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mbs1@iinet.net.au
25/04/2025 I'm in Austria - Vienna, digging deeper into Kober's disappearance. Directors name for the Zinnfigure Museum in Katzelsdorf is Herr. Rieder, (very poor English, suggest have a hard copy of translated questions if you're going) the museum is well worth a visit. Any one have either info on Kober or troops in their possession? https://au.pinterest.com/europedriving
boerboy
Hi Do you have any interesting Trophy set? I also looking for King & Country Leni Riefenstahl set with her complete crew. Al
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Soldierboy
Sorry, I had that set but sold long ago, do you only collect WW2 german/LAH? I have some interesting Japanese samurai and Russian 12th century guys if any interest there
The Major
For far too many years China has dominated the Toy Soldier Market, however,n with suspicious ethics, questionable working practices and safety standards, and harsh, low wages and bad treatment of Personnel in general. Certain Producers whocharge the "earth" for their painted figures got rich this way, at the expense of our own home grown domestic internal toy soldier industry.
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The Major
The Major
No more figures for 180 Notes when the girl who paints them gets paid fifty pence !!!!!! A Victory for the Western Industry, but likely misery for the thousands employed in China who now see their daily bread dry up......Mr Chan will now retire to Western Europe....and start uo all over again right here in town
The Major
The Major
I personaly will welcome the Input of the Chinese Ex Toy Figure Industry. Sculptors, Painters assemblers etc.....I will Employ in France if Legaly acceptable. We alllive in an ever changing world aint that so????
The Major
The Major
Skill fairly paid is no sin. Good Business is a GOOD thing. Lets hope these unexpected changeslead to better times here in the West. We can now subject to Government policy, accept Chinese skill and Investments and produce our own products right here in town, how about that?????
Artillery_crazy
Check these links on e-Bay they carry some mint Mountford sets that maybe helpful.....

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The Major
Because customers reasonably expect to SEE apainted assembled Model example of the work they are buying, and the existing Product photos are with some exceptions, very old and inadequate, we are building NEW Display Models and NEW Photo shot and backgrounds to eventualy supersede the old materials.
The Major
Casting bins like this take the work to the cleaning and assembling room. We have to assemble hundreds of Display models oweing to not recieving a single one intact or even useful, from N Z. This is taking an eternity to do...But people wont buy products unless they SEE theya re good quality, and we have the bad repute of previous owners to overcome....1742720249123.jpeg
The Major
MYSTERY TO SOLVE Can anyone help identify who was the Noble Lord Knight and his lady wife shown here? Part of the ROSEDALE Range, can anybody help reveal the story here? Who were they? Where did they come from? What Historical events did they take part in? Photo Product Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved.

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The Major
The choice of Horses for the Medieval is high. Separate heads, andd etail parts such as reignsetc too. Photo Heavy cavalry Armoured Horse Head shown. with Helm.
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The Major
The COMPLETE Medieval series has now been fully cast two or three sets "deep" including CRECY, . The choice of Great Helms and heads is staggerring. N Z only ever "sold" a very small "Tenth" part of the entire range, so we have lots of "New" re issues here....
The Major
The Major
Of course the wooden fence or wall and the tree and hedge COULD be farm stuff too, though in fact it is designed to accompany tyhe Medieval Jousting Torunament set.
The Major
This Scenery set was designed to go with the Medieval Jousting Tournament. We err found it labelled as err "Farm Stuff" by previous owners....
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The Major
The other Mounted figures are also now cast up and ready....though in limited supply at this time. When we open the site itsfirst come first served...
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The Major
This figure will form the basis of our NEW North Somerset Yeomanry figures.
My English family branch had several men in WW1 VICTOR HOSKINS was one of them....

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The Major
Some Fresh News from the Workshop. Weve began assembling the handmade Boxes for some of our products. I wanted to preserve the authentic look and feel of the original David James Love kit series "Mountford" so I have adapted and used the purchased and supplied Box Artworks from N Z to make them.

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My wife and I are getting the Medieval figures primed up and painted, ready for a Photo shoot session to make NEW Box Artworks for our Printers. I will issue a early few with the old CHIVALRY Box artwork for Nostalgia collectors. Else it will be all NEW Model photographs in Colour print
The Major
The Major
After the Medieval, I will cast up the WW1 figures, and the JG Romans and Zulus, and the DUCAL Mounted figure weve now got ready to cast again.
The Major
The Major
There will be a steady level of MOUNTFORD kits available, a smaller amount of "Large Scale" Metal figures, and the Medieval 1/32 series. Several DUCAL will also make a return now. Lots of things to paint, photogrpah and do scenery for.....see you later. :)
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