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I've been reading a lot of books issued by Pen & Sword, mainly WW1 and WW2. Inexpensive from Amazon; often available free from downloadable e-books. Recently finished Hitler's Invasion of East Anglia and On the Road to Victory. The latter was an excellent review of the ATS on the Western...

David Leigh at TSSD. Bosun Al

I've made a number of silicone molds over the years and, while certainly not a master, have learned a few tricks. When asking about releasing bubbles, were you writing about the mold or the castings themselves? If the former, I can pass on a few hints: Always pour the silicone in the corner...

Great find! Must admit to being a bit envious . . . Bosun Al

Well done! Bosun Al

I've got roughly a hundred AQM cavalry; mostly British and Indian, but a few Germans as well. Wonderful figures! Altho the infantry are a tad small for 54mm, the cavalry fit right in. Bosun Al

I have a question about the rangefinder in use. As an old gunnery officer, we had a similar device as a backup to the radar control system. It relied on a stereoscopic system in which you had to superimpose the two images on top of each other to determine the range. This could not be done in...

Can't you open a bank account named "PayPal" and have PP deposit the money there? Bosun Al

While I admit that modern, matte figures are much more realistic than glossies, I started collecting 80 (no typo!) years ago when matte figures weren't readily available. Being somewhat of a traditionalist, I just stuck with them. This is reinforced by the size of matte figures . . . 60mm v the...

Just turned 72! Stop yer complaining . . . you're just a young whippersnapper . . . I've got 15 on ya! Bosun Al

Wearing a mask is NOT intended to protect YOU, but rather to protect OTHERS from you! Refusing to wear a mask is the epitome of stupidity in MHO and will do nothing to end this tragic pandemic. Bosun Al

Geeez, I see that much of the action happened in my home town of Natick, Mass! The cops must be a lot smarter than they were then, when one of them was fired for consorting with the girlfriend of a guy who was robbing the place the off-duty cop was supposed to protect. Roman (the cop) gave me...

Will be there if it's safe . . . we old guys just can't take chances as we may not get another. Bosun Al

Am still trying to figure out what this aircraft is. The tail is wrong for a Brandenburger and the cowling is wrong for a Junkers; but the model is still a beauty! So I'm figuring it's sort of a hybred, much like the RAF low-winged single-wing float plane that I have. Glad you got it! Bosun Al

Saturday, our son was dispatched to a wildland fire in the San Bernadino National Forest, California as part of an interagency incident management team. The fire has burned 8600 acres and was 7 pct contained as of 10 minutes ago. The cause . . . a gender reveal party where an appropriately...

Two questions: 1) - Am I right that most k&c glossies are 54mm? 2) - When looking on eBay, how does one differentiate k&c 54mm from 60mm? Bosun Al

Sorry to take so long to reply, but I wanted to check to see what was left after cleaning out a lot of old toy soldier stuff. With the exception of some metal molds I had as a kid, everything is 54mm: Prince August Guards and Highlanders, Dutkins Christmas figures (15 or 20) plus one original...

Given what I've seen of your glossies . . . which account for only 30% of your collection . . . you must live in a highrise to accommodate all of them! Bosun Al

French Foreign Legion on mules! Could be made by HM of GB (are they still a going concern?) or Scruby (definitely dead). There are a couple currently on e-Bay from France . . . but at $60 each plus postage . . . forget it! AQM WW1 Germans! Bosun Al

Would like to pick up some cloaked Life Guards WB Set 400 for conversions to Prussians. Paint doesn't matter as it'll be stripped off. Horse's tail and rider's arm and head will be scrapped for new parts, so they aren't necessary. Would like all horse legs to be present as my arthritic hands...