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Regarding the Super Bowl commercials, I agree about the creepy ones. But I'll post about 2 I liked, though I know there's another thread for things we like. I enjoyed the commercial for Michelob Ultra, featuring Catherine O'Hara and Willem Dafoe. It was clever, and I like them both as actors...

She's a knucklehead. Everyone knows it's spelled "I-G-G-L-E-S". Seriously, though, the Phillies got T-shirts made up to advertise spring training, that say, "Phillies Training Camp, Clearwooter FL" Prost! Brad

Whaddya want? These are the people who threw snowballs at Santa Claus. The Vet used to have its own district justice to handle arrest cases right there at the stadium. If there's no game on that day, they go down the airport and boo take-offs and landings. Gotta love Philly! Now I'm headin'...

The halftime show is always a waste of time. I tuned away to catch part of TBS' "Big Bang Theory" marathon instead. Prost! Brad

Did you mean to include a photo? Prost! Brad

Oh, yes. I think we mentioned that before. The interest in collecting classic hollowcasts declined as the number of people who grew up playing with them declined. They've really become antiques, rather than collectibles, with the accompanying change in who buys them, sells them, how they are...

Sure thing! If you're patient, I think you'll find "The Great Book of Britains" for a reasonable price. Prost! Brad

I think you're right, John. If I remember correctly, it was a premium issued by "Toy Soldier & Model Figure" to subscribers who renewed, like they did with the figures of General Wolfe and Stonewall Jackson, or the figure of John McCrae. Prost! Brad

I don't know of James Opie's books you have, but he has written a good number of them over the years, each getting a little more extensive over time. If there were just one of his I could recommend as a reference it would be "The Great Book of Britains: 100 Years of Britains Toy Soldiers...

I like doublebock beers, the style now associated most closely with Munich and Bavaria, though it didn't arise there, they adopted it. A beer distributor not far from me advertised that he had gotten in a shipment Delicator doublebock. That's brewed by the Hofbräu brewery in Munich, of the...

I don't see the video, either, but it doesn't sound like anything you or anyone here has done or has set up here. The YouTube linked video window displays in your post, but I see the message, "Video unavailable. Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner", and then the...

If you're using Opie's books, you taken up one of the best ways to tell. Opie, and Norman Joplin, documented the gradual changes in Britain's style of sculpting and painting, and packaging, over the years, and those are very good resources. Hopefully some here will know off the top of their...

Yeah, my observation about player-athletes is not a comment on any individual's intelligence. Just an observation about their true relationship to the school. A running back at Texas, or Penn State, or Georgia, is not as accurately called a student athlete, as one at say, Alvernia, or Dickinson...

Not going to change anytime, soon, though. Personally, I think that a real reform will consist of discarding the current system under which the athletic department is part of the school's organization, like the English department, science, etc. I think we need to give up the pretense that the...

Those are beautiful pieces, Wayne! Outstanding! I would love to hear about your process to produce the different building or architectural elements, products you use, how you make stonework, brickwork, etc. Even if we've discussed it elsewhere, would you mind adding some info in this thread...

I got this set of fine bits at a woodworking show, of all places, from a vendor who sells closeout items, items from bankruptcy auctions, etc. He usually has 10 spaces or tables and a lot of odds and ends. Along with tools for full-size work, he has a lot of tools we can use in the hobby...

As far as fixing the hoof goes, I wouldn't solder one on, but rather, I would drill a small hole, insert a piece of stiff wire with a small loop at the end, secure that with a 2-part epoxy glue, then use a 2-part epoxy putty and sculpt the hoof. The wire and loop serve as the armature for a new...

If you are interested in repairing yours, you can have a look at London Bridge Collector's Toys, at https://londonbridgecollectorstoys.com/. London Bridge is a Britains vendor and is licensed to sell replacement parts. The company was previously local to us here in the Lehigh Valley, PA, but...

Yeah, that was in Carlton's "hanging on far too long, should retire now" years. Verlander's close, he was 5-6 last season with a 5.48 ERA. This'll be his 20th season, and it's a nice round number to retire on. Prost! Brad

Welcome to the forum! This is the right place to find info on classic toy soldiers, like old Britains hollowcasts, and newer figures, "collector's toy soldiers" as they're sometimes called. Brands like King & Country, John Jenkins, First Legion. I recommend studying the layout of the forum...