May Odds Ends Two Mars Previews Little Man, take a few days off and news come in. First, we have two more previews Mars Toys sets in the pipeline. Second, Little Man has done a set that is base on the Franklin Lost Expedition.
May Odds Ends Two Mars Previews Future Sets
1. A soldier at ready.
2. English Line standing firing rifle
3.English Line kneeling firing rifle
4. Loading the rifle
Little Man Franklin’s lost EXPEDITION (1845-1847) – TERROR.
The poses are
Captain Francis Crozier with a spyglass
Sailor with an oil lamp,
and another look at Captain Crozier
Sailor with a pickaxe,
The figures are 1/32 scale and soft rubber plastic
These are very late war Fins as they carry German Panzerschreck that were given to then by Germans and in very last month of war as Finland was at war till September 1944 with Soviets ,also they are mix summer(Least two poses have c the M/22-kesäpusero summer version tunic and pants as far i see ) and winter soldiers poses mix .So they have to be split in action and not all can be used x winter 1939 war .Not bad x price and set i guess.
The pose with Lathi Saloranta M26 is nice depiction of rare weapon .
The British NAP period are nice poses ,even so that are missing several key detail of British late period Napoleonic uniforms .The poses are standard as most done out here till now and match with airfix in style ,not detail or historical accuracy of course .Good thing they did not made a pose firing with left .A great improvement by MARS i guess .
my thoughts
Dear,
How much are The Little Man set,and where do you find them? Thanks, Ed Bearnson
5-19-20.
Well I must admit though it would be nice to have more British Napoleonic figures I’m very disappointed with the preview of the Mars set.
Like Erwin I immediately noticed the uniform deficiencies.
Where is the braid on the tunic front etc..
Cross belts look wrong..
Shoulder wings..
Arms tucked down to fire the musket so unconvincing..
I’ll stick to my Ex Force Napoleonics..
More fun than swoppits..
Sorry for that.
As to the Franklin figures.
These look great and are going to be a unique set for any collection.
My wife says a bit morbid..oh well!!
Stay safe.
Alan
Those two sets of Mars figures look brilliant. Will be getting four sets of each. The Franklin lost expedition set looks brilliant as well.
by little man the series looks really cool .. and also a not very common topic .. I think ..
Detlef ..
Where can we get the Little man figures ???
Franklin figures would also be good for the Crimean War.
As far I see in these Mars (“British”) from angle of photo .
The tunic is missing the loophole braid,
As Alan James says (braid on the tunic front??) and Cross belts look wrong!
The cuffs missing braid .
Shoulder wings look like “Russian”!? not English . English shoulder wing should hang out more, almost straight like a mini wing and it is laced.
Haversack is missing ,plume missing ,but the shako braid is there?.
The bayonet is non quite British style , The India Pattern musket and bayonet more common used is more flat and larger at has an overall length on blade of almost 18′ .Same goes for later new Pattern 1815 Baker Socket Bayonet
Pants looks a bit too lose to me .
There two poses almost identical in holding charge position or else could be done different !?
In general all poses are almost same as Airfix,ACTA and ESCI ,nothing new at all
same issue made with French grenadiers by MARS set
In the good side…
The faces and musket detail are good ,the body proportion well done too .
No quite English 1813-1815 infantry soldier ,yet some work on the shako plate/front may be I could used for Portuguese infantry or Belgians 1813-1815?
I bet many could use then Mexican Alamo too .Why not .
No bad x Mars entering this range figures ,After all AIP simple made have their charm too and can be used.
My thoughts
best
The Little Man figures are fantastic! Where can they be purchased? Who stocks them?