London June Show 2014 (1 Viewer)

[Obee]

Its 3 weeks to go, and no one has raised this thread, so I thought that I'd go first !

OK, who is going to the show on 7th June???

ME ^&grin^&grin

I've also make contact with a few others who I have arrange to meet up with:

Old Bill (Roy) and we will compare notes about John Jenkins and The Battle of Leuthen.
ACW Cavalry (Martin) who is one of my regular friends and correspondents about the hobby in UK.
Mardasson (Michel) who will be bringing some of his figures for sale, including ALAM Figures, all the way from Belgium, and maybe some chocolates
Anyone else going ???

Please let me know, and if you see me wandering round the show, looking slightly awestruck by the huge range of figures and equipment on display or looking lost sometime about noon, say "Hello" and please direct to me where the drinkers will be enjoying a pint in the closest pub.

After London we will be travelling around UK for about 4 weeks, so if any of you are interested in showing me any of your local sights, toy soldier museums or showing off your collection, please feel free to make contact, via my home email obees@upnaway.com

See you soon,

John

 

[OldDragon]

John

You seemed lined up to have a wonderful good time in UK. Please if you will post a brief write up of your adventures with accompanying pics.

Meanwhile, wishing the both of you a smashing good time and safe travel.

Bests
OD

 

[aujj65]

I've managed to make the last nine shows but unfortunately I will miss this one due to my niece's wedding on the Sunday down in Dorset (completely the opposite direction to London) we are travelling down on the Saturday (show day) as my wife has made the wedding cake.

I've tried to get out of it but to no avail! So there won't be the usual selection of photos from me :redface2: but I'm sure there will be plenty from the other Treefroggers attending.

Anyway I hope everyone who's going has a great time and I will be looking forward to the photos!

Jeff

 

[villagehorse]

Jeff, slip out during the nuptials, no one will notice.^&grin, Robin.

 

[GICOP]

I've managed to make the last nine shows but unfortunately I will miss this one due to my niece's wedding on the Sunday down in Dorset (completely the opposite direction to London) we are travelling down on the Saturday (show day) as my wife has made the wedding cake.

I've tried to get out of it but to no avail! So there won't be the usual selection of photos from me :redface2: but I'm sure there will be plenty from the other Treefroggers attending.

Anyway I hope everyone who's going has a great time and I will be looking forward to the photos!

Jeff

That's a shame Jeff....PM inbound....not related to this topic though ^&grin

Cheers

Martyn

 

[sammy719]

I've managed to make the last nine shows but unfortunately I will miss this one due to my niece's wedding on the Sunday down in Dorset (completely the opposite direction to London) we are travelling down on the Saturday (show day) as my wife has made the wedding cake.

I've tried to get out of it but to no avail! So there won't be the usual selection of photos from me :redface2: but I'm sure there will be plenty from the other Treefroggers attending.

Anyway I hope everyone who's going has a great time and I will be looking forward to the photos!

Jeff

Say it ain't so Joe?? er..um, Jeff man I will miss your early coverage of the show and the variety of photos that you always post here, oh well, December is only 7 months away!!...Sammy

 

[aujj65]

Say it ain't so Joe?? er..um, Jeff man I will miss your early coverage of the show and the variety of photos that you always post here, oh well, December is only 7 months away!!...Sammy

Nice of you to say so Sammy :smile2: I will miss the show and I will have to wait to get home Monday afternoon to catch up with what went on, but as you say only 7 months until the December one...{sm2}

Jeff :salute::

 

[hotel3alpha]

Gents, Nobleman, Barristers, Collectors and Magistrates,

Is there a website of the London Toy Soldier Show and were a bouts is it in London? I have never travelled to your fair country and the closets I have been to God, Queen and Country is Shannon, Ireland. For y'all that probably does not count, but hey I was coming back from the War and was not in charge of international pit stops.

But seriously Gentleman, will you post more info and pics accordingly before, during and after?

Thank you sirs,

John from Texas

 

[Obee]

Gents, Nobleman, Barristers, Collectors and Magistrates,

Is there a website of the London Toy Soldier Show and were a bouts is it in London? I have never travelled to your fair country and the closets I have been to God, Queen and Country is Shannon, Ireland. For y'all that probably does not count, but hey I was coming back from the War and was not in charge of international pit stops.

But seriously Gentleman, will you post more info and pics accordingly before, during and after?

Thank you sirs,

John from Texas

Hi John,

maybe I'll see you there ... I'm traveling further that you... form 'down under !!!

Yes there is a website : http://www.thetoysoldiershow.com/

all the info is there,

10 days to go ???

John O'B

 

[sammy719]

Gents, Nobleman, Barristers, Collectors and Magistrates,

Is there a website of the London Toy Soldier Show and were a bouts is it in London? I have never travelled to your fair country and the closets I have been to God, Queen and Country is Shannon, Ireland. For y'all that probably does not count, but hey I was coming back from the War and was not in charge of international pit stops.

But seriously Gentleman, will you post more info and pics accordingly before, during and after?

Thank you sirs,

John from Texas

John from Texas, nooooobody covers the 3 London shows as good as our counter parts there in the UK as far as photos and the general guff that goes on at the shows, more then a few mates here post pics from the show and the vast size/displays from so many manufacturers are a sight to see, and all for only 1 day!!! the manufacturers,sellers should work out some kind of 2-3 day venture as the Texas, Chicago shows do, looking forward to this one in a few weeks as always...Sammy

 

[hoogri]

too bad I'm not there during the london show
I sit with my club in normandy
We are there for the anniversary of D-Day
I would like to meet the treefrog gers back and see again
you see it at the December show.

Richard

 

[hotel3alpha]

John from Texas, nooooobody covers the 3 London shows as good as our counter parts there in the UK as far as photos and the general guff that goes on at the shows, more then a few mates here post pics from the show and the vast size/displays from so many manufacturers are a sight to see, and all for only 1 day!!! the manufacturers,sellers should work out some kind of 2-3 day venture as the Texas, Chicago shows do, looking forward to this one in a few weeks as always...Sammy

Its just ONE DAY?

John from Texas

 

[sammy719]

Its just ONE DAY?

John from Texas

That's all it is mate, why?? I don't know?? with so many tables/sellers, dealers there you would think all parties would want to make this event longer, but maybe being it's held 3 times a year has something to do with it, just wish I had the coin to fly out to see this one in person, oh well maybe one day...Sammy

 

[Obee]

Where is the Pub for the lunchtime drink and what time???

I haven't been to this new venue, as last time it was in lobby bar of the National...

Wouldn't want to miss out .....

John

 

[UKReb]

Where is the Pub for the lunchtime drink and what time???

I haven't been to this new venue, as last time it was in lobby bar of the National...

Wouldn't want to miss out .....

John

John

Exit the Business Design Centre and walk straight ahead to the main drag-Upper Street. Turn sharp right and the Steam Passage Tavern is about 20 yards along the drag to your right.-Saloon Bar usually about 1230hrs



A traditional London pub-good beer and darn fine tucker.

I'll catch you on the ice and mine's a gin and tonic ^&grin

Bob

 

[Obee]

John

Exit the Business Design Centre and walk straight ahead to the main drag-Upper Street. Turn sharp right and the Steam Passage Tavern is about 20 yards along the drag to your right.-Saloon Bar usually about 1230hrs

A traditional London pub-good beer and darn fine tucker.

I'll catch you on the ice and mine's a gin and tonic ^&grin

Bob

Looking forward to it

and the Show

John

 

[Angusprune]

I think it'll be the usual bunch of badly dressed, overweight, slightly sad looking middle aged men....

 

[Obee]

I think it'll be the usual bunch of badly dressed, overweight, slightly sad looking middle aged men....

Why so sad???

I'll be smiling

Slightly well dressed, now NOT overweight and old aged

John

 

[Wraith]

I think it'll be the usual bunch of badly dressed, overweight, slightly sad looking middle aged men....

Well, there goes my primary reason for attending. I guess I'll just have to settle for looking at toy soldiers rather than trying to pick up fashionable, slim, happy young men. :rolleyes2:

 

[johnnybach]

I won't be going (again) - as am not in the Country.

But look on the bright side - at least I don't have to put a new elastic band over my trainers (to keep the sole in place); press my baggy trousers, give my purple track-suit top a wash, give what's left of my hair a Bobby Charlton comb-over, put after-shave over my bits of torn tissue pieced, wrinkled face - and wear a fixed smile at all times!

Thank heavens for small mercies. ^&grin jb