Hello – Page 28 – My Toy Soldiers & Me

Prussians get a flag

It is not the same unit of course!… but I thought it would be nice to compare…

Definitely a Toy Soldiers Post today… harmless and beautiful…

“Sixties” BRITAINS: That box started it all

Britain’s extra large set (two trays) Coldstream Guards… fantastic gift from my parents!

On a trip to London (UK) my parents had the great idea of bringing to me this awesome set of BRITAINS… one of the last produced before going “plastic”!

I was really pampered because I had been sick for quite a time.

Now, that brought along a lot of reminiscences… just seen in an Auction in the USA… not that I am going to bid at all… I had the real thing at the time it was needed…

I already had a lot of plastic, rubber and aluminium toy soldiers… but that box suddenly become the apex of my loot!

Sorry for the poor quality of the pics but they were really small.

As a result you all know I was hooked on Toy Soldiers for life…

Britain’s Cavalry

There are probably one of the nicest toy soldiers around, Britain’s Cavalry are almost always splendid casts. Nowadays only REPLICA manages to get the spirit of them.

Cavalry

Cavalry was redundant at the end of the XIXth but no one had the courage to tell them… Magnificent example of a good conversion and painting job.

Swedes Cavalry

Swedish Cavalry for a change… as seen in Facebook

Fascination with Toy Soldiers is a mild disease I guess…

Toy Soldiers Transport

A much neglected piece in many collections of Toy Soldiers… this is a lovely example.

My armies have no casualties, sorry about that… for me Toy Soldiers never die… and of course I found annoying the idea of wounded and streach-bearers… I am particular about that. So there you have it… I bought the nurses… the doctors… an on purpose incomplete set (NO wounded etc.).

Russian Playmobils (1812)

The Line Units (Clicks Napoleonicos España)… great conversions!

Most of you would not be interested at all but Playmobils are FUN to customize… 75mm means your fingers are able to do it without much trouble or craftsmanship… the results are great but a bit on the expensive side… those who do enjoy making very big DIORAMAS… you need all sorts as you already know.