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Gideon, If they are indeed a work service unit Reichs Arbeits Dienst (RAD) they may have been military support and logistics/transportation work rather than concentration camp transportation facilitators. The former is more likely than the latter given the sheer volume of war material consumed...

I've answered quite a few private messages on this so why not share it with Wellington himself? Basically Andrea Miniatures produce an excellent range, as do Pegaso (slightly more expensive kits). There are dozens of hobbyists who'll professionally paint them for you but the prices can run to...

The Hriart range does not feature many republicans in its ranks, and the prices vary a lot: http://www.elinfante-toysoldier.com/productoing.asp?subcategoria=hiriart Barcelona Universal Models (BUM) make good cheap, plastic sets but mostly at 1/72nd scale: http://www.bumslot.com/ Note also...

Some Andrea kits, Napoleonics pro-painted by the Russians:

I think the BMC Iwo Jima plastics were relatively popular so perhaps it's something similar with retired sets from the WS and DD series?

My point was that in many orthodox histories of the time they related the events generally along the lines of it being the prelude to WWII and that fascism could have been killed stone dead there and then had France and Britain rallied around the Republican government. This sort of view was...

Beevor's Stalingrad is quite an uncompromising read too, but not as much focus on atrocities against civilians than the Berlin one. By the way in the early 1980s he wrote an excellent history of the Spanish Civil War. When I read it a few years ago, I was half-expecting to be disappointed by it...

Happy birthday Joey. :) I can barely remember what I got for my 17th birthday :rolleyes: but I hope a few of your presents are memorably K&C.

You can be Uncle Bill if we can all become your favourite nephews and get lots of free stuff!

Given that Andy has made a seige tower how long will it be until we see a trebuchet? Given the dimensions I think he'd wait a while and see how well the first sets sell. There are plenty of manufacturers and craftspeople producing custom-made castles. Unfortunately most are off scale. Perhaps...

Congratulations, you've hit the jackpot: the shorter sign came with the first release. You'll also have a figure with an upturned German helmet at his feet, which is reworked onto a simple base in the later version of AN 01. In fact you'll catch a glimpse of the set on Bill Sager's site under...

I'm surprised at how smoothly things are going. I had expected to hear of plenty of "air rage" type incidents if members of the travelling public, after being herded around for 5 hours, are then told that the 'duty free' spirits and perfumes they bought as presents for loved ones is being...

So it wasn't all part of that Connecticut electoral brawl? That's good and bad news, because it means it could happen again. Probably summer intern from College unplugging a server to charge his cellphone.

According to the blurb it would appear that the Crusades only narrowly got the nod ahead of two other medieval alternatives. I would presume that one of those was the Hundred Years War (eg Agincourt would provide a beautiful contrast between English archers/foot soldiers and...

When a toy hobby becomes overly-oriented towards collectors: http://www.slate.com/id/2146218/?GT1=8483 Don't drop the production numbers too much!

Ray, The decapitators, female genital mutilators and other fundamentalists are not readers of the New York Times or the Washington Post. The insurgency would exist regardless of the media coverage. What is important is that basis upon which the insurgency draws support is undermined, and that's...

Happy birthday Bill and John! You're both Florida-based, maybe you hold a K&C event - 1st man to fail to recognise a set in Bill's collection gets to take something from his store. (No, not the auto dealership). Enjoy your birthdays.

These forums (fora?) should not be seen as political parties and questions such as loyalty etc shouldn't really arise. Having said that, I regularly have to review my list of website favourites to flush out the shipwrecks of moribund forums etc. I wouldn't hold out much hope for a third forum...

I've been amazed at how many dogs and grandchildren can circulate in the same space whilst Chuck takes a phonecall. I think the secret to the defence of a good collection is to keep a jet pack with the oxygen tanks and just hover as best you can. I'd love to get to see his personal collection...

John, Pierre, I'd have to admit that I'm one of those who regularly harrumphs about the secondary market, doom/gloom etc, Cassandra with shamrocks, and although you may have a point regarding the downward trend in prices on the secondary market it should also be remembered that in some of those...