Thirty years ago, Heritage Models Inc. brought out their range of Barsoomian figures.  War gaming was at its height and the Martian novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs with its warring nations, provided the ideal setting for the gaming world.

But few Burroughs fans were aware of their existence and the company folded long before many collectors could take advantage of seeing the characters and creatures of Burroughs imaginative mind turned into a three dimensional reality.  If you were lucky, these figures could be found at conventions, shows, antique stores, word of mouth or through the fanzines, but the search was arduous and most times, fruitless.  Today, through internet sites like eBay, all those earlier avenues are now a thing of the past and figures can be purchased from one's own home, albeit one has to bid against a fellow collector to get the desired item.

The range of figures Heritage planned on producing was ambitious to say the least and they came close to completing their goal.

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75mm (3") Collector Figurines

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1500 John Carter, Warlord of Mars
1501 Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars
1502 Tars Tarkus, Jeddak of Thark

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25mm (1") Gaming Diorama Sets

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1503 John Carter, Warlord of Mars, Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars and Kantos Kan plus Diorama Nameplate
1504 John Carter mounted on Thoat with Dejah Thoris and Woola
1505 Tars Tarkus, Jeddak of Thark
1506 Cathoris of Helium, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, Gahan and Llana of Gathol
1507 Issus, Goddess of Death upon her throne and Matai Shang, Father of Therns with the Holy Altar of Doom
1508 Ras Thavas, Mastermind of Mars and Princess Tara of Helium with Ulysses Paxton and Valla Dia
1509 Solon of Okar and Dator Thurid of the Black Pirates with Than Kosis, Jeddak of Zodanga and Tul Axtar of Jahar
1510 Phor Tak , Mad Jaharian Scientist Inventor of the Flying Death and Ur Jan, Assassin of Mars with two Mercenary Panthans
1511 Red Martian Swordsmen of Mars (3 each of 2 types)
1512 Red Martians with Radium weapons (3 each of 2 types)
1513 Martian Command Group (2 Officers, flag and bugle)
1514 Green Martian Thark Swordsman
1515 Green Martian Warhoon Warrior
1516 Green Martian with Radium Rifle
1517 Black Pirates of Barsoom - the Firstborn (3 each of 2 types)
1518 Yellow Martians - the Men of Okar (3 each of 2 types)
1519 White Martians - The Holy Therns (3 each of 2 types)
1520 Kaldanes of Barsoom - individual and upon Rykors
1521 Synthetic Men of Mars (3 each of 2 types)
1522 Orovars from Horz and Lotharians with Bowmen
1523 The Masena (Catmen) of the Thurian Moon
1524 Morgors (Skeleton Men) of Jupiter
1525 Red Martians mounted on Domestic Thoats
1526 Green Martian Thoat Rider *
1527 Green Martian (Giant) Thoat *
1528 Plantmen of the Valley Dor
1529 Banth and Apt
1530 Malagor with Synthetic Man Rider *
1531 White Ape of Barsoom
1532 Zitadar with Red Martian Mahout (driver) *
1533 Green Martian Chariot (Cart) for Zitidar *
1534 Giant Martian Lizard
1535 Great Barsoomian Sader *
1536 Rapid-Fire Radium Cannon with Operator and Radium Cannon with Crew
1537 Ten-Man Scout Flyer *

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Martian Airships

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1538 Scout Flyers (Various sizes) *
1539 Cruisers (Light and Heavy) *
1540 Battleships and Battlecruiser *
1541 Dreadnaughts and Transports *

To the best of my knowledge, those figures marked with an asterisk (*) were never manufactured by Heritage although one website I came across shows a picture of what appears to be a one-man flyer but it is unclear who produced it.

It would have also been very interesting to know what a Great Barsoomian Sader (item 1535) was unless it was meant to read 'Spider,' the 12-legged monster found in the novel, A Fighting Man of Mars.