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Hi Guys, The FV107 Scimitar is the second of The Blues and Royals’ Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicles, renowned for its combat role in the Falklands Conflict alongside the FV101 Scorpion. This ‘Scimitar’ is in the familiar British Army camouflage scheme of olive drab and black, typical of the...

And that, as I always say, is the story so far but before I go here is this month’s retirement list. BEING RETIRED BBA088 Winter Rifle Section BBA089 Winter Machine Gun Group BBA090 Winter Bazooka Team DD334 The British Sherman Firefly Vc LAH-S04 The SA Drum & Trumpet Section MK202 The...

C. IT’S TIME TO REMEMBER THE ALAMO… AGAIN! Long before King & Country took over, the Kings X store in San Antonio’s Menger Hotel K&C had a fond connection with the ‘Alamo City’ as many Texans and other Americans call San Antonio. Mr. Albert ‘Boo’ Hausser, who founded ‘Kings X’ was one of King &...

B.“A Town Called Tombstone” The often blurred line between the law and the lawless came to a head in probably the most famous (and infamous) gunfight in the history of the American West… “The Gunfight at The Ok Corral’. On one side was the ‘Earp’ brothers, Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt alongside...

DISPATCHES January 2026 Hi Guys, Welcome to this first ‘DISPATCHES’ of the New Year and a nice little batch of new releases from three very different ranges and… from three very different historical periods. Let’s begin with a long journey down through the bitterly frigid waters of the...

Well done John, every picture tells a story…Nice to Richard Sharpe and a few of his ‘Chosen Men’ getting to know the local lassies! All the best, Andy.

Well done Steve…I found the book a very enjoyable ‘read’…It also does an excellent job of dispelling any notions that filming on location in the Crimea is glamorous and/or particularly exciting…It’s a lot of ‘hurry up and wait’ and ‘ inedible grub’…at least for the ‘supporting cast’! However, it...

And, would you believe it K&C figures look even better with some K&C aircraft too! All the best, Andy.

Let’s add to that, ‘If you can’t be careful…be prepared to see the Doc!’ Happy New Year, Andy.

Hi Carles, I originally intended ‘Collector’ Issue #62 to come out in November 2025 however due to a number of reasons plus we wanted to include some of the 2026 releases we decided to delay publication until February this new year. Apologies for the delay…Should be a 36 page issue. All the best...

Robin my friend, I am the luckiest guy in the world…Everyday I go to work and get to play with toy soldiers!!! Similarly, although I am in my seventh decade I’ve still got the brain of a 14 year old boy… and he was glad to get rid of it! All the best mate and hoping we get the chance to meet up...

Toy soldiers with an ‘Adult’ twist… Who would have thunk it! All the best, Andy.

Well done mate! Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year, Andy.

Outstanding work Mike and great story telling! Keep ‘em coming, Andy.

Many thanks Guys…Always appreciated! Andy.

Thankyou Mike and Steve for your responses… As you stated I also am a huge fan of British photographer Don McCullin’s work. Back in the1960s I discovered his work in the pages of the London Sunday Times colour supplement magazine. His stunning war photography took him to the civil war in...

Happy to hear you picked up on our ‘graffiti’… Many years ago I used to do a lot of freelance design work and illustrations for an American publication based in Hong Kong called ‘Off Duty’ which was aimed at U.S. Armed Forces personnel based in the Asia Pacific area. The editor of this monthly...

Hi Guys, Here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas this festive season. We hope you enjoyed some of our brand-new lines this year as well as the reinforcements for many of your favorite toy soldier series. Now, looking forward to the New Year we have lots of exciting new figures and other...

Always good to see some of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s dastardly dastards!!! Many thanks, Andy.

Talking of Sean Bean movies…My personal favourite was/is ‘Bravo Two Zero'…Outstanding! Andy.