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[Leadmen]

I am 78 years old and still enjoy the hobby.

 

[ccdc11]

Now you've set me a 'conundrum....When you mention the genius of 'Benny' do you mean 'Jack' or 'Hill'..?
All the best,
Andy.

Jack is who I meant, though the Benny Hill answer is acceptable as well.:salute:: And now the song is running thru my head.

Merry Christmas.
Chuck

 

[Desertkiwi]

I'm 53yrs young, born in 1966 and reading this thread for the first time. Life was much simplier back in the 60s & 70s, no cellphones or computers. Black & white TV was the norm. Working 40hrs from Monday to Friday was considered working an honest living, with church on Sundays how you did things.

How time has changed.

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Looking at the other thread about what to do with your collection I was thinking that it may be beneficial/interesting for forum members to share their age...I will leave it up to the admins to decide if appropriate but I for one think that it will give us all a great glimpse into our collective profile!

Dad is 68. I am 43. Loved collecting more than anything for the last 20+ years. Christmas was a particular treat of opening saved series. Just stopped. Doesn't seem viable in the modern world. Looking to sell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We have all sorts of great stuff, mainly 1996 up to now. Maybe we will sell K&C AK & EA first. Best Wishes to all.
Paddy

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Dad is 68. I am 43. Loved collecting more than anything for the last 20+ years. Christmas was a particular treat of opening saved series. Just stopped. Doesn't seem viable in the modern world. Looking to sell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We have all sorts of great stuff, mainly 1996 up to now. Maybe we will sell K&C AK & EA first. Best Wishes to all.
Paddy

Dad started as a kid. Swoppets and Britain's metal and SAE American Revolution, etc. As a a kid I collected everything including Herald Britain's. In 98 we started to collect seriously.
Trophy, Britain's, Conte, Frontline, imperial, Tommy Atkins and Hocker and Mignot and Aeroart and King and Country (onto which I turned 2 friends my age) and so many more.
and many of the manufacturers listed on the forum. We cherished each one.
Lack of space and passing time have forced us to consider parting with some of these memories. I hope the new keepers of these works of art have as much fun! Great Hobby. We will always keep the bulk of our collection

 

[paxtoysoldier]

I'm 53yrs young, born in 1966 and reading this thread for the first time. Life was much simplier back in the 60s & 70s, no cellphones or computers. Black & white TV was the norm. Working 40hrs from Monday to Friday was considered working an honest living, with church on Sundays how you did things.

How time has changed.

Maybe the faster pace of everyhing has made it more difficult to relax and enjoy things like toy soldiers or anything that isn't digital or trending on a social media group or doesn't have immediate rewards. I used to think that when people aged they would want to relax more and therefore calm hobbies would always have appeal, but now I'm not sure what will happen. Still, there will always be some who enjoy this fantastic hobby and a slower pace. The fewer the men, the greater the share of honour!
Best Wishes from the frantic Northern Hemisphere, Pat Jr for the Pats

 

[rayusmc]

77 and still wants to add more - love the new lines - Vietnam - USMC - IDF - the first piece was the flag raising on Iwo Jim just got the IDF Halftrack - love it - have a small room 10 x 10 - man cave - everything is on display

 

[bromhead]

I'm 53yrs young, born in 1966 and reading this thread for the first time. Life was much simplier back in the 60s & 70s, no cellphones or computers. Black & white TV was the norm. Working 40hrs from Monday to Friday was considered working an honest living, with church on Sundays how you did things.

How time has changed.

Perhaps a few of us do not share your view of The " simpler life in the 60s and 70s,," Spending 1966 Knee deep in a War not many wanted to be involved in,,dealing with staying alive each day,,surviving to came back to a divorce nightmare,,the desintigration ,,destruction of a family,,dealing with a corporate back stabbing culture for many years,,living in an area best known for being the drug and crime capital of N America ,,surviving the scarface years,working and trying to do school the impossibiltity of rotating shifts ,,etc etc etc,,simpler and how we did things?,,indeed,

 

[Desertkiwi]

Perhaps a few of us do not share your view of The " simpler life in the 60s and 70s,," Spending 1966 Knee deep in a War not many wanted to be involved in,,dealing with staying alive each day,,surviving to came back to a divorce nightmare,,the desintigration ,,destruction of a family,,dealing with a corporate back stabbing culture for many years,,living in an area best known for being the drug and crime capital of N America ,,surviving the scarface years,working and trying to do school the impossibiltity of rotating shifts ,,etc etc etc,,simpler and how we did things?,,indeed,

Sorry to hear that, it sounds like you had an horrendous time back then and would like to forget that period in your life.

As for me I was simply reflecting on a time when I was just a wee fella growing up with my younger brother in a very modest two bedroom home, with two working parents, residing in a working class suburb with few cares in the world. That’s not to say life wasn’t easy, but looking through my eyes then, life was a whole lot simpler than it certainly is now.

Toddy

 

[bromhead]

Sorry to hear that, it sounds like you had an horrendous time back then and would like to forget that period in your life.

As for me I was simply reflecting on a time when I was just a wee fella growing up with my younger brother in a very modest two bedroom home, with two working parents, residing in a working class suburb with few cares in the world. That’s not to say life wasn’t easy, but looking through my eyes then, life was a whole lot simpler than it certainly is now.

Toddy

REFLECTING ON A TIME WHEN YOU WERE FINE IN YOUR HUGGIES DOESNT COMPARE TO YOUR "THE 60S WERE A SIMPLER TIME" THAT IMPLIES IT WAS FOR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOUR SELF,,i NEVER FORGET ANYTHING AND COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THAT OPINION

 

[tdubel]

67 and thought I would slow down after retiring this year. But then I see a "have to have" piece. :wink2: Chris

Chris, I have that disease too, it is amazing how it seems to be a daily occurrence!!! I said to George the other day, no matter what happens in the world, collecting toy soldiers still gives me that thrill and excitement of being a kid. I literally hate to miss a toy soldier show as I feel like I am truly missing something and it is like being a kid again when attending.

Tom

 

[Desertkiwi]

REFLECTING ON A TIME WHEN YOU WERE FINE IN YOUR HUGGIES DOESNT COMPARE TO YOUR "THE 60S WERE A SIMPLER TIME" THAT IMPLIES IT WAS FOR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOUR SELF,,i NEVER FORGET ANYTHING AND COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THAT OPINION

Seriously mate, you need to lighten up and what's with all the capitals?!

Just because you had a miserable time back then doesn't mean the rest of us all did. How on earth do you manage to get bent out of shape about a few words I posted reflecting on MY childhood back here in NZ during the 60's & 70's?

I certainly wasn't comparing myself to others or implying anything other than talking about my own personal memories of the time as a child. How you manage to interpret it is your own affair, but to then post rude remarks is unbelievable!

 

[OzDigger]

Nearly 64 and looking forward to retiring next year, may need to cut back on buying Toy Soldiers then, but I have said that before :wink2: ^&grin

 

[marco55]

I'm 67 and was going to retire in March but with the economy the way it is I have kept working. With getting SS and a extra $2500-$3000 a month it's hard to quit.
Mark

 

[Al Fisher]

90 in April . . . slowed down but still collecting. What am I gonna do with all of it? But retirement is great . . . particularly as I find that I can live well for less than I thought I could!

Bosun Al

 

[jazzeum]

I'm 67 and was going to retire in March but with the economy the way it is I have kept working. With getting SS and a extra $2500-$3000 a month it's hard to quit.
Mark

As I’m sure you know but if you delay taking SS until 70, the benefits increase drastically.

 

[OzDigger]

I'm 67 and was going to retire in March but with the economy the way it is I have kept working. With getting SS and a extra $2500-$3000 a month it's hard to quit.
Mark

As I’m sure you know but if you delay taking SS until 70, the benefits increase drastically.

I haven't done much investigation into the economics of it all, just had enough of my work, and you never know how long you'll live, may as well make the most of your life while you can IMO.

I note that the US Social Security payments are quite different to Australia's, the US being based on previous earnings. In Australia it's called the Aged Pension, for me it would start at 67 years of age. Currently the Single person flat rate is AUD $1,026.50 per fornight including supplements. The amount is reduced if you have additional income from investments etc. Aged Pensioners in Australia rarely pay tax on the pension amount unless they have other income and Aged Pensioners receive a number of discounts such as reduced house rates etc.

 

[OzDigger]

90 in April . . . slowed down but still collecting. What am I gonna do with all of it? But retirement is great . . . particularly as I find that I can live well for less than I thought I could!

Bosun Al

Good for you Al. I can't wait until 30 June next year, I'll see how I go with expenses but I could always do part time work for extras in need.

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Nearly 64 and looking forward to retiring next year, may need to cut back on buying Toy Soldiers then, but I have said that before :wink2: ^&grin

We all need to cut back when budgets become fixed & limited.
Too bad Dad & I don't:rolleyes2:.
Paddy

 

[29 Let's Go]

To All,

"May You (all) Be...Forever Young."

Steve