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Gentlemen and Ladies if there are any, I joined this forum and Canadian Toy Soldiers forum, seeking help and information regarding my particular interest in collecting, which is renovating Vintage Childrens Toy Soldiers. By that I mean restoring, repainting and where necesary recasting heads...

The only Britains arms at the slope which I have seen Brad have the rifle British fashion. Whilst it sticks in my craw a little I shall restore these to their original condition, with US style slope arms. I do believe that it is called something diffent in the US as well, am I correct...

I do not seem to be able to upload any more so for the time I shall quit whilst I am ahead. John T

Seems to be working now?

I can upload the photographs, but they do not appear in the messages. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks Brad, I shall test my PC skills and try to post photographs. Mine are Guards and Highlanders. I do not know who sculpted them, but those marching at slope arms are European or US style, i.e. rifles at right angle to the shoulder rather than the correct, British style of flat on the...

Thanks 4th. John T

Thanks Brad, I have just found a photgraph of a FYLDE 'cowboy' figure in Norman Joplin's book TOY SOLDIERS. The cowboy figure was alledgedly made in 1951, and one line of text only stating that the Company was swallowed up by Johillco. Any more information gratefully received. John T

I have just received a decrepit lot of 12 toy soldiers from Ebay, sold incorrectly as Britains, but marked FYLDE Co MFG. CO. ENGLAND on the base. An immediate search online and in my modest library revealed nothing. Having just joined this Forum with such research in mind has anyone ever heard...

Yes Brad, I do know that my views do not confirm to modern society, although I would maintain that society is wrong, not me. When I was a policeman I enforced the law with judgement, not blindly following it. That does not mean that I ever bent the law, I repeat, enforced it with common sense...

Thank you Igor. If I can work out how to post photographs I shall do so, perhaps they may interest others, and perhaps you may be able to identify them. Having visted St Petersburg, Moscow, and worked for 3 months in Yalta I am very aware of the traditional painting and general craft skills of...

Hello Brad, I enjoy a healthy and robust debate, but without voice tone, eye contact or body language, it is always difficult to judge in this medium. Igor, I have a few wonderfully painted 30mm flats which I bought unboxed on the street in St Petersburg 15 years ago. Red coated Grenadiers of...

Seems to be a total lack of response re WTC. I have searched online with no result, anyone any ideas where I might research next? John T

I do like your signature quote Mike, "We've built a world safe for fools, and are overrun by them". Yours? May I repeat it, or will you sue me? My favourite quote being “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it” Albert Einstein. I shall now view other threads about...

Another of my hobbies is recreating historic military images, particulary equestrian. As an example, I have copied armour from the Royal Armouries collection, and re created images from contempory artwork. Is this plagiarism? Where does one draw the line? I am confident that the legal profession...

As a new boy to this forum I have been scanning past subjects. This particular one caught my eye and I have just spent some time reading it in whole. Consequently I offer this for consideration. I enjoy renovating old toys, repairing/repainting them to original 'as sold' condition. These are...

The real and original South Wales Brad. I shall change my profile to read Cymru. Whilst Aussies are generally nice people, not too bad at Rugby and make good drinking companions, I would not wish to be confused with one. Having said that, in an effort to appease any Antipodeans which I may...

Thank you for your welcome Gentlemen, I am sure that this forum will provide yet another distraction; I do sometimes wonder how on earth I ever found time to earn a wage. I am intrigued by this rank system, and having held a Queen's Commission I do wonder if I should be referred to as a...

Dear readers, Despite being an ageing curmudgeon I am very new to collecting Nostalgia Toy Soldiers. I have been modelling for 55 odd years, but the only miniature soldiers which I have been involved with are 54mm Aifix and hundreds of 25mm war gamming figures. I was prompted to start out on...