How do you call this ?

[miguel]

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Hi .

I have several miniatures different from the usual . I´ve tried to search in
Google but had no lucky .
Are they "TIN" miniatures ? How do you call them ?
I´m almost shure they are Portuguese troops from the WWI , I think . They
are VERY thin - 0,2 mm. aprox. .
Please look at the photos (3) .

Thank´s ,

Miguel

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"Miguel" <mjccc1@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:41a5dc2a$0$6434$a729d347@news.telepac.pt:

> Hi .
>
> I have several miniatures different from the usual . I´ve
> tried to search in Google but had no lucky .
> Are they "TIN" miniatures ? How do you call them ?

The English term for such figures is "flats", for obvious
reasons, and they were always much more popular in Germany than
in the UK or US. I have seen some absolutely beautiful examples,
though, and the one in your pictures looks very impressive.

All the best,

John.

 

[Guest]

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They are called "flats" and are the oldest form of miniatures.

Miguel wrote:
> Hi .
>
> I have several miniatures different from the usual . I´ve tried to search in
> Google but had no lucky .
> Are they "TIN" miniatures ? How do you call them ?
> I´m almost shure they are Portuguese troops from the WWI , I think . They
> are VERY thin - 0,2 mm. aprox. .
> Please look at the photos (3) .
>
> Thank´s ,
>
> Miguel
>
> http://www.meteosat.com/forometeocoll/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=10024;start=0#lastPost
>
>
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