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  • The ONLY Four surviving Rosedale Crecy Knight Mounted masters. happily we have the toolings intact, and just made fresh new castings this week. (Minus the Arms and weapons lost by kaputnik !!). I have substituted arms armour and weapons however. So the Knights WILLL be avilable again soon. 54MM Scale.
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    A Chota Sahib figure originaly from our ex Sarum Studio Figurine Range, (we own both scales of the Entire production) takes a walk out in the States, disguized apparently as a "Real model" American trucker....we appear to have inherited the "Real Model Master for him. most "informative".nice modern figure. 90MM scale. "ELVIS" on rear jacket panel.

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    One of the Rosedale Medieval Archers or Bow men. many include a base with a wooden stake included as part of the Kit, in 54 MM Scale. (master shown was made in Lead sometime during the late Sixties.
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    One of Al Charles's Saxons in 54 MM Scale (In our considered opinion closer to sixty MM scale size)*. Well detailed and lifelike. There are a good number like him in the range too.
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    Amazingly, "No" the Busty Vampire woman winged figure is NOT one of "Cliff Sandersons" fantasy figures. Al and Dale apparently.....
    Interesting unusual action poses, and high levels of detail mark this range of figures. The helmet armour and halberd of the taller figure are particulalry finely detailed
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    Another one of the late and great Al Charles masterpieces in Miniature.

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    One of Our Large Scale Figures, this time an Indian from North America. BIGGER than 90 MM Scale and finely detailed, very lifelike.


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    Some Al Charles Medieval Knights. Als work is omi present amog the 3Rosedale" Range masters. And is a JOY to behold....
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    WW2 Mobile Gun Carriage Mk 2 Version Parts /castings. A heavy large carriage exists for the 3.7 Inch Gun and a similar carriage (rubber tyred) for the "Bofors" Gun.

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    Parts for the Mountford 40 MM WW2 British Bofors Gun on Carriage. Barrel is present inside the other 40 MM Bofors Kit parts...There are FOUR possible Bofors Kit choices in this range. 1/32 scale.


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    The Tragedy that met our eyes when we checked the "Rosedale" masters...these were clearly maliciously damaged, crushed and "Torn" around a year ago. breaks are "fresh" but bag is "dirty". Fools no one here....Kaputnik again.


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    Rosedale Masters for the "Battle of Zama". Some relatively minor damage, but figures "missing" and oh look?! We have been joined by a Saxon warrior as well. Poor chap such a long way from Stamford Bridge eh?!!! Like lots of Rosedale under Kaputnik it got mixed up in the wrong boxes...
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    Our Kit Box Artwork for the British Seventeen Pounder Gun.


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    Below. Parts for the Royal navy "Sea cat" Missile System. Crew "masters" and someparts appear to be taken from painted "display" Models !!!


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    Al and Dale looks like. Rather a fine medieval Knight on his Horse. Note the two options for helm Crests. 54 MM Scale

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    We have discovered MASTERS dating back to "Falcon" in the year 1974. And other MASTERS dating back to 1978, 1984, 1977, and even 1968....
    The older figures are actually SUPERIOR in craftsmanship to many "new" offerrings today !!!
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    We finally found that in fact we have MANY more "MASTERS" than Moulds. Certainly Max will re make toolings for at least a percentage of these rare special older "treasures" and re issue the figures and kits again to the Hobby world. We have around Seven Thousand differrent toy soldier or kit choices. What a potential workload !!!!
    Original Plastic production "Masters" for the Mountford british 17 Lb Anti tank Gun. Except...N Z "lost" parts of the original "Masters" and made substitutions for Metal "castings" (sub masters) instead. And "failed" to tell me anything.....like all the rest of the stuff then....All the Crew are GONE too.....F F FFFF "FOOEY" !!!!



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    I need to remake the British WW2 Army Gun Crew for the Seventeen Pounder Gun. Well, the Chinese word for "Crisis" also is the SAME word for "Opportunity". Lol.
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    Best practice perhaps to make a Western Europe Khaki Twill crew, and a Tropical Short Burma or Desert Crew at the same time. Did the Australians ever use the Seventeen Pounder by the Way in Burma???
    Our lovely Medieval Knights originaly by Rosedale. Alas the former owner "lost" the Mould for their Arms and weapons....so I have to now research and make "new ones" again.....another Delay BAH !!!@@(((((

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    Releases are therefore likely to be more "random" in nature, rathr than a smooth flow of subject matter or type. id hoped we could AVOID this right at the start. EXIT Mr Kaputnik from New Zealand stage Left in Sack Cloth and Ashes....
    Honestly I do not know or understand HOW the previous owners EVER managed to create or sell a single item. Virtualy everything has to be sorted and re sorted into sub assembelies. Its been a YEAR already and I confess to some abatement of my hopes...
    One is obliged to get product out ready for clients to buy and for us to sell before Christmas time. hence sometimes our release plans take a fresh direction oweing to "unexpected" discoveries among the Toolings and masters.
    It is both satisfying and dis satisfying at the same time owning the "remains" of Fleurbaix toy Soldiers. We cast some lovely Knights only to discover that "kaputnik" has lost the mould for their arms and weapons...Grrrrr. Work has definately began however, and production will slowly gain a pace ....
    Production "Masters" for Charles Dickens famous "Christmas carol" featuring Tiny Tim and Ebeneezer Scrooge. Some repair work is needed....hopefully in good time for Christmas !!


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    Original Plastic Production "Masters" to make a Bofors 40 MM Gun. Alas "Kaputnik" in N Z lost or destroyed the Gun Barrel "master" so we have a casting Barrel part (sub master) only for this item right now....

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