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Just had a closer look at the 2016 Spring & Stock catalogue. In the introduction there is the following statement: "While many new figures accessories and vehicles are currently in development for all of our ranges, with this issue we have decided to publish only the items currently in stock...

The wait is over - they are out (at last). Mine arrived here in Essex earlier this morning.

I know that very briefly some King Tigers were attached to Panzer Lehr, but none carried Panzer Lehr divisional markings and all were abandoned or blown up - none saw service with the division. The only Porsche King Tigers in Normandy were serving with the Heer's 503 Heavy Tank Battalion.

A release date of 6th June would be good and appropriate!

I should have said Sten Mk V which was used in Normandy.

These look great - the Denison smocks in particular. A Sten Mk IV might have been a bit more appropriate but we can live with that. Look forward to future figures perhaps some wearing berets. Also some support weapons such as a PIAT and a Bren Gunner but please let it be accurate not like the...

Thanks for the clarification.

I'm afraid I may have raised expectations with my first entry to this thread, for which I apologise. However I was only passing on what I had been told by a Britains rep at the London Toy Soldier Show. However, as nobody has received anything, perhaps she was perhaps being somewhat...

I don't collect any of John Jenkins ranges but his Siege of Quebec landing barge has got to be one of, if not THE, finest "collectors toy soldiers" model that has been produced for many, many years. Well done John Jenkins!

Great diorama. Just one point to clarify things. After Dunkirk there were still thousands of British troops still fighting in France many of whom were eventually to be evacuated from the French Biscay ports.

An enjoyable day but nothing particular new from the major "players". Both numbers of dealers and attendees down and everything was winding down by 3 o'clock. I think more and more visitors and dealers are concentrating their efforts on the December show.

Attended London Toy Soldier show today. According to a rep on the Britains stand, the next issue of the Standard and the Spring catalogue will be posted a week on Monday, on 11 April.

That range of Normandy figures by Britains was a great little collection with the Greyhound for the US and a similarly repainted Steyr truck and PaK for the Germans. US Infantry and airborne, German Paras and Waffen SS. Pity it petered out.

If one is tracing the development of 1/32 and 1/30 "Toy Soldier" armour - don't forget one of the first in the field - Britains Centurion tank ( in either green or sand) produced back in 1965.

Obviously waste management firms would appear to pay their geologists very well indeed - time for a career move!

These look vey good - nice to see a variety of uniforms and weapons.

8th Army in the main wore shorts in the desert, although some units preferred long trousers. Shorts were worn in Sicily but in Italy most troops tended to wear long trousers

Early (Jan-Feb) last year. On one of the die-cast forums this was posted "According to a post on the Diecast Hangar Pub forum, a prominent UK distributor is indicating that Unimax, the makers of the Forces of Valor range of military vehicles, aircraft and warships, are throwing in the towel and...

Mein Gott! Looks good. Will the crew be available separately?

Glad these are out and they llok very nice. Hopefully the Schwimwagen won't be far behind!