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There is a set by William Hocker (USA), of this Bengal Lancers Band, that I have been continually drawn to. However, as I'm a painter - and Bill doesn't sell castings - I was a bit stuck for choice. So............I had a word with Andrew who is the owner of Replica Metal Model Soldiers (RMMS)...

I found these old Hollowcast Indian Cavalry om e-bay - must heve been 18 months ago - and not being quite sure what I wanted to do with them - put them in a drawer. They looked like the old 11th Bengal lancers to me - from what was left of the old paintwork - all had lost the "moveable arm" -...

Hi all - had a bit of luck lately with the purchase of some old WW2 Action figures from an old British supplier - Charbens. The figures date from around the 1950's - and are of American GI's - and are very similar indeed to the very successful Timpo figures. Indeed, because they are a bit...

Here's a nice little project - that I've been saving up bits and pieces for. Here's a pic below - which shows what I have been collecting up for about a year or so. The pic really shows - two parts to a small haul of figures. The unpainted pair, have been put together using broken Britains...

I have a rather pleasant little project in hand with one of my latest purchases from replicametalsoldiers.co.uk. I asked Andrew for a set of 5 mounted Old Britains replicas of the old number 47 set. As usual, I put them on stands first - because I like them that way and they stand up much...

Here's a couple of pics of 15 Pirate castings that I purchased from Andrew at Replica Model Metal Soldiers. I recognise a few of them as Johillco metal Pirates - but there are a few that I don't recognise at all. I have an idea that they may in fact be recasts in metal, of some old plastic...

I have just received my Xmas Special Castings from Replica Metal Soldiers & Models - and couldn't be more pleased with them. The set is titled "Life in the Army - The Garrison Christmas Waits" [As I understand it, the old term "Waites ( modern spelling Waits) derives from an old practice of...

I wanted to share something that I think is a bit special. I recently purchased a very heavily overpainted Household Cavalry bandsman, wearing the full ceremonial State Dress uniform. I took a chance on him being an old Britains - as the paint on him had been applied so thickly, any makers...

Does anybody know whether GBE Toy Soldiers is still active? They still have an online presence - but when I e-mailed them - the address seems to be invalid - and my query wasn't delivered. Many thanks - jb

Hi all - a bit of a conundrum I would like a bit of help with please, this time. A horse came in recently in among a job-lot. Quite a simple repair - which I hope you can see from the pics attached - new bottom of rear left leg required. (Made in England - under horse). Slightly larger than...

You don't see so many of these about, nowadays. I am talking Old Britains, smaller scale (41-43mm) Hollowcast Toy Soldiers, produced for just twenty years - from 1896-1916, so over 100 years ago. I had been looking for some of these for many years, without any success at...

Hot on the heels of my Britains 18" Howitzer - come the equally well know Artillery piece - the 4.7" Naval Guns - as used most successfully in the Boer War. I purchased this one from The Dorset Model shop - as an intact model - with all parts - but extremely worn and loosely fitted, with paint...

Some may remember, about a year or so ago, I advertised that I wanted some spare parts for a Britains Heavy Howitzer (No 9740). The bit I wanted - was the bit that went "BANG!" ( i.e the barrel and firing mechanism). You see, I already had the large wheels and the trail parts - which came with...

I recently found this Race-horse at the gallop in an e-bay job-lot of old Toy Soldiers. I have never seen one like it before - as I've only seen the Britains Racing Colours sets - which are all on standing horses. The jockey is moulded into the figure too - and NOT removable - as I think the...

A new job-lot arrived by Post this morning - and knock me down with a black banana - but among the 50 odd figures in need of a little TLC - there were six Lucotte figures. Yes - that's right LUCOTTE figures - in a job-lot of figures for repair!{sm2} Now this is a bit out of my comfort zone -...

Hi all - Having now successfully moved home and now finished most of the moving in chores - I can now settle in to doing a few more projects. I began this one before somebody at a certain Photo store got it into their head that they didn't want me any more - and removed ALL of my pics! Well...

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Hi all. I have a little teaser here for maker identification please. I recently bought this quite nice little set of six horses and a limber in one lot - and a Britains 18 pounder in another - the idea being to marry them up and find a few more pieces to eventually make up something that looks...

It may seem strange to begin a thread under the "painting" header - when my first two pics show no painting at all! That will change of course, as the thread progresses - but for now, I thought that I would share a nice surprise that came my way. I had been watching a few e-bay items of...

As my originally posted thread seems to have vanished - let's try again. Below see my recent e-bay "Job-Lots" of varied mounted and/or horses. I like to bid on such lots - as they give the winner a varied number of (mostly) damaged figures, which can be repaired and/or restored - either back to...