MEDIEVAL FOOT SOLDIERS

AIRFIX MEDIEVAL FOOT SOLDIERS

In the late 1970s Airfix issued Medieval Foot Soldiers.

These were a break from the norm at the time and they

are excellent figures too. There is only one set, but it makes 

you wonder, what if they made Romans, Vikings and other

fighting men from days of old. These came my way as part

of a lot of figures from eBay and I liked them so much that

I've since bought more! They are superbly sculpted and the

poses are excellent. What I like the most about them though

is, they are fun to paint and multiple figures can be painted 

 differently unlike uniformed armies of later years,

and give great variation.

The Medieval Seven in the comfort of their own home!

I luv choppin' wood I do!

Here, Catch this!

Does my weapon look big enough in this?

Watch yer bleedin' 'eads!

Wow! Kitchen Devil have improved somewhat!

My aim is true!

I'll fix that bleedin' satellite dish for good this time!

PAINTING THEM

Like I said before, painting these is a treat and you

can use whatever colours you like. Here are some

I prepared earlier!

A set in black and gold looks superb and

they're all dressed up for a good knight out!

More Medieval Tomfoolery!

This three-way axe fight seemed like a good

idea at the time!

This guys lost their balls and chains so I gave 

them these new toys to bash away with.

Nice new outfits you have there!

"Prepare to Diiiiieeeee!"

"Aaaaaargh! We're coming to get you!"

"Prepare to die!"

"Stop! There's nobody here to fight!"

We may as well have our own littler battle shall we?

Three swords-a-swaying!

Four axe-a-swinging!

Four boulders-a-throwing!

Three bows-a-firing!

Four deadly weapons-avoiding!

Six polarms-a-threatening!

IN BATTLE!

Here is a collection of battle photos I took.

"What shall I do with this?" "Drop it on his head!"

"I can see your house from here Milord"

"Kill 'em all!"

"This dungeon ain't big enough for allof us!"

"Where did you get that gold cloak?"

"Leave some for me!"

"It's just like a dance!"

"And then you die!"

"Watch me shoot the apple on his head!"

"Someday I shall be a monument to brave men!"

THE BOXES

The full Monty Python, pardon the pun!

Back

They came in 1977 standard boxes

They came in 1981 standard boxes

MORE KNIGHTS

Another eBay purchase. I got 40 of these for a song!

They are excellent for stop motion animation. The plastic

is quite brittle so a few more battles and they will be history!

These star in my animated film

"THE FIVE FOOLS OF FUMBLEFOCK FOREST"

See it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iry1yrlKkRo&list=UUIe6uBsKCLsW70quGlMVkjg&index=4&feature=plcp