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A Different Sort of Glue Problem

Posted on February 9, 2016 by admin

A friend of ours had one of his friends contact him on an odd glue problem he had.  Here is his question? I have been trying to glue Tim Mee soldiers to a wooden board for an art project, but I … Continue reading →

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Ed Borris Alamo Mexican Conversions Part 3

Posted on February 6, 2016 by admin

We finish our look at Ed Borris Alamo Mexican Conversion with a look at some Alamo defenders he did. First up two  Alamo Mexican kneeling figures. I like the figure covering his ears. Next we have some Alamo defenders dead … Continue reading →

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TD Barnecut Buck and Rail Fence

Posted on February 5, 2016 by admin

TD Barnecut send us information on his latest Buck and Rail fence. Here is what TD said about this project. I recently made some model fences and wanted to share some photos of them. ACW and Rev war buffs will recognize … Continue reading →

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Figures Update

Posted on February 4, 2016 by admin

We have some more figure updates First we have from Waterloo 1815 of Italy. They suppose to have come out in 2015  with French Dragoons. The set  contains four different mounted figures.  The figures can be looked at this link … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends Plastic Figures, such

Posted on January 31, 2016 by admin

Odds and ends is catch all for various  items some toy soldier related and some personal items. First we have some information on Premier Plastic Company. Over on the space toy forum a reader Brian posted two articles on Premier Plastic Company. … Continue reading →

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Knights of the Round Table Playset

Posted on January 26, 2016 by admin

Our very good friend Erwin Sell has given us an article on a Hong Kong Playset called Knights of the Round Table Playset. It is not surprising that Hong Kong would use this title Knights of the Round Table as … Continue reading →

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Paragon’s Future Mexican Release

Posted on January 17, 2016 by admin

Here is a photo of the Paragon Mexicans  that will be in 2017 possible earlier. Once again you will have four different poses with removable heads. This is test shots, we have not heard  if they will be in different … Continue reading →

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Ed Borris Alamo Conversions for 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by admin

Ed Borris  Alamo Conversions for 2016. Once again Ed has done  a number of  various figured from Marx, BMC and other  figure makers to do his conversions. Ed is a big fan of the battle of the Alamo. Ed did … Continue reading →

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Plastic Figure Showcase for January

Posted on January 9, 2016 by admin

  We are starting this Plastic Figure Showcase with two updates. The first update is on the Marx sawbuck. As we noted the sawbuck showed up in a couple of Marx playsets  and there is debate if it was made by … Continue reading →

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Breaking News TSSD Next Figures Vietnam

Posted on January 3, 2016 by admin

TSSD  has finally announced that they are doing Vietnam. They have on their web site a photo of one of the proposed figures an African American Marine and will be doing  Marines, North Vietnamese soldiers, weapons , soldiers, buildings, etc.  … Continue reading →

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