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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

News, Views Etc...Plastic Warrior No.171

Been out for about a month now, so I'm slipping slightly! Another packed issue with something for everyone.

Magazine Review, Plastic Figurines, Plastic Soldier Magazine, Plastic Soldiers, Plastic Toy Figures, Plastic Toys, Plastic Warrior, PW 171, PW Magazine, PW171, Small Scale World, smallscaleworld.blogspot.com,

Articles

* The continuing series on Scalextric by Adrian Norman reaches the Spectator sets
* An editorial on Marx oddities covers pirates, cowboy test shots and the 'Marxie' pin badge.
* Michael T Hyde continues his charming overview of ecclesiastical types (if that's the right collective noun?), with a comprehensive collection of Orthodox priests, Catholics, padres and a missionary - most not known to this author.
* 'Converters Corner' continues with Les White's production of colonial types, this time Brit's in hot-weather gear, using Armies In Plastic WWI figures as a base.
* A small piece on Reisler shows the Walt Disney tie-in Davy Crocket figure issue with their little card-discs
* An 'in depth' looks at the full range of Lone Star Robin Hood and the Siege-engine crews with an interesting copy, all the figures, catalogue imagery and a pink Sheriff - hides the blood!
* Schuco Piccolo figures are covered by Adrian Levano of the Maidenhead Static Model Club.
* Tom Stark looks in detail at the new trappers from Publius

'What The !&*$?' has three question marks this time
  •  Joe Bellis asks after a Cowboy marked PR and a copy/licensed product from the US maker Ausley's moulds?
  • There's two guards from Brain Carrick, possibly Speedwell?
  • Two sailors also seek more information on their origins

* Pedro L. Cunha concerns himself with the weights and measures of packaging v. shipping
* John Murray shows the late Arthur Belshaw's ACW armies

'Updates' covers the following;
  •  New poses of Hugonnet Copies of Cherilea Elizabethans (thanks to Pascal Crochet)
  • Airfix for Sugar Puffs Cowboys & Indians
  • Galt Toys repacking of Britains farm animals
* An obituary for Ian Gothard is provided with a collective by-line from the team at The Hamilton Toy Collection, I didn't know the name, but recognise the face and have had dealings with him (at the old Birmingham venue - I think) and he was a friendly, cheerful soul, knowledgeable and with a smile for everyone.
* This author provides the London Toy Fair report for 2018

Regular Features
* 'NEWS and VIEWS and other stuff ' covers
  • Limited re-run/printing of the book Herald Civilian Models: The Golden years by Barney Brown and Peter Cole
  • Plastics, Hamleys and Toys 'R' Us
  •  Forthcoming sale of TSSD
  • Ron Barzo's retirement and final co-operation with Lod Enterprises
  • Plea-for/details on contributions
* 'Readers Letters' include
  • Eric Crichley reminisces on Airfix and Sugar Puffs premiums
  •  Steve Pugh corrects on the historical accuracy of adversaries!
  • Peter Evans replies to David Pye and Brian Petrin from PW170
  • Yours Truly writes on Lone Star plastic colours, Russian drivers and Lines TV towers
  • Frank Langcaster muses on Timpo pricing
* 'What's New' covers recent releases from Engineer Basevich -
  • Russo-Japanese War Russians
  • Russo-Japanese War Japanese
  • Caucasian Warriors
  • ACW Command (in blue or grey, Eng.B for Chintoys)
Plus all the usual readers small-ads and a commercial supplement

Front Cover - A Victorian Villain Vignette from Les White 'Incident in Whitechapel'
Back Cover - Saint Cyr cadet from composition mould by RP of France (Andy Partridge)

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