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Friday, April 16, 2021

Back to Barsoom: Green Men and Characters

 


I recently did a commission for some figures for Barsoom the red planet of our Solar System. I grew up on the John Carter books by Edgar Rice Burroughs and I jumped at this commission and finished it in record time! All of the figures are from Bronze Age Miniatures except for the female; I'm not sure who makes the figure. I did two Green Martians:

I love the Bronze Age Green Martians - the variety, the options and the price at $12 US dollars. Figure stands at approximate 54mm tall.

Green Martian number 2. This photo gives a good comparison in scale to the 28mm figures. The Green Martians look exactly how I envisioned them reading the books.

Ulysses Paxton, the second Earthmen to go to Barsoom.

Llanna of Gathol. I was a little disappointed with this figure as you can see the pock marks on her right leg. Time to invest in some green stuff.

I forget the name of this character from the client, but he is from Gathol.



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10 comments:

  1. Jonathan FreitagApril 16, 2021 at 9:03 AM

    I grew up on John Carter of Mars too and these look great!

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  2. QuantrilltoyApril 16, 2021 at 6:55 PM

    I love these figures but I wish someone did them in cheap 54mm plastic. I have converted Red Martians from American Indians.

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    1. NeilApril 16, 2021 at 11:17 PM

      The curse of non-standard 54mm. It’s too bad there aren’t more non-historical sets out there.

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  3. rrossApril 16, 2021 at 7:34 PM

    More nice work here Neil. Bronze Age miniatures is a manufacturer I have looked at on many occasions but not yet taken the plunge!

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    1. NeilApril 16, 2021 at 11:15 PM

      The metal quality is good, the sculpting is animated and they are surprisingly low priced.

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  4. JasonApril 19, 2021 at 7:06 PM

    These look terrific! I imagine the games you have with these are a lot of fun, Neil. I fear the John Carter books have escaped me - another gap in my education that I need to put right!
    Best wishes,
    Jason

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    1. NeilApril 20, 2021 at 4:21 PM

      Jason,
      The first three are the best (really a trilogy) - pulp fiction at it's finest: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars.
      Neil

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  5. UnknownApril 20, 2021 at 3:25 AM

    I have bought from Bronze Age several times- never been disappointed in any way

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    1. NeilApril 20, 2021 at 4:20 PM

      Same here; class act, well sculpted figures and a great price.

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