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Hi Gary, Great display. The King & Country gun and figures look good with the W. Britain trench/gun emplacement. A timely emphasis on WWI as the 100th Anniversary approaches. Best Wishes, Raymond. :)

Hi CC, My best wishes for a very Happy Birthday. Hope you had a really good one. Cheers, Raymond. :)

Hi Jeff, My best wishes for a very Happy Birthday. Hope you have a really enjoyable day with some new sets. My thanks and appreciation for your sterling effort in the comprehensive photo-reports of the London Toy Soldier Show. All the Best, Raymond. :)

I really enjoyed viewing the photographs of some great vintage pieces. Meccano, Triang, Hornby Dublo, early Britains, Dinky and Corgi.....all bring back very fond memories of my boyhood days. Those were the days.....if only I could go back in time those happy days when I hardly had a care in the...

An excellent display of a stage coach holdup. It is a classic theme from a good old western. Great stuff. Thanks, Raymond :)

A very nice scene of a cattle drive with drovers and a lovely backdrop. It reminds me of the Rawhide TV series back in the 1960's. Thanks, Raymond :)

Hi barneywomble, I have viewed all four of your excellent albums. Your displays are just great and the photography is perfect. The superb pictures are bright and crisp. I love it all and look forward to more. Thank You, Raymond :)

Hi Tom, Happy Birthday....hope you had a really good one. All the Best, Raymond. :)

I watched the 2003 ABC documentary "The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy" hosted by Peter Jennings recently. The accounts and interviews in this 90 minute documentary supported the view that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder of President John F. Kennedy almost 50 years ago...

I can still smell the cordite. Raymond :(

Hi John, Thanks very much for your interesting report on the first "Aussie West Coaster". Also, that is a great photograph of the troop inspection party. I am glad to read that all of you had a good dinner followed by a lively Q & A session. Perhaps, Perth/Fremantle may become a regular...

Hi Rob, Many thanks for your kind comments. The Grand Depart 2014 of the 101st Edition of the Tour de France is in Yorkshire. John (Obee) from Perth, W.A. told me about this when he was in town last month. It would be good to attend the June London Toy Soldier Show and the Grand Depart in one...

I find myself sometimes oblivious to the race as I enjoy the beautiful French countryside and scenic high mountains. Le Tour is now in the Pyrenees with the Alps to come next week. The remarkable enthusiasm of the spectators lining the route in every stage never ceases to amaze. Corsica was a...

Hi George, Your Pickett's Charge and Cemetery Hill displays are awesome. I can imagine the time and effort on your part to put these together and at what better time than the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. As I said in another thread, my knowledge of the ACW is not great, so I...

Hi Mike, Thanks very much for the pictures of your Blenheim collection.....much appreciated. Cheers, Raymond.:)

Hi Mike, Thank you for the additional information about Blenheim figures. My personal experience with Blenheim is very limited. I read about the Blenheim right foot step off in one of Norman Joplin's books. This is the first time I am viewing figures by Mike Ferguson and the flexed right knee...

My first impression was Dorset Soldiers for the officers, but Dorset figures are on oval bases. Wessex Soldiers are similar but on rectangular bases. Mike's comment about "stepping off on the wrong foot" brought Blenheim to mind. Blenheim figures are unique in that the marching/walking figures...

The last 20 km of Stage 1 of the 100th Tour de France was packed with chaos and confusion with a series of crashes and a changing finishing line. It was precipitated by a team bus that got wedged under the overhead gantry of the finish line. With the peloton picking up speed under 10 km away...

Hi Brad, Excellent videoclip. It was a very good tutorial for me as my knowledge of the ACW leaves much to be desired. I regret not visiting Gettysburg when I was in Philadelphia 20 years ago. Thanks, Raymond. :)

Hi Gary, Your HK209 dragon boat looks great on the lake. It would be nice to have two dragon boats racing side by side, but then you would have to make the lake larger to fit two boats. Perhaps, you could add a few more spectators on far side of the lake, provided it does not deplete your main...