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[jcs70]

I'm new to the forum. I have collected 19th century English soldiers in the past. I would like to start a collection of WWII soldiers
and equipment. I have looked (on ebay) at Collectors Showcase and King & Country. Is one better than the other? Do they go
well together? Any advise or opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[MikeNick]

As long as you never plan on reselling them, then CS is a good bet. King and Country, though, has had a much stronger reselling value.
MikeNick

 

[villagehorse]

For me I like to combine the TCS vehicles with the K&C figures. This combination works for me. Robin.

 

[wayne556517]

 

[wayne556517]

With a bit of work TCS Armour comes up a treat and is great value for money even when left un-weathered.
They go brilliantly with K&C and Thomas Gunn don't worry about resale once you have 1 you won't want to sell it.

 

[spartan71]

Yeah, the Tanks are pretty much a toss up, either one you choose will be good one. With the infantry I prefer The King & Country ones better. Of Course First Legion Tops with everything. And the King and Country does hold the price value better than CS. With FL, once something sells out, its pretty hard to find one if at all, in most of their pieces. Welcome to the WWII side of collecting. The Choices would be many, but every choice would be more than worth it, and fun.

 

[Andanna]

As Wayyne mentioned, some of the vehicles he posted have been heavily weathered by a master modeler. If you buy one from stock, it will not look like that. Just a word of caution.

KC is by far the largest toy soldier manufacturer in the world and the leader in WWII figures. They make a very large variety of vehicles and figures for WWII. The figures tend to be on the large and beefy side. That is purely a question of taste.

Many collectors with a background in modeling and kit building look in particular at sculpting style, muted colors, detail of painting and scale consistency as well as authenticity of the model to select their favorite manufacturer of toy soldiers. Nothing beats a visit to a toy soldier show or shop for a hands on impression.

 

[jcs70]

Thanks to all for the info. Although I still love my 19th century British figures, I'm going to dive in using the advice
you all gave me. Thanks again. :smile2: