While not strictly 'medieval life' related, I figured there's probably people here unaware of this that might be interested. Unimax Toys has finally released the first wave of their 'Ages of Action' toyline.
It's a 1:18 scale (like G.I. Joes and Star Wars) line of articulated, highly detailed action figures based on historical warriors. The first wave includes a Templar Knight, Norman Knight, Roman Soldier, 'Ninja' and Samurai. There was also an ancient Egyptian warrior slotted in the line, but it seems to have been delayed.
FoxHoleToys has excellent pictures here: http://store.foxholetoys.com/agofac1sc.html
You can also get them from SmallJoes, here:
http://www.smalljoes.com/forces-of-valo ... tion.shtml
Small Joes has all of the figures in stock, and a good deal on the entire set of five if you want them all.
Anyway, not sure how many of you actually collect this sort of thing. But I'm really, really liking these figures. And I think most medieval buffs should treat themselves at least to the two knights. They're really excellent. At the least, they look great on a bookshelf standing menacingly in front of your history tomes.
Historical Action Figures
Historical Action Figures
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Hound Knight
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same here!..good find!Hound Knight wrote:Wow, those look awesome!I might just have to buy some of them!
Thanks for posting this. I have been trying to find medieval action figures for several years but these are the first I've seen.
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cool i gotta get some templars and normans. do yo have images of the egyptian dude?
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