Military figure modelling has existed in one form or another, since man learned both to fight, and to create. Beautifully crafted scale figures of soldiers and sailors have been found in burial sites, pyramids and tombs throughout antiquity, charting and commemorating mans struggle against those who would destroy him, his land and his loved ones. The figures in Fig. 1 are of Wellington, his wife Kitty Pakenham, and an infantry guardsman. They were cast in lead recycled from musket balls retrieved from the field at Waterloo. Today, we are blessed indeed that a great diversity of model soldiers, sailors and airmen in all scales, from all of the major combatant nations throughout history, are available from some very notable manufacturers across the world. Military figure modelling is no longer the cottage industry it was back in the 1960s and 70s, and the new-found diversity in type and scale can only be a good thing, ensuring in most cases that only the very best have survived.
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