The smugglers in the 18th century along the shores of England were trying to beat the heavy taxes of the English government. This was a profitable and has been used in many different books.
Replicants has produce four figures: pistol and sword, pistol and chest, club and pistol and sitting . The last figure is sitting holding a lamp with a long stem. His right hand is in front of the stem as to signal a ship.
The figures are well up to the standards of Replicants. The figure I like the most is the smuggler with the pistol and chest. The smuggler with club and pistol I am not thrilled with the body position it seems off balance. the figures can also be used as pirates. It is a nice set to add to your collection.
These are pretty good sculpts, with a nice original theme that goes perfectly with pirates — that all-time favorite. I’m going to get a set, but with 90 days to go to OTSN (but who’s counting?!), I’ll wait till I get to Steve Weston’s room, and get them there, rather than pay another $6.00 in postage, on top of Replicant’s $4.00 per figure price.
I will use then for treasure island adventure. they match clothing .time and depiction.
The third pose look a bit odd like cosak dancing.!?
Wonder if will match next Marx either 54 or 60 mm?
The third pose is either a dorkus maximus or he got shot. At least that’s what it looks like to me. There is a third possibility an awkward pose. However, the fact that his head is thrown back makes me think he has been shot.
yep, also remain me of Tim Mee rare poses too.
They could be used as well for (Dick Turpin)
It’s possible, as Ed suggests, he just got shot. It’s also possible, as Erwin suggests, that he is doing a Cossack dance. But it’s also entirely possible that he’s reacting to a sudden, unexpected attack, and is still slightly off-balance. I suspect if you could capture ever split-second move in an on-deck pirate fight, many split second positions, if halted in mid-air, would look slightly unusual. In any event, I want the whole set of four, and intend to visit Steve Weston’s room to get them, right after I stop in to see what Ed and Mike have. OTSN is within planning range, and it’s never to early to begin planning my strategic moves once I arrive there Friday morning.
Don, we’ll have plenty for you to look at for sure. We’ll be all set up by Friday, might be too early for a beer, but I’ll have some there. As usual will have a wide array of figures from different eras newer type stuff and of course vintage.