What really started me looking for Peter Laing figures is when I found out about the Victorian Parade figures. I thought that this line would be good for fighting "Little Wars" in 15mm. I recently got some WW1 lots on Ebay. There were quite a few Peter Laing figures, along with other makes. Among the figures, here are some pleasant surprises.
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| What I believe to be Peter Laing Victorian Parade figures. Guards mounted officer on the left, Highlander mounted officer on right. |
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| Same figures; other side. |
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| Peter Laing Russian Crimean War drummer (painted as German WW1 drummer) , and Franco-Prussian War German officer. |
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| Same figures, other side. |
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| I don't know the manufacturer, however a piece with plenty of wargaming potential! |
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| I believe this is a Peter Laing Rolls Royce armored car. |
Hi John - love the Guards and Highland mounted officers and I think the Rolls-Royce armoured car has come up really well - it is one of Peter's . I now have a couple from that big WW1 army I bought.
ReplyDeleteI think the traction engine could be an old Matchbox one - though I don't recognise the trailer - I still have one somewhere, so your picture has prompted me to go and find it!!
Ian
Hello Ian,
ReplyDeleteI don't think the tractor is a Matchbox; it has no moving part and is too small for Matchbox (as a kid any time I got enough money together I would buy Matchbox trucks). It could even be 10mm. I will try to take another photo with a Peter Laing figure next to it for scale.
Maybe I'll take more photos of the other WW1 trucks I got and maybe you'll know the make.
John
Could be an n gauge model then
ReplyDeleteIan, you might be right. I took a photo earlier with a PL figure next to it for scale. I will try to download the photo later.
ReplyDeleteJohn - have a look at the link below:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Vehicle_kits__lorries__cranes__vans_etc_64.html
Langley make a nice traction engine model as well as a nice road roller and portable engine.
I am going to put an order in, so let me know if you wanted anything
Ian
Ian, thank you for the offer, but I am all set right now. I am saving that site though, great stuff on it. If I go back to may plastics, they have great wagons. I could actually see setting up a Sherlock Holmes type game with the different carriages and wagons.
ReplyDeleteJohn