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Good evening,
My name is Jez, I am a serving member of the Royal Air Force.
Whilst helping my father recently clear out his garage i discovered my cousins and my old collection of toy soldiers (mainly my cousins). I inherited these from my uncle in the 80s when my cousin unfortunately passed away.
I have no idea what i have, they may be worth nothing, however there may be a gem or two amongst them.
The only distinguishing marks are Deetail written underneath the paras and 1 other.

I am happy to follow any forum protocol and answer further questions.
I apologise in advance if i have already broken any.
I am a collector or vintage Star Wars figures and an active member of SWFUK, so i understand the frustration when one post wonders rock up and contribute nothing.
My intention is to value these figures and hopefully sell them on to a collector (if they are worth anything), if not i'll give them to my local charity shop.

Thanks in advance for your time.






















Thanks for your time
 

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Welcome to the forum, Jez, and thank you for serving your country!

The figures with "Deetail" marked under the base are made by Britains, in their Deetail range. William Britain & Co was the premier maker of hollowcast toy soldiers for many years (figures cast in such a way to make a hollow and therefore, lighter figure), and in the post-war years, they branched into plastics. The Deetail range was one product, with plastic parts (mostly) and metal bases. Britains also produced a line of plastic figures called Swoppets, which were made in such a way that parts could be swapped out between figures. I think you've got some of those in there, too.

Many of the other all-plastic figures look like Airfix 1/32 figures, at a quick glance. But I'm sure other members who specialize in plastic figures will know more and be able to say better what they are.

Thanks for sharing the photos, prosit!
Brad
 
Thank you theBaron for your knowledge.
It certainly is a broad mix of figures.
Proud to serve, 17.5 years so far!
 
Jez, I suggest you keep them and even display some. You might miss them someday and end up buying expensive metal soldiers trying to recapture your childhood, like I did.^&grin
 
Go for Broke, thank you for your advice. It certainly echos what I say to folk who join SWFUK looking for selling advice for their childhood star wars figures. I definitely can't keep them, I'm already pushing my luck with another collection!






Once again, thanks for your welcome and advice.
 
Hi again guys. I've spoken with my family to check if they wanted to keep my cousins soldiers, all they want is a photo of them. To that end I will be listing them on eBay this evening (probably).
If it's ok with you I'll add a link to this thread. Unless a) It's against your rules or b) There is a better place on this forum for such links.
Once again, thank you to those who have helped, this is a helpful friendly forum which does its owner credit.
All the best, Jez
 
Hi Jez
Can I ask...where did you get those cabinets?
 
Thanks! I see in the middle cabinet that there are more shelves - I didn't see that they can be ordered - is that the same cabinet.


Sorry to hijack this thread about this - if you'd rather I can send you PM (let me know)
 
As noted, those are Detolfs, about $60. I have two of them. However, they are not completely airtight. Relatively simple to put together though.
 
zblang said:
Thanks! I see in the middle cabinet that there are more shelves - I didn't see that they can be ordered - is that the same cabinet.


Sorry to hijack this thread about this - if you'd rather I can send you PM (let me know)
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No probs.
That was a bit of home DIY, not by me though.
 
Jez said:
Hi again guys. I've spoken with my family to check if they wanted to keep my cousins soldiers, all they want is a photo of them. To that end I will be listing them on eBay this evening (probably).
If it's ok with you I'll add a link to this thread. Unless a) It's against your rules or b) There is a better place on this forum for such links.
Once again, thank you to those who have helped, this is a helpful friendly forum which does its owner credit.
All the best, Jez
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Hi, Jez! It's good, then, that they'll go to collectors.

Regarding posting the auctions, your intuition is correct, there is a Classified section, they might be better posted there. Unless I'm speaking out of turn, mods?

Prost!
Brad
 
Normally any eBay posts go in the classified section, but as this was a continuation of an existing thread I think we're OK here...{sm4}
 
Well, since the cabinet banter came up. I recently went to the Pandora store where they sell charms for ladies bracelets and necklaces. Man, do they have the coolest cabinets that the glass door swings up and are lit inside. Anyone have a clue where I can get some of those?

John from Texas
 
hotel3alpha said:
Well, since the cabinet banter came up. I recently went to the Pandora store where they sell charms for ladies bracelets and necklaces. Man, do they have the coolest cabinets that the glass door swings up and are lit inside. Anyone have a clue where I can get some of those?

John from Texas
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Jewelry store closings. I'm not trying to be a smart-aleck, I know a guy in another forum who got some very nice display cabinets for his models, at a store that was going out of business.

There was a tip offered in that discussion, too, to look around back at department stores, when you go shopping, because you might find they've thrown out some display cases. It can't hurt to ask.

Prost!
Brad
 
Thank you for all of your advice and help.
The soldiers sold on Saturday night for £23. The seller hasn't contacted me yet or paid so i may find myself relisting them at the end of the week :rolleyes:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :salute::
 
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