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Hmmm... not one hundred percent sure, but the green and yellow epaulettes and shako cords would definitely seem to indicate a voltiegeur, or member of the light company of a line regiment. As to the striking white coat, that jogs something in my memory about French units being briefly issued...

Cheers, mate. It just infuriates me beyond belief that there are still people floating around here in Ireland that feel they can dictate their own agenda through the application of sheer brutality. When all's said and done, they have every bit as much contempt for the legitimate institutions of...

It really has been a very worrying few days. I sat down to look at the paper over breakfast on Sunday and nearly dropped my knife and fork - it seemed utterly, utterly bizarre to see a headline about two British soldiers being killed in NI in 2009. The news last night makes it even worse. The...

Oh, you may indeed find one or two select establishments selling Guinness... if you look very thoroughly and carefully of course;). Molloy.

Hmmm... well for the glossy stuff I think you may well end up drawing a blank when it comes to Ireland, unfortunately! As Brad pinted out though, the Prince August facility in Cork is meant to be well worth a visit - I haven't actually had the opportunity myself, but by all accounts it's...

Hello Greg. As a general observation, Dublin isn't great when it comes to looking for toy soldiers, or indeed most other types of military miniatures:(. However, it does depend on which particular scales/manufacturers you collect?? Cheers, Molloy.

Truly sorry to hear that news, Matt. My sincere condolences to you and yours. Molloy.

Very nice indeed! It almost feels like we're spoiled for new releases this week with these coming on the heels of dispatches yesterday. Molloy.

Afternoon all, Just in the process of slowly re-watching Gettysburg in online installments whenever I get the chance. It’s great to see it again, as I must have been all of 8 or 9 the last time I watched this on VHS from the local video shop. Tremendously enjoying it so far (I’m about mid-way...

Hmmm, I manged to pick one of these up from Toysoldiers Paris last September as my first (and so far only) K&C AFV. I have to say that a few months on, I'm still enormously impressed with it - even if as mentioned I don't currently have much to contrast it with. At the moment, I have it...

Thanks for all the feedback guys, that's reassured me a good bit! I'm off first thing in the morning to pick it up, so will do my level best to try and get some pictures posted once I have it properly assembled and filled up. All the best, Molloy.

Hello all, Thought I’d bump this thread a little bit as it seemed quite relevant. My collection has finally grown sufficiently large to necessitate investing in some sort of display cabinet. To that end, I’m off on an adventure to Belfast this weekend to visit my nearest IKEA branch (Dublin...

Scott: Hmm... could well be; I've seen that painting before, but now I look at it again, it does rather appear as if the soldier in the foreground is pulling the eagle out from a safe stowage place in his pack. The removal of overt Napoleonic insignia from French uniforms during the First...

Hi, Dave. If you’re going for absolute realism, one other minor point to bear in mind is the shako plates sported by a lot of French infantrymen during the campaign. During the brief Bourbon restoration of 1814-15, a good number of soldiers, either by choice or coercion, snapped off the top...

I suppose it really is a small world then! It's great to see you back on the forum after your health troubles - how are you doing these days?

I do indeed! Do you know it?

Hello KV! Great to hear from you and see you back on up and the forum again mate. How goes things on the sunny East Coast? So you have a bit of Irish blood, eh (insert your own Vampire pun!!)? Where exactly in Ireland? Things are excellent here, we've had snowfall over the past week, which is...

Very sorry to hear that. All the very best wishes mate, hope everything works out ok for you. Looking forward to seeing you back fighting fit at the helm of K&C UK soon:). Molloy.

Hi Spitfrnd, Not sure if these particular models are ones you've already seen but Toysoldiers Paris seem to have a good selection of the retired K&C Romans still in stock below: http://www.toysoldiers.fr/index.asp?ID=352 I appreciate that shipping could be the fly in the ointment there...

He, he, always nice to see something from close to home Bernard! Glum news indeed about the closure of Connolly Barracks in Longford though - I'm peripherally aware that it's a move which has led to a significant level of unease and dissatisfaction amongst serving members of the Defence Forces...