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TOY SOLDIER
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FIGURES BY THOMAS GUNN MINIATURES
June/July 2015
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Issue 64
www.toysoldiercollector.com
£4.50 UK
WE’RE AS SERIOUS ABOUT COLLECTING AS YOU ARE
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More than
sets & figures
reviewed!
The ACW dioramas
of Bob Jones
From beef to
Wellington
We interview Nik
Biberovic of ATS
Not everyone’s
cup of tea...
The toy soldier moulds of
the Schneider Company
74 PAGES OF TOY SOLDIERS
| NEW METAL | PLASTICS| CASTINGS
COLLECTOR
Editor:
Mark Avery
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Regis Auckland
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Contributors:
Mike Blake, Martin Ainscough, Paul
Stocker, George Phillips, Keith Nairn-
Munro, Christopher Kirk and Dave
Morris
Sub Editor:
Emma Whittaker
Editorial Assistant:
Gemma Avery
Design:
Andy Whittaker
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Toy Soldier Collector ISSN
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Front cover: 'The
Iron Brigade’s Last
Stand’ diorama by Bob Jones
TOY SOLDIER
Welcome
Have you ever noticed that as you
get older your tastes can change? I
remember my mother saying to me
when I refused to eat certain things as
a child that my tastes would change
as I grew up. Of course, knowing
everything at aged eight, I didn’t
believe her, but it turns out she was
right. Indeed, my eating habits have
changed for the better, and thankfully
some other bad habits (like smoking)
I’ve grown out of, and other good
habits (like regular exercise) I’ve
grown into, both of these I’d attribute
in part to my children arriving.
Yet although certain aspects of my
life may have changed, one area
certainly hasn’t - my hobby, and more
so, what I collect. I still love everything
‘Vietnam’ and have a passion for
the more colourful and unusual
Napoleonic uniforms. I’m always on
the lookout for camel-related figures,
I still have a morbid fascination for
the medieval era and often ‘dart off ’
into other periods of history when
something takes my fancy.
I guess in life some of our tastes
change and yet some things never do.
One thing that I hope all of you never
change is your enthusiasm for the
hobby, and most importantly, your
enjoyment of this magazine. After
all, the only reason the writing team
and I are here is because all of you
continue to buy (and I hope, enjoy)
the magazine. I don’t say this often
enough, but thanks to each and every
one of you who buys the magazine,
either every issue or just now and
then, as you all make it possible for
me to enjoy my hobby even more.
All the best
Mark Avery
Editor
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NOTICEBOARD
NEW RELEASES PART 1
CASTING AROUND
CBG MIGNOT DES
SOLDATS DE PLOMB
DE FRANCE
Keith Nairn-Munro tells the
story of this famous French
toy soldier company
from its foundation up to
present day
48
NOT EVERYONE’S CUP
OF TEA
Chris Bartlett tells us
about the often forgotten
Schneider Company
and its classic toy soldier
moulds
52
RECREATING FINE ART
A look at the diorama
building skills of Bob Jones,
an ACW enthusiast who
has combined a lifelong
study of the American
Civil War with his hobby of
collecting toy soldiers
31
ON GUARDS
Christopher Kirk tells the
story of some of the most
famous regiments in the
British army, the Guards!
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BETTER THAN GOING
TO LANDFILL
35
TREASURE TROVE
George Phillips presents
a cross section of the
collectable delights
available at the March
London show
56
FROM BEEF TO
WELLINGTON
George Phillips speaks
to Nik Biberovic of
Alexander’s Toy Soldiers
about his past, present and
future in the industry
62
NEW RELEASES PART 2
72
THE GIVEAWAY
Your chance to win
numerous sets by Thomas
Gunn Miniatures
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FANTASTIC PLASTICS
TOY SOLDIER
COLLECTOR
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Noticeboard
The
latest news
from around the global toy soldier hobby
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NEWS
London show news
Quite often I get emails asking for valuations
on antique toy soldiers, something that can’t
easily be done without seeing the figures
in person (plus I’m hopeless with anything
before the late 1990s). If you have a figure or
collection you would like advice and pos-
sibly a valuation on, then make sure you visit
the London shows (the next one is in June)
as world-renowned toy soldier expert (and
advisor to Bonhams auction house) James
Opie, has a table at each show where he will
offer free advice and valuations. As James
will most likely get quite busy at the shows,
it may be worth dropping him a quick email
(jamesopie@yahoo.co.uk) to try and arrange
a timed appointment on the day! And for
any of you interested in purchasing antique
figures, the next Bonhams toy soldier will be
held on June 17, 2015 (visit www..bonhams.
com for further information).
As well as James offering valuations, there’s
also another reason to make it to the June
show. Living History enthusiast Jim Mills
(who ‘serves’ with the Warwick’s 14 – 18 group)
will be attending and bringing with him his
original and very rare 1900 Maxim machine
gun! Jim and his 'Officer' Capt. S.R Tierney Esq.
will both be in full, authentic 1914 BEF uni-
form at the show and will be found around
the Empire Military Miniatures tables.
Jim Mills with his original 1900
Maxim machine gun
The British Toy
Soldier Company
The genial Patrick Adams, owner of the BTSC, was at the March
e
London show and had some exciting new WWI master on d
rs dis-
play. These figures will be the first releases in a new series f
from
Patrick entitled ‘Off to the front’ which will be sold, I am t
told,
with a highly detailed gloss toy
CONTACT
soldier finish. The first eight fig-
The British Toy Soldier Company
ures will be six British infantry
Vein Cottage
c.1914 and two Sikh infantry.
Reapsmoor
In addition to the new range,
Nr. Longnor
Buxton
Patrick has also released a
Derbyshire
rather useful flag pole. This
SK17 0LG
can be used for a parade or
Tel: 01298 687331
street display and is priced at
www.britishtoysoldiercompany.co.uk
£18.
Mini terrain boards by Eleven Tree Designs (above right) and TM Terrain
Mini boards
Two companies that share tables at the London shows are
Eleven Tree Designs and TM Terrain, both of whom specialise
in scenic items. At the March show both businesses had some
really useful small terrain boards for sale, certainly worth check-
ing out if your display space is limited! Simply visit:
www.eleventreedesigns.co.uk or www.tmterrain.co.uk for more
information.
New
WWI
British
infantry
figures
c.1914
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Scandinavian
soldiers
Just before we went to print with this issue, a company
called Toy Soldier of Scandinavia got in touch with an
advert they wanted to run (which can be seen on pages 50
and 51 of this issue). I immediately exchanged emails with
Jakob Bredahl-Kjær, one of the driving forces behind the
company, who explained that not only are they distribu-
tors of K&C figures in Scandinavia but they also produce
their own exclusive range of figures based on the Danish-
Prussian war of 1864. This seems like a really exciting new
range of figures from a well established company (they’ve
been going for eight years) and if all goes well I will have
some samples and further information from Jakob which I
will cover in next issue.
Whirlwind
As I was putting this issue of the magazine together, details
arrived in my inbox from The Collectors Showcase as it has just
released two versions (Normandy and Winter) of the PzKfW
IV Wirbelwind (or Whirlwind in English). This self-propelled
anti-aircraft gun based on the
Panzer IV tank was a useful
CONTACT
addition to the German arse-
The Collectors Showcase
nal in the latter stages of the
777 #9 Shady Lane
Austin
war and TCS’s two versions
Texas 78702
(plus the option of a ‘blown
USA
track’ for further display pos-
Tel: +1 888 886 1103
sibilities) are good representa-
www.thecollectorsshowcase.com
tions which seem fairly priced
at around $220 each.
The Normandy version of the
PzKfW IV Wirbelwind by TCS
NEWS
Ready4Action
again...
Cottage industry producer
R4A had some new figures at
the London show in March
including a WWII German
officer (two versions), three
Royal Marine Commandos
and some Grenadier Guards
for a new range titled ‘Race to
Tunis’ which I am told will be
m
expanded fairly q
quickly..
CONTACT
Ready4Action Miniatures
Salisbury House
Front
Longframlington
Morpeth
NE65 8DQ
Tel: 01665 570497
www.r4a.info
‘Race to Tunis’
Grenadier Guards,
£32.50 each
other farewell
WWII German
officer, £32.50 each
Royal Marine
Commandos,
£29.50 each
It’s with so
sadness that we say goodbye to Adam and
ome
J
he
James, the
guys behind JJD UK, this issue. The chaps got in
t
fter
touch afte
not making it to the March London show, and gave
u
the foll
f lowing statement:
us
“It is with much regret we announce that due to personal
wit
commitments and the development of both our other indi-
vidual businesseses, we are unable to give JJD UK the time and
v
commitment it deserves and will no longer be acting as the
c
sole and exclusive UK dealer for John Jenkins Designs. Thank
s
you for the warm welcome we received from the toy soldier
y
community, for always making our day and for making it pos-
c
sible for us to turn our passion for John’s figures into something
s
special. Without you, none of this would have been possible.
s
We appreciate you all.”
W
From all of us at the magazine, good luck with whatever you
do next guys; it’s been a pleasure having you involved in the
d
hobby and at the London shows!
h
TOY SOLDIER
COLLECTOR
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