A Wee Boy’s Christmas Dream (1 Viewer)

[bromhead]

Andy mate,
A great post and a truly magnificent display of your CE range. I, like you, in the 1950's was wandering the local toy shop enjoying the range of Wm Britains Ceremonial figures but received only some cowboys and indians under the tree. It would seem the right message did not get through to Santa probably because we didn't have mobile phones, texting and emails in those days. Now as a 74 year old little boy I have a huge collection of all your fantastic K&C CE range. Everything comes to he who waits.^&grin^&grin

Cheers Howard

You also didnt have your soldiers sitting on a Junk off the coast for months,,they were on the counter,,
A Frustrating memory,,In Vaughns seed store ,,,downtown chicago,,,pre firing range days ,,,floors of soldiers etc,,being told "heres 5$ pick something out ",,

 

[whdamon]

When friends ask me why do I collect "toy soldiers" my reply is that I enjoy history, art and a connection to my childhood.......

"Art, History and the child in all of us"

 

[Poppo]

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Childhood memories

Rintintin is buried in the dog cemetery in Paris.If you like him so much you can put a flower on his grave.

 

[HAWKEYE]

hullo bob,
i too have memories of ‘lewis’s’ department stores big toy dept. And well remember buying a little 4 x figure set of britains plastic civil war union infantry…one officer with a sword and pistol, one bugler, one rifleman charging and one more advancing firing his rifle…all for about 2/- in old british money!!!
Those were the days my friend!

A’ the best,
andy.

andy i had those same rebs and i can't tell you how many times i refought that battle from the movie "horse soldiers" with john wayne. I had train track and old brown box cars
with johnny rebs jumping out and running down the street at the union barricaddes. Sorry tim tyler but the yankees always one after a brilliant and brave rebel charge.