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The Duke of Wellington decreed that the British Forces were not to steal or rob from the locals when moving through occupied lands, unlike the French who 'lived off the land'. They had to pay for goods and services and so try and not to have the locals antagonised and forming a guerilla force...

Richard Sharpe has arrived 'down under thanks to Santa today, and also his current exploits, so I'm a happy collector John

This is another project I will be starting soon, a Victorian 4-wheel carriage. I have never heard of the maker, Historic Carriages, but it looks very much like the Phoenix range. The carriage is for a fellow local collector who I have done work before, and he found it 'somewhere on the net'...

Over the past couple of months, I have assembled and painted a few mounted cavalry kits by ROSE Miniatures that I obtained from an interstate deceased estate. There were about a dozen on offer, but only got about half of them in eras I particularly was interested in. The first is XX125 French...

Recently I came across some model figures that were 'surplus to requirements' and so got hold of them and have brought them up to standard to be exhibited. There was large lot, but these Napoleonic figures took my fancy. First was a 3 man vignette by Andrea depicting a French pair, Grenadier...

210 years ago, 17 June 1815, Napoleon with his Old Guard, the night before The Battle of Waterloo. John

I recently bought these 3 figures as castings from an intestate seller in Australia. They came with painting instructions, but they have no maker's identification on that, nor on the casting, so can anyone identify the maker? L - R SP-185 British 1st Foot Guards grenadier 1776 SP-160 General...

Last year I was approached by fellow member and asked if I could do a job for him to restore a set of figures he'd recently acquired. He said they looked like a 'load of junk' but underneath there could be some gems, going on the paintwork. They arrived in May and my first task was to sort out...

In Copenhagen this afternoon, 14th January, a new King of Denmark will be crowned. Following the announcement last month Queen Margrethe will abdicate and her son, Crown Prince Frederik will be crowned as King Frederick X and his wife Mary will become Queen of Denmark. There is a lot of...

I have had these figures for quite a few years, but now that I have constructed a new diorama base, I decided to show them off. It shows some French soldiers relaxing after the battle. There two are inspecting some British hats, two are dancing around wearing a highlander's kilt and bonnet...

I have recently completed my first big new diorama base and now I want to show off many of my troops, which are mainly Napoleonic era. These are my French figures that John Jenkins has produced. I also have Spanish Guerillas and Portuguese but would love more Frenchmen especially a medical...

I have just completed (today) my first big diorama base, and how better to show it off but to post a troop of Napoleon's 7th Hussars? Here we have a group of soldiers enjoying resting at a farmhouse, while another group are being called to go 'on patrol'. i am planning on making a couple...

This casting came with a job lot last month ... There was no arm, but I have used on from my spares box and painted him in ceremonial uniform as a Royal Fiji Military Force c1950. The soldier is wearing the traditional 'Sulu' or kilt like garment, no headdress and has sandals as foot ware...

I have now completed the second vignette kit by First Legion entitled "Scottish Fury at Waterloo" which depicts 3 Gordon Highlanders advancing against the attacking French Army. I purchased this kit on Ebay from an Australia seller and really good price, AUS$20 (or US$13.50) and I've spent the...

I recently purchased a couple of First Legion casting kits on Ebay from local collector, at a brilliant price AUS$20 (or US$13.50) and I've spent the past couple of weeks bring this one 'to life'. It is FL54003 Imperial Guard Lancer "Hunting for Grasshoppers" - Waterloo 1815 and shows a Dutch...

Late last month my Internet Service Provider informed me that my ‘Complimentary Web Space’ that houses my website has reached it’s ‘End of Life’ and they will no longer provide that service from 11 July!!! The old 'Toy Soldier Online Gallery' has been going now for just over 25 years … where...

A few years back I bought a set of 23 x Tradition of London castings of the Kaiser's 1st Garde Regiment Zu Fuss c.1900 They were being offered on Ebay by a US seller, and I was the only bidder for a bargain asking price, that I couldn't pass by. Now it's time to given a 'lick of paint' and set...

I thought I'd start a thread to show off my own Coronation Parade for my collection before settling in to watch the 'real thing' on TV today. The Gold Coach isn't to scale, and it is from the late Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in 1953. My Uncle and Aunt got from a cake at their own street...

K&C CF005 Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duke of Istria, the French military commander and Marshal of the Empire, who arrived on my doorstep last week from an Ebay seller has been provided the necessary 'surgery' so he is now be able to join his Emperor and fellow marshals who now resides in my...

Last year I saw this Hinchliffe French Napoleonic Larrey Light Ambulance and Attendants for sale on Ebay at a very good price, even though it was is a badly broken state. I could see the possibility of resurrection as most of the parts seemed to be there, so placed the only bid, and won :)...