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COLLECTOR
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Mike Blake, Paul
Stocker, George Phillips, Keith Nairn-
Munro, Martin Ainscough, Chris
Bartlett, Dennis Diamond, Colin
Luxford and A. J. Mergenthaler
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Emma Whittaker
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TOY SOLDIER
Welcome
Ice, yes ice! A couple of issues ago in my
introduction, I signed o by saying ‘as
we head in to spring’. Well, how wrong
was I? Admittedly I’m putting this issue,
and in turn my intro, together a little
earlier than usual (ensuring we get this
issue back on track ‘timewise’) but still,
it’s the third weekend of April and I’ve
spent the day holed up in my o ice
(aka spare room) reviewing igures and
staring out of the window watching
our cars slowly defrost from the harsh
overnight freeze. Spring certainly still
feels a long way o , let alone summer!
To be honest I’ve always loved the
wintry weather, especially when tucked
up indoors with the heating on, and
today has been no di erent. When the
weather is like this, you don’t really
want to venture outside and so I’ve
spent the day writing - something I
enjoy - as well as reading up on some
new periods of history I knew very little,
or nothing, about (as well as on some
watches, another ‘collecting’ hobby I
have). I guess I’m not the only one, as I
always ind that TSC’s team of writers
email me more and send through a lot
more articles, reviews, etc, when the
weather is bad as I suspect they, like
me, enjoy the excuse for getting stuck
into their hobby without partners, kids
etc, asking them to go ‘out and about’.
And that leads me on to telling you
what the writers have in store for you
this issue. Colin Luxford returns with an
article looking at the French Revolution
and a diorama it inspired him to build.
Keith Nairn-Munro tells us a little
about campaigning in Africa in the late
1800s as well as looking at Britain's key
competitors after WWII and George
Phillips, Martin Ainscough and I cover
literally dozens of new igures in one
of our largest ‘New Releases’ review
sections ever!
Anyway enjoy the issue, and who
knows, by the time you’re reading this
spring may have actually decided to,
well, spring, and summer may inally
be in sight!
All the best
Mark Avery
Editor
Issue 76
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NOTICEBOARD
THE VICTORIAN
FARMYARD
How an old photograph of
a Dartmoor farming scene
inspired the latest addition
to a rural civilian-themed
igure collection
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54MM WARGAMING
PART FOUR
54mm wargamers tell their
stories
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BRITAINS POST WAR
RIVALS
In his second article this
issue Keith Nairn-Munro
continues his look back
at the history of W. Britain
and its associated rivals
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SHOW DATES
NEW RELEASES PART 1
CASTING AROUND
THE REIGN OF TERROR
And how not to plan a
model diorama
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THE STONE OF SCONE
Dennis Diamond tells the
story of the most famous
piece of stone in the British
Isles
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A POTPOURRI OF TOY
SOLDIERS
A.J. Mergenthaler takes us
on a brief pictorial journey
through his own collection
which gives us an insight
into numerous toy soldier
makers who are no longer
still producing
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NEW RELEASES PART 2
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A VISIT TO PARIS
Chris Bartlett recently took
a trip across the channel
to visit a small toy soldier
show in the French capital
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SHOT AND SHELL
Campaigning in Africa
during the late 1800s
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FANTASTIC PLASTICS
Noticeboard
Email any hobby-related news to the Editor at tsceditor@darkmedialtd.com
NEWS
The
latest news
from around the global toy soldier hobby
or alternatively write in to: Guideline Publications Unit 3 Enigma Building, Bilton Road, Denbigh East, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, MK1 1HW.
Ready 4 Action
A er being our ‘cover star’ last
issue with the French Foreign
Legion, R4A haven’t been
resting on their laurels and
the two-man team of Bruce
Murray and Martin Tabony
have kept themselves busy
creating a new collection of
WWII Japanese in 1:30 scale.
The gures represent the men
of the infantry of the Imperial
Army. There are numerous
charging poses available at
£32.50 each as well as a ag
bearer at £35.
The new WWII 1:30
scale Japanese
Imperial Army Infantry
from Ready 4 Action
CONTACT:
Ready4Action Miniatures
The Stables, Wellnage Cottage,
Station Road, Duns,
Scottish Borders, TD11 3EJ
Tel: 01361 884748
Email: brucembonus@hotmail.co.uk
www.r4a.info
Little Legion
The Welsh toy soldier wizard, aka Mike Norris, owner and crea-
tive force behind Little Legion, had his usual gamut of tables
at the March show and had various new pieces on display.
Particular highlights for me were the Sudanese stretcher party
(£37.50), a new member of the 24th Foot with a pick axe (£13.50)
and a French 5th Hussar Trumpeter (£39). All gures are beauti-
fully done in Mike’s usual high gloss detail toy soldier style.
Regal Enterprises
The latest release by New
Zealand-based company
Regal Enterprises, from its
Soldiers Of The World series,
is a Crimean War Royal Artil-
lery 9lb gun and crew. Priced
at £130 (and available in the
UK from Piers Christian), this
set should appeal to all of you
who like your gures in a very
traditional toy soldier style.
CONTACT:
Regal Enterprises
PO Box 11
Greytown
5742
New Zealand
www.regaltoysoldiers.com
In the UK:
www.pierschristian.co.uk
CONTACT:
Little Legion Toy Soldiers
7 Albert Road
Penarth
Vale of Glamorgan
CF64 1BX
Tel: 029 20704331
www.littlelegion.co.uk
From left: Sudanese
stretcher party, French 5th
Hussar Trumpeter and
24th Foot with pick axe by
Little Legion
Crimean War Royal Artillery 9lb gun & crew by Regal Enterprises
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TOY SOLDIER COLLECTOR
GNM update
In issue 74 we showed you the
seven undercoated proto-
types of GNM’s new Retreat
from Moscow series. At the
March show, Graham Mollard
(the man behind GNM) has
the first set of painted figures
on his tables. I promised a full
review but as space is tight
this issue, I hope nobody
minds me slotting them
into our news rather than
reviews section. Suffice to say,
these figures are to Graham’s
usual exemplary standards.
If you’ve never seen a GNM
figure ‘up close’ then you’re
missing out as Graham’s style
is very individual but highly
detailed and often our pic-
tures don’t do them enough
justice!
Poses are great and I espe-
cially love the pairing with the
soldier pushing his injured
mate in the wheelbarrow. The
set of seven figures will cost
you £315 and is worth every
penny (but then I would say
that being a big GNM fan).
Irish Toy Soldier
Museum
I bumped into long-time friend, Sam Watson, of the ITSM at the
last show. As usual, Sam could be found behind his table regal-
ing everyone and anyone who would listen with his usual (bad)
jokes and funny stories (if you’ve never met Sam before, then
head to his table at any show and you’re sure of some fun). As
well as giving me the latest in a 20+ year history of terrible jokes,
Sam was also proudly showing off a set of 21st Lancers in their
vibrant sky blue winter cloaks from the early 1900s. Sculpted
originally by Martin Tabony some years ago, Sam has lovingly
brought them to life with the help of his skilful painter, Brian Roy.
The set is quite costly at £70 per figure, however, as with any of
Sam’s sets, he usually only ever releases a few (sometimes only
one).
NEWS
CONTACT:
GNM Miniatures
The Old Chapel
Selby Road
Camblesforth
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 8HX
Tel: 01757 611485
CONTACT:
Irish Toy Soldier Museum
11 Cheltenham Park
Belfast
BT6 0HR
Tel: 07976 898408
www.irishtoysoldier.co.uk
The painted versions of the first seven figures in GNM’s Retreat
from Moscow series
21st Lancers in
winter cloaks
c.1900s from
the Irish Toy
Soldier
Museum
Plastics news
from Mike Blake
Petite Guerre Toy Soldiers
PGTS is the brainchild of Nino Serra
who lives in Bologna, Italy. Like many of
his generation, he spent his childhood
days playing with toy soldiers, switching
from Plains Indians fighting US Cavalry
(when not too busy with chasing buffalo
on the living room carpet), to fearsome
Vikings roaming aboard their shoe-box
long ships, to never-surrendering WWII
Germans.
He later developed a strong interest
for military history with a focus on the
18th Century. As very few miniatures
were available for the period, he started
scratch-building his own and eventually
put together a small range of white-
metal and resin toy soldiers for skirmish
war gaming and display. He’s now setting
out to perfect and expand the range, and
thought it may be time to introduce his
new miniatures to a wider audience of
fellow toy soldier enthusiasts.
There will be a full review of his figures
next time but in the meantime take a
look at his website: www.petiteguerre-
toysoldiers.com.
this statement: ’We are hoping to obtain
several new sets from several sources
– that would be around four or five new
sets possibly next month from Europe,
and then later in the year a well-known
company will be hoping to concentrate
more on their production of plastic
figures and putting some of their many
master-figures to good use. No names
as yet, once I can, I will confirm who
these are, but it is satisfying to know that
people are still willing to invest their
hard-earned money into making plastic
figures for us to enjoy.’ Thanks for this
teaser Steve, more news as and when I
can pry the details out of Mr Weston!
Juicy News Snippets
Under this heading on Steve Weston’s
website www.plasticsoldiers.co.uk was
TOY SOLDIER
COLLECTOR
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