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(And some excellent historical writing: "they saw the future"-and it was good) From Led Zeppelin: The Biography(pp. 101-103)by Bob Spitz, Penguin Publishing, Kindle Edition BTW: the 70s Jimi Hendrix documentary is now streaming on Prime Video.

Heraldic knights, glossy. Mostly interested in Britains' pre-1966 Knights of Agincourt(KOA)conversions*or recasts like in the style of the late John Staniforth(Johnnybach), a member of this forum. Also interested-of course-in any Bob Hornung knights, and other glossy knights from companies...

Youtube links featuring some Britains sets and figures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07W8dx-MjIjSt3EsyYoV5Q

For those interested in U.S. Army Intelligence, counter-intelligence at the tail end of the war, cold war history, espionage, or early CIA history highly recommend Covert Legions: U.S. Army Intelligence in Germany, 1944-59 by Thomas Boghardt, Boghardt, a former Bundeswehr Panzer officer, an...

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or the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum-definitely worth spending at least a few hours while visiting the city(photos were taken in Oct. 2018): (Couldn’t edit out my reflection in the glass-sorry)

As mentioned in another thread these photos are from my collection sold at the Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA in 2009 and/or appeared on my informational web site realtoysoldiers.com as well as sets acquired during the last 3-4 years and some I’ve had since forever. I will be gradually adding...

A revised hard cover edition of Regiments of All Nations(ROAN)by Joe Wallis is now available. According to the book’s flyer/order form I just received, the latest edition of this classic and definitive history of Britains Ltd. lead soldiers between 1946-66 has “all color photographs”. It...

This now out-of-print book(copyright1994)by T. Michael Booth(a former paratrooper)and Duncan Spencer is well worth searching for online or in used book stores. The book is inspirational because Gavin’s life is inspirational. For those not familiar with his background Gavin had a very difficult...

{eek3} For those who are thinking about selling, donating, giving away your toy soldier collection I hope you will find some useful info below. (This, from a longtime collector who a few years ago sold his collection and actually survived the experience!). First, realize that you are not...

Thought it would be interesting to see what other online discussion forums members here have joined(apologize in advance if I started a duplicate thread subject). Here's a list of mine: 1. Here 2. Here 3. Here 4. Here 5. Here 6. Here 7. Here 8. Here

Hello all! Thought I’d start this post off with some links-most have to do with military history, history, that I find-and hope you’ll find-particularly interesting and/or unique(feel free to reply with your own links of this kind). Here goes: Great site dedicated to those courageous women of...

Was going to ask about just Army brats but that might leave some out. So, if you are a military brat-of any country-maybe list where your family was stationed and what post, base, etc. your dad(or mom)was at. I’ll start off: Born at the station hospital, West Point Then, age 6 months moved...

This is a Wm. Hocker The Princess of Tanjore set(#144). Have two other Durbar sets coming and will post photos of them on this thread. Am going to eventually display them with a backdrop, etc. but want to post these close-ups(they don’t do the set justice) to highlight how really amazing...

Hello Everyone! The Old Britains Ltd. Lead Figures site at http://home.earthlink.net/~geoff_duin/index.htm has moved. The new web site is located at: http://www.realtoysoldiers.com Best regards, Geoff

Found this old and empty two piece K&C box while rummaging through the various boxes I use to pack up my collection. Don’t remember when I got it but it came from a toy soldier dealer who used it to ship some other make of soldiers to me. On the side there’s a sticker with a set number on it...

Recently received a list from a dealer I’ve been buying from for many years-he’s an authority on old lead figures, esp. Britains and the other British makes, Mignots, etc.(I believe he started, with Aylmer, the original Banners Forward line of knights). In his current list he discusses lead...

Gunther Grass has written about his time in the Waffen SS here. He probably wrote it to answer his many critics for failing to reveal his Waffen SS service long before he wrote about it in his autobiography, or got his Nobel prize. But anyway, a must read-on many levels.

For all you Delhi Durbar and/or diorama fans out there: The roll of units that participated in the 1911 Coronation Durbar at Delhi: Cavalry Division 9th Brigade RHA 10th Brigade RHA 1st Kings Dragoon Guards 8th Cavalry 36th Jacob's Horse 13th Hussars 3rd Skinner's Horse 18th Lancers 10th...