ROMAN LEGIONS - BARBARIAN HORDES

AND

ANCIENT WARFARE PLAYSETS & ACCESSORIES

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( "CENTURION" NICK - "THE BENEVOLENT ONE", AS HE APPEARED IN 50 AD )

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ROMANS vs BARBARIANS

CHICAGO SHOW - SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 -  PARTIAL DIORAMA SECTIONS

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CHICAGO SHOW 2012 !!!!

 

STAY TUNED FOR TSSD 'OTSN' / CHICAGO SHOW RELEASE INFO !!!!

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LARGE ROMAN TORTOISE

COURTESY OF DICK WOOD

TORONTO, CANADA

( "TSSD" ROMANS  -  STRAIGHT "OUT-OF-THE-BOX" )

 

OUR THANKS TO DICK WOOD, FRIEND AND TRUE PLASTIC COLLECTOR FROM CANADA!!

WE WILL BE POSTING MORE OF HIS AWESOME ROMAN DISPLAY SOON!!

 

THANKS DICK!

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"SURPRISE IN THE FOREST" !!

TSSD HAND PAINTED ROMANS COLLIDE WITH ANCIENT BRITS, GAULS, AND OTHER ASSORTED BARBARIANS!!

 

 

 

"IN SEARCH OF THE ENEMY" !!

TSSD HAND PAINTED ROMANS CAUTIOUSLY MAKE THEIR WAY THROW A CLEARING.

 

 

EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM

JOE BAKER !!

JOE HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHING OUR PAINTED FIGURES SINCE WE MADE SOME LARGE PAINTED DIORAMAS 15 YEARS AGO!!

THANKS AS ALWAYS, JOE !!!!

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TSSD's SET # 22

"ROMAN & BARBARIAN" ADD-ON SET

IS NOW AT THE FACTORY!!!!

 

THIS ALL NEW, 8 POSE SET WILL BE RUN IN INJECTION MOLDED PLASTIC, TO MATCH THE PREVIOUS ANCIENT RELEASES!!

 

( SET # 23 IS ALSO AT THE FACTORY NOW - "THE COWBOYS" !! )

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HAND PAINTED ANCIENTS

 

 

PAINTED IN "MEDIUM TOY SOLDIER" QUALITY - SHOWN ABOVE:

 

PRICED $ 3.00 PER FIGURE LESS THAN THE UP-COMING "PREMIUM 'PLUS' QUALITY" PAINTED FIGURES.

 

 

IMPERIAL ROMAN SOLDIERS

SET OF 8 ROMAN SOLDIERS IN ALL 8 POSES

$ 40.

 

 

PRICED $ 3.00 PER FIGURE LESS THAN THE UP-COMING "PREMIUM 'PLUS' QUALITY" PAINTED FIGURES.

 

 

NASTY BARBARIAN WARRIORS

SET OF 8 BARBARIAN WARRIORS IN ALL 8 POSES

$ 40.

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JUST ARRIVED - 02/18/2012

 

SUPERIOR QUALITY PAINTED ANCIENTS IN  

"PREMIUM 'PLUS'  TOY SOLDIER" QUALITY!!!!

 

PAINTING PROCESS INCLUDES SUPER DETAIL ON AREAS SUCH AS THE ROMAN SHIELDS AND FACES, AS WELL AS THE DETAILED 'BARBARIAN' CLOTHING AND GEAR!!!!

 

SET OF 8 ROMANS IN ALL 8 POSES - $ 64.

 

SET OF 8 BARBS IN ALL 8 POSES - $ 64.

 

PHOTOS COMING......!!

 

PLEASE CALL NICK OR DEANNA AT 760-723-6583 TO RESERVE AND ORDER YOUR SETS!!

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ALL ITEMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPPING.

ROMANS, BARBARIANS, PLAYSETS, FORTS, ELEPHANTS, TENTS, SCORPIONS, MANTLETS, TREES, BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN BOARDS,  AND MORE!!

( ROMAN SOLDIER PROTOTYPE FOR THE 2012 RELEASE ADD-ON "SET # 23" - ROMANS & BARBS )

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE and SUPPORT!!

"THE BENEVOLENT ONE"

 

SEE THE LATEST "ANCIENT WARFARE" MOVIE

"THE IMMORTALS" !!!!

 

THEN COME HOME AND HAVE YOUR OWN BATTLE WITH TSSD ROMANS & BARBS!!

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SET # 20

THE IMPERIAL ROMAN SOLDIERS

3 ADVANCING WITH PILUM, 3 ADVANCING WITH GLADIUS, 3 ADVANCING WITH SCUTUM OVERHEAD & GLADIUS, 3 SAGITTARII - ARCHER, 2 PILUM CHUNKERS, 6 FIGHTING WITH GLADIUS  IN 3 DIFFERENT POSES.

A BAGGED SET OF 20 ROMAN SOLDIERS IN 8 POSES

$ 24. PER BAG OF 20 = $ 1.20 PER FIGURE - LESS THAN PREVIOUS RELEASES BY TSSD AND OTHERS......

$ 24.

 

ROMAN GEAR

PILUM - ROMAN SPEAR          SCUTUM - ROMAN SHIELD

GLADIUS - ROMAN SWORD           SAGITTARII - ROMAN ARCHER

PUGIO - ROMAN DAGGER        LORICA SEGMENTATA - BODY ARMOR

CALIGAE - ROMAN SANDAL

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SET # 19

NASTY BARBARIAN WARRIORS

A "BAG `O BARBS" - 16 FIGURES IN 8 POSES

$ 22. PER BAG = $ 1.37 PER FIGURE - LESS THAN PREVIOUS RELEASES BY TSSD AND OTHERS......

 

$ 22.

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*** PLEASE NOTE ***

THE NEW FIGURES ARE PRICED LOWER PER FIGURE THAN THE PREVIOUS FIGURE SETS !!

OUR WAY OF SAYING "THANK YOU" FOR 15 GREAT YEARS OF AWESOME SUPPORT OF "TSSD" AND THE ENTIRE TOY SOLDIER HOBBY !!  THANKS !!

 

THE NEW FIGURE SETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCOUNTED FOR YOU.....

  PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL "DISCOUNT", THANK YOU!!

( YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW OUR COSTS FOR ALL OF THE NEW ITEMS !! )

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AWESOME!!!!

 

THE ROMAN 'MARCHING FORT' - OR "CAMP"

WHEN THE ROMAN LEGIONS WERE ON THE MARCH IN HOSTILE TERRITORY, THEY WOULD CONSTRUCT A "MARCHING FORT, OR CAMP", PRIOR TO SUNSET IN 'THE WILDS' OF GERMANIA, GAUL, BRITAIN AND ETC.

THE ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES WOULD CARRY ONE OR TWO POINTED LOGS WHILE ON THE MARCH.  THEN, THEY WOULD FORM A MOUND OF EARTH AROUND THE CHOSEN PERIMETER.

THE POINTED STAKES WOULD THEN BE DRIVEN INTO THE DIRT MOUND TO FORM A LOG & DIRT BARRICADE.

( THESE RESEMBLED LOG FORTS AS USED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CIVIL WAR, ETC. )

THE 'FORT' WOULD GENERALLY HAVE A GATED ENTRY.  IF CAMPED FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME, THE ENTRY WOULD BE MORE ELABORATE.

SOMETIMES THE 'MARCHING FORTS' WOULD BECOME PERMANENT AND MORE DETAILED FORTS, HOUSING MANY MORE LEGIONNAIRES.

THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES AND PHOTOS ON-LINE FEATURING 'MARCHING FORTS'.

IN THE 2 LATEST 'ROMAN' MOVIES YOU CAN SEE MARCHING FORTS, "CENTURION" AND "THE EAGLE".


 

THE STANDARD SIZED FORT

27" x  27"

 

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MODEL BY GARY FOURNIER! 

 

THE GATED ENTRY AND 2nd STORY LOOK-OUT / FIRING POINT

 

THIS IS THE REGULAR SIZED FORT.

 

IT CONSISTS OF 3 - 18" WALLS, 4 - CURVED CORNER WALLS, 2 FRONT WALL PIECES, AND THE MULTI-PART 2 STORY GATED ENTRY.

IT COMES PAINTED.  THE STAIR-STEPS WILL BE PAINTED.

EASY TO ASSEMBLE, AND IT WILL HOLD AT LEAST 2 COHORTS!!

$ 195.

 

 

THE 'EXPANDED' SIZE FORT

( THE FORT CAN BE MADE AS LARGE AS YOU WISH, AND SET UP AS YOU NEED!! )

36" x  27"

 

HAS ALL THE PARTS FOR THE 'STANDARD' FORT,

PLUS 2 - 9" WALLS, WHICH WILL EXTEND EACH SIDE WALL BY 9".

 

 

ENTRY GATE SHOWN WITH FIGURES FOR SCALE.

 

 

"EXPANDED FORT" SHOWN WITH SOME FIGURES AND 2 ROMAN FIELD TENTS, FOR SCALE ONLY.

 

FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES NOT INCLUDED.

 

 

MAKING THE FORT LARGER

PRICE FOR THE 2 - 9" EXPANSION PIECES TO MAKE A LARGER FORT,

$ 35. FOR THE PAIR

( REGULAR FORT $ 195. PLUS 2 ADD-ON PIECES $ 35. = $ 230. FOR LARGER FORT )

 

 

( THE FORT CAN BE MADE AS LARGE AS YOU WISH, AND SET UP AS YOU NEED!! )

 

 

* PLEASE NOTE:

WE ARE NOW ABLE TO OFFER ALL FORT PARTS "BY THE PIECE" !!

 

ALL ITEMS COME PAINTED.

 

LARGER FORT - $ 230.

REGULAR FORT - $ 195.

 

18" FORT WALL - $ 30.

FORT CORNER PIECE - $ 15.

FRONT WALL, PAIR (2) - $ 30.

ADD-ON EXTRA WALLS, 2 - 9" EACH, PAIR (2) - $ 35.

 

FRONT GATE SET - ENTRY WALLS, UPPER RAMPART, 2 GATES - $ 35.

 

 

( ALL PIECES ARE MODULAR, AND MANY FORT VARIATIONS CAN BE MADE! )

( THE FORT CAN BE MADE AS LARGE AS YOU WISH, AND SET UP AS YOU NEED!! )

 

 

SOME OF THE LARGER "REAL" ROMAN FORTS WERE BUILT WITH 4 LONG SIDES, AND A GATED ENTRY AT EACH SIDE!!

 

AND THEN THERE WAS "HADRIAN'S WALL".

Hadrian's Wall

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 ROMAN "SCORPION" 

( MADE IN THE U.S.A. - COLORS MAY VARY )

THE ROMAN "SCORPION" WAS A DEADLY FORM OF ANCIENT "ARTILLERY"!

IT COULD FIRE A "BOLT" - A METAL ARROW DEVICE - A GREAT DISTANCE, WITH DEADLY ACCURACY!!
 

$ 15.

FIGURE NOT INCLUDED

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1 ROMAN or BARBARIAN MANTLET

( MADE IN THE U.S.A. - COLOR MAY VARY )

THE MANTLET, IN ANCIENT TIMES, WAS USUALLY CONSTRUCTED OF NATURAL MATERIALS AND WOOD.

IT WOULD FORM A DEFENSIVE 'WALL' OR SHIELD, THAT SOLDIERS COULD USE AS COVER FROM ARROWS!

VARIATIONS ON THIS THEME HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH-OUT MILITARY HISTORY.

 

$ 10.

FIGURE NOT INCLUDED

 

 

PHOTOS OF ACTUAL PRODUCTION PIECES FOR MANTLET AND SCORPION!

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WAR ELEPHANT WITH HOWDAH

GREAT NEW PIECE THAT FEATURES A TERRIFIC SOFT PLASTIC AND PAINTED ELEPHANT, PLUS A 'TSSD' PAINTED HOWDAH.

$ 20.

 

 

** PLEASE NOTE **

DOES NOT COME WITH FIGURES

 

 

WAR ELEPHANTS vs PIGS

KINDLY SUBMITTED BY RICHARD WOOD, TORONTO, CANADA

 

The ancient sources are very clear in indicating that pigs were used to deter
elephants in battle. Pliny writes “elephants are scared by the smallest squeal of a
pig; and when wounded and frightened, they always give ground".  Aelian
says that “it was by these squealing pigs, they say, that the Romans turned to
flight the elephants of Pyrrhus and won a glorious victory”.

 The most frequently told tale concerning pigs as a counter weapon to elephants may be
represented by Aelian and Polyaenus: when Antigonas Gonatas was besieging Megara,
the Megarians succeeded in routing the besiegers’ elephants by dousing pigs in oil
and igniting them, and then turning them loose against the elephants.

One might object that this is hardly a fair test of the elephant’s reaction to pigs
per se; but both authors specifically state that the beasts were startled by the
squeal rather than by the fire. The flames were simply a means of guaranteeing a
satisfactory squeal.

As a final instance of the effect of pigs on elephants in
battle, it is feasible to examine Procopius’ account of events at Edessa. The city
was being besieged by Chosroes, and an elephant with many soldiers on its back was
driven up to the city wall and towered over it. The resourceful inhabitants thrust a
squealing pig over the wall and into the face of the looming elephant. The result
was panic and retreat.

Altogether the pig seems to have been quite an effective
weapon against the elephant, although its use does not appear to have been
widespread in the ancient world.

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BACK IN STOCK!!

NEW!

'ELEPHANT AT WORK'

COOL NEW PIECE TO HELP BUILD YOUR ROMAN EMPIRE!!

OR....JUST THE MARCHING FORT!

THE ROMANS TRIED ELEPHANTS IN COMBAT, BUT EVENTUALLY LEARNED THAT THEY WERE MUCH BETTER "BEASTS OF BURDEN" !!

 

$ 15.

 

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NEW!

ROMAN FIELD TENT

AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION OF A ROMAN TENT IN 50 AD.

TENTS WERE OFTEN MADE OF ANIMAL HIDES, SEWN TOGETHER.

THIS SIZED TENT CAN BE USED FOR SOLDIERS, OR AS AN OFFICER'S TENT.

INSTALL MULTIPLE TENTS INSIDE YOUR ROMAN MARCHING FORT!!

 

$ 10. EACH

 

** PLEASE NOTE **

DOES NOT COME WITH FIGURE

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EXTRA PINE TREES

10 PINE TREES IN MIXED SIZES

 

$ 12.50

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BATTLEFIELD DISPLAY PIECES

 

TERRAIN BOARDS SHOWN IN TWO DIFFERENT "POSES"

POSE # 1:

1 ABOVE THE OTHER, WITH 'CONNECTING' DRY CREEK BED

28" ACROSS - 32" TOP TO BOTTOM

 

POSE # 2:

1 ADJACENT TO THE NEXT, 56" ACROSS - 16" DEEP

MORE PHOTOS COMING...

 

2 - DIFFERENT STYLES OF LARGE, PAINTED TERRAIN 'DIORAMA' DISPLAY BOARDS

 

STYLE 1 - SHOWN ABOVE, ON THE LEFT, WITH SMALL RUINS BUILT-IN

THIS PIECE IS GOOD FOR COMMAND / ARTILLERY POSITIONS

 

16" x  28" EACH

$ 35.

 

STYLE 2 - SHOWN ABOVE, ON THE RIGHT WITH TERRAIN & LOGS

THIS PIECE PROVIDES MORE SPACE FOR FIGURES

 

16" x  28"

$ 30.

 

( USE TOGETHER, OR IN MULTIPLES,  TO FORM ONE LARGE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN PIECE!!!! )

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"THE ROMANA" CIRCULAR BUILDING RUINS - PAINTED

VERY NICE COLUMNED WALLS ON A BASE

WE HAVE SOME OF THESE AVAILABLE

 

 

BOXED PIECE

$ 45.00

 

FIGURES NOT INCLUDED

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"THE COLUMNED WALL" SECTION WITH RUINS - PAINTED

GREAT ACCESSORY WITH NICE DETAIL

JUST A HAND-FULL LEFT

$ 30.00

 

FIGURES NOT INCLUDED

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FROM THE CHICAGO SHOW!!

UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFULLY HAND MADE

ALL WOOD ACCESSORIES

THIS IS ALL WE HAVE AND THEY ARE GOING FAST!

LARGE CART - 30.00

MEDIUM CART - 20.00

SMALL CART - 12.00

MANTLETS - 15.00

LARGE LADDER - 8.00

MEDIUM LADDER - 6.00

SMALL LADDER - 4.00

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NEW PLAYSET !!!!

( A $ 325. VALUE - FOR $ 275. )

 

"ROMANS vs  BARBARIANS:

 AN ANCIENT WARFARE PLAYSET"

 

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PLAYSET BOX ART

 

CONTENTS INCLUDE 16 ALL NEW INJECTION MOLDED PLASTIC POSES!

 

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( A LAST MINUTE ADDITION TO THE PLAYSET - AVAILABLE IN THE 1st 100 PLAYSETS, OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!  )

2 NEW 'ROMAN RUINS' PAINTED TERRAIN PIECES

.... NOW ADDED TO THE CONTENTS LIST; THESE CAN BE PLACED ON THE 2 DIFFERENT TERRAIN BOARDS, ONE OF WHICH ALREADY HAS SOME 'RUINS' BUILT-IN!

 

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ALL NEW FIGURES!!

60 INJECTION MOLDED ROMAN SOLDIERS - MEDIUM GRAY SOFT PLASTIC

 

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PLEASE NOTE - WE HAVE JUST INCREASED THE NUMBER OF 'BARBS' TO 64 PER PLAYSET!!!!

( THEY SHOULD, AFTER ALL, OUTNUMBER THE ROMANS, PER HISTORY!! )

 

ALL NEW FIGURES!!

64 INJECTION MOLDED BARBARIANS - LIGHT TAN SOFT PLASTIC

 

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1 PAINTED WAR ELEPHANT - SOFT PLASTIC

1 PAINTED WAR ELEPHANT HOWDAH

 

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THESE ITEMS ARE JUST TO LARGE TO TAKE A GOOD PHOTO OF.

( THE 2 PIECES CONNECT TOGETHER MUCH 'TIGHTER' THAN SHOWN! )

 

2 NEW "TERRAIN / DIORAMA BOARDS"

THESE ARE DESIGNED TO BE "INEXPENSIVE, PAINTED BASE  AREAS" FOR YOUR VARIOUS DIORAMAS OR BATTLES.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING A PAINTED 'PLATFORM' FOR ALL PERIODS OF HISTORY.

USE FOR ROMANS AND BARBARIANS, OR WWII GERMANS AND GI's, INLAND FROM NORMANDY!

THEY WORK AS WELL AS THE 'CARPETED' LIVING ROOM FLOOR, BUT ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL!

THEY CONTAIN PLENTY OF FLAT TERRAIN AREAS FOR FIGURES, ARTILLERY AND VARIOUS ACCESSORIES.

 

 

 

TERRAIN BOARDS SHOWN IN TWO DIFFERENT "POSES"

POSE # 1:

1 ABOVE THE OTHER, WITH 'CONNECTING' DRY CREEK BED

28" ACROSS - 32" TOP TO BOTTOM

 

POSE # 2:

1 ADJACENT TO THE NEXT, 56" ACROSS - 16" DEEP

MORE PHOTOS COMING...

 

2 - DIFFERENT STYLES OF LARGE, PAINTED TERRAIN 'DIORAMA' DISPLAY BOARDS

16" x  28" EACH

( USE TOGETHER TO FORM ONE LARGE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN PIECE!!!!)

 

THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS TO SET THESE UP, OR USE INDIVIDUALLY.

 

ONE PIECE HAS SOME RUINED FOUNDATION WALLS AND DEBRIS.

DRY CREEK BED IS INCLUDED ON BOTH PIECES, PLUS ROCK AND FALLEN TREE STUMPS ON BOTH.

 

USABLE FOR ALL DIORAMAS, ANY TIME PERIOD.

 

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FINALLY!!  AFTER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES!!

A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMPANY IS MAKING PRODUCT FOR US!!

 

1 ROMAN "SCORPION" 

( MADE IN THE U.S.A. - PRODUCTION PIECE MAY VARY )

 

&

1 ROMAN or BARBARIAN MANTLET

( MADE IN THE U.S.A. - PRODUCTION PIECE MAY VARY )

 

NEW PHOTOS OF ACTUAL PRODUCTION PIECES!

WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE GREAT WORK BY THIS NEW VENDOR!!

( 'NEW' ONLY TO US; THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND AWHILE )

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE ACCESSORIES AND NEW PIECES IN RESIN!!

"MADE IN THE U.S.A."

 

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PINE TREES

10 PAINTED, CUSTOM 'GERMANIC' STYLE PINE TREES

INSERT THESE DIRECTLY INTO YOUR TERRAIN BOARDS, WHERE YOU WANT THEM!

5 LARGE AND 5 MEDIUM TREES, 3" TO 8" IN HEIGHT

MADE IN A SPECIAL NEW, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL

2000 PIECES MADE FOR US IN MEXICO

 

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30 BARBARIAN 'HAND HELD' WEAPONS

 

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BOX SIZE HAS NOW BEEN INCREASED TO HOLD ALL THE GUYS AND STUFF!!!!

 

30" x 17" x  7"   LARGE, ILLUSTRATED PLAYSET BOX

 

 * NOT OVERSIZED, AND WILL FIT ON THE CLOSET FLOOR, ETC.!

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RETAIL PRICE FOR A PLAYSET - $ 275.

PLUS SHIPPING.

 

( RETAIL VALUE OF ITEMS IN A PLAYSET - $ 325.+ )

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INFO

ROMANS and 'BARBS'

 

 

ORIGINAL FIGURE ART


A WORD ABOUT THESE FIGURES.....

 

 

THE ROMANS ARE THE FIRST 'COMPUTER SCULPTED' FIGURES THAT WE HAVE DONE.

WE DID THIS DUE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER - 'ROMANS' !!

IN MY MIND, AND BASED UPON COUNTLESS CHILDHOOD 'ANCIENT' FILMS, UP TO THE PRESENT DAY RELEASES OF 'ROMAN' FILMS, THESE FIGURES REPRESENT 'THE ROMAN SOLDER' AT WAR.

THESE MEN TRAINED AND TRAINED, WITH VARIOUS WEAPONS, AND IN VARIOUS FORMATIONS.  FOR YEARS.

WHEN THE TIME CAME TO FIGHT, THEY WERE UNMATCHED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. SELDOM BESTED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE, THESE MEN, IN FORMATIONS, BECAME FIGHTING - AND KILLING - MACHINES.

THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED TO CONVEY  WITH THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST 8 POSES.  THE 4 POSE 'ADD-ON' SET WILL INCLUDE 3 ROMAN SOLDIERS IN DEFINITE 'ACTION' POSES, PLUS A CENTURION POSE.

ONE THING WE HAVE NOTICED WITH THE FIGURE PLASTIC - IT IS SOMEWHAT 'FLEXIBLE', AND ALLOWS FOR SOME EASY MOVEMENT AND MINOR CHANGES IN THE POSE.

 

TSSD SET # 19 'BARBARIANS' INFO

 

THE BARBARIANS WERE COMMISSIONED TO BE HAND-SCULPTED INTO WILD, CRAZED, BLOOD-THIRSTY, SAVAGE FIGHTERS.

I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT.

THE FIRST SET OF 8 "BARBARIANS" IS BASED IN LARGE PART ON THE "OSPREY" BOOK # 127, "ROMAN ENEMIES - ( 1 )".

THIS BOOK DISCUSSES ANCIENT GERMANICS AND DACIANS.

YOU WILL SEE MUCH OF THAT INFLUENCE IN THE FACES & HAIR, HEADGEAR, CLOTHING AND WEAPONS OF THE FIRST 12 TSSD ANCIENT BARBARIANS.

 

THE NEXT 4 POSES WILL INCLUDE A KNEELING ARCHER, FIGHTING WITH ONE REALLY NASTY CLUB, AND MORE. 

 

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT!

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AVAILABLE 2012 - DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

ROMAN INLAND WATER-WAYS PATROL BOAT

PROTOTYPE ONLY - IN PROGRESS.

NOT TOO SHABBY!  GREAT JOB, GARY!

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ACCESSORY ITEMS ARE MODELED BY

GARY FOURNIER

EXCELLENT MODEL MAKER * SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

PLUS....

 

AVAILABLE 2012 - DATE TO BE DETERMINED

ROMAN AND BARBARIAN "ADD-ON SET"

 

THIS ADD-ON SET WILL FEATURE 8 ALL NEW POSES....

 

4 ROMANS

AND

4 BARBARIANS

 

BAGGED SETS OF ROMANS AND BARBS WILL CONTAIN 16 FIGURES!!

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ROMAN FORTIFICATIONS

AND

THE ROMAN MARCHING FORT - OR CAMP

http://www.roman-britain.org/military/military_intro.htm

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HISTORICAL FACT

BARBARIANS DESTROY 3 ROMAN LEGIONS

BATTLE OF THE TEUTOBURG FOREST

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NOT A HISTORICAL FACT - JUST A 'BATTLE' FOR FUN!!

THE ANCIENT BATTLE OF SCHAUMBURG

( Illinois! )

THOUSANDS OF VERY NASTY BARBARIANS DESCEND UPON THE OUTNUMBERED ROMAN LEGIONS!  THE LEGIONS HAVE BEEN GUARDING THE EXTREME NORTHERN PROVINCE OF THE EMPIRE.

HOWEVER, THE LEGIONS ARE LED BY "THE BENEVOLENT ONE", WHO SOON MANAGES TO CRUSH THE NASTY BARBARIANS...WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAKING FRIENDS WITH ALL THE ELEPHANTS!!

....TO BE CONTINUED....

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THE ERMINE STREET GUARD

ROMAN RE-ENACTORS

UNITED KINGDOM

http://erminestreetguard.co.uk/

"LIMEYS WITH AN ATTITUDE" !!

 

THIS GREAT GROUP OF 'BRITS' HAS BEEN FIGHTING ALL THE ROMAN CAMPAIGNS FOR YEARS!!

PHOTOS OF THESE GUYS IN ACTION CAN BE SEEN ON OUR PLAYSET BOX ART!

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ROMAN PATROL BOAT

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A VESSEL SUCH AS THE MODEL SHOWN ABOVE WAS FOUND ALONG THE RHINE RIVER IN GERMANY DURING A 1980 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

READ MORE:

http://graymonk.mu.nu/archives/2007/01/roman_navy_on_t.html

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