Barry Warren’s Figure Conversions, we have some conversions from a new contributor Barry Warren. He has been doing conversions for over 20 years. Next, we have an update from Markus on the Atlantic. Finally, We have some news on Hat and who designed the Remco figures.
Barry Warren’s Figure Conversions Photos
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Barry Warren’s Figure Conversions News
Rahway has an update on Hat Austrians. Here is what he said. It looks as if Hat Toy Soldiers, a division of the Pacific Coast Company, is reviving the Napoleonic Austrian sets. There are no details about set composition but it appears that they will not be seeking crowd-funding for these sets. Their intention is to release them right after the Seven Years War Austrians, which do not have a release date yet.
Playset Magazine in issue 105 has identified the sculptor of the Remco figures. He is Gene Salamacha. Gene designed their figures for the Big Caesar and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. It great to find out who did these figures.
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The Warren conversions are extremely well done. Kudos to Barry Warren! These figures ought to be reproduced in soft plastic and offered as a set – hundreds of collectors would want them!
Thank you TD, appreciate that. I would love to reproduce them and have thought about it. I probably have over 500 including over 10 cannon crews. If you know of a way I’d love to hear it. Hoping to get a website up to show them but I am not a computer guy. I’m still stuck in the 60’s and don’t even own a cell phone which for me is a good thing. I’ll be sending more pictures in, and thanks to Stad for showing them.
I’m scratch building some Civil War mortars in 1/32 and want to convert Marx ACW figures to crew them. The poses would not be the same as cannon crews but there would be similarities. I hope pictures of the Warren artillery crews will be posted sometime.
Indeed Kudos to Barry Warren’s excellent conversions. I also think it would be great if he could somehow reproduce them and market them. Considering the massive slaughter of the Civil War casualty figures are a sad necessity if one is too accurately recreate it even on a small scale. In my own mind they are a way of paying tribute to the blood and sacrifice of those who fought on both sides. JMO.
Hi Barry, very nice conversions. There are a few Groups on Facebook that would enjoy seeing your figures: Unpainted Plastic Figure Collectors’ Community, Plastic Toy Collectors International and Military Toys from Our Childhood are a few I belong to with great members that enjoy seeing and passing info and tips on figures. And you wouldn’t have to set up a website…. just join and start posting photos and comments. Hope to see you on them!
I love the conversions. Great diorama material.
I’d like to find out who made those terrible figures. I’ve seen them before. Junk of all junk. If I would have come across them as a kid they would have been met with fire crackers and magnifying glasses, for certain.