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FRIENDS CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FREDDIE THE CLOWN One sad note at this year’s Chicagoland Show was the passing of “Freddy the Clown”. Freddy Crumley was a regular at the Chicago event for many years, along with his family, wife Gayetane and sons Trek and Ian. He died in his sleep, following a heart attack… Read more

AUCTION # 100 –THE WALKER WAINWRIGHT COLLECTION PART IFRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2024 Read more

Another cross-channel ferry trip from Dover to Calais, a drive to Paris and I arrive at the Camponile hotel in Nanterre which is 30 yards from the Euro figurines show venue. After a very convivial meal with fellow collectors and sellers, I set my alarm for 6 am for the show on Sunday morning. This… Read more

This is the 4th time I have attended the Kulmbach event in Southern Germany. If my purchases are anything to go by, this was the best show ever! My first visit was back in 2007, when myself and a number of other Brits as well as Americans and many other nationalities arranged to rendezvous at… Read more

Sandown Park, on the west side of London, right next to Hampton Court Palace, remains one of the highlights of the toy collecting calendar. With 4 shows a year, there are plenty of opportunities to partake of the joys this event regularly provides. The September event was no exception. The doors open at 8.00am but… Read more

Feix and Heyde Gisbert Freber sent in this image of a set he picked up at the Kulmbach show. The box label (in English) states that the set titled “American Infantry Cavalry” was Made in Germany. The figures are similar to those discussed in Will Beierwaltes’ article on Feix. The mounted figures are hollowcast. The… Read more

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TOY SOLDIERS – DECEMBER 13, 2024, 10 AM EST. Read more

As the nights draw in and another year comes to a close, I realised that with this issue I am now coming up to the end of my 5th year as Editor of this magazine. It has been a great honour and pleasure to follow in the footsteps of Norman Joplin and previous editors who… Read more