These WW2 Scottish soldiers were made in the Marx UK Swansea factory and have the Louis Marx & Co. Ltd. copyright stamp on their base copyrighted for 1964. They are made from a lighter shade of green than the set of British figures and are the hardest to find and the most sought after of all the Marx soldier sets in the UK. One particular problem with them is that the green plastic has become very brittle over time and it is therefore sometimes very hard to find them without significant damage.
Overall, the Scottish figures are very well modelled. However, the sculptor for these figures used a great deal of artistic licence in the poses produced using an odd array of outfits and weapons to accentuate their Scottishness.
Soldier in doublet dress jacket and Shako helmet carrying a basket-hilt broadsword and Enfield revolver
Soldier wearing Busby hat and Pattern 1914 webbing and running with Lee Enfield No 4 rifle
Soldier kneeling with Lee Enfield No 4 rifle and wearing kilt and Glengarry hatÂ
Soldier in kilt and Glengarry hat advancing with lee Enfield No 4 rifle
Soldier wearing Pattern 1914 webbing and Shako helmet advancing with Lee Enfield No 4 rifle
Soldier in kilt and Glengarry hat running with basket-hilt broadsword
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