Author: Rob Wilson
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RECONNAISSANCE
More Sports Figures Following on from Will’s piece, here are a few more sports figures spotted on eBay and other sites eBay Find – German Mechanical Tin Soldier The following images illustrate an unusual find on eBay. This 6” tin plate figure was offered for sale without reserve in March. It was finally knocked down… Read more
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Replica Models AFV Range
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 up by Andrew Stephenson in 2018. At first Andrew focussed on continuing the range of figures that Pat had developed, including the British in India, Medieval Knights and many more.… Read more
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Regal Toy Soldiers
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 Soldiers. I was immediately attracted to a large cabinet f illed with a huge range of 54mm figures. At first I thought I was looking at the well known New… Read more
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Giant Model Soldiers
A few years ago I wrote a couple of articles for the magazine asking the question – what were the smallest toy soldiers that had been produced by a major manufacturer? On a recent tour of New Zealand this theme came to mind when I was confronted with the opposite side of the spectrum. Te… Read more
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Editorial
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 to the other side of the world to complete his research on an interesting set he rediscovered in his own collection. I think he was planning a holiday to Japan… Read more
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Show Report – Sandown – November 2024
Harry Kemp, our regular reporter on events on the East side of the Atlantic, sent us images and thoughts on the most recent event at Sandown Park in England. As previously noted, with around 500 tables and a strong international presence this is one of the premier Toy Fairs, not just in England but in… Read more
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RECONNAISSANCE
Rare eBay Find – Britains Cossack in a Red Coat Britains Paris Office produced many exotic figures, mostly focussed on the French army of the 1905- 1924 period. However, they also paid attention to the various allies of France, including Russia. Over the years, I have picked up some interesting examples, including some intriguing standard… Read more
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Royal Horse Artillery Variations on a Theme Revisited:Gun Teams by other British Makers
Introduction A few years ago, I penned a couple of articles focussed on William Britains’ efforts to reproduce the famous British Regiment, the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) in miniature. The articles presented all the various sets that Britains produced from the closing years of the 19th century to the end of hollowcastproduction in 1966.1 Set… Read more
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Britains Edwardian Family
Collectors of early Britains figures will be interested in an extremely rare and rather special lot that came up for auction in the Northwest of England in November. The action house cataloguer was amazed when he opened a rather tatty cardboard box and found hiding inside . . . . an original Edwardian Family by… Read more
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Editorial
As 2025 begins, it is business as usual in the world of collecting Old Toy Soldiers. This issue contains the usual range of articles, including one on how to display your marching bandscorrectly by Norman Cuthbert (who as a bandsman himself should know what he’s talking about). So, no excuse for not getting this right… Read more