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Yes, well remembered. I'm actually sitting next to a scale model of the Victory right now, bought in Vietnam last year. [it took 5 months to get here - but worth it]. I'll have a drink to Nelson later! Alan:)

Liberation

I've never had any problem on delivery, but there is no doubt that bayonets are fragile. You just have to be careful. Alan

I wouldn't worry. They are all fascinating stories. Thanks for the link. Alan

Stalingrad

Lancaster [bomber]

Saratoga:cool:

Thanks fellas. I'll call off the rebellion and relax. Alan:)

For Napoleonic fans RIFLES by Mark Urban is a fantastic read. Very well researched, about 5 different characters that fought with the 95th during the Peninsular campaign. He has also written FUSILIERS about the 23rd Foot [Royal Welch] who fought right through the American war of Independence...

Crikey chaps. I didn't mean to start a fight. It really was an innocent question from a newcomer to the forum. I'm not about to abandon my liking for K&C you know! Alan

I found that there are so many great museums and preserved defences that you won't want to spend time digging around. Try Pegasus bridge at the British end near Caen for example. Also you can buy bits of stuff found on the beaches at the numerous shops on the coast [though of course that does...

Thanks I think I'll give them a try. Alan

This reminds me of my stepfather [son of a Ghurka officer] who designed bits of the Chieftain tank amoungst other things. He would go caving [spelunking to you folks across the pond], walking several miles across a hillside carrying his opened umbrella only to close it to enter the cave, where...

I already have nearly all the earlier Coldstream releases and was about to start collecting other stuff, but having seen the new ones this might have to be delayed. I think they look really good. Particularly the Ensign being carried. I have not seen any First Legion stuff [being a newby] how...

I agree. The series is not for me but if K & C do well out of it then fine and I can see the benefit to collectors of ancient warriors.

Hello I can not believe that many collectors would want historically inaccurate figures. Interest in military history is what led me into the hobby in the first place and I want a true representation of what happened in the past. Still, I'm new to the hobby and am interested in what others...