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[wadepat]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the link. The website to which you directed me seems a bit short on images, but what images they post present pictures of high quality, gloss finished figures. Though it never seems to be mentioned on the website, I assume these figures are in the traditional 54mm scale.

I am very impressed with the broad range of their offerings. Why have I not heard of this company before now? Are they a relatively new company?

Also, how do you think these figures compare to the gloss finished Britains figures? Could they easily be integrated into a display with the Britains? Or would you quickly note differences in quality, painting, sculpting, etc.? Some of the Indian Army sets might work well in a Delhi Durbar display.

I can easily see why you chose to add some of these great figures to your collection. I am afraid that if I saw them up close, I would be hard pressed not to add some of them to my collection. I am especially interested in their Zulu range and their Armies of India range.

Again, thanks for the link. I will explore the website more extensively when I have more time!

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

 

[vandilay]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the link. The website to which you directed me seems a bit short on images, but what images they post present pictures of high quality, gloss finished figures. Though it never seems to be mentioned on the website, I assume these figures are in the traditional 54mm scale.

I am very impressed with the broad range of their offerings. Why have I not heard of this company before now? Are they a relatively new company?

Also, how do you think these figures compare to the gloss finished Britains figures? Could they easily be integrated into a display with the Britains? Or would you quickly note differences in quality, painting, sculpting, etc.? Some of the Indian Army sets might work well in a Delhi Durbar display.

I can easily see why you chose to add some of these great figures to your collection. I am afraid that if I saw them up close, I would be hard pressed not to add some of them to my collection. I am especially interested in their Zulu range and their Armies of India range.

Again, thanks for the link. I will explore the website more extensively when I have more time!

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

Hi Pat

The info I have says they where set up in 1992 and moved into their
current shop in 2001.They are traditional 54 mm scale and match in
with britains /trophy etc nicely.

I know what you mean about the website ,images are a little short
on the ground,but if you have a bit of a flick through when you
get a chance youll find a fair few.

I,ll try and get some indian army photos on my return visit.
If you Keep your eyes open in the states you may come across them at a show etc as I believe the majority of their sales are US based.

As you have said ,it is so much better too see these figures first hand.

Regards Rob

 

[maddadicus]

Dear Pat, I have bought from Stockade Miniatures before. Their line is glossy and Soldiers of the World is an exclusive line for Stockade. This line are nicer figures than the Regal line. The SOW Napoleonics are excellent and are near matches to Trophy in style and scale. Michael

 

[wadepat]

Rob and Michael,

Thanks for the information. You have answered several of my questions. I will certainly look at these figures more closely. I'm not sure why I am going to look at them more closely. I can't afford to start collecting another manufacturer's products. But,...I am going to look at them more closely!

Isn't that the way this illness progresses?

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

 

[jrsteel]

I may be wrong but The Soldiers Of The World is an old line that was made by The Toy Soldier Gallery in New York. They make Armies In Plastic now and some of those figures are based on Soldiers Of The World.

 

[jazzeum]

J.R., you're right about who makes them. They're made by Tony Ciccarello, who is also one of the first King and Country dealers around. His email is toysoldiergallery@prodigy.net if anybody is looking to contact him.

 

[Dragoon]

Tony's shop, The Toy Soldier Gallery, is located just outside the gates of West Point in NY. ( www.thetoysoldiergallery.com ) Soldiers of the World are very well made glossy toy soldiers. The sure handed quality of the painting is exceptional, possibly only outdone by Imperial in the toy soldier style. I probably have a few hundred of these figures by now, mostly Napoleonic - They're great, I'd highly recommend them to any collector who likes the gloss finish.

 

[vandilay]

I may be wrong but The Soldiers Of The World is an old line that was made by The Toy Soldier Gallery in New York. They make Armies In Plastic now and some of those figures are based on Soldiers Of The World.

Hi
I spoke to the toy soldier gallery today and you are correct,it is their line
but they are made for them in New zealand by Regal,that explains the 2
lines in the shop.They realy are a nice line of figures so i,m pretty happy
I can get them locally.

 

[mark turner]

Just a quick note for all who deal direct to Tommy atkins/ Fusilier miniatures. Our policy is to try and achieve a six to eight week delivery from time of reciept of order,our postage is processed at cost with no additional charge for packaging ,we also source various means of postage to achieve the lowest price.
Large orders to Stateside dealers do take a bit longer as Quote Tony Neville "we are a three man family business" my father now in his seventies as part of that team.
It would be nice to have an unlimited supply of labour but unfortunatly that is not the case in the UK Toy Soldier business.

 

[Louis Badolato]

J.R., you're right about who makes them. They're made by Tony Ciccarello, who is also one of the first King and Country dealers around. His email is toysoldiergallery@prodigy.net if anybody is looking to contact him.

You are both right. Tony and Mike Rosso have these figures produced in new Zealand as a joint venture, and they are available in both the Toy Soldier Gallery (which Brad correctly points out is the original K&C dealer) and Stockade Miniatures (another long time K&C dealer).