Tag: features
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SHOW REPORT – SANDOWN FEBRUARY 2024
It is a while since I managed to attend this fair in the South of England, but it rarely disappoints, and this time was no exception. Undoubtedly the best general toy fair in the UK, probably the best in Europe, it now takes place 4 times a year. With around 500 tables it is a… Read more
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SHOW REPORT – THE WEST COASTER
The 2024 West Coaster sponsored by Hobby Bunker was a rousing success. Historically, the show was held in Orange County; however, this year the location moved to the Elks Lodge in Pasadena, California. The Lodge, which was built in 1911 has been featured in many movies and televisionshows including The American President (with Annette Bening… Read more
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RECONNAISSANCE
PAPER SOLDIERS Also spotted at Eurofigurines were these delightful Paper Soldiers. The example shown here shows L’Armée Française: Chasseurs d’Afrique, published in Paris, by Émile Guérin, Éditeur, circa 1900. The booklet comprises 18 figures (22 including the trumpeters duplicated on the cover). These mounted figures are just under 6” tall. Foot figures scale out at… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW
DIE ZINNLAUBE VOLUME 13 By Russ Bednarek Another volume of the highly acclaimed German toy soldier publication, Zinnlaube has been mailed out to subscribers. A total of nine articles comprises the one hundred and twenty-two pages of Volume 13. As is typical of all previous volumes of Zinnlaube, the articles are expertly written and supported… Read more
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Editorial
Another bumper issue, with contributions from regulars such a Bill Anderson and Norman Joplin, as well as numerous show reports. Bill turns his attention in this issue to Italian colonial adventures in East Africa, focussing on toy soldiers made in Great Britain. This conflict inspired many other makers. We plan a follow-up focussing on manufacturers… Read more
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Auction Review
AUCTION #88THE R. ANDERSON PEW SOLDIER COLLECTIONFRIDAY NOVEMBER 10TH, 2023SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11TH, 2023 AUCTION # 89EXPLORING TOY SOLDIERSFRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2023SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2023 AUCTION # 90BRING OUT THE BANDSFRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2024 Read more
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BOOK REVIEW – THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTIONAND ITS TOY FIGURINES
Luigi Toiati will be a name familiar to most of our readers, both as an author and the creator of the Garibaldi rage of toy figures, as well as the guest illustrator/cartoonist for many of our articles Like his previous book on Toy Soldiers (reviewed in Vol 43, No 3),1 this is a very personal… Read more
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RECONNAISSANCE
CHARLES 3RD CORONATION COACH Although Britains and other manufacturers failed to take advantage of the Coronation last year to release a new version of the State Coach, some enterprising, but as yet unidentified, individual decided to step into the breach. This apparently “one-off”, but very professional looking, example was offered for sale by Jefferys in… Read more
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Editorial
How fast time flies. This is now the 5th year that I have been acting as Editor. We start the New Year with articles ranging from one on the earliest known Britains catalogues by John Franklin to a celebration of some late 1960s U.S. tinplate toys by Will Beierwaltes. Bill Anderson chips in with his… Read more