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Miniature figure

A miniature figure, also known as a "miniature, "mini", "figure", or "fig." is a small-scale representation of a historical or mythological entity used in Miniature wargaming, role-playing games, and dioramas....
s of soldier
Soldier

A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
s, extremely popular in the world of collecting
Collecting

The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector....
. They can be bought finished or in a raw state to be hand-painted. They are generally made of pewter
Pewter

Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 percent tin, with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead....
, tin
Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as an oxide, SnO2....
, lead
Lead

Lead is a main-group Chemical element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metal ....
, other metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
s or plastic
Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
. Often very elaborate scale model
Scale model

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s of battle
Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, wherein each group will seek to defeat the others within the scope of a military campaign, and are well defined in duration, area and force commitment....
 scene
Scene

Scene may refer to:...
s, known as diorama
Diorama

The word diorama can refer either to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional model, usually enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum....
s, are created for their display. Tin soldiers were originally almost two-dimensional figures, often called "flats".






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Tin soldiers are miniature figure
Miniature figure

A miniature figure, also known as a "miniature, "mini", "figure", or "fig." is a small-scale representation of a historical or mythological entity used in Miniature wargaming, role-playing games, and dioramas....
s of soldier
Soldier

A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
s, extremely popular in the world of collecting
Collecting

The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector....
. They can be bought finished or in a raw state to be hand-painted. They are generally made of pewter
Pewter

Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 percent tin, with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead....
, tin
Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as an oxide, SnO2....
, lead
Lead

Lead is a main-group Chemical element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metal ....
, other metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
s or plastic
Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
. Often very elaborate scale model
Scale model

Sorry, no overview for this topic
s of battle
Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, wherein each group will seek to defeat the others within the scope of a military campaign, and are well defined in duration, area and force commitment....
 scene
Scene

Scene may refer to:...
s, known as diorama
Diorama

The word diorama can refer either to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional model, usually enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum....
s, are created for their display. Tin soldiers were originally almost two-dimensional figures, often called "flats". They were the first toy soldiers to be mass produced. Though largely superseded in popularity from the late 19th century by fully rounded 3 dimensional lead figures, these flat tin soldiers continue to be produced.

Casting

"Real" tin soldiers, i.e. ones cast from an alloy of tin and lead, can also be home-made. Molds
Molding (process)

Molding or moulding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern....
 are available for sale in some hobby shops. Earlier, the molds were made of metal; nowadays they are often made of hard rubber which can stand the temperature of the molten metal, around 250 °C.

Literature

The best-known tin soldier in literature is the unnamed title character in Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen , also known as simply H. C. Andersen ); was a Denmark author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes "....
's 1838 fairy tale The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Steadfast Tin Soldier

"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a fairy tale by Denmark poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about the love a tin soldier holds for a paper ballerina....
. It concerns a tin soldier who had only one leg because "he had been left to the last, and then there was not enough of the melted tin to finish him." He falls in love with a dancer made of paper and after much adventuring, including being swallowed by a fish, the two are consumed together by fire, leaving nothing but tin melted "in the shape of a little tin heart." Tin soldiers also play a role in "Knight's Castle" by Edward Eager
Edward Eager

Edward McMaken Eager was an United States lyricist, playwright, and author of children's literature. Eager's works for children were distinctive in their use of the theme of Magic making an appearance in the lives of ordinary children....
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See also

  • Militaria
    Militaria

    Militaria are Artifact s or replicas of military, police, etc., collecting for their historical significance. Such antiques include firearms, swords, knife, and other weapons; military uniforms, helmets, other military headgear, and armour; military medal; challenge coins and awards; badges and insignia; military art, sculpture, and printmak...
  • Model figure
    Model figure

    A model figure is a scale model that represents a person, either a generic figure of a type , a historical personage , or a fictional character ....
  • Toy soldier
    Toy soldier

    A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. The term applies to depictions of uniformed military personnel from all eras, and includes knights, cowboys, pirates, and other subjects that involve combat-related themes....