I managed to find these in one of my old boxes... still surprisingly pristeen after these years.
The info snippet below is c/o John Cunningham at http://www.vintagewargamingfigures.info/rblack/
Mettoy mentioned in the text was an old toy company based in Northampton;
https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Mettoy
‘A new Ancient range of Persians and Greeks was also produced, designed by Steve Farmer another Mettoy denizen ("They didn’t pay much at Mettoy," Marlow recalls, "and designing the figures to go with the James Bond Aston Martin wasn’t exactly a challenge. I think everyone was desperate to get out"). This latter range was released in January 1973 and made up of Greeks and Persians.’
The Ancient World (500-320 BC)
All figures designed by Steve Farmer.
AW/1 Greek javelinman [this figure is actually a spear armed hoplite]
AW/2 Greek warrior with short sword [Hoplite with cloak]
AW/3 Thracian Peltast [with oval shield and rhomphaia]
AW/4 Cretan archer
AW/5 Greek cavalryman with sword
AW/6 Persian archer
AW/7 Persian infantryman (Cardaces)
AW/8 Persian slinger
AW/9 Persian Anatolian spearman
AW/10 Dahae horse archer
(Javelins and spears were not included with packs)
The baggies below are in Phoenix attire, I have some of the earlier Les Higgins pike and shot era historicals which I'll post at some point if there is interest.
A nice old ad from either Military Modelling or Model World... I was reading both last night so could have been from either.
Phoenix Miniatures became Phoenix Model Developments Ltd at some point and had a short lived slightly larger scaled ancient range featuring the Roman Imperial Army. I've never seen these in the flesh unfortunately and would love to get some examples... hint hint!
