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Given the prejudices this brave man endured he had to be twice as good to become the accomplished airmen he became. The Tuskegee airmen never lost a bomber they escorted. RIP

Just received my Evzones from Giles at Dorset Toy Soldiers. Lovely figures in blue tunics (1908 uniform?). Anybody else collect Dorset?

That is like being told santa doesn't exist! :eek:

Winston Churchill with a tommy gun and a cigar

Definitely Battle of the Frontiers first for me, with Zouve and Turcos regiments supporting Chassuers a pied light infantry, even better go for some Belgians and dog carted machine guns. Leave the Kirk Douglas stuck in the mud stuff for now - lets have some colour! ;)

Just a quick thank you to David, Mark and the lads manning the stall on the day. Always my first port of call to bag some figures and marvel at Dave's superb terrain pieces........just wished I had 250 notes on me that day to blow on the Snowshoes base which I thought was a super setting and...

Good call, but personally for starters I'd prefer 1914 French, infantry in red trousers and cavalry in pre-horizon blue uniforms to add spectacle against the field gray uniforms of the Imperial German Army. Perhaps, K&C may release the early stuff like they did with the British and Germans...

Thankfully not too much to get in January! I'm still debating whether to do the Sudan range, at the moment I've got PoA, BoS and Jacobites on the go, but Jeff is starting to convince me :D ....I'm so weak ;)

Rubbish day at work, customers, guvn'ers and tem mates all grumpy and giving me grief . But a large cognac and reorganisation my toy soldier collection has brought a semblance of calm back to my life. Thank goodness !!:)

Bernard is spot on, allegedly it happened on 25 March 1944. RAF Sgt. Nicholas Alkemade said, "Jesus Christ, I'm alive!" Lighting a cigarette, he checked his watch for the time. Just three hours earlier he had been in the blazing tail of an RAF Lancaster bomber that had been hit after dropping...

Yes, I have caught the glossy bug, just ordered some Evzones :D:D from Giles at Dorset Miniatures........anybody want to buy my collection of JJD! ;) I'll sort some 'photos out as soon as I've fathomed how to post them :confused:

To celebrate the anniversary I would love to see K&C do the treatment on both the 1849 and 1859 conflicts. Perhaps K&C UK could add to their Crimean range with a Sardinian figure or two to commemorate their participation in that conflict? The 1859 war saw the first large scale use of railways...

Bonnie Prince Charlie Duke of Cumberland

That's the fellow! Do forgive me I misspelt the Gentlemen's name. Yes, I was completely bowled over by the guns, the Krupp gun is a particular joy with two seated crew resplendent in picklehaube and plumes!

I'd be delighted to, I'll get Mrs Evzone on the case as she is an expert on such things.

Had a wonderful day at the London Toy Soldier Show on Saturday (prompts me to thank K&C UK for all their efforts organising the event) where I embarked upon a long cherished ambition to start a glossy collection. After years of JJD, K&C, Britain's et al, I took the plunge, mostly due to my good...

We may havea GB football team in the 2012 Olympics. Good luck to Aussie and the Kiwis.

Not to appear pedantic and with respect, England play USA and Slovenia, in fact a large majority of people in the UK but outside England will be cheering on the USA and anybody else playing England!

I must admit I was sorely tempted today, but I need to catch up on the other ranges first. From the figures on display on the TMT stand today I think this is some of JJ's finest work.

Just heard on the lunchtime news that Richard Todd veteran of Pegasus Bridge and star of the Dambusters and Longest Day films has passed away at the age of 90. To me he was one of those endearing British heroes off and on screen, not only did he act it but he did it in real life too...