Visits: 153
Extensive use of Milliput as you can see in the unpainted figures in the background (shoulder wings etc). 54mm
Tony Dilley’s artwork
Author: Alejo Dorca
Born in 1952.
Married in 1976. Two sons and a daughter. 4 grandsons to date, 3 boys and a girl.
Arquitect in 1978.
Retired in 2016 aprox.
Lifelong Toy Soldiers aficionado.
Steadfast
Visits: 158
I must say I have come very late in my collecting to unusual subjects (Heliograph party is in the offing too!)… but those are particularly well done.
Traditional Toy Soldiers in 54mm of course!
Taste in 54mm
Visits: 119
You can achieve perfection in many fields… here is an example… you can almost hear the Band.
Feeling Classical today (54mm)
Visits: 127
Not really much to add. Those are the stuff of childhood dreams…
Napoleonic Playmobil Customized (75mm)
Visits: 194
I never indulged in that (well, only two figures) because I did found the task herculean and complicated… but diorama makers do it to perfection and you must be aware of rhe cost of it too!
Some real “toys”… (toy soldiers in a true sense)
Visits: 124
Probably the 4 black spots on the horses are a bit too much a simplification… (loved them) but you need all sorts as you know… excellent buildings and scenography! H.W. must be pleased!
54mm?… probably…
Visits: 116
Seen in Facebook… nice display but have no more details…
Incidentally this web page has reached more than 85.000 Visitors and 275.000 Visits… really surprised myself… maybe I shall go along for a time…
Another vignette in 54mm
Visits: 111
I must say W. Britain is lately spoiling us with delightful vignettes… well done!
Young Victoria 54mm
Visits: 111
Now and then an original vignette is available… and then I post it matter of fact.
Playmobil 75mm
Visits: 119
When I got my 25/28mm crisis (a deep one) that produced the effect of selling my whole collection on that scale (but for 3 or 4 sentimental minis) I was distraught… I was still reading History and Historical Fiction but wargaming in 25/28mm had lost its appeal… I thought my wargame days were over… I toyed with Playmobils as a distraction mainly having my grandchildren in mind (not that I had much success with that) but the original idea was there. For nearly a decade I collected, converted, added stickers, bought special headgear and weapons and what not… to get the Playmobils the trade mark NEVER PRODUCED!… LOL… in fact I was recreating, in the end, my old 25mm collection in 75mm… but it was FUN!… and there were “things” not possible to do with metal minis as mounting a horse or dismounting at will, getting weapons in hand or not, magnificent sailing ships, skirmishing games were possible and periods like the Lace Wars (Tricorne era… a la Charles Grant) which I never indulged on in 25/28mm were a joy to toy with (that part of my Playmobil collection is in the respective hands of my grandchildren). Of course at the same time I rediscovered 6mm (1/300 in the old days) and went wargaming again. Not that I stopped ever collecting 54mm Toy Soldiers mind…
Today’s pic (extracted from Facebook) is an example of what I mean… probably german readers will love their toys… if really interested see posts about Playmobil and Playmopics in this web page.
