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Richard, I am very sorry to hear that you are shutting down History Works. Best wishes. Mike

The stock photo from Hiriart.

I am 77 and will be 78 in January (is that even possible?), but still collecting like there was no tomorrow. In fact, I am expanding (e.g., my King & Country Blitz), not cutting back. My good friend Bob W. is also 77 and is likewise still going strong.

Thanks, the King's African Rifles color party set is one of my favorites, too.

I did pick up the WS47 Stug IV, but didn't photograph it with a group of acquisitions; I just added it to a display shelf. Likewise with a DD030 M7 Priest that I picked up at the same time. Here they are.

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Here are some of the 22 Hiriart sets I received in late October from Uruguay which represented part 5 of the 2019 order. Three sets were for my collection, the other 19 sets were for 13 other collectors.

Here are a few more sets that I recently picked up. I am also currently bidding on more than half a dozen K&C sets on eBay and at auction; we shall see how that goes.

This is a variation of Hiriart set 1193 ITALIAN BERSAGLIERI with white trousers and leggings. NB: The flag bearer's base was broken during shipping and this figure is being replaced.

This is a special set that Hiriart made for three of us: 1st R.E.P. Algeria, 1961 with lizard camo, MAT-49 sub-machine guns, and fore/aft peak caps.

Here are ten of the mahogany WWII warbirds that I wasn't previously able to display which I have now displayed on top of the new bookcases and curio in my second toy soldier room. Also, displayed are three WWI John Jenkins "warbirds."

Amazing!

Here are a few more recent additions which, at the moment, I have no place to display them.

The main thread for the West Coaster under Shows and Show Reports indicates that it is in Irvine. This has not been the case since 2015. Would it be possible for one of the moderators to correct this to show it as the "West Coaster (Orange County)"? Thanks. Mike

As of last Wednesday, some of the dealers who said that they will participate in room trading include Matt Murphy of Hobby Bunker, Ray Haradin of Toys of Yesteryear, Thor Johnson of the Saint Petersburg Collection, Mike Hall of Sierra Toy Soldiers, Woody Lambirth formerly of the West Coaster...

Thanks to the efforts of Matt Murphy of Hobby Bunker, there will be a West Coaster Show next year. This is great news. As you probably know, there was no West Coaster this year after a run of 28 years from 1991 through 2018. Here are some of the details. Date: Sunday, March 1, 2020 Time...

Thanks. I guess you can say that I am old school, but that never occurred to me until now. I also own a M1 Garand. As you know, to load the M1, you must push the 8-round clip down into the open breech and quickly pull your thumb back out before the bolt slams home. Failure to do so would...

Here is what the European Theater Italian grey-green uniform looks like.