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Gentle Friends, If you read my last post, you know I was in Norm Rodriguez's room which was dominated by pre-owned Hocker sets. Seeing so many terrific Hocker sets in one place produced for me a Hocker high. I was giddy from all the bright, colorful, and glossy stimulation. I needed time to...

Hi Dave, I want to wish you a very special Happy Birthday. Friends like you make life worth living. Therefore, you should celebrate your birthday with (appropriate) gusto. :rolleyes2: Enjoy your special day to the max. And, I wish you many, many happy returns of the day! Warmest personal...

Gentle Friends, My tour of Norm's room ends with this post. I hope you have enjoy it. Photo 115 - The photo below Norm with his beautiful wife, Kaye. The two of them are a packaged pair and both work hard at the show. They are some of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. Photo...

Gentle Friends, Can you tell I really enjoyed Norm's room? Here are a few more photos. Photo 109 - Yep. There really were more Hocker figures in Norm's room than I have shown you. Photo 110 - Is there no end to the beautiful figures Mr. Hocker makes? I hope not. Photo 111 - Still more...

Gentle Friends, More mouth watering treasure in Norm's room: Photo 104 - I believe this Hocker set is the King's Royal Rifles. And, oh! Do not mind the feet in the photograph. I could have cropped the photo to eliminate the feet, but I wanted a reminder that I was really there. Photo 105...

Gentle Friends, Let me take stock. Since I started my photographic tour, I have visited Shannon at Treefrog, Ana at Beau Geste, Mike at Sierra, Ted in Tedtoys, and Nicholas in the Crown Military Miniatures room. So, who is next? Oh, I know! It has to be Norm Rodriguez in the Memphis Toy...

Gentle Friends, Below you should find the final group of photos I took in Nicholas' room. Photo 094 - Here is the man himself, Nicholas. He is always an exceptional host. Photo 095 - There have been several comments regarding the young ladies that were working for Nicholas at the show...

Gentle Friends, Can you believe I took this many photos in Nicholas' room? Photo 089 - Nice diorama of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The figures are produced by Blackhawk. Photo 090 - Custer's cavalry charging at the Battle of Gettysburg. Photo 091 - Blackhawk cowboys. Photo 092 -...

Gentle Friends. Still more goodies from the Crown Military Miniatures room. Photo 083 - More beautiful WWI planes. Photo 084 - Now, this is really nice! Photo 085 - I think this is most impressive! Photo 086 - Nice. How much drooling can one guy do? Photo 088 - Great diorama, Seven...

Gentle Friends, More photos of the treasures in the Crown Military Miniatures room. Photo 078 - Diorama, Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Photo 079 - Anyone for WWI armor? Photo 080 - These John Jenkins Woodland Indians are supurb! Drool! Drool! Photo 081 - Some brilliant John Jenkins...

Gentle Friends, After completing my photo shoot in the Sierra room, I determined my next stop would be in the Crown Military Miniatures room. Not only did I want to take photos in Nicholas' room, I wanted to return a "contest" form to him. I have not noticed if anyone has mentioned the...

Gentle Friends, Presented below are the remaining few photos I took in the Sierra room. I hope you have enjoyed the flats as much as I have. Photo 069 - These flats were placed in the center of the bed, consequently, I could not get a very good frontal shot of them. Further, the label was...

Gentle Friends, More flats from the Sierra room. Photo 065 - The figures you see in this photo are one card of a two card set of flats representing a town in the American West. Photo 066 - This photo presents the second card of American West flats. Photo 067 - This photo contains the left...

Gentle Friends, Having completed my round of photography in Ted Deddens' room, I progressed to the Sierra Toy Soldiers room. If you have ever done business with Sierra, you have certainly encountered Mike Hall. Mike always has a witty method of attempting to sell me figures. This year, his...

Hi Mark, I agree, the knights are remarkably well done. The figures in the photo are produced by First Legion. They are part of the Agincourt series. Most, if not all, of the figures in the photo represent the English forces that were engaged in the battle. I understand there are many more...

Gentle Friends, Below you should find the final two photographs I took in Ted's room. I think you will like them. Photo 059 - What a great group of figures! These would look good on anyone's shelf. Photo 060 - Another French and Indian War skirmish. The backdrop adds great depth to the...

Gentle Friends, Still more from Ted's room. Enjoy! Photo 051 - Cavalry to the rescue! Photo 054 - Monarch Regalia Samurai figures. The guys in red represent the Ii Clan. They are also known as the "Red Devils." Photo 055 - Some very nice Marines. Photo 058 - Some more brilliantly...

Gentle Friends, More great treasures to be found in Ted's room. Photo 046 - Can you say, "French and Indian War?" Photo 047 - How about these guys? They seem to be having a difficult time. Photo 048 - Now you can see what is troubling the fellows in the photograph above. Photo 049 -...

Gentle Friends, Having visited the Treefrog room and the Beau Geste room, it is now time to roam around to Ted Deddens and the Tedtoy room. Ted is a special friend who not only produces his own line of toy soldiers, but he carries many other makers and lines as well. His room is a treasure...

Gentle Friends, The remaining photos I took in Ana's Beau Geste room can be viewed below. I will post photos taken in other rooms as soon as my time permits. For now,... Enjoy! Warmest personal regards, Pat Photo 036 - A frontal view of the newly released mounted Rewa Cavalry and the...