imperials back (3 Viewers)

dkelly said:
I have some of the very early K&C catalogs that David Cowe sent me in 1995 (they were from the early 1980's). I'm looking for any catalogs that cover the later sets - say from 1995 on. In particular, something that shows all the Napoleonic sets in color. I can make color copies of what I have and mail them if someone can do the same for me for the later sets, including the Napoleonics.

Dan
Click to expand...

Dan,

I assume you meant Imperial and not K&C catalogs from David Cowe. Right?
 
If I dig around I should be able to find some old Imperial Catalogues from the early to mid-1990's, as well as a nice letter from David Cowe. Imperial was my favorite toy soldier company for several years, and I still have better then 50 sets in storage.
 
Sorry guys. Yes, I meant Imperial. K&C is my other passion, but that has been within the last year. If any of you want, I'm happy to copy my old Imperial catalogs. I have them for the first 67 sets. You can send me a private message if interested.

Dan
 
Hi Dan and Louis,

If you have time I would really like to see copies of the cataloges or lists. I am trying to figure out when some figures I have were made.

Plus I like to have the kind of information the cataloges provide

Drop me a pm and let me know if you can do this and I'll send you my address and postage

All the best

Dave
 
Dave, No problem. I think Mike said he was going to make up a list. Here is my list of the main sets Imperial released (it doesn't include Town & Around or Civil War, or some of the other special sets they did). I think they did go back and add set 11 at some point. I don't know what set 145 is. David Cowe told me it was a typo on their price list and that the Mahdist Infantry is actually set 146. Let me know if you know the names of those two sets. This was in table format and got altered a bit when I copied it from Word. It is basically the set number, description, and campaign/series (note for some of the early ones, I'm not sure what series they were for). I can also email it as an attachment if you send me a pm.

Dan

Set # Description Campaign/Series
1 Girl’s Khaki Brigade, 1901 New Zealand
2 Waikato Militia, 1864 New Zealand
3 Royal New Zealand Infantry, 1982 New Zealand
4 Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers, 1900 New Zealand
5 Maori Contingent, 1914 New Zealand
6 Auckland Rifle Volunteers, 1871 New Zealand
7 South Australian Scottish Infantry, 1903 Australia
8 Eketahuna Mounted Rifles, 1907 New Zealand
9 Battalion Victorian Infantry Brigade, 1899 New Zealand
10a Pipes & drums of the South Australian Scottish Infantry Australia
10b Add-on-set for 10a. Australia
11
12a Black Watch at ready, 1895
12b Gordons at ready, 1895
13a Black Watch charging, 1895
13b Gordons charging, 1895
14 65th Regiment of Foot, 1863 New Zealand
15 Highland Mounted Infantry, 1896
16 Highland Mounted Infantry, 1896
17 Highland Mounted Infantry, 1896
18 Officer, Highland Mounted Infantry, 1896
19 Field Marshall, Lord Roberts, 1900
20 King George V, Colonel-in-Chief, Scot Guards
21 General, British Army, 1900
22 Aide-de-Camp, British Army, 1900
23 Black Watch, 1900. Foreign Service dress
24 Colour Party, Black Watch, 1900. Foreign Service dress
25a Pipes and drums of the Black Watch, 1900. Foreign Service dress
25b Add-on-set to No. 25a.
26 Officer, Black Watch, 1900. Foreign Service dress
27 H.M. King Edward VII. Colonel-in-Chief, 10th Hussars
28a Officer, Black Watch, 1895
28b Officer, Gordons, 1895
28c Officer, Seaforths, 1895
29 iNdlondlo-Zulu Regiment, 1879 Zulu
30 uThulwana-Zulu Regiment, 1879 Zulu
31 uMbonambi-Zulu Regiment, 1879 Zulu
32 91st Highlanders, 1879 Zulu
33 Officer, 91st Highlanders, 1879 Zulu
34 Natal Native Horses, 1879 Zulu
35 1st Dragoon Guards, 1879 Zulu
36 Officer, 1st Dragoon Guards, 1879 Zulu
37 iNluyengwe-Zulu Regiment Zulu
38a Zulu Chief with shield, 1879 Zulu
38b Zulu Chief with rifle, 1879 Zulu
39 17th Lancers, 1879 Zulu
40 Officer, 17th Lancers, 1879 Zulu
41 The Brave Defenders of Rorke’s Drift (special 3 box set with 18 figures) Zulu
42 The Storehouse of Rorke’s Drift Zulu
43 24th Foot, add-on-set for No. 41 Zulu
44 24th Foot, add-on-set for No. 41 & No. 43 Zulu
45 Royal Field Artillery Zulu
46 Beja Warriors, Sudan, 1880-98 Egypt/Sudan
47 Beja Warriors, Sudan, 1880-98 Egypt/Sudan
48 Jihadiyya & Mulzimyya Riflemen, 1880-98 Egypt/Sudan
49a Emir with sword, 1880-98 Egypt/Sudan
49b Emir with spear, 1880-98 Egypt/Sudan
50 13th Bengal Lancers, 1882 (blue) Egypt/Sudan
50a 6th Bengal Lancer, 1822 (yellow) Egypt/Sudan
50b&c Bengal Lancers (red and green) Egypt/Sudan
51 Officer, 13th Bengal Lancers Egypt/Sudan
51a Officer, 6th Bengal Lancers (yellow) Egypt/Sudan
51b&c Officer (red and green) Egypt/Sudan
52 Mahdists with banners, drums, swords, 1890-98 Egypt/Sudan
53 Palm Trees Egypt/Sudan
54 Mahdist with banner, 1890-98 Egypt/Sudan
55 Egyptian Infantry, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
56 Egyptian Infantry, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
57 Naval Brigade, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
58 Naval Brigade, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
59 Naval Gatling Gun, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
60 inGobamakhosi-Zulu Regiment, 1879 Zulu
61 Officer, Black Watch, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
62 Black Watch, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
63 Black Watch, 1882 Egypt/Sudan
64 Coldstream Guards, 1854 Crimea
65 Coldstream Guards, 1854 Crimea
65a Coldstream Guards, add-on-set Crimea
66 Officer, Coldstream Guards, 1854 Crimea
67 Colour Party, Coldstream Guards, 1854 Crimea
68 1st Dragoons-Heavy Brigade Baclava (mounted) Crimea
69 1st Dragoons-Officer (mounted) Crimea
70 Scots Grey-Heavy Brigade Baclava (mounted) Crimea
71 Scots Grey-Officer (mounted) Crimea
72 Russian Line Infantry Crimea
72a Russian Line Infantry, add-on-set Crimea
73 Russian Light Infantry Crimea
73a Russian Light Infantry, add-on-set Crimea
74 Blackwatch, 1854 Crimea
75 Officer, Blackwatch, 1854 Crimea
76 Russian Color Party, 1854 Crimea
77 Coldstream Guads, Pioneers, 1854 Crimea
78 uThulwana Zulu Regiment, 1879 Zulu
79 Don Cossack Artillery Crimea
80 The Thin Red Line, 1854 Crimea
81 Band, Cameron Highlanders, 1854 Crimea
81a Band, Cameron Highlanders, add-on-set, 1854 Crimea
82 24th Foot, 1879 Zulu
83 Royal Horse Artillery, 1854 Crimea
84 Russian Line Infantry, 1854 Crimea
84a Russian Line Infantry, add-on-set, 1854 Crimea
85 Russian Light Infantry, 1854 Crimea
85a Russian Light Infantry, add-on-set, 1854 Crimea
86 53rd Don Cossacks, 1854 (mounted) Crimea
87 Officer, 53rd Don Cossacks, 1854 (mounted) Crimea
88 11th Hussars, 1854 (mounted) Crimea
89 Lord Cardigan, 1854 Crimea
90 Royal Artillery, 1854 Crimea
91 17th Lancers, 1854 Crimea
91a 17th Lancers, add-on-set Crimea
92 Officer, 17th Lancers, 1854 Crimea
93 Napoleon (mounted) Napoleonic
94 Soult, Marshal of France (mounted) Napoleonic
95 Chasseurs A’ Cheval (mounted) Napoleonic
96 Prince Eugene De Beauharnais (mounted) Napoloenic
97 Chasseurs A’Cheval, Standard Bearer (mounted) Napoloenic
98 Zouaves of the Line Crimea
98a Zouaves of the Line, add-on-set Crimea
99 Band of the Coldstream Guards (7 pieces) Crimea
99a Band of the Coldstream Guards, add-on-set Crimea
100 Saving the Colour Zulu
101 Chasseurs A’Cheval, Trumpeter (mounted) Napoleonic
102 Polish Lancers, 1st Empire (mounted) Napoleonic
103 Polish Lancer, Trumpeter (mounted) Napoleonic
104 Prince Poniatowski (mounted) Napoleonic
105 Dutch Lancers, 1st Empire Napoleonic
106 General Edourd Colbert, Dutch Lancers (mounted) Napoleonic
107 Grenadiers a pied Napoleonic
107a Grenadiers a pied, add-on-set Napoleonic
108 General Dorsenne (mounted) Napoleonic
109 Baron Gourgaud (mounted) Napoleonic
110 Grenadiers a pied, Head of Column Napoleonic
111 Gendarmerie Imperiale Napoleonic
111a Gendarmerie Imperiale, add-on-set Napoleonic
112 Duke of Wellington, Waterloo (mounted) Napoleonic
113 Generl Picton, Waterloo (mounted) Napoleonic
114 Earl of Uxbridge, Waterloo (mounted) Napoleonic
115 Major Henry Percy, Waterloo, Wellington’s aide (mounted) Napoleonic
116 Gordon Highlanders, Waterloo, 1815 Napoleonic
116a Gordon Highlanders, add-on-set Napoleonic
117 Mamelukes (mounted) Napoleonic
118 Chef de escardon Mamelukes Kirman (mounted) Napoleonic
119 Mameluke, Trumpeter (mounted) Napoleonic
120 Mameluke, Drum Horse (mounted) Napoleonic
121 Pipe band of the Gordon Highlanders, Waterloo Napoleonic
121a Pipe band of the Gordon Highlanders, add-on-set Napoleonic
122 Colour Party, Gordon Highlanders Napoleonic
123 Drum Horse, Polish Lancers Napoleonic
124 Fusilers-Chasseur Napoleonic
124a Fusilers-Chasseur, add-on-set Napoleonic
125 Seamen of the Guard Napoleonic
125a Seamen of the Guard, add-on-set Napoleonic
126 Guards, Camel Regiment, 1885 Egypt/Sudan
127 Marshall Joachim Murat (mounted) Napoleonic
128 1st Foot Guards, Waterloo Napoleonic
129 1st Foot Guards, Waterloo Napoleonic
130 Foot Artillery of the Guard Napoleonic
131 3rd Chevau-Legers Lancers (mounted) Napoleonic
132 Officer, 3rd Chevau-Legers Lancers (mounted) Napoleonic
133
5th Cheavau-Legers Lancers (mounted) Napoleonic
134 Officer, 5th Cheavu-Legers Lancers Napoleonic
135 Fusiliers, Line Infantry Napoleonic
136 Voltigeurs, Line Infantry Napoleonic
137 Voltigeurs, Line Infantry Napoleonic
138-1 French Line Infantry, Head of Column Napoleonic
138-2 French Line Infantry, Head of Column Napoleonic
139 1st Foot Guards, Colour Party, Waterloo Napoleonic
140 Officer, French Line Infantry (mounted) Napoleonic
141 21st lancers, Battle of Omdruman, 1898 Egypt/Sudan
142 Winston Churchill, Battle of Omdurman Egypt/Sudan
143 Cuirassiers, 1st Empire Napoleonic
144 Carabiners, 1st Empire Napoleonic
145
146 Mahdist Infantry Egypt/Sudan
 
Wow, that is an impressive list you put together. I don't think I need to do it now since it would just be duplicating what you did. I made a quick perusal of the list (we are about to walk out the door for three days in Las Vegas) and the only sets you are missing are No. 50d - 30th Lancers in green uniforms and No. 51d - 30th Lancers Officer.

Dave, I have the start dates for the major Imperial ranges as best as David Cowe could remember them in my article in TS & MF magazine. If you don't subscribe to it, I will send you an e-mail copy, if you would like.
 
Mike,

Have a fun trip. If you have time, when you get back, can you post something on the number 50 sets? I can't recall if they did 5 of those: 50, 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d or just four and what the colors were for those. I have the blue and yellow Bengal Lancer sets. It would be good to get the number down and the name of each of those Bengal Lancer units. Also, let me know if you know what set 145 is? Thanks.

Dan
 
Dan,

We are back from Las Vegas. We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday; in 1967, we were actually married there by a Justice of the Peace. This time we stayed in a suite as opposed to the Westward Ho Motel in 1967. We spent $200 for dinner at Prime at the Belagio. In 1967, my total liquid assets were $400. BTW, that just may have been the best steak dinner we have ever had.

Regarding Imperial: I have the same price list you do, it shows set No. 144 as Carabiniers, 1st Empire and set No. 145 as Mahdist Infantry. So I have no idea what set No. 145 should be. Set No. 11 is Captain Gilbert Mair & the Arawa Flying Column which came out about 15 years out of numeric sequence.

The Bengal Lancer sets are as follows: No. 50 - 13th Bengal Lancers, Egypt/Sudan, 1882 (blue uniform); No. 51 - 13th Bengal Lancers, Egypt/Sudan, 1882 (officer); No. 50a - tan uniform; No. 50b - yellow uniform; No. 50c - red uniform; and No. 50d - green uniform. The Officers are Nos. 51a, b c, & c, respectively. I also have the unit descriptions of these sets.
 
Last edited:
Just to clarify: set No. 50 is the 13th Bengal Lancers (blue), 50a is the 6th Bengal Lancers (tan), 50b is the 1st Bengal Lancers (yellow), 50c is the 4th Bengal Lancers (red), and 50d is the 30th Lancers (green). I don't know if 50d should be Bengal Lancers, but Stone Castle's 1993 catalog doesn't use "Bengal" in the listing. It could be that since this was a Sikh unit, they were not from Bengal. It was also known as the 4th Regiment of Nizam's Cavalry and later as the Hyderabad Contingent.
 
I just noticed two more omissions from you list. Set No. 12c - Seaforth Highlanders, at the ready and 13c - Seaforth Highlanders, charging. Set Nos. 28a, b, & c are the mounted officers to go with either set Nos. 12a, b, & c or Nos. 13a, b, & c. All these sets are as follows: Black Watch are "a," Gordons are "b," and Seaforths are "c."
 
Louis Badolato said:
If I dig around I should be able to find some old Imperial Catalogues from the early to mid-1990's, as well as a nice letter from David Cowe. Imperial was my favorite toy soldier company for several years, and I still have better then 50 sets in storage.
Click to expand...

Louis and Dan,

If you have original Imperial catalogs and not copies, why don't you send them to me to so I can copy them? Bob Walker has a professional grade copier that retails for $43,000 (he bought it used for $10,000) which makes exceptional quality copies. It sure beats my $300 HP copier/fax machine. In any case, if I can get high quality flyers/catalogs, I'll make up a listing of all Imperial's sets organized by ranges (e.g., Zulu Wars, Crimea, etc.) using color copies of what you send me. I'll make them available to anyone on the forum interested in Imperial. I promise not to damage your originals and will return them to you promptly.
 
Mike,

If you send me an email with your address, I will mail the originals. Yes, please return them when done. Note the catalogs cover the first 67 sets. They are the original catalogs and have good images of each the individual sets, but the pictures are not in color. Except for the one in 1995, which was white, the paper for the flyers was colored if that makes any sense. I know others on the forum mentioned they had some catalogs after 1995 with the sets from 67 and on. I'm dying to see color photos of those other sets. It would be fantastic if we could put together a comprehensive photo catalog of their sets (prefarably in color). I'm happy to pitch in on that effort. I wish I had printed out pictures when London Bridge and others carried the Imperial sets. I never thought of it at the time.

Dan
 
ucla1967 said:
Louis and Dan,

If you have original Imperial catalogs and not copies, why don't you send them to me to so I can copy them? Bob Walker has a professional grade copier that retails for $43,000 (he bought it used for $10,000) which makes exceptional quality copies. It sure beats my $300 HP copier/fax machine. In any case, if I can get high quality flyers/catalogs, I'll make up a listing of all Imperial's sets organized by ranges (e.g., Zulu Wars, Crimea, etc.) using color copies of what you send me. I'll make them available to anyone on the forum interested in Imperial. I promise not to damage your originals and will return them to you promptly.
Click to expand...

Mike,

If I can find them, I will be happy to send them to you.
 
ucla1967 said:
Louis and Dan,

If you have original Imperial catalogs and not copies, why don't you send them to me to so I can copy them? Bob Walker has a professional grade copier that retails for $43,000 (he bought it used for $10,000) which makes exceptional quality copies. It sure beats my $300 HP copier/fax machine. In any case, if I can get high quality flyers/catalogs, I'll make up a listing of all Imperial's sets organized by ranges (e.g., Zulu Wars, Crimea, etc.) using color copies of what you send me. I'll make them available to anyone on the forum interested in Imperial. I promise not to damage your originals and will return them to you promptly.
Click to expand...

Hi Mike

It would be great to get some kind of complete catalogue like that ,I,ve
sent the new catalogues I was able to get through to Dan a couple of days
back ,so hopefully theirs something in those you guys dont already have.

cheers rob
 
Hi Rob,

I asked Dan to wait on mailing them to me to see if Louis can find his Imperial catalogs. That way I only have to impose on Bob Walker one time to use his copier. Actually, he will have to do it for us since it is so sophisticated. He said it took several months for him to learn how to use it. I'll make sure you get a copy when I finish the project.
 
Thanks Mike

You and now Dan have been a great source of info on imperial
so its much apreciated.
I finnaly managed to get the heirloom series 1 via e bay ,so i,m
making some room in pole position of my display case for its
arrival.

cheers Rob
 
vandilay said:
Thanks Mike

You and now Dan have been a great source of info on imperial
so its much apreciated.
I finnaly managed to get the heirloom series 1 via e bay ,so i,m
making some room in pole position of my display case for its
arrival.

cheers Rob
Click to expand...

Rob,

I didn't see it on eBay here in the states. Was it on a non-U.S. site? The last ones I saw earlier this year went for about $850. Did yours include the box?
 
Hi Mike

Yeah it was listed in the US ,the listing was under cameron highlanders
not imperial .Realy nice guy too , I paid just under $700 including all
original packaging . It is going to take pride of place in my collection
thats for sure.
 
vandilay said:
Hi Mike

Yeah it was listed in the US ,the listing was under cameron highlanders
not imperial .Realy nice guy too , I paid just under $700 including all
original packaging . It is going to take pride of place in my collection
thats for sure.
Click to expand...

Congratulations Rob! You got quite a bargain. No wonder I didn't see it.
 
Mike it would be great if you could send me the imperial catalogs when you get them finished I will p.m you my address and everything if you can send them to me. I am interested in seeing more sets because I just added my first imperial figure to my collection earlier this week.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 4 (members: 0, guests: 4)
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2024 XenForo Ltd.
Back
Top