damian
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- Feb 7, 2007
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I am in the process of packing a large collection back into the original boxes so that it can be mothballed whilst I try and either buy or build a new house. So it is a nostalgia inducing experienece. Thank goodness I have kept catalogues and pamphlets so I can tell exactly what figures belong with WS15 etc. I hope to have this process over by the end of the comming weekend. Once the men are in their boxes, I will pack the boxes into bigger boxes for transportation purposes.
It is interesting looking at these figures and noting how things have changed. You know the original Hitler staff car and the RTommel staff car were great sets for the time, but man were those scales wrong. I mean the little driver must have been a dwarf. Similarly the old 88 gun that officer with his teeth looks a bit like bugs bunny. No disrespect intended here guys but in this hobby all round things have improved over the last 10 years. The original Witmans tiger WS 15 is not nearly as detailed as the recent AK 39 Tiger. I also note to my saddness that on the base of my 88 som paint has flaked off where I had stuck the gunner down with a bit of removable putty. I will have to enlist some-one to repaint this little defect one of these days.
Britains really packed stuff well. The Premier sets are fine example sof how to pack toy soldiers so they won't get broken. Some of the Britains bands were also very well packed. Looking at the Trophy ZW stuff I am amazed once again at how fantastic those little sets were.
I have enjoyed getting all of these soldiers. K and C, Britains, Trophy, Conte they are all wonderful. Packing is a pain but I am enjoying looking at each of these figiures all over again. I will hopefully be able to unpack them soon and put them back on dispaly. In the meantime I am sure glad I kept all those boxes.
Regards
Damian
It is interesting looking at these figures and noting how things have changed. You know the original Hitler staff car and the RTommel staff car were great sets for the time, but man were those scales wrong. I mean the little driver must have been a dwarf. Similarly the old 88 gun that officer with his teeth looks a bit like bugs bunny. No disrespect intended here guys but in this hobby all round things have improved over the last 10 years. The original Witmans tiger WS 15 is not nearly as detailed as the recent AK 39 Tiger. I also note to my saddness that on the base of my 88 som paint has flaked off where I had stuck the gunner down with a bit of removable putty. I will have to enlist some-one to repaint this little defect one of these days.
Britains really packed stuff well. The Premier sets are fine example sof how to pack toy soldiers so they won't get broken. Some of the Britains bands were also very well packed. Looking at the Trophy ZW stuff I am amazed once again at how fantastic those little sets were.
I have enjoyed getting all of these soldiers. K and C, Britains, Trophy, Conte they are all wonderful. Packing is a pain but I am enjoying looking at each of these figiures all over again. I will hopefully be able to unpack them soon and put them back on dispaly. In the meantime I am sure glad I kept all those boxes.
Regards
Damian