My mate bought this German officer figure at a market. He has no idea who made it, it's white metal 2 & 1/2 inches tall, 57 mm. He asked me about it as I ''know about warstuff.'' I've Googled it to death & am no clearer who the manufacturer is. There are no marking on the base or elsewhere to help. Any ideas? Yes I know the photos aren't great but should be enough to help with ID.
2 1/2" = 63.5mm - or is it 57mm ?? TD I would guess there must be forums that would know the answer (hopefully)
Only going by what my mate said on the phone, didn't bother checking . Can't be arsed to join anymore forums when we have quite a few modellers & wargamers on here.
That type of base (a thin sheet of metal with the corners cut off) was used by Lasset/Stadden Figures. Not saying others did not use something like it but Lasset sure did.
Or Stadden. He made a vast range for Tradition of Piccadilly. The style, the base and the map are common features of his work. I only have Napoleonic or 1900 figures, bought 40 years ago. Mike Anything under the base. Stadden would have a handwritten label.
This page has a small Lasset listing and has 3 figures with hand on belt buckle like your figure. I presume he had standard poses altered/clothed to suit. The hands look identical Nostalgia /Old Catalog PDF
Just check my oldies and Lasset figures all have the same 'long nose' head/face. Some still have a small white stick-on label; on the base with a code number starting with 'L'
As far as I know I never bought anything by Lasset/Tassel. I liked Charles Stadden, Rose figures by Russel Gamage and Historex. All made about the same time and all very different in style. Stadden cast figures spreadeagle in soft alloy. Castings were then bent into various positions. Arms, legs and heads could be varied endlessly. Swords were soldered on, slings added from lead foil and often maps, letters books etc placed in hands. They were then given a coat of primer ready for the collector to paint. Rose figures were in elegant poses and were cast in an alloy with more tin so that they had sharp detail. Historex were produced in hard plastic and came as a kit of many very small parts. This allowed almost any unit, any rank etc to be made. The downside was the number of very small parts such as badges and rank insignia to be carefully fitted. As all modellers know such parts mysteriously disappear, never to be seen again. One also had to make belts, slings and horses reins etc from thin plastic sheet. I often made them from foil which sat better. They all look good in a display cabinet. Mike.
This thread is bringing back memories of seeing their adverts in Military Modelling from the late 70s & 80s. Sounds like what's happened here as I've found these similar figures.