Mike Tarantino's Toy Soldier Collection (6 Viewers)

[ucla1967]

Love those striking blue uni's! Very nice Mike.

Joe

Thanks Joe. The blues are striking. Mike

 

[ucla1967]

Hi Mike,

What a great set!! I must have been asleep that day and missed the ebay listing.

Like you, I had never seen it before or was aware of its existence. Well done!!

Regards,

Bob

Hi Bob,

It is a great set and I am lucky to have found it. My Bastion set list ends with set A.65 Gordon Highlanders 1899, but six of the "A Series" sets are missing from that list. Also, I have acquired a number of sets which are unknown set number variations of existing numbered sets. These are usually in action and marching at the slope or at the trail sets. I am preparing to depart on Friday for a South American vacation to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, but when I return, we should compare notes via regular email to see if we can fill in any blanks.

Best regards,

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

Hi Mike these must be quite rare I’m always looking for bastion but can never find them

Regards John

Hi John,

Bastion is becoming more and more difficult to find either on eBay or at auction. That being said, I have about 30 duplicate sets which I would like to trade or sell for $80 USD per set. They include a number on unknown set number variations on existing sets (e.g. French Foreign Legion, Chasseurs a Pied, etc.) which I believe are rare. Let's compare notes when I get back from South America in early February.

Best regards,

Mike

 

[Terp152]

This is another World War II Philippine mahogany warbird that I picked up on eBay. It is a Luftwaffe Dornier Do.17Z Flying Pencil twin-engine schnell bomber in 1/32 scale from Toys & Models Corporation. Its wing span is 22 inches and its length is 19 1/2 inches, so it is fairly large. It was powered by two BMW Bramo 323P, 9-cylinder radial, air-cooled engines developing 1,000 hp each. It had a maximum speed of 255 MPH, a ceiling of 26,900 feet, and a range of 720 miles. It had 6/8 machine guns and could carry a 2,200 pound bomb load. At the outbreak of World War II, there were 370 Do.17s in Luftwaffe service. It was withdrawn from front line service towards the end of 1942 and was replaced by the more powerful and efficient Dornier Do.217.

Beautiful model. Love the war birds. Chris

 

[ucla1967]

Beautiful model. Love the war birds. Chris

Thank you Chris. I wish I had more room to display some of the war birds you collect, but I have had to limit myself to just WWII Philippine mahogany war birds.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This is unboxed Bastion Models set A.37 US INFANTRY IN ACTION, STEEL HELMETS 1918.

 

[ucla1967]

This is a Bastion Models set similar to the one in the previous post which is also unboxed: set A.36 US INFANTRY IN ACTION, MONTANA HATS 1917.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Thanks for sharing the link.
Many years ago I bought some of the 1900 Colonials from them, but since then never saw them again...I had thought they had gone out of business.
Cheers
Luiz

Here is the link:
http://www.eastofindia.com/

 

[lancer]

Thanks for sharing the link.
Many years ago I bought some of the 1900 Colonials from them, but since then never saw them again...I had thought they had gone out of business.
Cheers
Luiz

Luiz, I believe East of India is long out of business. The website is 10 years out of date. Too bad as they made some nice stuff. -- Al

 

[ucla1967]

Luiz, I believe East of India is long out of business. The website is 10 years out of date. Too bad as they made some nice stuff. -- Al

Unfortunately, it is true. East of India has been out of business for years.

 

[ucla1967]

This is Bastion Models unboxed set A.40 FRENCH CHASSEURS A PIED IN ACTION 1914. There is also set A.27 FRENCH CHASSEURS A PIED 1900 which I also have where the figures are marching at the slope. I posted photos of that set some time ago.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Opsss, Too good to be true...
Cheers
Luiz

Luiz, I believe East of India is long out of business. The website is 10 years out of date. Too bad as they made some nice stuff. -- Al

 

[ucla1967]

I normally try to acquire Bastion sets in their 8-figure boxes, but this isn't always possible. I have recently acquired a couple of the 6-figure sets which are usually in green boxes rather than the standard maroon boxes. This is unboxed Bastion set A.20 GERMAN INFANTRY ADVANCING 1914.

 

[ucla1967]

Hi John,

Bastion is becoming more and more difficult to find either on eBay or at auction. That being said, I have about 30 duplicate sets which I would like to trade or sell for $80 USD per set. They include a number on unknown set number variations on existing sets (e.g. French Foreign Legion, Chasseurs a Pied, etc.) which I believe are rare. Let's compare notes when I get back from South America in early February.

Best regards,

Mike

Hi John,

I sent you an email thru the forum about a week ago. Did you receive it? My email address is matara42@roadrunner.com. Thanks.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This is a recent eBay pick up of an unboxed six-figure Bastion Models set A.45 GERMAN INFANTRY STANDING FIRING 1915.

 

[ucla1967]

This is another recent pick up on eBay of an unboxed Bastion Models set whose number is unknown: FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION AT THE SLOPE 1900. I already have sets A.10 FRENCH FOREIGN AT THE TRAIL 1900 and A.46 FRENCH FOREIGN IN ACTION 1900, but this one I had never seen before.

 

[ucla1967]

This is the second John Jenkins Roman Army booster set that I have acquired from Treefrog. It is set HMRRBS789R, Armies and Enemies of Ancient Rome, The Army of the Mid Republic, Hastati.

 

[ucla1967]

Here are some of my recent eBay pickups of John Jenkins's series The Great War, 1914-1918, The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915. John's action poses are really hard to beat.

 

[ucla1967]

I also have recently acquired about 20 Thomas Gunn Romans from various legions which have different shields plus Preatorian and Byzantine Guards. There are also a couple of new John Jenkins Romans with yellow shields and Hiriart Norwegian Guard and East German Guard singles on the table with them. Some other recent auction pick ups include are a dozen Bastion Models sets.

 

[ucla1967]

Last Friday, I received my latest John Jenkins Designs toy soldiers. There were 17 sets from the Jacobite Rebellion 1745. There are an addition two sets on the way.