Southland Plastics and Art Castings was founded
in 1998. The company produced a select few figures in three years, releasing autographed
and unautographed versions of five different players. (Nolan Ryan was released
only as signed figures; Shoeless Joe Jackson obviously was unsigned.)
The style
of Southlands was similar to Hartlands, and apparently the company founders tried
to buy the Hartland brand before setting out with the Southland figures.
Southland
also released bronze figures of several figures. These were high-end art pieces
that sold for $995 or more.