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The Rat Patrol may have been a hit in the US but certainly not in the UK. After only a couple of episodes were shown by the BBC, it was taken off following a mass of protests by 8th Army veterans.

Whole host of reasons why prices are higher in the UK than elsewhere. Import duties, VAT, exchange rates impacted by BREXIT. Not helped by a "greying" collector base either.

According to many of today's UK newspapers the "World's Largest Collection of Toy Soldiers" is about to be auctioned. See below https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tragic-collectors-epic-250000-strong-12393027

"Old Bill" - thank you for spreading the campaign for Falkland Islands 1982 figures. I also have the two Corgi figures (both based on illustrations in the Osprey Book on Uniforms of the Land Forces) and the Britains "Elite" Series figures. I also have the 1/32 Airfix plastic "Modern British...

For me it would be the D-Day range of British figures. My favourite set being "Tommy Patrol". My regret is not getting the Firefly at the time of its release.

What do your colleagues think?

Reminds me of that superb Burt Lancaster film "The Train"!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an ONTOS (unique to the USMC) and used in Hue!

Andy - thanks for taking the time to provide a very helpful reply. I realise in your business projects take time to plan, research, develop and produce. I don't know if this time last year if many few collectors would have expected to see WWII Poles, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, and Tet '68. But here...

Thanks for the support chaps. All me can do is live in hope! - you never know.

With the announcement by K & C of a forthcoming Vietnam range, following hard on the heels of the Six-Day War it seems as if K & C are more than dipping a toe in the post WWII period. While I am sure that British K & C collectors have and will enjoy these two new ranges - what a about a range...

Marine M-48s played an important role in Hue. Hopefully one will eventually appear in this range. Also of course at the same time the Israelis were also using basically the same 90mm version. A chance here for K & C to provide armour for two ranges?

This looks an interesting new series. K & C are really moving into "post-war". The "Mule" in particular looks very good. For background reading I strongly recommend the recent book by Mark Bowden (the author of Back Hawk Down) Hue 1968 - very good.

Surely it is unfair to level any criticsm at Andy Nielson re the Ramcke figures. Surely if anyone is to to "blame" it is General Ramcke himself for equipping his men to operate in the Desert conditions they found themselves in 1942, which Andy's team have accurately modelled!

That Israeli M3 1/2 track must be about due.

I visited the Britains stand at todays show and spoke to the Collectors Club reps in an effort to glean any information about what was going on. To summarise: 1. They "understood" that a consignment would soon be on "the water" from China. This consignment would include some ACW, the Nassau...

Hopefully we'll be able to glean some up to date info on this and other Britains issues from their team at the London Toy Soldier Show this coming Saturday.

VMT. Its one of my favourite FoV models.

Is that an FoV 88mm amongst the defenders?

The London Toy Soldier Show is on 24 March - less than three weeks away. Perhaps the Britains reps attending will be able to provide an update on their plans for 2018.