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All of those dioramas are works-in-progress with the Battle of the Bulge being the most complete, but needing more Germans. The D-Day diorama also needs more Germans and the JG Miniatures Beach Mat For Landing Craft which is on back order from Treefrog. The Battle of Tarawa needs more Japanese...

Dioramas continuing.

Thank you, Robin. I believe I am approaching 100 AFVs and an equal number of figure sets. I was in deep trouble regarding space until very recently when my lovely wife, Jean, said I could have the unused fourth bedroom for toy soldiers. It had bookcases that held my granddaughter's books and...

Thanks. I honestly do not know how much this has cost me so far, although I have kept track of every acquisition, I haven't stopped to add them all up. Maybe it would be best to leave that question unanswered. I would guess that the average cost of a tank, self-propelled gun, or half track is...

This is the fifth group of acquisitions with 14 AFVs bring the total to 55 and counting.

I haven't picked a favorite yet; it will probably be difficult to do with so many choices. I am also found of haft tracks , but I don't have DD009. I am also partial to the early war years AFVs, including the German panzer grey versions. Andy has opened up a new world with some, previously...

Thanks, Duke. I started late and have had to make up for lost time, although it sometimes means I now have to pay twice as much for a set than its original list price.

I should have said that I first saw them at Louis's and then, the next day, at your house. First Legion makes very impressive Romans. They are among my favorites along with John Jenkins mid-Republic offerings. By the way, I think I was so amazed by your extensive Trophy of Wales collection...

Thanks, I also find the officer to be well done. Hiriart has done action sets in the past, but not many compared to the entire product line.

This fourth group of acquisitions has 18 additional AFV sets bring my collection to 41 sets. This is getting quite expensive, but worth it.

The third group of acquisitions has 12 K&C AFV sets including the only World War I tank bringing up the rear plus one John Jenkins AFV. The total acquired is 23 K&C sets through the first three groups.

As I acquired my new King & Country AFV sets, I would open the boxes (it was better than Christmas) and set them on the dining room table to admire and photograph. When more sets arrived, I would remove the sets on the dining room table and replace them with the new acquisitions. Photo number...

I first saw these Romans by First Legion at Louis Badolato's house at the January symposium and decided that I would like to add them to my collection, too. These are Legio II Augusta Romans with black and yellow shields. I am going to buy a few more.

This is my seventh group of acquisitions. Two more groups to go.

Mike, You are right toy soldier collecting being my passion. The truth is that most men that I know are just little boys at heart (including me). We just now have very expensive toys. Also, don't forget that a happy wife makes for a happy life. Mike

You are not alone, all my new acquisitions are still in their boxes, too. However, I have ordered a new display curio from Pulaski to provide some more desperately needed display shelves. I also may order a bookcase that I can display dioramas in. I am working on six: John Jenkins's...

Here is the first look at a variation on set 1113 PERSHING'S OWN U.S. ARMY BAND as it looks today in their blue uniforms with red caps. This set was special ordered by a collector as shown plus 14 extra musicians, partially shown.

This is my sixth group of acquisitions. You probably didn't notice, but somehow I wound up acquiring two sets of DD224, the U.S M3A3 Stuart Tank.

It was actually Ed's daughter, not his sister.

Thank you. I have been asked many times to explain how we managed to pull this off for more than half a century, to which I really didn't have a good answer. I recently saw a saying that explains it all: "We are from the generation that didn't throw anything away when it was broken. We fixed...