What Toy Soldier items Have You Acquired in The Last 2 Weeks ? (5 Viewers)

[Louis Badolato]

Some new FFL from TGM.Classic era.
Mark

Nice pickup, Mark! I love French uniforms, I have ever since I studied the U.S. Civil War and saw that our uniforms copied Crimean War French Uniforms, but there is something especially classic about the FFL uniforms. I guess I've been hooked since I saw Gary Cooper in Beau Geste as a kid on the late late movie.

 

[marco55]

Nice pickup, Mark! I love French uniforms, I have ever since I studied the U.S. Civil War and saw that our uniforms copied Crimean War French Uniforms, but there is something especially classic about the FFL uniforms. I guess I've been hooked since I saw Gary Cooper in Beau Geste as a kid on the late late movie.

Yeah me too Louis. Seems like there was something special about them. I love most movies about them.
Mark

 

[Barkmann]

Added to my Soldat collection, these are Portuguese cremonial figures, not my normal figures, but they looked good and they were cheap, £18 or $22 for the 5.

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Looking good, certainly a good price and an interesting way these where painted. Did you do the painting?

 

[Barkmann]

Looking good, certainly a good price and an interesting way these where painted. Did you do the painting?

Cheers, no they are painted when i bought them, i think they look quite traditional, the paint seems to be more like powered paint simply mixed with water, i know nothing about types of paint, except for those I have used on the plastic kits i made. See below pictures i found online from a Toy Soldier museum in Valencia Spain,

 

[BHogan]

I recently added to my collection of K&C Country Napoleonics including some long-retired Empress' Dragoons, Napoleon with ADC, escort, and servant, and K&C latest French infantry.



Brendan

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Thank you very much for the pictures. As the painting of Toy Soldiers and my interest for the different types of paint has envolved into a hobby within in hobby. I am interested how things where done in the past.

I persume that on your figures some sort of poster paint (Tempera) was used. Unlike Gouache paint it remains waterproof once the paint has dried. Classic Egg Tempera is what is used on most of the figures painted in Russia these days.

As available paints nowadays are mostly some sort of acrylic paints it is difficult to find the older formulated paints. The "Flashe" brand of the french company LEFRANC BOURGEOIS is the only available "old school" waterbased paint that gets closed to the Tempera paints of the 60ies/70ies. In the US these paints where also refered to as cell paints as they where used on clear plastics for animation films. Since the computer took over animation within the film industry those paints are gone as well.

I have no figurine in stock which I painted with the above brand of paint but a sci-fi model to illustrate the dead matt appearance of such paints. I like to do these from time to time, mainly made out of milk bottle caps and other plastic rubbish - just for fun.
Paint is a subject where it is easy to get lost in,- but I love it. Thank you for your contribution.

Wolfgang

 

[Barkmann]

i got these Del Prado Samurai Warriors, i have 31 of the figures, like them as they are different from my K & C WW2 collection.

 

[mestell]

These might be old figure sets but they are new for me. My first sets of JJD Battle on Snowshoes figures delivered yesterday.

Mike

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Love this range. Glad the Mikes have enjoyed

 

[GI_Jigsaw]

Just got the Somali militia men for King and Country's Black Hawk Down series.

 

[marco55]

Just received a set I ordered from Manes Marzano. They are truly works of art.
Mark

 

[Obee]

I have been asked to paint some New Hope Design and Lasset Napoleonic figures for a local collector.

As part payment he has given me these 6 figures which I gladly accepted in lieu of $$$



French Dromedary 1799, Hungarian Musketeer, Hungarian Grenadier, Austrian Drummer, Austrian Grenadier, Hussar.

When these have been given their 'lick of paint' I'll post images.

John

 

[villagehorse]

I have been asked to paint some New Hope Design and Lasset Napoleonic figures for a local collector.

As part payment he has given me these 6 figures which I gladly accepted in lieu of $$$

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French Dromedary 1799, Hungarian Musketeer, Hungarian Grenadier, Austrian Drummer, Austrian Grenadier, Hussar.

When these have been given their 'lick of paint' I'll post images.

John

One thing for sure, you will transform these into masterpieces. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out. Robin.

 

[BHogan]

The Easter bunny had some extra space is his pouch and managed to bring a few British Marines and American militia. Here's my collection to date:



















































Brendan

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Simply awesome!

 

[MikeNick]

Added to my Soldat collection, these are Portuguese cremonial figures, not my normal figures, but they looked good and they were cheap, £18 or $22 for the 5.
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They ressemble my many Almirall toy soldiers from Spain. I have a number of Greeks by them.

 

[BHogan]

Picked up at the 2025 Ottawa Militaria Show - First Legion's NAP0238 Major General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur.



This is the second First Legion set I have added to my collection. The other being Kutuzov and his generals. First Legion has some excellent figures, and I'm extremely impressed by the sculpting and painting.

Brendan