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[Oldboy]

Suggestions for new products for the toy soldier manufacturers to diversify their product lines:

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.

After all sometimes it does seem like a musical comedy

PB ! How COULD You ? - I'd barely managed to ease the non stop replay of "The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door" -which so far as I'm aware J Coltrane never ......graced-to the subliminal and now this?

 

[Simpson & his donkey.]

Asking Treefrog, if its OK to gve us a Space /Slot, for Member's who want to Express Likes and Dislikes, of their Opinion's, on Toy Soldier Business, something like a "CRITIC'S CORNER"?

John not a bad idea.But we all just say things on everyday threads about likes and dislikes .Maybe a section on well done things dealers and toy soldier makers do .A positive section only for a change.Nothing but good things about what the dealers are doing and not a kick in the guts everytime they get it alittle wrong.Just a thought and keep up the posts John as I love reading them.Simmo.

 

[Rob]

Next suggestion

Crickey you could unleash the whirlwind with that line .
Their will be vehicle suggestions flowing thick and fast aswell as
shirtless Aussies doing all manner of things [ no offence to any
Aussies on the forum ,my wife is from the Lucky country
So I,m all for shirtless Aussies]

I'd like to know where this desire for 'shirtless Aussies' originated?!.Is it possible that this forum is populated by people pretending to be blokes collecting toy soldiers,who are in fact Australian women!

Rob

 

[PolarBear]

Polar Bear's Hot Aussie Fashion Report:

I think this whole thing is Tamiya's fault. They started the "shirtless look" in the 70s with their 25 pounder. K&C's 25 pounder in contrast featured battle dress and shirts. Figarti did, of course, make its Pacific US jeep with a shirtless Marine further popularizing the buff look. Osprey's Elite "The Australian Army in World War II" does provide a a good idea of what John wants including one poor guy with no sleeves. And that gentlemen is the naked truth

 

[Rob]

Polar Bear's Hot Aussie Fashion Report:

I think this whole thing is Tamiya's fault. They started the "shirtless look" in the 70s with their 25 pounder. K&C's 25 pounder in contrast featured battle dress and shirts. Figarti did, of course, make its Pacific US jeep with a shirtless Marine further popularizing the buff look. Osprey's Elite "The Australian Army in World War II" does provide a a good idea of what John wants including one poor guy with no sleeves. And that gentlemen is the naked truth

Excellent pics Polarbear,is the guy without a shirt trying to play Badminton with a giant chocolate lollipop!

Rob

 

[Spitfrnd]

Suggestions for new products for the toy soldier manufacturers to diversify their product lines:

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.

After all sometimes it does seem like a musical comedy

Good one Randy.

I also agree with KV; it does seem to me that folks offer their criticism now in every manufacturer's forum.

 

[PolarBear]

Andy a few suggestions for 2009

With apologies to Rodgers & Hammerstein

Shirtless tan Aussies and more Desert Raiders;
Bedford Transports and Ramcke Brigaders;
Ten Gordon Highlanders dancing their flings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

 

[PolarBear]

Excellent pics Polarbear,is the guy without a shirt trying to play Badminton with a giant chocolate lollipop!

Rob

It is either a 'Sticky bomb' (No. 74 AT grenade) or a maraca to form a conga line with his mates

 

[johngambale]

Now you're Talking! You see What I'm trying to bring across a "NEW' 25 POUNDER Crew, "Shirtless", ither the Same with British or Aussie's? Also, Matching , a Mortar Team --Anti-Tank Gun Team, --and a NEW Vicker's MG Team!

 

[vandilay]

It is either a 'Sticky bomb' (No. 74 AT grenade) or a maraca to form a conga line with his mates

I had to laugh when I read that ,if its going to be a conga line
we will require a figure wearing a hat covered in fruit .
It could also be a toffy apple [one of the ones with a soft floury
apples inside] that he is throwing away in disgust .

 

[PolarBear]

Now you're Talking! You see What I'm trying to bring across a "NEW' 25 POUNDER Crew, "Shirtless", ither the Same with British or Aussie's? Also, Matching , a Mortar Team --Anti-Tank Gun Team, --and a NEW Vicker's MG Team!

John

You are correct about the vickers--the guy throwing the sticky bomb is a Vickers machine gunner and the book says they usually did go shirtless. The Osprey also has photos showing the shirtless Aussies. Matchbox copied the Tamiya 25 pdr in 1/72nd scale with the shirtless gunners.

Randy

 

[vandilay]

I'd like to know where this desire for 'shirtless Aussies' originated?!.Is it possible that this forum is populated by people pretending to be blokes collecting toy soldiers,who are in fact Australian women!

Rob

Rob , I can just picture a bunch of Australian women wearing beards
[ala python ] typing away requests as we speak .
If they start asking for budgie smugglers i,m going to quit the forum .

 

[uksubs]

I kinda thunk that this hole forum was a critic's corner anywho :
Think your spot on

 

[PolarBear]

Rob , I can just picture a bunch of Australian women wearing beards
[ala python ] typing away requests as we speak .
If they start asking for budgie smugglers i,m going to quit the forum
.

Are we talking Python 'pepper pots' ?

 

[vandilay]

Are we talking Python 'pepper pots' ?

Exactly , no one is to request Shirtless Aussies until I blow this whistle

 

[Rob]

Rob , I can just picture a bunch of Australian women wearing beards
[ala python ] typing away requests as we speak .
If they start asking for budgie smugglers i,m going to quit the forum .

Rob,i love the sketch where the pepperpot is talking to her son like a baby when he is obviously in his mid forties;

'Ooooooh he's a lovely boy,do you like your rattle?.Can he speak,can he speak for mummy'

'Of course i can speak mother,i'm minister for overseas development'

'Ooooooh he's a clever little boy'

Rob

 

[PolarBear]

John

Another version of the shirtless 25 pdr crew by Tamiya

 

[PolarBear]

"Shirtless Aussie" Artillery Crew from Wilson Edwards

WWI Gallipoli