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Mignot's site: http://www.cbgmignot.com/ I often find old Lucotte like yours in groups of Mignot I buy as they are easily misidentified. The photo below is of one such example I obtained this week, a mounted WWI Officer (probably pre-1920 manufacture). On the right is a standard Mignot drum...

And along this line of reasoning (and hopefully supporting it)... What is a toy soldier collection anyhow? I must preface my comments a bit. I am autistic and therefore by nature very literal. Many (most?) figures produced today are not toys and are not meant to be played with by children...

I joke with my wife constantly that simply looking at these Mignot wrong will make them bend. :)

I collect only Mignot. That is a niche, yes?

Hi jb, He is a beauty. Funny enough, your recommended repair option is exactly what I have decided to do. I will remove the spear from the top of the hand, re-attach, and use the original spear tip. I found him a companion on eBay last night for a great price (no repair needed unless he is...

I know of at least one in Kentucky. :)

Hi, jb... Thank you; I will check that site as well. Totally agree re: saving these. Good fun and a good feeling when I am done (hopefully). :) Will post some photos as I go along.

Thank you, jb; I will explore the sites you recommend.

I believe this is from Shamus Wade.

Re: What else you collect,beside toy soldiers I also collect excavated buttons, mostly First Empire Napoleonic, but also early US (from 1776 to 1815) and also early Spanish and French colonial examples (1600-1750). I purchase them excavated and clean and conserve them (I am a former metals...

Hi, Brad, Thank you but no. I'd like to try this myself. I have built several miniatures from kits (mostly Historex), and I feel I have the skill set to do it.

While I am repairing the foot figure, I might as well tackle his riding companion as well. I believe this is from the same set. It has a crude epoxy repair to the hand/shield, and there is also a rubber piece that has been added to help the rider stay on the horse.

Hi, Mirof... I do see that, yes. I did not realize that this could be a sign of the disease. I have read there are immersive treatments for it, but I don't recall if one can use them on already painted figures?

It does, thank you. I think I will try to drill/pin, as you suggest; I have everything necessary save for the proper diameter replacement rod.

Thank you for your reply. Why do you say this piece has lead disease? I'm seeing no residual powder or any rough surfaces under magnification. I understand these former are the signs?

Hello, Looking for singles (not really interested in sets) in good condition. Please PM or email. Thank you.

Hello, This is my first post to the forum. I am a collector of Mignot figures. I have a small collection of perhaps 50 individual post-war pieces. I like their charm and whimsy and also the fact that no two are alike. Typically, I am able to easily repair them, but this Gaul (believed to date...