February 2022 Peter Evans Surprises Hanomak, I start off with some surprises I got from Our good friend Peter Evans. Next, Hanomak has a new WWII German set. Elastowit has a new western set. Finally a new set of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings figures.
February 2022 Peter Evans Surprises
I always enjoy packages from Peter. We have known each other for 30 years plus. The first items are a set of possible cavemen and a cavewoman.The next set of figures of China copies of modern soldiers.Peter knows I like superheroes. Here we have four different Marvel figures. From Left to right Hobgoblin.Ronan, Doctor Octopus, and Nick Fury. Hobgoblin is from cereal premiumOne more Marvel figure Odin. a wizard, a Dungeons and Dragons, and a Kinder Egg Kristoff. Kristoff has a pickax. Can’t wait to see Peter’s next package.
Hanomak German Penal Unit
Hanomak has continued their World War Two figures by doing a set of six figures of the German Penal unit. The German penal units were made of criminals and prisoners. They were used for highly dangerous missions with the promise of returning to normal units.The set comes with a soldier firing a machine gun behind a wall. Another interesting set from Hanomak.
February 2022 Peter Evans Surprises Elastowit Western Set
Elastowit is showing preview photos of their next western set. As you can see it is based on a popular American show Gunsmoke. The set has six different figures Sam the bartender, Doc Adams, Miss Kitty, Matt Dillon, Chester, and Festus. The figures are to be 54mm. They will be available in various colors.
Lord of the Rings
These figures pop up on Facebook. The information is scant. We know that the figures are to be related to Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings. No company has been assigned to these figures. As you can see the detail is excellent.
Update the figure set is called Children of Hurin. The company that is offering the figure is Lavy.com at a price of $76.00 plus postage.
Interesting set of Tolkien literature.Too bad not in spending plans .The Children of Hurin are belong to a much far early era of Tolkien fantasy world and not related at all with Lord of The ring from 3er age .The history is set in the First Age .One of last books wrote and finished by Tolkien son .
I like the elastowit set .
Rest looks great !!
I like add that while all these russian maker are getting super well detail figures and super pricey $$$ for those who want and may afford them.And i appreciate as least is keeping the hobby very active and given some collectors the excellent so well done figures to add .But one thing I do not appreciate is the increase of bases- terrain depiction making figures regardless of the actual human figure scale least from 7 to 10 mm taller than what they are and appearing far too tall over many others even if initially intended to be one scale .I think they should take in consideration that .So far I noticed an expansions on adding these nice well detailed but extravagant over saturated bases as if were making mini- statues to be place in the middle of a city as monument ,not to play around or and also limiting the many alternated scenes on any battlefield .
I have few sets of these $$$ various makers and i find hard time adjusting them to other scenes along other figures sets ,forcing me to make specific scenes only with these brands .
my thoughts .
It’s a tough call, but I am inclined to agree with Erwin that a simple, flat base would offer more versatility/options and a broader appeal to hobbyists. And keep the figures truer to scale.
The call is tough because one could see these bases as the modern equivalent of the bases on the “pedestal” figures by Marx. Those figures do make excellent “town square” statues, however.
But they also make great symbolic figures for war game scenarios.
One other observation… the female figure in the Children of Hurin…she looks a little too much like former Dallas Cowboys QB, Troy Aikman… (please, no hate mail…)
The “cavemen ” are huge ,they are on sale all over aliexpress for couple years as far i seen .Scale is like 80 mm .
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002643102029.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.cbcd4c4dVI0Poz
Interesting set of Tolkien literature.Too bad not in spending plans .The Children of Hurin are belong to a much far early era of Tolkien fantasy world and not related at all with Lord of The ring from 3er age .The history is set in the First Age .One of last books wrote and finished by Tolkien son .
I like the elastowit set .
Rest looks great !!
Some real eye candy; great for displays. I guess that’s the way of the future.
I like add that while all these russian maker are getting super well detail figures and super pricey $$$ for those who want and may afford them.And i appreciate as least is keeping the hobby very active and given some collectors the excellent so well done figures to add .But one thing I do not appreciate is the increase of bases- terrain depiction making figures regardless of the actual human figure scale least from 7 to 10 mm taller than what they are and appearing far too tall over many others even if initially intended to be one scale .I think they should take in consideration that .So far I noticed an expansions on adding these nice well detailed but extravagant over saturated bases as if were making mini- statues to be place in the middle of a city as monument ,not to play around or and also limiting the many alternated scenes on any battlefield .
I have few sets of these $$$ various makers and i find hard time adjusting them to other scenes along other figures sets ,forcing me to make specific scenes only with these brands .
my thoughts .
It’s a tough call, but I am inclined to agree with Erwin that a simple, flat base would offer more versatility/options and a broader appeal to hobbyists. And keep the figures truer to scale.
The call is tough because one could see these bases as the modern equivalent of the bases on the “pedestal” figures by Marx. Those figures do make excellent “town square” statues, however.
But they also make great symbolic figures for war game scenarios.
One other observation… the female figure in the Children of Hurin…she looks a little too much like former Dallas Cowboys QB, Troy Aikman… (please, no hate mail…)
As well as symbolic figures for wargames, those Children of Hurin figures look almost like Chess pieces.
Agree …
Good point.
What’s Russian for “Just a plain flat base please”??