Jack Scruby - updated - Fantasy War Game Miniatures

 

Back in September, 2012, I received a parcel off the great folks at Historifigs containing most of the old 70s Scruby fantasy range......total joy.  Nice clean castings and a trip down memory lane - remember, you have to think Minifigs ME range as the only alternative at the time...

This is an updated version of the original post with new pics (blue background). Mike Taber sent these a while ago but I misplaced them and, of course, found them again whilst looking for something else... I was sent one with looks like F9 on the base however it's the same figure as F14a... I'll leave it blank until I get more info! 

F-1 Troll, Advancing with tree trunk - 54mm tall

F-2 Living Tree, with out stretched branches - 54mm tall

F-3 Hero, chainmail with long sword - 40mm tall

F-4 Wizard on rearing horse - 30mm tall

F-5 Elf, firing longbow - 28mm tall

F-6 Giant Orc, shield, curved sword - 30mm tall

F-7 Orc, charging with spear - 25mm tall

F-8 Orc, charging with sword - 25mm tall

F-9

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F-10 Goblin in Morion, with pole-axe - 20mm tall

F-10b Goblin w. Spear / Short Pike

F-11

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F-12 Hobbit, with sword

F-13 Wizard, with staff - 40mm tall

F-14 Dwarf, with Axe

F-14a Dwarf, with sword

F-14b Dwarf, with axe

F-15 Evil Wizard - 40mm tall

 Historifigs leaflet

The figures are available via the Historifigs website with ordering details here. Give them a shout and let them know I sent you...

They also did a large scale LotR style range under 'The Soldier Factory' - I'll post about them soon.

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

1981 was a good year for figures................

I was going through my 1981 Military Modelling magazines and took a few hurried pics of interesting adverts.....more lead to source! I have only posted the 'new to me' adverts here....those old tomes are a treasure chest of listings and pics.

Greenwood & Ball had varied larger scale ranges as well as the Garrison 25mm (most of which are now available again via Rob Young at Garrison Miniatures strangely enough!

A pic of the old Manchester Games Workshop just after the official opening. I was actually the first in on the morning, having spent the night sleeping on the street outside......got my name in White Dwarf as well as picking up a freebie copy of Traveller.

Tabletop Games featuring artwork by Tony Yates

Mike's Models - I have a few pieces of their fantasy range but there are so few illustrations available it is difficult to know what is what.

and they even announced a Sci Fi range.........from Cathedral Figurines????

Leviathan Models had a few nice pieces...

Oracle Miniatures resurrected.....missed this until now!

QT Models.....another pic I'd missed

I didn't even know Conquest had done Sci Fi..........they were a Bryan Ansell company and he was now busy with Citadel at this time so I will need to ask around......

I know very little about Tony Aldrich beyond that he has some figures over on the Historifigs website

I believe this is a Tony Ackland sculpt.....I did an interview with Tony a while back and he mentioned it. The interview is meant to be my contribution to the OSFMapa journal No.3 but it seems to have died on its feet.....more news as soon as I get it!

Games Workshop and Citadel were going from strength to strength...

Tradition are still going strong in the toy soldier market however were no help when trying to trace these guys.............

  

and Games Day way back then.... a far different beast than it is now

Also another update for Goblinaid below......