redsoldiercollector
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Anyone in the NE Georgia area that would like to start a small toy soldier club?
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Mitch
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Thats a great idea would that be along the lines of the modellers societies as it would be a great idea not only in the US but in England. Hope you get a lot of response
Mitch
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Yo Troopers, you are already in the best Toy Soldier club on the planet
, and you dont have to travel hundreds of miles to meet people and chat and show photos of your models, its all here at your finger tips.
Bernard.
, and you dont have to travel hundreds of miles to meet people and chat and show photos of your models, its all here at your finger tips.Bernard.
redsoldiercollector
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Thanks for the support from the UK and you on the Emeral Isle are correct as well, but I really enjoy being able to see up close and personal, people's collections. Also, I learn so much by watching other people paint. The problem is that I live in a toy soldier wilderness of sorts I guess. Nobody is contacting me so hey, it was worth a try.
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Yo Trooper, first its only called the Isle now, I married the Emerald 18 years ago. Now that's bound to get me a few more Stadden models lol. Second talk about a Toy Soldier wilderness, think there is only two people including myself from Ireland on the forum, but I phone people in the UK, email people around the World, so I don't feel like its a wilderness.
Just had a look at your profile page, you have got to get more involved in the forum. Shannon & Peter have provided us with a great site, to chat and show our collections off, BUT BUT not many people can be bothered to even put any photos up in the albums provided, every Toy Soldier/Model Soldier I have is there for the World to see, and as ("obee" John O' Brien from Aussie) said the other day on a thread its a great source for a painting guide if you need to see how certain Regiments uniforms were back in time, Chas Stadden being a perfectionist in his research on Military.
Another thing some people who do put photos up CANNOT even be bothered to write any text under the photo they put up, so you look at their albums and you haven't got a clue what you are looking at IE: who made them, what date, and what regiments are we looking at, I mean am I a mind reader lol.
So Trooper get your finger out, you horrible little man, "WHAT ARE YOU" a horrble little man SIR and get involved in this mans Army, or I will have to start dishing out some more Stable Duties, and when your wife smells you you will be living in the wilderness FULL STOP.
Bernard.
. Now that's bound to get me a few more Stadden models lol. Second talk about a Toy Soldier wilderness, think there is only two people including myself from Ireland on the forum, but I phone people in the UK, email people around the World, so I don't feel like its a wilderness.Just had a look at your profile page, you have got to get more involved in the forum. Shannon & Peter have provided us with a great site, to chat and show our collections off, BUT BUT not many people can be bothered to even put any photos up in the albums provided, every Toy Soldier/Model Soldier I have is there for the World to see, and as ("obee" John O' Brien from Aussie) said the other day on a thread its a great source for a painting guide if you need to see how certain Regiments uniforms were back in time, Chas Stadden being a perfectionist in his research on Military.
Another thing some people who do put photos up CANNOT even be bothered to write any text under the photo they put up, so you look at their albums and you haven't got a clue what you are looking at
IE: who made them, what date, and what regiments are we looking at, I mean am I a mind reader lol.So Trooper get your finger out, you horrible little man, "WHAT ARE YOU" a horrble little man SIR
and get involved in this mans Army, or I will have to start dishing out some more Stable Duties, and when your wife smells you you will be living in the wilderness FULL STOP.Bernard.
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I do see what Redsoldiercollector is saying the site is good but, there beats nothing than face-to face contact and, thats why I said would it be along the lines of some of the model societies who do a lot of shared dio/builbing and painting in groups and share such talents. Mnay good painters cannot build and vice versa.
A regular little get toghether is an added bonus to the site nothing better than seeing collections in person ask anyone who has had the pleasure to attend Louis Badaletto's symposiums its much better than looking at his collections on here
I still hope you get some responses
Mitch
A regular little get toghether is an added bonus to the site nothing better than seeing collections in person ask anyone who has had the pleasure to attend Louis Badaletto's symposiums its much better than looking at his collections on here
I still hope you get some responses
Mitch
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Mitch speaks the truth. Internet contact is great, and super-convenient, but it doesn't replace live contact.
Red, I don't know how far you are from the Atlanta metro area (are you near Snellville?), but you might want to contact the Atlanta Military Figure Society (http://www.atlantafigures.com/), and see whether it would be worth it to join them, or if they'd be willing to put you in contact with other collectors in your part of Georgia. It's easier to join an established club, than to start your own, if there's one around.
If the AMFS isn't good for you, and you're interested in starting your own, I'd start by talking to people at your local hobby shops. Chances are that they carry some of the products that we all talk about here, especially Forces of Valor and other die-cast products. You might find that there are established customers, whom the shop owner knows; they might even have informal gatherings there. You might be able to put up flyers to solicit interest.
Also try contacting/visiting local modeling clubs, like your nearest IPMS chapter, or model railroaders. And talk it up at any local shows that might be near. AMFS holds their show annually in Atlanta, of course, but there might be others.
That's why I said it's easier to join an established club--if there's not one, there's a lot of leg work to start one. But it can be very rewarding to try.
Hope that all helps, prosit!
Brad
Red, I don't know how far you are from the Atlanta metro area (are you near Snellville?), but you might want to contact the Atlanta Military Figure Society (http://www.atlantafigures.com/), and see whether it would be worth it to join them, or if they'd be willing to put you in contact with other collectors in your part of Georgia. It's easier to join an established club, than to start your own, if there's one around.
If the AMFS isn't good for you, and you're interested in starting your own, I'd start by talking to people at your local hobby shops. Chances are that they carry some of the products that we all talk about here, especially Forces of Valor and other die-cast products. You might find that there are established customers, whom the shop owner knows; they might even have informal gatherings there. You might be able to put up flyers to solicit interest.
Also try contacting/visiting local modeling clubs, like your nearest IPMS chapter, or model railroaders. And talk it up at any local shows that might be near. AMFS holds their show annually in Atlanta, of course, but there might be others.
That's why I said it's easier to join an established club--if there's not one, there's a lot of leg work to start one. But it can be very rewarding to try.
Hope that all helps, prosit!
Brad