Old Toy Soldier – The Journal for Collectors

In This Issue

By Norman Cuthbert |

Spring 2025

I love to get outdoors and do yard work, including cutting our grass. My wife is always telling an old guy like me to get...

American Dimestore Silent Auctions

By Stan Alekna |

Spring 2025

Some of our readers have complained that there is not enough American Dimestore material in recent issues of the magazine. This is not due to...

Miscellaneous Sports Figures

By Will Beierwaltes |

Spring 2025

Britains “Mini set” 1:42nd scale #1131: footballers in plastic ca. 1970 with illustrated box. Two different poses of 65mm “Keymen” footballers. CBG Mignot French national...

The Last Samurai

By Gisbert Freber |

Spring 2025

While I was reorganizing my collection of flat figures, I recently came across a series of Asians. I took the opportunity to take a closer...

Replica Models AFV Range

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

The name Replica Models will be familiar to many of our readers. Started by Pat Campbell (sadly no longer with us), the reins were taken...

Regal Toy Soldiers

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

While on a recent touring holiday in New Zealand, visiting the Auckland War Memorial Museum, I came across a new (to me) brand of Toy...

Lincoln’s Toy Shop: The Facts Behind The Fiction

By Robin Forsey |

Spring 2025

By 1860 children made up well over a third of the United States population and, for those families who could afford them, commercially made playthings...

Giant Model Soldiers

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

Author’s photo of the machine gunners diorama A few years ago I wrote a couple of articles for the magazine asking the question - what...

Medical-themed Toy Soldiers of Britains Ltd.

By Will Beierwaltes |

Spring 2025

Introduction Britains Ltd. of London may be the most famous toy soldier manufacturer in history, starting to produce their hollowcast military figures in 1893. Today...

VOLUME 49 NUMBER 1

Miscellaneous Sports Figures

By Will Beierwaltes

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Features

Auction Preview – May 2025

By Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA |

Spring 2025

Auction #107A Cornucopia of SoldiersFriday, May 16, 2025 - 10am EST Lot 2111 Britains Bradford City Football Team Estimate: $4000 - 6000 Lot 2226 Marx...

Auction Review – April 2025

By Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA |

Spring 2025

Auction #106Soldiers of the WorldApril 25th, 2025 G.S. Large Semi Rond Wallensteins Lager 1632 GREA $2500 Lucotte Grenadiers Hollandias $1500 G.S. Large Semi Rond Volkerschlacat...

Auction Review – March 2025

By Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA |

Spring 2025

Auction #105The Soldier's MarchFriday, March 28th 2025 Britains RARE #96 York & Lancaster Regiment $4300 Britains RARE #119 Gloucestershire Regiment $2800 Britains #11 RARE 42nd...

Show Report – West Coaster Show

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

March 9, 2025 The annual West Coaster show took place in a new venue this year - the DoubleTree by Hilton in Buena Park, CA...

Hobby News – Obituary

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

John Cupman Johnand his wife Sue John was an avid toy figure collector, researcher and author. He concentrated on collecting non military figures, with a...

RECONNAISSANCE

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

More Sports Figures Following on from Will’s piece, here are a few more sports figures spotted on eBay and other sites CBG Mignot Soccer team...

Editorial

By Rob Wilson |

Spring 2025

Another bumper issue with contributions from a number of our regular contributors. Hopefully, all our readers will find something of interest. Gisbert Freber has travelled...

Spring 2025

Miscellaneous Sports Figures

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