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  1. theBaron

    Things that I really like

    I like doublebock beers, the style now associated most closely with Munich and Bavaria, though it didn't arise there, they adopted it. A beer distributor not far from me advertised that he had gotten in a shipment Delicator doublebock. That's brewed by the Hofbräu brewery in Munich, of the...
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    The Stopgap Tank Hunter.

    I don't see the video, either, but it doesn't sound like anything you or anyone here has done or has set up here. The YouTube linked video window displays in your post, but I see the message, "Video unavailable. Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner", and then the...
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    Help with identification please!

    If you're using Opie's books, you taken up one of the best ways to tell. Opie, and Norman Joplin, documented the gradual changes in Britain's style of sculpting and painting, and packaging, over the years, and those are very good resources. Hopefully some here will know off the top of their...
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    NCAA Football 2024

    Yeah, my observation about player-athletes is not a comment on any individual's intelligence. Just an observation about their true relationship to the school. A running back at Texas, or Penn State, or Georgia, is not as accurately called a student athlete, as one at say, Alvernia, or Dickinson...
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    NCAA Football 2024

    Not going to change anytime, soon, though. Personally, I think that a real reform will consist of discarding the current system under which the athletic department is part of the school's organization, like the English department, science, etc. I think we need to give up the pretense that the...
  6. theBaron

    Found past efforts.

    Those are beautiful pieces, Wayne! Outstanding! I would love to hear about your process to produce the different building or architectural elements, products you use, how you make stonework, brickwork, etc. Even if we've discussed it elsewhere, would you mind adding some info in this thread...
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    New collector looking for info. on posting questions.

    I got this set of fine bits at a woodworking show, of all places, from a vendor who sells closeout items, items from bankruptcy auctions, etc. He usually has 10 spaces or tables and a lot of odds and ends. Along with tools for **ll-size work, he has a lot of tools we can use in the hobby...
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    New collector looking for info. on posting questions.

    As far as fixing the hoof goes, I wouldn't solder one on, but rather, I would drill a small hole, insert a piece of stiff wire with a small loop at the end, secure that with a 2-part epoxy glue, then use a 2-part epoxy putty and sculpt the hoof. The wire and loop serve as the armature for a new...
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    Two maimed Britains Ltd.

    If you are interested in repairing yours, you can have a look at London Bridge Collector's Toys, at https://londonbridgecollectorstoys.com/. London Bridge is a Britains vendor and is licensed to sell replacement parts. The company was previously local to us here in the Lehigh Valley, PA, but...
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    MLB 2025

    Yeah, that was in Carlton's "hanging on far too long, should retire now" years. Verlander's close, he was 5-6 last season with a 5.48 ERA. This'll be his 20th season, and it's a nice round number to retire on. Prost! Brad
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    New collector looking for info. on posting questions.

    Welcome to the forum! This is the right place to find info on classic toy soldiers, like old Britains hollowcasts, and newer figures, "collector's toy soldiers" as they're sometimes called. Brands like King & Country, John Jenkins, First Legion. I recommend studying the layout of the forum...
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    MLB 2025

    When teams make deals like that, it always seems like they're gambling that there's one more good season left in that player, at least. Verlander is 41, so at bottom, it really is a gamble. And on the player's side, he has to ask himself, or believe, "I can play one more, just one more." I'm...
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    Things that annoy me

    People like Newsom and LA's mayor are immune to the effects of the laws and policies they push on everyone else. If they had to feel the pain their actions inflict, they might change their ways.
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    MLB 2025

    I think the management thinks they have almost everything they need, just one or two more consistent hitters, another starter, and that elusive regular closer. Consistency seems to be their real weakness. They could probably improve on Turner at shortstop, too. Prost! Brad
  15. theBaron

    Along the Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, July 1st, 1863

    Very nice diorama, Dragoon! Did you customize the figures yourself or order them? If you did the work yourself, then well done! I like to see more people rework and paint figures themselves. Prost! Brad
  16. theBaron

    MLB 2025

    New year, new thread for baseball! The stove is hot. Apart from getting spammed by MLB and its child pages in Facebook, I haven't paid too much attention. The Phillies haven't made any major moves yet, just signing OF Max Kepler, P Jesus Luzardo (ERA of 5.00 last season), and P Joe Ross from...
  17. theBaron

    Happy Birthday Louis

    A belated Happy Birthday, Louis! I hope you had a wonderful day! Prost! Brad
  18. theBaron

    What is a Youtube Antiquarian ?

    Could you provide a brief description of what the video is about?
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    Under Two Flags

    Do you have a website where we might see your figures?
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    Things that annoy me

    I have seen squirrels cannibalize other squirrels. I saw one hit by a car a block from my house. As it lay there in the middle of the road, another one ran out to it, sniffed, then took a bite. I wasn't too surprised, because other rodents will kill and eat others of its kind. Prost! Brad
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