I recently found out that the bootleg barbarians in my Arco Sword & Sorcerer post were made in Mexico back in the 1980s or maybe very early 1990s. The figures come with built in weapons and the riders don't the have peg holes in their butts to fit onto the original horses. They were sold in header card bags. The bootleg sets include all of the figures and one of the two dragons, but no horses. The figures are almost the same size but with much thicker bases. The header card is all in English and very close to an exact copy of the original card backs.
I got these figures in a trade with a collector and artist in Mexico. I am very grateful to be able to get figures like these that I probably would never have found without help. My benefactor is Nando Murio. You can check out his art on pinerest here. He also sent me an amazing bag of bootleg ninja turtles that includes some bootleg battle beasts. I will post some pictures in my TMNT post.
Side by Side with Originals.
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| No peg holes in the riders. They won't fit on the original horses. |
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They are a great base for an army although the riders are midgets compared to foot humans.
ReplyDeleteNice figures, I would love to own some but ive never seen any for sale. They must be quite rare?
ReplyDeleteRegards Darren
I assume they are very rare. I would never have found them if Nano had not reached out to me.
DeleteI almost prefer them with the weapons integral and no paint!
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So its not just me.
DeleteJust to mention, I find the scale (30mm to 90mm) picture you add to each entry VERY helpful. Much appreciated!
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Deletemy favorite collections are the sword and sorcery figures like that one
ReplyDeleteyou haven't posted in a while are you still doing this blog
ReplyDeleteAre you calling me lazy? You are correct, but it still hurts. Yes, the blog continues when I find something new to post about and get motivated.
DeleteWOW! Congrats on the amazing score. I would love to have some of these. I don't see it happening though...I'd say you were pretty lucky with that contact. I love the monochromatic colors of them...always a favorite of mine over painted figures. If you decide to offer up any duplicates in trade, let me know!...(not that I likely have anything to offer you that you need right now, but, you never know!)
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