Tag Archives: Britains

Blue Box Swoppet Western Indian Sets.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by admin

Blue Box Swoppet Western  Indian Sets. Continuing our look at Blue Box Erwin Sell looks at some of their swoppet figures they did. Blue Box was a prolific company making various toys. They like other companies jumped on the swoppet … Continue reading →

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Toy Shows Birmingham UK, Allentown More

Posted on November 12, 2016 by admin

Toy Shows Birmingham UK, Allentown More we are going to have short reviews on several of other shows that have happen recently.   First up is Birmingham UK where our very good friend Markus Leckscheid attended.  The I will talk about … Continue reading →

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East Coast Toy Soldier Show Is Coming Soon

Posted on October 13, 2016 by admin

East Coast Toy Soldier Show Is Coming Soon. In fact it is little more than two weeks away. The show will be held at the Farleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack New Jersey.  Once again it will be in the Rothman Center. … Continue reading →

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Peter Bergner’s Danish Flea Market Finds

Posted on August 12, 2016 by admin

Peter Bergner’s Danish Flea Market Finds are some finds from our very good friend Peter Bergner. I have know Peter for over 25 years.  We first met when I took a trip to Germany. I went to the Nuremburg Toy … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Mounted Roman Firing Bow

Posted on July 17, 2016 by admin

Hong Kong Mounted Roman Firing Bow has been found. Last year our very good friend Erwin Sell caused some controversy when he stated that he had in his collection a Hong Kong Mounted Roman Firing Bow. This statement sent shock … Continue reading →

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Darren Hatley’s Castle

Posted on June 18, 2016 by admin

Darren Hatley’s Castle was done by one of our readers.  Wooden castles are very popular. They have been made by various makers over the years. I was lucky to acquire a nice wooden castle that was made by a woman … Continue reading →

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MFCA Show and Mart 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016 by admin

MFCA Show and Mart 2016 was held on May 20th and 21th. The show is a two day affair on Friday and Saturday. The MFCA is known for its fantastic figure competition with world class pieces. The Mart has seen better days this … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends April 2016

Posted on April 21, 2016 by admin

Odds and Ends  April 2016 Odds and Ends  April 2016 I am finally getting a chance to catch up on things. The weather is nice now so we will see what turns up. I lost one show this month due … Continue reading →

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Pike Unit Conversion

Posted on March 28, 2016 by admin

Pike Unit Conversion Pike Unit conversion how many time we wished are army had some pikes. Today we are going to look at some pike unit conversions that Billy Hill did. The pike was an important weapon on the battlefield … Continue reading →

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Saracens Figure Conversions

Posted on March 25, 2016 by admin

Billy Hill has sent us some more figure conversions. first up are Saracens Figure Conversions that he did. Here is his explanation. Billy’s Explanation I wanted to increase the numbers of my Saracen armies.  My army consist of figures from 3 … Continue reading →

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