Recognizing a bargain when I see one, I wasted little time in discovering this collection's availability. The lot was still available. The deal was quickly struck and the figures were on their way to a new home.
At a rate of forty cents on the dollar, what did I receive? The lot contained an equal mix of Austrian and French figures in roughly the same proportions of artillery, infantry, and cavalry. In total, the lot contained 4 guns, 14 artillerymen, 19 cavalry, and 162 infantry. Granted, the mix of figures necessitates the purchase of a few additional figures to field BMUs in my standard configuration but I will be able to field many useful units from this core lot of figures.
A fortunate stroke of serendipity!
A nice find Jonathan 🙂
ReplyDeleteI think so!
DeleteAn excellent find and bargain. The lead mountain grows.
ReplyDeleteThe Mountain grows but I’m trying to show restraint.
DeleteWell done with this purchase Jonathan. I'm sure it won't be long before they're in the painting queue.
ReplyDeleteSome will be seeing paint soon.
DeleteBrushes, brushes now!
ReplyDeleteMan the brushes, full speed ahead!
DeleteSounds like a great result!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Yep.
DeleteVery well done Jonathan - you definitely needed some more lead in your life!
ReplyDeleteKeith, you are a funny one.
DeleteGood find!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteCongrats with a lucky acquisition, Jonathan! It's time to paint, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteDmitry, it is ALWAYS time to paint!
DeleteFor sure!
DeleteA very good Lot to fall upon, perfectly suited to your wants. I looked at the figures and thought it to be a well balanced and typical force of someone wanting a starter army ....and then it struck me that it was probably originally bought for that purpose. I wonder what basing system they were going for?
ReplyDeleteThe cavalry could be in sixes, nines or eighteen with one leader. The infantry might give 9 units of 18 - who knows, nice find anyway.
Perfectly suited, for sure. I notice you made a distinction between "wants" and "needs."
DeleteI agree that it did look like a pair of starter armies for the period. I was thinking the original intent may have been gun and three crew for artillery, eight figures for cavalry, and either 8, 12, or 16 for infantry.
Wow! I never find anything like that! Bartertown, you say?
ReplyDeleteYes, Bartertown. I rarely find anything of interest but I pop in on occasion to see what's what.
DeleteWow. Nice find. I’ve never checked out bartertown but perhaps I should. 😀
ReplyDeleteCheck it out! You may find something useful.
DeleteIt looks very interesting!
ReplyDeleteJust what I needed!
DeleteIndeed a good find. I am finding less and less available from the usual sources over the last few years. I fear the secondary market is moving off to Facebook. Or worse, dying on the vine as postage prices continue to skyrocket for the average person.
ReplyDeleteBargains are much harder to spot in today's marketplace. Coupled with eBay now collecting Washington State sales tax (including tax on shipping charges!), my purchases are more centered on primary sources.
DeleteEven with Ebay, I am finding that the bargains are fewer and far between. I can usually find better deals from a discount retailer than springing for used lead.
DeleteQuite the score,Jonathan. I know you'll have them wonderfully painted in no time.
ReplyDeleteA good score, for sure! The painting queue is quite long at present...
DeleteLooking forward to seeing them painted Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Mike, me too.
DeleteSerendipitous indeed Johnathan!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteYes, "bargains" like this usually fuel; still more retail purchases. Fortunate;y, this case was pretty perfectly aligned with what you had planned already, and thus a tyrue funds saver!
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