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Louis, Please share our condolences. As my mother was in decline for three years before her death at 97, I can sympathize with you to a certain degree. (Dad went faster . . . three weeks.) It is never easy, but you can recall the good years and all that your parents gave you. Hang in there...

Brings back memories! I had a K-C caster kit as a kid and made hundreds of lead soldiers. Used to go to a paper mill where . . . for unknown reasons . . . I could find a lot of lead type. Bosun Al

Has anyone noticed that someone in the Far East is trying to sell Heco models for around $10-15? I noticed that one image was the same photo of the Crossley armored car that Louis won; the current one is an image of the radar set also won by Louis. I'm guessing that this is a hoax, so beware...

For leather straps and reins I've been using soft wire (probably lead) used to add weight to fishing lines and purchased at sporting goods stores. It comes in various diameter/weight which allows you to have straps of various sizes. Owing to it's softness, it can be flattened by taping to a...

A dynamic venture is always changing as to not change is stagnant. I, too, would convert and paint, but am now buying a few sets when I see something within my price range or that I cannot live without. I try and eliminate too much by sticking to one subject . . . parade figures circa WW1...

Very nice, Mike! Hope you continue to get more Bastion sets and share the photos with us. Bosun Al

Actually I think they were made by a company called Built-rite. O'Brien Catalog Nr 2 shows a similar fort made by Greycraft on p 147. Al

Can't remember the name, but will work on it. They were the second set of soldiers I had (SS Kresge redcoats being the first) and I got them for Christmas in '37 or '38. They were quite sturdy and I enjoyed playing with them. Bosun Al

Wayne . . . I'm 84 years old and I gotta admit that in all that time I've never seen a statue airborne! Bosun Al

Wonderful sets! Kepp those images coming . . . Bosun Al

Obee . . . I can't say for sure, but the style reminds me of the figures made by Command Post. I think the maker was Ed Poole, or something like that. Bosun Al

Re: What else you collect,beside toy soldiers Family stories . . . particularly of my ancestors. Bosun Al

Thanks, Mike . . . I'll add the images to my collection of catalogs. \Bosun Al

Treefrog Consignment Shop has some terrific prices on a couple of dozen Hiriart sets with prices starting at a little over $100. Got a set pf Spahis on camels for myself. Bosun Al

Good book . . . well worth reading for the insight it gives on the LCP! Bosun Al

Are Dorset and GBE still operating? Have been trying to reach them without success and am wondering if their still active. If so, can anyone share their current e-mail addresses? Bosun Al

I believe FedEx would sell them on eBay for you, but they'd take a tidy profit from it. Bosun Al

Having two young grandchildren, I frequent toys stores. Have often looked at the plastic animals selling at a reasonable price and wondered if any of them would fit with my late 19th and early 20th Century troops. The only possibilities seem to be the elephants and was wondering if anyone made...

Gee, Mike, that's a bummer! I, too, collect the 1914 Parade series and am still looking for a couple of sets. In fact, my first purchase at the West Coaster may years ago was the Meckinburg command set! I occasionally retouch mine and use cheap craft art acrylics covered with Modelmaster...

Wonder why Kim is the only one smiling? Bosun Al