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Post by aferguson » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:20 am

just bought one of these. Havent seen them released before. Cool beans 8)

http://www.tgftoys.com/?mainURL=/store/ ... _Toys.html


scroll down....it's near the bottom
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Post by Tinman » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:40 pm

Thank you, aferguson! I just picked up the ballista plus a couple of other Romans to round out my collection.

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Post by aferguson » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:59 pm

Normandy....why did you repost the link i'd just posted?
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Post by normandy » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:03 am

Andrew, I was trying to link right to the Roman Ballista from Blue Boy toys but it didn't work.
I always thought the company name was Blue Box.......

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Post by aferguson » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:16 am

ah yes a typo......the call it blue box everywhere else..

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Post by Col.Pickle » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:23 pm

Woah! Sweet! Question Aferg.... how much was it to ship it for u, being a fellow Canadian and all?
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Post by Kleinesoldaten » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:45 pm

Thanks Aferg,

I just ordered the ballista and aquifier but by mistake orderd a pilum thrower instead of the cavalry guy, oh well :oops:

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Post by aferguson » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:49 pm

shipping to canada was $6.01 by First Class Mail. It's one of the choices on the list you'll be given.
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Post by ARMY GROUP 1 » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:17 am

these have been out for 2 years, I have 3. They are marketed under the name EPIXX. Google and you will find stockists.

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Post by tankduel » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:49 pm

EPIXX, thanks for the info. I think they sell under the Revell brand too.
Found this site http://www.epixx-figuren.de/index.php?id=18
Also a line of pirates I'd never heard of before
http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/in ... _179999200
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Post by aferguson » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:20 pm

i wonder who makes those pirates? They're not great but at least it shows there's someone else out there making older military type figures.

As well as the ballista, i also ordered some galloping horses and knights with lances....going to make a medieval heavy cavalry charge out of them. :)

It'd be cool if someone would make a swiss pikeman figure, muskateer, medieval cannon etc. Lots of interesting stuff possible.
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Post by aferguson » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:34 pm

i just saw a preview of all the new papo stuff coming out this year. Nothing much of interest. A bunch of new knights, but all unremarkable. No other eras at all. Was hoping for some napoleonic stuff.

After last year's egyptian chariot, i was hoping for other similar cool stuff from them but it doesn't look like it for this year, at least.

BBI's warriors of the world line looks like a dead duck. So i guess the civil war items they had planned are a no go. They were also going to do napoleonic and wwi but doesn't look like any of it will happen now..

bah. :x
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Post by Tinman » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:27 pm

Yes, it's too bad about the WOW line. At least we got some cool Romans, though. Would have gone for the Civil War stuff if they'd released it.

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