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I have a few questions regarding vintage toy soldiers made around 1900: -first of all, are they safe? Because of the lead paint,...they are made from zink....painted,....is it safe to touch them, to have them in the room (breathing the same air,...) or is it better if they are behind glass or...

Last year i was digging up the garden to plant a potatoes after that and i find something in the dirt. The moment i pick up, i feel quite a weight to it, so i know that it is not an ordinary iron or coin or what ever. It weight more than 80 grams i think....i check it with the magnet and it is...

Does anyone collect flats? I know a person who sell more than 1000 flats, they look old, but kind of interesting, they are 30 milimeters height (infantry for example), but some are bigger than 30 milimeters ( riders on horses), there are also a lot of diorama pieces (threes, carts,...and such)...

Does anyone know which company made this toy soldier set? there is no makers mark. Anyone can recognize this?

Today i receive an package from First Legion (a few figures from MED and REN) and one of the figure was MED011 Guillaume Martel de Bacqueville with Man-at-arms and on my BIG SURPRISE i notice that Guillaume Martel de Bacqueville have a big arrow in his leg. When i look at the website there is...

Hello! I need help, fast!!!!! Some antiquer offer to me those Toy soldiers for a trade/swap. I will send to him an old book from 1933 and he say i can pick two toy soldiers from this lot. So, he say that they are from around 1930, about 70mm-80mm high, probably mixture of lead, alloy...

Is it possible to make this castle so i can use KC, Wbritain and First Legion medieval figures? Is there anyone who can build it out of foam or whatever....so it will look like this from the photo?

Someone offer to me this toy soldiers. He say they are around 1910-1930, but i am not sure. He do not know much about toy soldiers because he owns antique book store. He is willing to sale them to me. But before i buy them i will like to know, something more about this toy soldiers. Who made...

Does anyone collect Hot Wheels? Treasure hunts? Super Treasure Hunts? Redlines?....

Soon it will be Christmas and for all members who do not believe in Santa Claus, they will not get presents from him.....BUT we can exchange gifts among ourselves. Everybody who are interested write here and we will make an list. Than i will write each name of an Member to a ticket and i will...

I see a lot of diferent companys (KC, Britains, First Legion) have kind of the same ranges (ww1,ww2, american civil war, napoleon, zulu war,....) but there are so many diferent ranges no one cover it yet: -MONGOLS (12-15 century) Genghis khan, Ogedai Khan, Kublai khan, Karakorum,.....mongols...

Before there were two websites (Wbritain USA and Wbritain UK) and the prices was in USD and pounds, but now is only Wbritain Usa and the prices are in usd. The problem is that if i order it from USA i must pay import tax (23%) at the arival so every figure is for 23% expensive plus shipping, the...

I see some sample show cards (posters with the stands) that promote some range, like for example from Wbritain WW1,...but they are not for sale or at least i didnt see them anywhere...so, where can we get them? Does anyone else collect them? I THINK THEY ARE SUPER COOL!!!!!

Sometimes i can see on auctions (like Ebay for example) that sellers sale SIGNED figures. I think there was an Denis Britain (son of William Britain) signature on one figure that seller wannt's 1500 usd...So, is this a normal price or what? The figure was probably rare (wbritain of course, some...

Well, i remmember more than 25 years ago i play with interesting plastic WILD WEST figures, but i am not sure which company is made them. Now i will like to identif ythem, so that i can look for them on Ebay or some forums.... This is all i know: -there were plastic figures -they were around 10...

I remmember people used to collect pins....now days almost no one collect them...I am not sure if anyon eis still make them...before all big company's make them, football teams, red cros (if you give them blood they give you pin),.....i remember almost every house have a few pins....but now it...

I just buy an beautyfull 14 k gold pocket watch from circa 1898. But i do not have a lot of knowledge about this watch...so can you give me some links, where can i get more information about this watch? Is there any pocket watch association in USA or pocket watch museum or some pocket watch...

Did you know that Anze KOPITAR is a slovenian???? Check this out how we all cheer for KOPITAR and LA KINGS, here in Slovenia. http://24ur.com/sport/hokej/foto-kralji-pokvarili-hokejski-praznik-na-hrusici.html You go to the center and where is this big White car with the LA sign, than you pres...

I buy a postcard 100 years old by a Chicago Cartoonist CHARLES LEDERER. You can read more about Charles in this link: http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2011/07/news-of-yore-charles-lederer.html I wish to buy more of his ORIGINAL works, not prints....so if you can tell me where to look? Is...