few more made in recent years mostly He-Man Muscle figures so overall there must be around 300 of them. Although they measure from 40mm to 45mm they are basically 1/32 figures with small legs. So i have cut the legs off around 50 of these and replaced them with longer legs and they make great 1/32 or 54mm to 60mm figures, Here are 5 examples of these figures i have converted.
SCS Direct
I really like these SCS Direct Monster figures which are a good toy soldier size, But i like my figures to be as dynamic as possible. So i made new poses for these figures and gave them weapons and shields and as i usually do with most of my figures a full paint job.
Gormiti & Such
Gormiti figures from Italy are mostly to big and chunky to really fit with 1/32 toy soldiers, But i came across a series in a pound store which came in at 40mm to 45mm but with a bit of converting fit really well as 1/32 figures, Here are 4 examples of these figures.The next 2 figures i have no idea who made them and in what country but i got them on ebay a while back. They are a Sharkman and Alien type figures, So i gave them weapons and different taller legs and a full paint job and i think they make really good Fantasy figures.
Monster in my Pocket & Converted Demons
These are 2 Monster In My Pocket figures. I made them taller as usual as they come in at 40mm to 45mm, And i stuck some extra bits to them that i thought might improve there look including the vines on the Tree Monster using bits of plastic and of course a full paint job, And the weapon on the staff of the Charon figure. These are 3 Red Demons i put together using bits and bobs of different figures and the paint job as standard.
Nolzurs
These next 3 figures the Minotaur and 2 Dragonborn Warriors figures are from a company called Nolzurs which are very similar to the Bones Reaper figures in material colour and size, They only came in at 35mm to 40mm so they needed a lot of work to bring them up to 1/32 scale. On the Minotaur i stretched out hes Torso and legs, And on the 2 Dragonborn figures i had to stretch the Torso legs and arms and of course a full paint job for all 3. They took up to 3 weeks to finish but were i think worth it when i had finished.
Arco, Yu Gi Oh & Orc
These next 2 figures are Arco: Dragons and Monsters Cyclops and Lizardman, I replaced there original legs with longer legs to bring up there height and paint job.The next figure is a Yu-Gi-Oh Black Cat/Panther Warrior, I moved the arms for more dynamic pose and put him on taller legs and full paint job.The next figure is a mixture of 3 different figures i put together to make this Orc Warrior and of course paint job.
Navia Dratp & Massive Darkness
This is a Navia Drapt figure from Japan, I moved hes arms and gave him another weapon, But the hardest thing about this figure was that i couldn't match up the colour paint to the original colour so i gave him a complete paint job which wasn't my original intention.These next 3 figures i brought from a website here in England from a company called Massive Darkness, They needed quite alot of work. I made them taller by either stretching the legs of the Troll and making a loincloth out of plastic bits, Stretching the Demons body or putting new legs on the Orc and a loincloth made of glue, I moved the arms for more dynamic poses and added weapons and shields, And a full paint job on all 3 figures.
WWE MIghty Minis
As well as doing all kinds of Monsters i also do Human figures and as soon as i came across these 6 WWE Mighty Minis figures which are of famous American wrestler figures i thought they would make excellent Fantasy Barbarian Warriors. So i stuck the bodies onto Tehnolog Gladiator legs, And i use the Brilliant Russian made Tehnolog for many of my conversions, Then i gave them weapons and shields. For the hair of the Warriors i carefully and patiently manipulated the Quick Grip glue for the affect. The rock that one of the figures is holding i made from a small toy elephants body, Obviously cutting it to a shape of a rock and then using 2 small screws fixed it to the wrestlers hands.
Lizardman!
This Lizardman figure took me about 3 weeks to make and is made from 4 different figures. He is one of the hardest figures ive ever done especially the skin which is made from thin pieces of plastic and the good old quick grip glue carefully put over the top of a human torso figure.
Merman Before & After
Over the last 6 months or so China and Hong Kong have been bringing out some brilliant but unbranded Fantasy figures like this Merman i recently did. As you can see the original red Merman is nice but only 40mm tall with the typical small legs. So i cut the original legs off and put him on a Tehnolog figures legs and then i moved the arms into a more dynamic pose, I then replaced the weapon on the left arm with a Warhammer Lizardman shield, I then put a horn on hes head and more barnicles onto hes body and then finished with a full paint job, This figure also took about 3 weeks to do.
Warrior Before & After
The original figure is a drinking buddy figure i got from a supermarket. I then cut hes arms and legs off and added better ones, Gave him a long main using the quick grip glue and a full paint job and turned him into a Warrior.
Hi my name is Darren.A.Hatley. I'm 51 years old and i live just outside London England. I started collecting Toy Soldiers and other figures when i was 4. I now collect mainly plastic 1/32 Scale ie 50mm to 60mm or 2 inch to 2 and half inch Ancient, Medieval Soldiers/Warriors and Fantasy figures. My collection has grown to around 5000 figures, About 1000 of which ive converted and painted in some way or another. I started converting and painting about 15 years ago, 1st off because i enjoy it, But the main reason was that i was always frustrated that there were not more figures that i wanted in 1/32 scale being made, Especially Fantasy figures. Of course there are some really nice figures but not enough. So i searched the internet and i found that there were many companies from all around the World making Fantasy figures from 35mm up to large scale but not as toy soldiers. Some were 1/32 scale but most were not. However i found that with some imagination patience and skill many of these figures could be made to be 1/32 toy soldier scale. 99% of my figures are between 50mm and 60mm which is my preferred scale size. Almost all of my conversions are unique one offs as i dont like multiples of 1 pose unless its a row of archers. There are basically 2 types of ways to convert, The 1st is say moving a figures own arms into a different position to make a new pose, And the 2nd type is mix and match different figures together, Some of my conversions are made of 4 or 5 separate figures. Simple conversions can take just a few days to complete, Where as harder conversions with a full paint job can take up to 3 weeks. I always try to pin my figures together as well as using Super glue and American made Quick Grip glue for maximum strength. Also the Quick Grip can be manipulated into clothing skin and muscle. My aim is to have an army of 1000 Fantasy Monsters of which i'm up to about 700 now. So here are just some examples of my work.Regards Darren
Toy Major Custom Skeletons
I love these Toy Major Skeletons but I thought they had Great potential for many more dynamic poses, So I mixed and matched there body parts and came up with these figures.
Russian No Name Goblins & Werewolf Knight
They are nice figures but i thought they were a bit short, The Knight and Werewolf were 45mm and the Goblins were 40mm and as i may have told you before i like most of my figures to be 50mm to 60mm so that they all fit nicely together in scale size and of course they fit nicely with my 1/32 scale Ancient and Medieval figures. So these were more straight forward conversion, I simply cut the short legs in half pinned them back together again at there new height size and then filled in the gaps with bits of plastic and glue as armour. I liked the Metallic Blue colour of these Goblin figures so i left them as they were and painted the new legs with Metallic Blue paint to go with the rest of the figures. I used string for the Werewolf legs and plastic silver armour from a Knight for the No Name Knight. So now the Goblins are 50mm and the Werewolf and Knight are about 52mm
Helm Toy & Others
This next figure is a Black Demon i made from a Native American body with a DFC Demon head, The Shield i made from bits of plastic. Then the figure has a full paint job.These next 6 figures are Helm Toy Ogres/Orcs and another Creature. I extended the bodys and legs to make the Ogres taller, And moved the Creatures arms and gave him a different weapon, And gave them all a full paint job.The next 3 are Mummy figures in which i carefully wrapped up 3 Cherilea Nubians and Egyptian figure with masking tape and gave them a shield.
Reaper Bones
These next 11 figures are from a company called Reaper Bones Miniatures, 6 Orcs/Goblins, 1 Lizardman, 1 Tiki or Merman, 1 Gnoll and 2 Ogres. They are made in China but are American designed i think? Most of these figures come in at 35mm to 40mm but the top half of the figures are just about 1/32 scale but they have tiny legs which ive replaced with bigger longer legs, Then ive covered the waist and top of the legs with a loincloth made of plastic and Quick Grip glue which is quite hard and takes time to do but very rewarding when finished. Then a full paint job on every figure.
AD&D
These Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures and Pathfinders Battles figures have been going for about 15 years now. They make all kinds of Brilliant well detailed and prepainted Fantasy figures. There are many sets and Thousands of figures been made, But 95% or more are way to small or large to fit into 1/32 scale. However 5% or a couple of figures from each set is either 1/32 scale or can be converted to it. I have done nearly 50 figures from this range and here is 7 figures to show how they can look. Perhaps the hardest part of the conversion with these figures is matching the paint colour of my converted pieces to the prepainted figure.
M.U.S.C.L.E.S.
Mattel M.U.S.C.L.E. made these Great weird and wacky Men and Monster wrestle figures back in the 1980s in the United States, And there have been quite a few more made in recent years mostly He-Man Muscle figures so overall there must be around 300 of them. Although they measure from 40mm to 45mm they are basically 1/32 figures with small legs. So i have cut the legs off around 50 of these and replaced them with longer legs and they make great 1/32 or 54mm to 60mm figures, Here are 5 examples of these figures i have converted.
SCS Direct
I really like these SCS Direct Monster figures which are a good toy soldier size, But i like my figures to be as dynamic as possible. So i made new poses for these figures and gave them weapons and shields and as i usually do with most of my figures a full paint job.
Gormiti & Such
Gormiti figures from Italy are mostly to big and chunky to really fit with 1/32 toy soldiers, But i came across a series in a pound store which came in at 40mm to 45mm but with a bit of converting fit really well as 1/32 figures, Here are 4 examples of these figures.The next 2 figures i have no idea who made them and in what country but i got them on ebay a while back. They are a Sharkman and Alien type figures, So i gave them weapons and different taller legs and a full paint job and i think they make really good Fantasy figures.
Monster in my Pocket & Converted Demons
These are 2 Monster In My Pocket figures. I made them taller as usual as they come in at 40mm to 45mm, And i stuck some extra bits to them that i thought might improve there look including the vines on the Tree Monster using bits of plastic and of course a full paint job, And the weapon on the staff of the Charon figure. These are 3 Red Demons i put together using bits and bobs of different figures and the paint job as standard.
Nolzurs
These next 3 figures the Minotaur and 2 Dragonborn Warriors figures are from a company called Nolzurs which are very similar to the Bones Reaper figures in material colour and size, They only came in at 35mm to 40mm so they needed a lot of work to bring them up to 1/32 scale. On the Minotaur i stretched out hes Torso and legs, And on the 2 Dragonborn figures i had to stretch the Torso legs and arms and of course a full paint job for all 3. They took up to 3 weeks to finish but were i think worth it when i had finished.
Arco, Yu Gi Oh & Orc
These next 2 figures are Arco: Dragons and Monsters Cyclops and Lizardman, I replaced there original legs with longer legs to bring up there height and paint job.The next figure is a Yu-Gi-Oh Black Cat/Panther Warrior, I moved the arms for more dynamic pose and put him on taller legs and full paint job.The next figure is a mixture of 3 different figures i put together to make this Orc Warrior and of course paint job.
Navia Dratp & Massive Darkness
This is a Navia Drapt figure from Japan, I moved hes arms and gave him another weapon, But the hardest thing about this figure was that i couldn't match up the colour paint to the original colour so i gave him a complete paint job which wasn't my original intention.These next 3 figures i brought from a website here in England from a company called Massive Darkness, They needed quite alot of work. I made them taller by either stretching the legs of the Troll and making a loincloth out of plastic bits, Stretching the Demons body or putting new legs on the Orc and a loincloth made of glue, I moved the arms for more dynamic poses and added weapons and shields, And a full paint job on all 3 figures.
WWE MIghty Minis
As well as doing all kinds of Monsters i also do Human figures and as soon as i came across these 6 WWE Mighty Minis figures which are of famous American wrestler figures i thought they would make excellent Fantasy Barbarian Warriors. So i stuck the bodies onto Tehnolog Gladiator legs, And i use the Brilliant Russian made Tehnolog for many of my conversions, Then i gave them weapons and shields. For the hair of the Warriors i carefully and patiently manipulated the Quick Grip glue for the affect. The rock that one of the figures is holding i made from a small toy elephants body, Obviously cutting it to a shape of a rock and then using 2 small screws fixed it to the wrestlers hands.
Lizardman!
This Lizardman figure took me about 3 weeks to make and is made from 4 different figures. He is one of the hardest figures ive ever done especially the skin which is made from thin pieces of plastic and the good old quick grip glue carefully put over the top of a human torso figure.
Merman Before & After
Over the last 6 months or so China and Hong Kong have been bringing out some brilliant but unbranded Fantasy figures like this Merman i recently did. As you can see the original red Merman is nice but only 40mm tall with the typical small legs. So i cut the original legs off and put him on a Tehnolog figures legs and then i moved the arms into a more dynamic pose, I then replaced the weapon on the left arm with a Warhammer Lizardman shield, I then put a horn on hes head and more barnicles onto hes body and then finished with a full paint job, This figure also took about 3 weeks to do.
Warrior Before & After
The original figure is a drinking buddy figure i got from a supermarket. I then cut hes arms and legs off and added better ones, Gave him a long main using the quick grip glue and a full paint job and turned him into a Warrior.
MARS: Zombie Pirates
Mars is another Ukrainian company that does not believe in copyrights. These are full on Pirates of Caribbean ripoffs, and that is hard core cool.
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TIMMEE/PPC: Fantasy Figures
UPDATE 12/28/19: Master set pictures.
Timmee, later Processed Plastics Corp, gave up its license to make marvel comic figures and remolded them into 70mm fantasy figures. You can still tell which hero or villain most of these were originally. These started showing up in header bags in the early 1980s. Some of the coolest figures ever made.
There are three generations of bags, two vintage and one modern. The first generation are glow in the dark figures in bright green, orange, blue and white. The second generation are in pastel green, purple and yellow. The modern figures are pea green, gray, brown, black and red. The modern Timmee could drop more new colors anytime.
(original post 1/3/15)
Master Set (so far)
Gen 1
Gen 2
Gen 3
Gen 3,2,1. The new green is very close to the gen 2 green.
Hulk is not just a caveman, he is a saber-toothed caveman.
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Gen 2 bag.
Modern bag.
Alternate modern bag.
More Master Set Pictures
Timmee, later Processed Plastics Corp, gave up its license to make marvel comic figures and remolded them into 70mm fantasy figures. You can still tell which hero or villain most of these were originally. These started showing up in header bags in the early 1980s. Some of the coolest figures ever made.
There are three generations of bags, two vintage and one modern. The first generation are glow in the dark figures in bright green, orange, blue and white. The second generation are in pastel green, purple and yellow. The modern figures are pea green, gray, brown, black and red. The modern Timmee could drop more new colors anytime.
(original post 1/3/15)
Master Set (so far)
Gen 1
Gen 2
Gen 3
Gen 3,2,1. The new green is very close to the gen 2 green. 
Hulk is not just a caveman, he is a saber-toothed caveman.
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Gen 2 bag.
Modern bag.
Alternate modern bag.
More Master Set Pictures
More fun stuff from Russia
Russia just keeps on turning out new figures. I don't know who made any of these.
Tehnolog Bootleg Skeletons. (soft rubber)
My source tells me these are very hard to find even in Russia.
Martial Arts figures.
Russian 30mm Hobbits.
Russian 30mm Goblins. From the same company that makes to no name orcs and wolf riders.
Tehnolog Bootleg Skeletons. (soft rubber)
My source tells me these are very hard to find even in Russia.
Martial Arts figures.
Russian 30mm Hobbits.
Russian 30mm Goblins. From the same company that makes to no name orcs and wolf riders.
1980s Rubber Warrior Eraser
I finally have some solid information about this 1980s rubber fantasty warrior thanks to friend of the blog Daton and a recent ebay find. I have him in my Misc Unpainted Figures post but it is time to take a little deeper look. He came in a box of loose figures called Warrior Scented Erasers that is very similar to the CH Muscle Warriors box. If they are actually warrior scented I assume that means they smells like sweat, blood and dirty a$$.
He also came in a carded Ja Ru rack toy called Power Queen Dragon Guard which is very similar to Ja Ru's Hercules Hero of Strength line. Then there are the Dragon Master Puffy Stickers sets which seem to show him in multiple stickers. I would love to find out if there are more Dragon Master figures or products (maybe a game or a failed cartoon).
I only own the first picture. The other pictures will be removed if requested by their owners.
Photo from imgur.
Photo from an ebay auction.
Photo from an ebay auction.
Photo from imgur.
Photo from imgur.
He also came in a carded Ja Ru rack toy called Power Queen Dragon Guard which is very similar to Ja Ru's Hercules Hero of Strength line. Then there are the Dragon Master Puffy Stickers sets which seem to show him in multiple stickers. I would love to find out if there are more Dragon Master figures or products (maybe a game or a failed cartoon).
I only own the first picture. The other pictures will be removed if requested by their owners.
Photo from imgur. 
Photo from an ebay auction.
Photo from an ebay auction.
Photo from imgur.
Photo from imgur.SCS DIRECT: Fantasy Creatures & Robots
UPDATE 11/10/2019: Four new poses have been added to the Fantasy Creatures set; a knight; a minotaur; a griffin and a snake woman.
The new sets from SCS Direct are finally available on Amazon . . . only about two years later than expected. They are only available on Amazon so far. I do not even see them on SCS's own website yet.
These are nice sets of figures. In addition to the "Fantasy Creatures" and "Robots" labels, they each have a decal identifying them as "Wicked Duals." The figures are a bit smaller than SCS's zombie and monster sets. I like all of the Fantasy Creatures except for the pixie. There was no need for a pixie. I was hoping for a lizardman in this set, but no, we get a pixie. The Robots score very high on the weird scale, and I like that. I just wish they came in more, or better, colors.
Fantasy Creatures
New poses added in 2019,
Robots
The new sets from SCS Direct are finally available on Amazon . . . only about two years later than expected. They are only available on Amazon so far. I do not even see them on SCS's own website yet.
These are nice sets of figures. In addition to the "Fantasy Creatures" and "Robots" labels, they each have a decal identifying them as "Wicked Duals." The figures are a bit smaller than SCS's zombie and monster sets. I like all of the Fantasy Creatures except for the pixie. There was no need for a pixie. I was hoping for a lizardman in this set, but no, we get a pixie. The Robots score very high on the weird scale, and I like that. I just wish they came in more, or better, colors.
Fantasy Creatures
New poses added in 2019,
Robots
The Twenty Hardest to Complete Fantasy Toy Soldier Sets.
I started to specialize my toy soldier collection in fantasy around twenty years ago when I realized just how many figures and sets are available. Nobody else I knew of was collecting this stuff. When I really got into it, I started having a blast finding and learning about a whole category of toy soldiers that other, and much older and knowledgeable, collectors were ignoring. It has been my pleasure to share what I have learned through this blog.
Some fantasy toy soldiers are much harder to find than others and some sets are very difficult to complete. Their are fairly common sets with just one or a few super rare figures that make them hard to complete, and other sets are all very rare. Below is my best guess at the twenty rarest. I have tried to add pictures of individual figures that make certain sets hard to complete. These are all complete sets of original figures, no bootlegs and no worries about color variations, just the base figure sets. These were all commercially produced and mass marketed. There are no custom figures like the insanely rare sets made by the Alliance of the Free on this list.
My list is based on twenty years of experience collecting and conversations with other collectors since I started this blog. That is all I have to go on. So, the rankings are debatable. I have looked for solid information without any success. I even summoned Cthulhu last Christmas and offered up my brother's soul but he did not have any useful insights.
20. Toyco Demons & Dragonriders.
19. Arco Dragons n' Monsters.
18. Durham Fantasy Figures.
17. Unknown 1980s Soft Rubber Weirdness.
16. Skinner The Lurkers.
15. Supreme Dragon's Lair Castle Playset Figures.
14. Simba The Legend of Zortan.
13. Percy Jackson Movie Figures.
12. HEI Vampires.
11. Larime Blacktar.
10. Galaxy Warriors.
9. Unknown Ant Warriors.
8. Games Work Shop Fighting Fantasy.
7. Oritet Elves, Dwarves, Goblins & Fairy Tail Characters.
6. Unknown Vending/Party Favor Rubber Orcs.
5. Polotoy Battle of the Ancients (and other titles).
4. TSR Dungeons & Dragons Character Figures.
3. Helm Toy Playset Figures.
2. Yolanda? Horrors n' Heroes.
1. LarGo Toys Stingers & Wings.
Some fantasy toy soldiers are much harder to find than others and some sets are very difficult to complete. Their are fairly common sets with just one or a few super rare figures that make them hard to complete, and other sets are all very rare. Below is my best guess at the twenty rarest. I have tried to add pictures of individual figures that make certain sets hard to complete. These are all complete sets of original figures, no bootlegs and no worries about color variations, just the base figure sets. These were all commercially produced and mass marketed. There are no custom figures like the insanely rare sets made by the Alliance of the Free on this list.
My list is based on twenty years of experience collecting and conversations with other collectors since I started this blog. That is all I have to go on. So, the rankings are debatable. I have looked for solid information without any success. I even summoned Cthulhu last Christmas and offered up my brother's soul but he did not have any useful insights.
20. Toyco Demons & Dragonriders.
19. Arco Dragons n' Monsters.
18. Durham Fantasy Figures.
17. Unknown 1980s Soft Rubber Weirdness.
16. Skinner The Lurkers.
15. Supreme Dragon's Lair Castle Playset Figures.
14. Simba The Legend of Zortan.
13. Percy Jackson Movie Figures.
12. HEI Vampires.
11. Larime Blacktar.
10. Galaxy Warriors.
9. Unknown Ant Warriors.
8. Games Work Shop Fighting Fantasy.
7. Oritet Elves, Dwarves, Goblins & Fairy Tail Characters.
6. Unknown Vending/Party Favor Rubber Orcs.
5. Polotoy Battle of the Ancients (and other titles).
4. TSR Dungeons & Dragons Character Figures.
3. Helm Toy Playset Figures.
2. Yolanda? Horrors n' Heroes.
1. LarGo Toys Stingers & Wings.
LOD: Amazons! The War at Troy.
LOD just released this set of four foot and two mounted 60mm amazons as historical rather than fantasy figures. These are intended to be more realistic female warriors than the sexy figures made in Russia. Some have armor and most show a little less skin than the Tehnolog or Oritet amazons. I like both styles.
They are made from a soft plastic. The quality is very good but the aqua color is a bit difficult to photograph. A nice set but a little expensive at around $30 a bag for 10 figures (two of each foot pose).
Scale Shot
They are made from a soft plastic. The quality is very good but the aqua color is a bit difficult to photograph. A nice set but a little expensive at around $30 a bag for 10 figures (two of each foot pose).
Scale Shot
MR. LUCKY BAG: Horrors n' Heroes
10/2/2019 Finally completed my set of these guys and just in time because of the prices they are fetching these days.
These came in surprise bags released some time in the 90s or early 2000s. There are 16 figures based on Greek mythology. They are about 50mm, and are made of soft plastic. Only released in Europe as far as I know. Very rare. Most people think they were made by Yolanda of Spain, but I do not know for certain.
8 Horrors
8 Heroes
I found this picture on the net (MXD I think).
This picture is also from MXD I think
This picture is also from some place on the net.
Found this picture on the net a few years ago, I don't remember where.
These came in surprise bags released some time in the 90s or early 2000s. There are 16 figures based on Greek mythology. They are about 50mm, and are made of soft plastic. Only released in Europe as far as I know. Very rare. Most people think they were made by Yolanda of Spain, but I do not know for certain.
8 Horrors
8 Heroes
I found this picture on the net (MXD I think).
This picture is also from MXD I think
This picture is also from some place on the net.
Found this picture on the net a few years ago, I don't remember where.