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what did you think about the idea of the marching soldier? let me know what molds you get...I'll let you know if I've discovered any pitfalls!

I had a good email conversation with Ken from "All the Kings Men." I am thinking of commissioning a master for home casting. It would run about 400 but there isn't one on the market in any form and this would be conducive for home casting. I want to have one made of a marching Russian/North...

LA-1602 is the Berdan's mold. I also got the British ARW stand/firing, British ARW marching, US NCO with M-1 Carbine, German winter mortar loader, German mortar, both firing molds for Rogers' Rangers (sidebar: figures for RR go together nice. I haven't had good results with the firing Indian...

They came today, my sack o' soldiers. You aren't kidding. What a value! I can't buy the molds, do the time, pay for the metal and get as nice a castings as these are. They are indeed spectacular. Very, very nice work. Oh,... my techs got me the Rogers Rangers molds (kneeling/standing...

I ordered the USCMC. The total cost, with shipping was 35. I will see. He said he would send out on Mon/Tues? Just passed .. so should get shortly. No plans for the other castings of the other armies he has yet. He indicated that most were for 'inhouse' use. What a crime...

...on kingdom, if not exactly species. Check out this website. I found the link while looking at pics from the guy in Australia. The prices are very reasonable. I had to read it twice to make sure they were metal and not plastic. I ordered the US Continental Marines...

When my grandpa and I started using the Schneider molds (the original ones from a billion years ago), we heated them. I know through painful experience that it doesn't work with the remade Castings molds made of Zymak but using a hot plate to at least keep these "warm" ought to do... assuming...

How do you know he's been kidnapped? He could be in cooperation with the SS. After all, he does know who's been naughty and who's been nice..... I hear Goering gave him clear airspace. And Blitzen??? Come on....it doesn't look too good.

I see you have a figure done as a Louisiana Zouave. I just did a Dutkin's as the same. I did red/blue/white striped pants, brown coat with red trim, red fez with dk. blue tassel. I'll send you a pic KV as soon as I outfit him with a rifle. G

I bought the Texan in the floppy hat about 10 years ago...I was never really happy with the casting. The rifle/musket isn't very defined...almost more of a long lead piece. I haven't tried the dead Mexican. I talked with Rich Campbell (the new owner) several months ago. I mentioned that some...

Ok, now that Prince August has finally gotten the Romans/Britons out of their system, do you think they'll ever produce any more 54 mm toy soldier molds?? They are like molasses on production. They should give up the entire new range idea and just keep supplementing existing ranges. That...

I've been launching an effort to clean shelves and soldiers. I got all the shelves filled and still don't have room for unpacking soldiers from when I moved here and recent production. I told my wife that I had too many soldiers and she said, "No, you have too few cabinets!!!" Is that a wife...

When your BAR Trooper cast, is there a flaw by the eye? Mine has a piece of flat flashing which fell over one of the eyes of the master and got replicated in production molds. Rich replaced it once but still has the flaw. I wondered if it worked it's way out yet or not.

Listen to you....and you scoffed when I said in my "You know you're addicted to Toy Soldier Casting When.." when I said that it's an inexpensive hobby, neglecting to mention that you now possess a huge fortune in molds. ... Frankly, I've bought molds not so much for the figure within but for...

On the Warwick...I got a catalog from him about 10 years ago. To this day, I still think it's the best catalog I've ever seen. He had all the sets he had at that time (and it was a lot...Romans through WW2) in diorama format. The best was a big CW battle...then on another page, there was a...

That figure, I bought through the Toy Soldier Co. rekindled the whole thing... Or, rather, it put my painting in an entirely new direction. I bought a Union marching and that did it for me. I have a few. The whole operation went kaput from what I understand. Spillway still has some but they...

You should have a column of German troops going through your Winter village. Or, better yet, the new Russian front figures....

Is the Confederate figure LeMan's??

I talked to Rich Dutkin today. He is replacing 2 defective molds from the Eastern Front (Germans) and will be bringing 2 ***new*** Eastern Front molds to the East Coast Show on November 4th. I may have to have Becky buy them for me and 'hold' them for Christmas... maybe just a trial casting...

If we could see any molds, what what you like to see? I'd like to see more "against the odds" type. Rich's dad tried to push Rich to make the Boxer Rebellion, noting how many armies were present, both in the Legations and also the relief force but Rich didn't feel any pressing need to do that...