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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.

Sunday, November 29, 2020

News, Views Etc . . . A Few Links;

A Connecticut estate-auction is coming up on-line, with 'Lead Toy Soldiers' and 'Metal Toys & Figurines' in the descriptive blurb it may be worth  a looksee?

https://patch.com/connecticut/milford/classifieds/for-sale/185651/milford-connecticut-online-estate-auction



While Vivian Lord made the evening news on CBS and it looks like the 'Army Gals' will be out for Christmas, but what will be generally available as true toys, and what's only available as go-fund-me pre-order specials isn't made clear? She was briefly on Reddit too, but the post was removed?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christmas-how-a-7-year-old-won-the-battle-to-make-female-toy-soldiers/

I didn't realise Rahway was PSTSM! Oh well; he'll prove useful! In the meantime:

https://www.facebook.com/events/512899045951704/

And riveting Rosie's on Motherly, I wonder if Rahway will find a different link to the same story for this one!

https://www.mother.ly/news/how-a-7-year-old-girl-inspired-this-toy-company-to-make-female-army-soldier-toys


 

OTS's autumn number is now available in the Tradition shop

https://www.traditionoflondonshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=17149



Coverage of Tarn-et-Garonne: the Toy Museum of Montauban

https://theblend.ie/tarn-et-garonne-the-toy-museum-of-montauban-is-tf1s-christmas-favorite/



JFK and the Black Watch - 1963

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/1745173/jfk-and-the-black-watch-battalions-lasting-bond-with-president-john-f-kennedy/



This Is Colossal

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/simon-laveuve-miniatures/

and

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/09/miniature-calendar/ (more at the end of the article - Preiser again!)

Original copy and images published by & (C) - Hugh Walter at 9:30 AM
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