Friday, 9 December 2016

A Nice Surprise - French Guard Foot Artillery

I wasn't at all sure when I spotted these on Ebay; it was just the pose that made me suspect that these five figures were by Ros. Sure enough, once I had removed the card base the details could be made out: F15 and the name Ros. One clearly has a date stamp of 1976.

Now, this is the first time that I have seen these figures and up until today I doubted that they were produced, even though they did appear in the Ros listings.  It now gives me hope that many more of these elusive figures were indeed produced and are waiting somewhere to be found.




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6 comments:

  1. Wellington Man9 December 2016 at 13:05

    Very nice and very well spotted. What a wonderful find.

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  2. Conrad Kinch9 December 2016 at 14:22

    I spy a white whale!

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  3. MSFoy10 December 2016 at 01:05

    Now that is an impressive find - never seen such a thing before - brilliantly spotted.

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  4. MSFoy18 January 2017 at 03:59

    Possible heads-up - don't know, but are these Ros 25mm Russians?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-LEAD-NAPOLEONIC-SOLDIERS-WAR-GAMES-FRENCH-18pcs-APP-20mm-HIGH-VGC-/142245659621?hash=item211e8083e5:g:7aIAAOSwjDZYenAK

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    1. Bob The Old Painter18 January 2017 at 22:47

      I took a look; yes I think that they are Russians, but I don't think that they are by Ros. Infantry figures tend to lean forward more and the command figures don't look right. The bases are not typical Ros nor does the writing on the underside match other examples. Thus; I believe there are not Ros - more's the pity. I am not sure who manufactured these though. Thanks so much for the tip off. Bob

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    2. Bob The Old Painter25 January 2017 at 13:25

      I bought these figures as they went for only £3 - but guess what; they are tiny 15mm jobs - doh!!

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