ATLANTIC 1/32 ANCIENT ERA TOY SOLDIERS AND ITEMS IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
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The figures in all of the ancient sets were originally made in a orangy/flesh color for all of the boxed sets. The later blister card sets contain figures in more vibrant colors which were used to draw them to the attention of children in stores. Both boxed sets and blister cards are hard to come by now, as both are avidly collected due to the high quality of the sculpting. All of the 1/32 figure sets were also made in 1/72 "HO" scale. Due to age many blister have come apart from the card backing. We will note any items missing.
Atlantic made three 1/32 ancient Egyptian sets as follows; Pharoahs Court, Egyptian infantry, and Egyptian cavalry(Chariots).
Pharoah's Court
A neat set with 14 figures (ones a mummy!) + 2 stone throne chars and a 2 pc sarcophagus for the mummy.
The Egyptian Cavalry
The chariot is made from 6 pieces and is pulled by two different horses. In the 1/72 set (pictured above) there are four different figures. Several variations of orange/pink were used.
There were five 1/32 sets made for the Greeks as follows; Greek Infantry, Greek Cavalry, Greek Chariots, Greek Life and Trojan Infantry.
The Greek Infantry
The Greek Cavalry
As you can see they only made two different poses. One is a ring hand that takes a separate spear. Two different horses without bases were also made. In 1/72 the cavalry (2 of each pose) are on the same mold as the chariot. The figures shown are 1/72 scale.
The Greek Chariots
The chariot is made of 10 pieces and has four different horses to pull it. There are two figures, one is a ring hand and holds a whip.
Greek Life
This set consists of 15 pieces of which four are duplicates. This is very unusual for Atlantic as in all of their range their are only a few sets which have multiple copies of the same figure. Each mold shot set has two each of the last three people and the stool. Certainly the sacrifice on the alter is an unusual item. These figures could fit into various eras of history. The blister card figures (as seen above) were made in a dull pink. The blister cards may not have all of the duplicate pieces.
The Trojan Infantry
Other Greek Figures Atlantic made three figures for their 1/72 scale Ulysses playset. A cyclops and two character poses. As you can see from the scan the cyclops is a nice size when compared to the 1/72 figures.
Special 1/72 Ulysses figures
They made four Roman set in the 1/32 as follows; Roman Infantry, Roman Cavalry, Roman Chariots, and Gladiators and Christians.
The Roman Infantry
The Roman Cavalry
The Roman Cavalry set had only two poses. Both figures are ring hands to hold either a sword or a spear. There were two different horse with bases made for this set. The cavalry figures(2 of each) were put on the same mold as the chariot in the 1/72 set. The above scan is of 1/72 figures.
The Roman Chariots
The Roman chariot was made of 7 pieces and had four different horses to pull it. There are two ring hand figures that plug on to the floor of the chariot. One holds a spear and the other a whip. The above pictures are of a 1/72 example.
The Gladiators and Christians
A rather gruesome set with a lion and tiger about to make short work of two groups of Christians. Also five different ring hand gladiators with a variety of weapons and four civilians watching the show. The above scan is of 1/72 figures. All of the figures are the same size.