London March show photos (1 Viewer)

[tdubel]

Couple of questions!! And kudos to all the photos, I have to get to London, all my true favorite manufacturers are there!

Anyhow:

1. Was Sarum Soldiers in attendence?

2. How much is the Little Legion Dhow?


Thanks!

Tom

 

[Louis Badolato]

Louis,

I may be interested as well. Can you find out measurements and let me know. Thanks.

Done. I gave him both our e-mail addresses and asked that he provide us with the meaurements.

 

[debrito]

Yes, good question. Was Figarti the only thing at the Show? Doesn't look like they had anything new.

And they're still looking towards the sky, even the Russians...unbelievable...

 

[glossman]

Great job on the photos guys. The show did seem a little quieter than usual, but that could just be down to memories of the December Show, which as ususal, is the busiest.

Got in early, to prevent Rob from buying up everything (although he had his movements somewhat restricted after 10am )

I'm glad that Jeff, as ususal, has covered the glossy G&D categories (beautiful terminology Jeff ), as with half of them, I'd have no idea what I was looking at.

I managed to get £200 down within 30 seconds of walking through the door, due to good tactical positioning by Clive and the Grey Goose stand. Obviously, Rob had beat me to it with the first purchase , but got the second Sherman Crab (not Carb ) / Flail. I expect these will go pretty quick - production run of 100, rather than 130 as per the M16 and JS2.

Got a quick scour round the two halls prior to the main opening.

Plenty of Treefroggers in attendance, notable in his absence was UKReb, due to selecting a holiday, rather than fulfilling his dutiful commitment of attending these events. As well as Clive (Lurchio), Tony N and Dispatch Dave were manning the K&C stand as normal (or rather Sue and crew were doing the work, while the boys were mincing around and topping up their tans under the artificial lighting ). Dave and Mark from TM Terrain were in attendance, with, as you know, John Jenkins in attendance. I think I saw Alan(Trooper) hidden away playing with Mountford Miniatures kits.
Rob (shock, horror ) managed to make it, as did the usual suspects, Jeff (aujj65), James (Eazy), Andy (UKBod - fresh back from also topping up his tan), Martin (Evzone), Glyn (RAMC) with reinforcement, and out of the depths, even Mr Elliott managed to drag himself to the show. I saw Martyn (GICop) scurrying around purchasing obscene amounts of Trophy goods ( he really is rather good at tracking those down ain't he?).

Had a great time providing financial advice on show aquisitions to Andy and James. Find it's a lot less painful getting other people to spend their money. Good to see that Andy in particular, buckled like a cheap deck chair on his 'no card use, cash only' policy, within about 2 minutes of announcing it. And, he will of course, end up getting multiple subs so that Otto has something to command.

Interesting twist of fate in relation to Rob's show activities. Not entirely convinced of the wisdom of putting him the other side of the K&C stands, but I'm sure the stock check will reveal any discrepencies. He did leave early, and was wearing his extra large mac, so......

The 12.30 midday Treefrogger refreshement break turned in to an all afternoon break. Good to see Kevin showing that he's prepared to flaunt the latest fashion trends and go full on with the silver beard look. It works for George Clooney, so you go for it sunshine .

Picked up:

- Crabs, from Clive
- Desert buildings from K&C
- Couple of Ancient Egypt pieces from K&C (oooops, there's another range started )
- Some accessory bits from JG Miniatures
- Couple of odds n sods such as Del Prado figures, for conversions n' stuff
- Couple of 21stC bits for the kids to keep them quiet and
- 2 Shermans, which I'll post about seperately to see if anyone has any knowldge as to their origins.

All in all, a chilled out day, less frantic than December and very enjoyable. Great seeing the Britfrog Pack again, and looking forward to June.

Simon

Hi Simon,

Enjoyed reading your nice little write up of the show.

Glad you had a good time at the show and got yourself some Shermans.

Any pics of the UK Treefroggers gathered at the bar ?

Thanks, Raymond.

*************

 

[glossman]

Jeff,

Thanks for the close up shots of the new Tradition sets.

Will you be posting photos of Sarum Soldiers ?

Raymond.

******

 

[Rob]

Louis - there are new K&C releases? I must have missed something in the photos...what did you spot?

Rob - thanks so much for the great photos.

-Mark

Rob...thank you for posting the Jenkin's photos...if you have any more...I would love to see them.

Jeff, Rob and Andy,
thank you very much for the great coverage of the show.
Looking forward to tomorrow's pictures, Jeff.
Konrad

Ditto. It seems everything looks better at the London show.

Hi Jeff, Rob, and Andy,

Thank you so much for providing outstanding coverage of the London show. Your actions in posting these photos has been very thoughtful, interesting, and exciting!

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

Thank you Rob, Jeff and Andy for the photo coverage. Very much appreciated.

OD

Outstanding job Rob. Thank you so much. I love the Tmomas gunn FJ and the wurfgerat which will comprise of a 2 man team


Harrie

You are all very welcome guys,happy that I can finally do my bit for the forum as I really appreciate all you guys who post pics from Chicago,Westcoaster,symposium etc.

Rob

 

[aujj65]

Couple of questions!! And kudos to all the photos, I have to get to London, all my true favorite manufacturers are there!

Anyhow:

1. Was Sarum Soldiers in attendence?

2. How much is the Little Legion Dhow?


Thanks!

Tom

Tom,

SS was there, but I failed to get any pictures!

LL Dhow was in the mid 200 GBP. made to order only.

Jeff

 

[aujj65]

More...............

 

[aujj65]

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Jeff

 

[Rob]

FL Naps,very nice indeed.

Rob

 

[aujj65]

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Jeff

 

[Mister Dave]

Great job on the photos guys. The show did seem a little quieter than usual, but that could just be down to memories of the December Show, which as ususal, is the busiest.

Got in early, to prevent Rob from buying up everything (although he had his movements somewhat restricted after 10am )

I'm glad that Jeff, as ususal, has covered the glossy G&D categories (beautiful terminology Jeff ), as with half of them, I'd have no idea what I was looking at.

I managed to get £200 down within 30 seconds of walking through the door, due to good tactical positioning by Clive and the Grey Goose stand. Obviously, Rob had beat me to it with the first purchase , but got the second Sherman Crab (not Carb ) / Flail. I expect these will go pretty quick - production run of 100, rather than 130 as per the M16 and JS2.

Got a quick scour round the two halls prior to the main opening.

Plenty of Treefroggers in attendance, notable in his absence was UKReb, due to selecting a holiday, rather than fulfilling his dutiful commitment of attending these events. As well as Clive (Lurchio), Tony N and Dispatch Dave were manning the K&C stand as normal (or rather Sue and crew were doing the work, while the boys were mincing around and topping up their tans under the artificial lighting ). Dave and Mark from TM Terrain were in attendance, with, as you know, John Jenkins in attendance. I think I saw Alan(Trooper) hidden away playing with Mountford Miniatures kits.
Rob (shock, horror ) managed to make it, as did the usual suspects, Jeff (aujj65), James (Eazy), Andy (UKBod - fresh back from also topping up his tan), Martin (Evzone), Glyn (RAMC) with reinforcement, and out of the depths, even Mr Elliott managed to drag himself to the show. I saw Martyn (GICop) scurrying around purchasing obscene amounts of Trophy goods ( he really is rather good at tracking those down ain't he?).

Had a great time providing financial advice on show aquisitions to Andy and James. Find it's a lot less painful getting other people to spend their money. Good to see that Andy in particular, buckled like a cheap deck chair on his 'no card use, cash only' policy, within about 2 minutes of announcing it. And, he will of course, end up getting multiple subs so that Otto has something to command.

Interesting twist of fate in relation to Rob's show activities. Not entirely convinced of the wisdom of putting him the other side of the K&C stands, but I'm sure the stock check will reveal any discrepencies. He did leave early, and was wearing his extra large mac, so......

The 12.30 midday Treefrogger refreshement break turned in to an all afternoon break. Good to see Kevin showing that he's prepared to flaunt the latest fashion trends and go full on with the silver beard look. It works for George Clooney, so you go for it sunshine .

Picked up:

- Crabs, from Clive
- Desert buildings from K&C
- Couple of Ancient Egypt pieces from K&C (oooops, there's another range started )
- Some accessory bits from JG Miniatures
- Couple of odds n sods such as Del Prado figures, for conversions n' stuff
- Couple of 21stC bits for the kids to keep them quiet and
- 2 Shermans, which I'll post about seperately to see if anyone has any knowldge as to their origins.

All in all, a chilled out day, less frantic than December and very enjoyable. Great seeing the Britfrog Pack again, and looking forward to June.

Simon

Hmmmmmm, at first glance this sounds a bit dicey, Simon.

 

[Rob]

For years I've resisted buying JJ figures but I am crumbling every time I see them,and now I've seen the Nile masters,I do believe I'm a lost soul!.It was very nice to talk to John yesterday and very good of him to take the time to explain a few things to me.I have a strong feeling that I will be reporting from the June London show that I've got my first JJ figures.

Rob

 

[aujj65]

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Jeff

 

[aujj65]

First three - more Good Soldiers..........

Jeff

 

[aujj65]

Mountford............

Jeff

 

[marco55]

I've heard about the smaller toy soldier makers,especially in the UK but I didn't realize there were so many and all the beautiful figures they make.
Mark

 

[Rob]

I've heard about the smaller toy soldier makers,especially in the UK but I didn't realize there were so many and all the beautiful figures they make.
Mark

Mark,absolutely spot on,there are so many independents as it were and so much buried treasure to discover there.

Rob

 

[marco55]

Shame more of them don't have websites.
Mark

 

[Rob]

Shame more of them don't have websites.
Mark

Very true!

Rob