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BRAND NEW FIGURES FROM W.BRITAIN
TOY SOLDIER
August/September 2015
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Issue 65
www.toysoldiercollector.com
£4.50 UK
WE’RE
AS SERIOUS ABOUT COLLECTING AS YOU ARE
Retreat
Moscow
From
First Legion’s new series
arrives in epic style
New kid on
the block
TSC interviews
Iwan Williams
Airfix round-up
Do it yourself
Building and painting your
own WWI LGOC/AEC general
purpose lorry
Lots of newly reissued
figures, vehicles
and buildings
74 PAGES OF TOY SOLDIERS
| NEW METAL | PLASTICS| CASTINGS
COLLECTOR
Editor:
Mark Avery
Chairman:
Regis Auckland
(reg@regallitho.co.uk)
Sales & Marketing Director:
Tom Foxon
(tom@regallitho.co.uk
and t.foxon@sky.com)
Tel: 07540 153368
Contributors:
Mike Blake, Martin Ainscough,
Paul Stocker, George Phillips, Keith
Nairn-Munro, Giles Brown and Chris
Bartlett
Sub Editor:
Emma Whittaker
Editorial Assistant:
Gemma Avery
Design:
Andy Whittaker
Printing:
Regal Litho
(www.regallitho.co.uk)
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Front cover:
‘The Retreat from
Moscow’ a new range by First Legion
TOY SOLDIER
Welcome
I’m currently sat 23 floors up in a hotel in
Hong Kong after spending my past week
‘north of the border’ in mainland China.
You may wonder why I’m mentioning
this, and it demonstrates that no matter
what we do, toy soldiers are never far
from our minds. I was in China this
week for my ‘proper job’, inspecting and
negotiating with two packaging factories
my company is currently working with
(exciting I know). For the four days I was
there though I was constantly wondering
how many toy soldier factories were
nearby.
Since the ‘explosion’ of toy soldier
production in China, starting in the 80s
with the likes of King & Country and
Frontline, and more recently with brands
such as First Legion, I couldn’t help but
wonder how close I was to the toy soldier
mecca. I'm fully aware that the factories
these companies now use are spread far
and wide across China, but equally I know
that Shenzhen (where I happened to be
for part of my trip) just over the border
from Hong Kong is where a majority of
the figures used to be made. Maybe on
my text trip I’ll track one down and go and
see some of the figures being made ‘up
close and personal’.
For now though, I can at least get a feel
for what goes on inside the Chinese
factories thanks to Cold Steel Miniatures
and Centurion Toy Soldiers founder
Iwan Williams, as if you turn to page 54,
contributor George Phillips interviews
Iwan and the article is supported by
numerous photographs of figures and the
Centurion shop, but most interestingly,
images (see above) of Cold Steel figures
being made in one of the Chinese
factories!
Anyway, enjoy that article, along with
everything else we’ve crammed into this
issue and so long as my flight back to the
UK tonight goes ‘according to plan’, I’ll see
you all back here in another two months
for some more toy soldier-related fun.
All the best
Mark Avery
Editor
Issue 65
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NOTICEBOARD
TOY SOLDIERS &
CIGARETTES
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NEW RELEASES PART 1
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CASTING AROUND
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BUILDING AND
PAINTING A WWI
LORRY
Keith Nairn-Munro tells you
how to build and paint a
WWI LGOC/AEC general
purpose lorry made by
Tommy Atkins
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FANTASTIC PLASTICS
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AIRFIX SPECIAL
54
NEW KID ON
THE BLOCK
The economic downturn
of recent years prompted
Iwan Williams to make a
dramatic change in career.
But the building trade’s
loss has proved to be the
hobby’s gain, with the
opening in 2012 of Iwan’s
Chester shop, Centurion
Toy Soldiers, and the
launch last summer of his
Cold Steel Miniatures range.
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A MILLION HORSES
The second instalment
of a series of articles by
Martin Ainscough featuring
the work of John Firth
in recognition of the
anniversary of the Great
War
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SHOW DATES
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BRITAINS
RESUSCITATED
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NEW RELEASES PART 2
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THE GIVEAWAY
Your chance to win a
number of figures by
W. Britain
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JUNE SHOW REPORT
On 6 June, the London
toy soldier show landed in
Islington’s Business Design
Centre, along with a small
army of dealers and some
first rate collectables.
TOY SOLDIER
COLLECTOR
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Noticeboard
The
latest news
from around the global toy soldier hobby
Email any hobby related news to the Editor at tsceditor@darkmedialtd.com
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NEWS
Scandinavian soldiers update
Last issue I mentioned a new range of
figures from Toy Soldier of Scandinavia
and true to his word, founder of the Dan-
ish company, Jakob Bredahl-Kjær, kindly
sent in a couple of sample figures for me
to take a look at. Unfortunately, I didn’t
have space for them in the reviews sec-
tion so you’ll have to allow me to ‘break
the rule’ and give them a quick review
here instead.
The figures come from the 1864 range
which focuses on the Danish-Prussian
war of 1864, a slightly unusual subject,
but given that the BBC has reportedly
just bought the rights to show the 1864
TV mini series, it could well be very
smart planning from Jakob. If, like me,
this is not one of your ‘periods’, a brief bit
of online research taught me the basics.
The war commenced on February 1 1864
when Prussian forces crossed the bor-
der into Schleswig, a principality which
would overlap the current German
Danish border. Denmark fought Prus-
sia and Austria. Like as had happened in
the previous war (1848–51) it was fought
for control of the duchies of Holstein
and Lauenburg due to the succession
disputes concerning them when the
Danish king died without an heir accept-
t-
able to the German Confederation. The
war ended on October 30 1864, when
the Treaty of Vienna caused Denmark’s
cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Hol-
l-
stein, and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prus-
sia and Austria.
As for the figures, they are well pro-
duced 1:30 scale pieces in a very similar
style to W. Britain or King & Country (not
t
surprising given TSOS are also a K&C
stockist). The figures shown are a Dan-
ish officer and a Prussian infantryman
(both are priced around £23 at current
exchange rate). If the period has sparked
d
an interest then I’d suggest taking a look
at Jakob's range
as he is a really
CONTACT
Toy Soldiers of Scandinavia
friendly chap
Madsbjergparken 18
so I hope the
8270 Højbjerg
hobby helps
Denmark
support his
Tel: + 45 40 40 23 44
fledgling range.
www.toysoldiers.dk
The striking box style
TSOS are using for its
figures
The Prussian
infantryman by
TSOS
Danish
officer figure
from TSOS
GNM latest
Graham Mollard, the driving force behind GNM Miniatures,
always has something new and exciting on display at the
London show and this June was no different. In fact, this
piece was so exciting (or should that be large) that we didn’t
even want to attempt moving it to our usual photography
booth!
This large and striking new piece (or rather pieces) rep-
resents Austerlitz 1805 when the Chasseurs a Cheval with
the Mameluks, led by Lassalle, attacked the Russian Royal
Cuirassiers and the Tsar’s Royal Guards. Figures are avail-
able as either individuals or as pairs on a base and numerous
combinations are possible. The pairs with the base are £200
whilst single figures are £100.
CONTACT
GNM Miniatures
The Old Chapel
Selby Road
Camblesforth
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 8HX
Tel: 01757 611485
Email:
gnmminiatures@
btinternet.com
Austerlitz 1805 by
GNM Miniatures
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TOY SOLDIER COLLECTOR
NEWS
Trophy Heritage
In one of first issues of this magazine
we featured on the cover a WWI bus by
Trophy Miniatures of Wales. Founder
of Trophy, Len Taylor, retired a number
of years ago and sold the rights to his
figures, moulds and the entire business to
Ken Jackson, owner of Maison Militaire
and Heritage Miniatures. For the past
few years, Ken has continued supplying
certain Trophy figures to a key (non-toy
soldier-related) customer in the US but
now I’m pleased to see him beginning to
bring Trophy back to the hobby under the
updated brand name of Trophy Heritage.
Ken’s first step back into the toy soldier
hobby is by reissuing the original Trophy
WWI bus (green variant), as well as two
new versions: a Royal Naval Division
variant in blue and an Indian Contingent
variant in the original red livery (prior to
the change to khaki). All feature the lower
deck boarded up and each bus will come
with a seven-figure crew (sadly these
weren’t quite ready in time to be pho-
The three new WWI buses from Trophy Heritage
tographed at the June show). Expect to
pay £350 for each including the relevant
seven figure crew.
CONTACT
Trophy Heritage
C/o Maison Militaire
25 Main Street
Seamer
Scarborough
YO12 4PS
Tel: 01723 864453
www.maisonmilitaire.com
Empire Open Day
Malcolm Watson, owner of Empire Military Miniatures,
has been in touch to say that EMM will be holding its first
‘dealer open day’ on Saturday September 12 2015 at Magpie
(Manchester House) in Evesham. I am reliably informed (by
Malcolm of course) that you will want to visit as EMM will be
launching a totally new range at the open day. This will be the
only time collectors will have chance to view this range before
the London show in December. In addition to this, EMM will
have all of its most up to date diorama boards that will feature
all current and new releases since the June show, in addition
to a number of living history personnel, all dressed authenti-
cally, who will be on hand to discuss the uniforms, battles of
the period, kit and much more.
As well as all of this there will be special offers on the day
and two ‘targeted’ talks as well as a chance to view a number
of pre-production pieces due for release between the event
and the start of 2016. Keep an eye on www.empiremm.co.uk
for further details nearer the date.
More scenery
For those of you that prefer a little bit of scenery to help display
your figures then JG Miniatures has some new grass mats
available as well as new versions of some old favourites.
There are two new mats available, both classed as ‘short
grass’ and they’re available either with tank tracks (TM14 £36)
or without (TM13 £30).
The tents are new paint versions of models JG released a
few years ago and include the following:
• Bell tent (M1A) in olive drab £14.50
• Ridge (M2A) and casualty (M3A)
tent in olive drab £25 each
• Large bivi (S25A) in olive drab £13.50
• Small bivi (S26A) in olive drab £8.25
Casualty (M3A) and bell (M1A)
tents displayed on the new
short grass matt (TM13)
display with 1:30 jeep and
figures to show scale
CONTACT
JG Miniatures
108 Prospect Road
Heeley
Sheffield, S2 3EN
Tel: 0114 4535237
www.jgminiatures.com
New website
Sometimes we come across, or get told about, a website worth
taking a look at and www.historymadesmall.com is one of
those sites. Specifically focused on diorama creation, it’s
certainly worth a bit of your time when searching the web if
nothing else to have a look at Pastor Gary Tangeman’s excel-
lent photography skills which capture his miniature creations
perfectly.
Small (S26A) and large (S25A) bivi on the new short
grass matt with tracks (TM14) and 1:30 tank for scale
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