Friday, 10 August 2018

Another loft find - Airfix Robin Hood & Sheriff of Nottingham

In the deep recesses of the loft I found a tin box.  Inside were a series of A4 paper boxes which revealed a large collection of Airfix Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood figures, as well as siege equipment made by Zeveda and Atlantic.  The majority of these came from my friend Stuart Asquith.

 Anyway I am getting rid of them, but I thought I would give a bit of a trip down memory lane for anyone else who had these.




How many Robin Hoods can you have in any army?
 






I also came across a 'medieval army' I made using the above figures and Airfix Ancient Briton Chariot riders and US cavalry.  These were for a game at SALUTE when it was held in Kensington Town Hall more than 40 years ago.





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11 comments:

  1. Norm10 August 2018 at 18:44

    Nice nostalgia journey ….. though third from bottom reminded me (made me smile) of the frustration of getting horses legs fixed to those bases. I ended up sticking sewing pins up through the base and into the belly. Camels in the Arab set had a similar problem and solution!

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  2. ABC Wargammers10 August 2018 at 20:08

    I know what you mean, definitely a case of the oats have matured over the years resulting in lots of drunken horses! Glad you liked the nostalgia

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  3. Matt10 August 2018 at 21:18

    Fantastic stuff!

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    1. ABC Wargammers14 August 2018 at 10:20

      There are a lot and en masse they look good but after 30 years in a box they are showing their age!

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  4. Anonymous10 August 2018 at 22:40

    Like them a lot. Hope they go to a good home.

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    1. ABC Wargammers14 August 2018 at 10:21

      Fortunately I managed to find a home for them, although a few broke in the packaging!

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  5. jhnptrqn12 August 2018 at 13:33

    I bought an Airfix catalog when I was around 12. I dreamt of having 2 Airfix Medieval armies. I never thought of asking the hobby store owner if he could special order the figures!

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    1. ABC Wargammers14 August 2018 at 10:23

      I know what you mean, they always looked great on the box art, never managed to buy the castle though.

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  6. mojoworking13 August 2018 at 09:25

    I bought loads of the Robin Hood set, they were an excellent basis for Ancients conversions. The archer reaching behind for a arrow stuck in the ground made a brilliant slinger. Also remember the trauma of fixing Airfix horses to bases. I reckon the first set where they got it right was the Waterloo British Hussars.

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  7. ABC Wargammers14 August 2018 at 10:25

    Funnily enough some of the figures in the box had been painted to use as Ancients. It's also interesting when producing my conversions for a 'medieval' army I went for the Ancient Britons for some of the figures.

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  8. Chris5 September 2018 at 18:11

    I always liked both sets of figures. The PSR guy rather liked the Robin Hood set, but he absolutely despised the Nottingham set. I'm not sure why, though; they may not be the greatest figures ever (especially when compared to what is now available from other manufacturers), but I don't think they are all that bad--especially when painted. Oh well, to each his own...

    Nice army, by the way!

    Chris Johnson

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