Description: NEW Lot of Vintage (1965) Various "Minipack" 54mm (Unsealed) Unpainted Metal Figures (4), by Rose Miniatures - READ FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW Packaging Condition: NO original packaging - All come in new baggies with instruction cards (Unsealed, will be secure); w/minor scuffs creases, scuffs and stains to cards (see pics)Made in 1965 (England)1:32 scale (54mm)These metal figures are unassembled and unpainted, with bases (see pics)Selling together as various "Minipack" 54mm lot (4)Lot includes:1754-1763 (French Indian Wars) "French Infantry Officer" w/Espontoon (#LXV3a, Minipack No. 50)Governor's Bodyguard, Madras "Lance Daffadar (Corporal)" (#IGI, Minipack No. 145)1903 (20th Deccan Horse Regiment) "Sowar" (#IC1a, Minipack No. 163)15th/16th Century "Landsknecht Doppelsoldner" (#LK2, Minipack No. 214)Rose Miniatures was best known for its extensive range of 54mm figures, but the company also produced a small range of 20/25mm figures, designed by London-owner Russell Gammage. Gammage was born in 1920, and served in the Royal Navy during World War 2, then married Mary (who was to play an active role in promoting Rose Miniatures) in 1945. Gammage co-designed his first figures (with Colonel JBR Nicholson- later editor of Tradition) in 1953, and after designing various other 65mm (O gauge) figures for "Farish" and the model train manufacturer "Bassett-Lowke", he set up his own company. Though the 20mm range was launched around 1963-4 (though the company itself tended to designate them as 25mm), Gammage had produced at least two "one inch" wargame figures as far back as 1957, making him arguably the first British maker of gaming miniatures. In 1965, the Rose 20mm range included Napoleonics (French, British and Austrians) and ACW subjects. Infantry, cavalry and artillery were produced for both periods. In 1966, WW1 British infantry and Waterloo British artillerymen were added. In 1973, a small Zulu War range was launched, as well as an English Civil War range. In 1983, Russell Gammage sold his business. Mary died in 1990 and after that Russell appears to have returned to Ipswich. He died in his hometown in 2001. Jim Robinson of Fusilier Miniatures (Littlehampton) bought the 54mm figures in the late 1980s, and John Eden Studios purchased the rights to the 54mm figures in 2001. Fusilier now trades under the name Rose Military Miniatures.Your shipment will arrive via USPS Priority Mail (1-4 business days) or USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 business days), after the 2-3 day processing time (upon paid purchase)Shipment(s) sent out of Lemon Grove, California, USAWE CAN COMBINE-SHIP - ASK US FIRST!Will be packed very well - READ OUR FEEDBACK!No Returns ***AN INVOICE WILL BE SENT AFTER PURCHASE, WHICH MAY REFLECT A MORE ACCURATE POSTAGE RATE FOR THIS ITEM - DON'T PASS THIS UP YET! Please visit our Backroad Memories ebay store, or visit www.BackroadMemories.com, for more model collectibles added weekly! PLEASE SHARE OUR STORE WITH EVERYBODY YOU KNOW!
Price: 39 USD
Location: Lemon Grove, California
End Time: 2024-12-08T20:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Mixed Lot
Assembly Status: Unassembled Kit
Size: 54mm
Bundle Description: Lot of Various "Minipack" (54mm) Metal Figures (4)
Color: Silver
Custom Bundle: Yes
Scale: 1:32
Material: Metal
Set Includes: READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Year Manufactured: 1965
MPN: LXV3a, IGI, IC1a, LK2
Vintage: Yes
California Prop 65 Warning: California Prop 65 Warning: Warnings about significant exposure to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
Brand: Rose Miniatures
Series: Minipack
Type: Figure
Item Height: 2.25 in
Packaging: Without Packaging
Model: READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Theme: Militaria
Features: Not Painted, With Stand, Carefully Packed
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Unit Quantity: 4
