These figures were previously known as Harlequin miniatures, then Icon and now apparently Blacktree Design. They are available from the Miniature Service Center, 1386 Portofino Drive, Yuba City, CA 95993, 560-673-5169. The figures received are listed as armored Spartan Hoplites IA1011. These figures come eight to a pack and are 28.5 M on the Barrett scale. There are several variants in the pack, although all figures are in essentially similar poses, standing with legs shoulder width apart, and holding a spear or sword in an upright position. The figures are very detailed and cleanly cast, and the Spartan warriors all have substantial beards and shoulder length hair. All are wearing the Pylos helmet. Four of the figures are wearing a bell cuirass, three a composite Cuirass with Pteruges, and one a muscled Cuirass also with Pteruges. Half the figures are with greaves and half are without. Only two of the eight figures were identical. The pack included two swords and eight shields. Five are Hoplon shields, and three are smaller oval shields. Also included were lengths of wire for the spears. The price per pack is not listed. These are nicely detailed figures. The only comment I have is that the hands will have to be drilled out to insert the spears or swords. More Reviews Redoubt 28mm ACW Line Redoubt 28mm ACW Punishment Detail Black Tree Designs 28mm Zulus Front Rank 28mm 18th C. Civilians B&B Miniatures 20mm American Revolution Sash and Saber Prussian 25mm Seven Years War Redoubt 30mm Victoriana Artillery Crew Icon/Black Tree Design 25mm Spartan Hoplites Sash & Saber 28mm ACW Line Minifigs 12mm WWII Armor Black Tree Design 28mm U.S. Infantry BAR Gunners II Geppetto Productions 1/6th Grenadiers of the Guard Redoubt Enterprises ECW or 30YW Battalion Guns Column Line Square 3rd Edition Napoleonic Rules Gurps WW II RPG Rules Great War Spearhead WWI Rules Guts ‘N Glory WWII Rules Blue Seas/Blue Sky WWII Air Combat Rules: Med Comrades in Arms; Axis Allies on the Ostfront Battlefront WWII Late War Card Supplement Screaming GIs II WWII Rules Captain General Rules for 1660-1721 The Barrett Scale for Reviews Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #84 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com