Recent content by ROAN

Note: The set number for the 7th Hussars in the Hussar section(04:55-Hussars)is incorrect! Should be #2075-NOT #2076.

A simple, basic identification guide to common, easily obtainable lead soldiers from Britains Ltd.’s 1946-66 postwar production period. 00:00-Introduction to identifying Britains and box labels 03:44-Life and Horse Guards 04:12-Dragoon and Dragoon Guards 04:55-Hussars 05:40-Lancers...

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Old Pathé newsreel of Britains factory tour(apologies if this has been previously posted): The Anne S.K. Brown toy soldier collection at Brown University(includes some boxed and unboxed prewar Britains). BTW: Mrs. Brown began collecting toy soldiers while on her honeymoon in Europe in...

(And some excellent historical writing: "they saw the future"-and it was good) From Led Zeppelin: The Biography(pp. 101-103)by Bob Spitz, Penguin Publishing, Kindle Edition BTW: the 70s Jimi Hendrix documentary is now streaming on Prime Video.

This video features the Selwyn-Smith Knights of Agincourt series and some KOA conversions:

These are best viewed in HD(in the settings).

The above videos also feature some Wm. Hocker sets(Collection Part 2 & 3):

Thank you but no-as far as Britains am only interested in the pre-'66 KOA hollow cast conversions or KOA recasts like the photo in my first post.

Heraldic knights, glossy. Mostly interested in Britains' pre-1966 Knights of Agincourt(KOA)conversions*or recasts like in the style of the late John Staniforth(Johnnybach), a member of this forum. Also interested-of course-in any Bob Hornung knights, and other glossy knights from companies...

Excellent video of Brigadier General(Ret.) Darrell Dean's collection-featuring Britains, rare Elastolin, and Lineol, and many other makers:

Youtube links featuring some Britains sets and figures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07W8dx-MjIjSt3EsyYoV5Q

The photo below fairly well sums up some of my other interests, i.e. history-of course, old German proof marked Walthers, Rolex watches, and travel; have been to about three dozen countries and have lived in five. In the photo, the center passport is stamped with a 1970 Royal Afghan tourist...

"(Note: not in this book, but one of the TICOM units was, according to author James Costello, alleged to have found at Kronberg Castle incriminating correspondence between Edward, Duke of Windsor and Hitler. Kronberg Castle later went on to achieve infamy as the site-then an Army officer’s club...