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Spoke to the Cowes on Xmas eve and they asked me to extend their fondest Christmas wishes for great holidays and a wonderful new year to all of us here. It is near 100 degrees in their part of New Zealand these days, yet they are still "cursed" with the Anglo Christmas traditions of hot meals...

Great pickups! You cannot go wrong with Napoleonics for color and drama. Cheers, D

True enough, Al. Where did you get the information about ten sets? I have not been able to pin anyone down as yet on how many sets of the Gordon version were made. I have personally seen three of each of the Gordon sets come up for sale in the last 3-4 years... half of these I still know the...

Congrats on the rare find, Al! That is a neat set indeed. As I have posted before, my Mom refers to these as the "disavowed Heirlooms" on account of David Cowe's story about their origin. As yet undisplayed in our collection, they are tainted in her eyes by their semi-authorized nature...

Original price paid by my folks for the HS sets (purchased through London Bridge Toys) back when they were produced are as follows; HS1 - Fall, 1989 - $589.00 US HS2 - Fall, 1990 - $621.00 US A job well done at any rate. Cheers, D

Congrats on bringing 40 more expatriate troopers back home to NZ. Such a beautiful set and, methinks, that was as good a price as if you had been buying it in 1988! Well done and enjoy! D

Those prices are pretty decent, especially for the HS set. Thanks! Here is a link to the general Imperial sale page there. http://www.oldtoysoldierhome.com/Imperial/Imperial%20Productions.htm

Another one on ebay if you are still looking. http://cgi.ebay.com/Trophy-Like-Imperial-Prod-42-Storehouse-Rorke-/370465148483?pt=Toy_Soldiers&hash=item5641718e43 Good luck. D

Similar, for sure, but definitely a new sculpt. I can post a few comparison pics, but the legs and head are different, as well as the fall of the fabric. Also, of course, the horse is new as well. Cheers, D

The latest sculpts from our favorite toy soldier maker is the very fine Hunting Series, currently consisting of four mounted hunters and their hounds, three a piece. A group shot #1 Huntsman with hunting horn #2 Huntsman #3 Huntswoman, top hat #4 Huntswoman, bowler hat For those who...

Four mounted fox hunters each with three hounds.

The pop up a lot more often then you might think on ebay. They were made in fair numbers, I believe. One just sold recently on ebay; http://cgi.ebay.com/Imperial-Productions-Zulu-42-Storehouse-Rorkes-Drift-/120625423264?pt=Toy_Soldiers&hash=item1c15d5e3a0 (I know, the pic DOES look familiar...

Here are a few from my album; Cheers and, also welcome to the site. D

It is a fine piece and very well made, despite it's largely cardboard and wood construction. The detail is one dimensional (i.e. printed on paper, not molded) and the mealie bags are a little too large and over-stuffed looking, but the overall effect is very pleasing. It is a very displayable...

Wowsers... so much for the economic impacts on the secondary toy soldier market! Was watching a few of the older sets (#1-15; i.e. pre-1985) on ebay recently and a few of them went for some appreciable funds. These early sets so pale in comparison to the Cowes' later works, but there is...