Lost Figures at London Victoria Station on 12th August

[ValentinianVictor]

Unfortunately the great time I had at Britcon last weekend was rather marred by the fact that whilst attempting to get through the ticket barrier at Platform 5 at London Victoria station on Sunday evening I managed to leave my toolbox with my figures at the barrier.

I've tried to remember what was in the box and post them here in the hope that if any of you good people see similar figures at shows, shops, bring & buys, boot fairs, ebay etc then please can you contact me. I've alerted British Transport Police and lost property who, whilst helpful and symphatetic, have basically said that as they were not handed in on Sunday then they have probably been taken by someone. As it was a tool box they probably thought they had picked up a box of tools and on discovering it was full of toy soldiers they either threw it in a skip/bin or gave it to their kids.

Anyway, here is the list-

Here is a list of what was in the box-
All 15mm figures, either Mikes Models, Essex, Doddington, Old Glory and Iceni

Well Painted-
10 elements of Late Roman Legionarii ( 3 elements of 4 figures each with helmets with red crests, leather cuirasses, red long sleeves, brown trousers with the shield design of the Lanciarii Seniores with one element with a General figure with a purple crested helmet in a purple cloak and with a gold shield with the Chi Rho symbol on it, a figure with a red Vexillia standard, one with a purple draco standard and another with a musical horn; 3 elements of 4 figures each with helmets with red crests, leather cuirasses elements with the shield design of the Matiarii Seniors, , with an element with an officer figure in a white crested helmet and red cloak, a figure with a red Vexillia standard, one with a purple draco standard and another with a musical horn, 2 elements of 4 figures each with helmets with red crests, leather cuirasses elements with the shield design of the Herculanii Seniors, all on sand covered bases)

6 elements of Late Roman legionarii archers (Each element with two figures in with no helmets, red long-sleeved tunics with brown trousers with bows and no helmets or shield, all on sand covered bases)

4 elements of Late Roman Auxilia (1 element of 4 figures with helmets with yellow crests, off-white tunics, brown trousers with shields that have the Cornuti Seniores shield design, 1 element with 4 figures with helmets with yellow crests, off-white tunics, brown trousers with shields that have the shield design of the Brachiati Seniores, 1 element that has two figures of Cornuti plus an officer element with white crested helmet and white cloak and 1 figure holding a purple draco standard, 1 element that has two figures of Brachiati plus an officer element with white crested helmet and white cloak cloak and 1 figure holding a purple draco standard, all on sand covered bases)

4 elements of Late Roman Auxilia supporting archers, 2 elements of two figures each in off-white tunics and brown trousers, no helmets, and small round shields with the Cornuti design; 2 elements of two figures each in off-white tunics and brown trousers, no helmets, and small round shields with the Brachiati design, all have bows, all on sand covered bases)

8 elements of Late Roman archers ( Each element has 4 figures each, all in off-white tunics with brown trousers wearing leather coloured phyrgian caps with small round shields and shooting bows, 2 elements have the shield design of the Sagittarii Seniores Orientales, two elements have the shield design of the Sagittarii Iuniores Orientales shield design, 2 elements have the Sagittarii Dominici shield design and two elements have the Auxiliarii Sagittarii shield design, all on sand covered bases)

4 elements of Late Roman Skirmishers (each element has 2 figures each with red crested helments in red long-sleeved tunics and brown trousers with oval shield and throwing a javelin. One element has the shield design of the Lanciarii Seniores, one has the shield design of the Matiarii Seniores, one has the shield design of the Iovanii Seniores and one has the shield design of the Herculiani Seniore, all on sand covered bases)

One Late Roman mounted General element that has one figure with a gold helmet with purple crest, purple cloak, gold chest armour, gold coloured sleeves and trousers, no shield riding a brown horse, one element has mounted figure with a white crested helmet, white tunic and trousers, white cloak, iron coloured chest armour, large round gold covered shield with a red Chi-Rho design holding a purple draco standard and one figure with a white crested helmet, white tunic and trousers, white cloak, iron coloured chest armour, large gold coloured round shield with a red Chi-Rho design holding a purple vexillia standard, all on sand covered bases

2 Late Roman mounted General elements, each element has three figures- one officer figure with a white crested helmet, red cloak, iron chest armour, white coloured sleeves and trousers, oval shield painted red with a yellow Chi-Rho design holding a mace riding a horse, one figure with a yellow crested helmet, white tunic and brown trousers, yellow cloak, iron coloured chest armour, large red coloured round shield with the Chi-Rho design holding a purple draco standard riding a horse and one figure with a yellow crested helmet, white tunic, brown trousers, yellow cloak, iron coloured chest armour, large red coloured round shield with a yellow Chi-Rho design holding a purple vexillia standard riding a horse, all on sandy covered bases

2 Late Roman mounted General figures, each element has two figures- one officer figure with a white crested helmet, red cloak, iron chest armour, white coloured sleeves and trousers, oval shield painted red with a yellow Chi-Rho design holding a mace riding a horse, one figure with a yellow crested helmet, white tunic, brown trousers, yellow cloak, iron coloured chest armour, oval red coloured shield with a yellow Chi-Rho design holding a purple vexillia standard riding a horse, all on sand covered bases

2 elements of Late Roman Equites Sagittarii, each element has two figures, all have off-white/grayish tunics with brown trousers, small shield and shooting a bow riding horses of various colours, all on sand covered bases

2 elements of Late Roman Dromedarii Light cavalry, each element has two figures- all have no helmets, wear yellow cloaks, white tunics, brown trousers on very light brown camels, they are holding spears and two have round red and white coloured shields and two are holding spears and have round white and green coloured shields, all on sand covered bases

2 elements of Late Roman Equites Sagittarii Indigenae, each element has two figures, they havepatterned tunics and trousers, with red trim to the edges of clothing, no shields and shooting bows, two elements have horses with saddle cloths with a greenish edging, the other two elements horses have saddle cloths with a reddish edging, all on sand covered bases

2 elements of Late Roman Clibanarii/Catafractarii, each element has four figures- on each element there are two riders in iron coloured armour with yellow crested helmets riding either a horse covered in iron armour or brass coloured armour, there is one rider with a white crested helmet, white cloak holding a mace, and the last figure has a yellow crested helmet, yellow cloak and is holding a purple draco standard, all on sand covered bases

4 elements of Late Roman Carroballista- each element has the following figures on it- two mules painted a brown colour, they are pulling a two-wheeled cart with a ballista on it, there is also one figure with a red crested brass coloured helmet, brass coloured body armour, red tunic and long sleeves, brown trousers, no shield or weapon, standing to the front right his left hand is near one of the mules heads and a figure on the left rear with no helmet, , brass coloured body armour, red tunic and long sleeves, brown trousers, no shield or weapon looking like it’s about the load the ballista, all on sand covered bases

6 elements of baggage mules, each element has 3 figures, all figures are mules of various colours with packs and boxes of various colours on their backs, all on sand covered bases

22 elements of Gothic warriors- each element has 4 figures wearing long sleeved tunics of various dull colours with brown trousers, no helmets or body armour, holding spears in a variety of poses, they have either a ‘coffin’ shaped shield, oval shield or large round shield with various designs on them, on green flocked bases with small terrain such as rocks, scrub etc
2 elements of Gothic warriors- each element has 4 figures who have tunics and trousers as above except several figures are bare chested. They have no shields or helmets and are holding two handed clubs on green flocked bases with small terrain such as rocks, scrub etc

2 elements of Gothic foot General elements, each has one figure in a crested helmet, body armour, shield and holding a sword. The other three figures on the element have helmets, body armour, holding spears and shields on green flocked bases with small terrain such as rocks, scrub etc

8 elements of Gothic Archers, each element has two figures in dull coloured tunics and trousers holding a bow in various poses on a green, textured base

45 elements of Gothic Knights, each element has 3 figures, some wearing helmets and body armour, some unarmoured and without helmets, all have dull coloured tunics and trousers and large round shields and are holding spears and riding various coloured horses on green flocked bases with small terrain such as rocks, scrub etc

3 elements of Gothic Knight General’s, each element has 3 figures- one General figure wearing a helmet with either a red, blue or green crest, wearing body armour with a large round shield with various designs and holding a sword, each element also has a rider wearing a helmet with a yellow crest, body armour, large round shield with various designs and a rider wearing a helmet with a yellow crest, body armour, large round shield with various designs and holding a draco standard that is the same colour as the General’s helmet crest, riding various coloured horses on green flocked bases with small terrain such as rocks, scrub etc

10 elements of Huns/Alans, each element has 2 figures wearing conical caps with fur trims of various colours, tunics and trousers are various colours, all but one has a spear and shield with bow, the remaining figure is holding a skull topped standard, riding light brown horses, all on sand covered bases


Average painted (bought from ebay)

8 elements of Late Roman Legionarii, each element has 4 figures and each figure has a helmet with either a red or black crest, white tunics, brown trousers, large oval shields with various designs, spears on textured and sanded bases

8 elements of Late Roman Auxilia, each element has 4 figures, each has a helmet with either a red or black crest, white tunics, brown trousers, large oval shields with various designs, spears on textured and sanded bases

8 elements of Late Roman supporting archers, each element has 2 figures, each wears a white tunic, flesh covered legs, with a small round shield and holding a bow on textured and sanded bases


8 elements of Late Roman Equites, each element has 3 figures, each has a helmet or mail coif, mail shirt, large oval shield with various patterns and holding a spear riding horses of various colours on textured and sanded bases


4 elements of Late Roman Equites Illyricanii, each element has 2 figures, each has a red crested helmet and wears a white tunic with brown trousers and has a large oval shield with various designs and holding a spear riding horses of various colours on textured and sanded bases

4 elements of Late Roman Clibanarii/Catafractarii, each element has 4 figures, each rider has iron coloured armour and face masks riding on iron armoured horses, horses are various colours, they have no shields and the spears are missing on textured and sanded bases

[Eques]

ouch you have my sympathy that must be awful.

[ValentinianVictor]

Just a quick update-

British Transport Police are checking the CCTV today to discover what happened. Having mentally gone back over the day I now believe I left the box at the Burger King on the platform facing Platform 5.

In case people bombard me with messages, there is a Late Roman army on ebay, put up by Antigonas, its not mine, but could be a nice replacement!!!

[grahambriggs]

Perhaps worth checking with that burger king outlet. Might have put it in the manager's office?

[ValentinianVictor]

It was very difficult to get Burger King to answer the Phone on Monday, they did have a check but found nothing. I'm hoping that the Police may pick up what happened to the box on the CCTV. Woe betide if it was a member of the Burger King staff or rail staff who took it!!!

[ValentinianVictor]

Well good folk, London Victoria train station lost luggage have confirmed that no tool box with wargame figures has been handed in, so now classed as 'lost'. London Transport Lost Luggage confirmed the same. British Transport Police contacted me yesterday to say that they initially looked at the wrong day's CCTV but have since looked at the right tape and confirmed that I left my box at Burger King on the concourse facing platform 5. Unfortunately the camera's do not cover Burger King that well so they cannot see what happened to the box when I left it there. Advised that I should start checking Ebay to see if anyone attempts to flog them there. The policeman was symphatetic as his brother-in-law is a wargamer! He rather deflated me by expressing the opinion that whoever took the box upon finding no tools in it probably then threw the box and contents in a skip/rubbish bin or something similar.

I'd previously sent details of what I lost to my travel insurance company so I may get £50 if I'm lucky.

[philqw78]

Get a proper estimate of replacement cost for your insurance Adrian. It will cost a lot more than that to replace it even old for old, as well painted figures cost a lot more even if old.

[ValentinianVictor]

Get a proper estimate of replacement cost for your insurance Adrian. It will cost a lot more than that to replace it even old for old, as well painted figures cost a lot more even if old.

Hi Phil, I did that my good friend, cost was worked out at £1.50 for each infantry figure and each mounted figure at £3.00.
Unfortunately it appears that unless you can provide receipts for the figures the travel insurance company will only pay a maximum of £50. Luckily I still had the emails for the two lots of figures I bouught off Ebay so I may get the value of those figures but the ones I painted myself or I bought unpainted and then paid someone else to paint them privately are a different matter.

Oh well, if nothing else it will teach me to handcuff the next box of figures to my wrist in future!!!

[philqw78]

Insurers, bankers and the rest (yes that means you Myall). Happy to take your money but not so keen on giving it out.

[Scrumpy]

As an aside, wasn't there some company that offered wargaming insurance in the UK a few years ago? I seem to remember reading about them giving some guy a cheque to replace lead lost at Derby back in the 90s.

Sorry to hear of your loss though.