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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, May 9, 2019

News, Veiws Etc . . . Forthcoming Events - Saturday 11th-Friday 17th May 2019

How much rain today? The forecast a week ago was wet and cold on Wednesday, clearing for a fine weekend? Do they just get the cleaners to pin a tail on a label donkey up at the Met.Office? Errr . . . well done Maureen, wet, brightening and cold, we can do something with that for Wednesday, let's hope Jeff from accounts gets something better for Thursday!"


15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;

Somebody (Tim?) was asking me about the old London Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition a few weeks ago, which I think used to held in January, or at the very end of December? Well, I said at the time that I thought it had died a death, but in fact it's still going, now in Doncaster, in May! Called the 'National'; details below.


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Toy Fairs

Saturday 11th May 2019

Gateshead - Jim Corr Fairs - Toy, Train & Sci-Fi Fair
Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE10 0EF
Mob. - 07504 035 955
10:00 - 15:00hrs
Admission £3, children/senior citizens £2, 'Early Bird' £5

Horsted Keynes  -  - Joe Lock Fairs - Bluebell Railway Toy Fair
Horsted Keynes Station, Station Approach, Horsted Keynes , East Sussex, RH17 7BB
Mob. - 07866 641 215
10:00-16:00hrs
Admission included A) with a train ticket or B) production of Bluebell Line membership card or C) by purchasing a platform ticket (remember them) if you don't want a trip down the line!

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Locking Stumps - Paul Gemmel - 15th Annual Model Show (Charity Event in aid of the British Heart Foundation)
Thomas Risley Church. Locking Stumps, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7PH
Tel. - 07425 141 471 (Mr. Gemmel)
10:00-16:00hrs
Admission, adults £2.50, seniors £2, kids £1.50 and under-three's free

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
London - Twickenham / Whitton - Plastic Warrior Magazine - 34th Plastic Warrior Show
The Harlington Suite, The Winning Post Hotel, Chertsey Road, Whitton, Twickenham, London, TW2 6LS
Tel. - 01483 722 778
10:30hrs - Finish, no early-bird (unless you're TJF of course, expect a small cheer from the AFD around 9:15!)
Admission cost unknown (cheaper with up-to-date subscription number)
Still the best plastic figure show in the world!


Theydon Bois - North London & Essex Transport Events (NLETE) - Transport Bazaar & Vintage Bus Displays (charity event?)
Theydon Bois Village Hall, Coppice Row, Essex, CMI6 7ER (event location)
NLETE, 8 The Rowans, Palmers Green, London, N13 5AD (correspondence; enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope)
11:00 - 15:30hrs
Admission £3.00, accompanied children free
Free vintage bus-rides around Epping Forest
Refreshments, stalls etc . . . no public car parking

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Sunday 12 May 2019

Kirkby-in-Ashfield - Townsend Toy & Train Fairs (Malcolm Townsend)
Festival Hall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7DJ
Mob. - 07951 072 790
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Admission fee unknown, aaccompanied under-16's free
Free parking, refreshments

Potters Bar - Toy & Train Fairs (Peter Levinson)
Elm Court Centre, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3BP
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01282 051 518 (Peter or Diane)
10:30 - 14:30hrs
Admission charge unknown

Rayleigh - SRP Toyfairs
Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9BZ
Tel. - 07739 998 012 (Paula or Gerry)
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Admission charge unknown

Spalding - J&J Fairs (J&J Webb)
Springfields Events & Conference Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6ET
Tel. - 01522 880 383
10:00 - 14:30hrs
Admission - Adult £2.50p, seniors £2, 1st child £1.50p

Walsall - Transtar Promotions (Geoff & Linda Price)
Oak Park Active Living Centre, Coppice Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9BH
Tel.- 01922 643 385 (Geoff or Linda)
10:30 - 15:00hrs
Admission £1.80p, seniors £1.50p, child £1
Refreshments

Wimborne - Model Toys & Trains Collector's Fair
Queen Elizabeth's Leisure Centre (Sports Hall), Blandford Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 4DT
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01202 590 158
10:15 - 14:30hrs
Admission unknown
Large free car-park
Refreshments

Wirral - Barry Stockton Fairs - Merseyside Hobbies & Model Railway Show
Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5DH
Web. - http://barrystocktonfairs.co.uk/
Tel. - 01513 343 362
10:30 - 15:30
Admission - Adult £4.50p, Children £1

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Tuesday 14th May 2019

Elsecar - Newcomen Fairs Ltd. - 36th Elsecar Toy & Train Fair (evening fair)
Elsecar Heritage Centre, Elsecar, Nr. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S74 8HJ
Tel. - 01226 744 425
19:00 - 21:00hrs
Admission £1.50p, children 50p

Hook - Steven Clements Fairs - Hook Evening Fair
Hook Community Centre, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9NN
Tel. - 01380 725 322
Mob. - 07958 101 891
18:30 - 21:30hrs
Admission £1
Free parking

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Wednesday 15th May 2019

Alfreton - Toy and Train Fairs (Malcolm Townsend)
The Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BD
Mob. - 07951 072 790
19:00-21:00hrs
Admission price unknown, aaccompanied under-16's free

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Auctions

Saturday 11th May 2019

Amstelveen (Holland) / On-line - Corinphila Vellingen BV
Morttelmolen 3, 1185 XV, Amstelveen,Netherlands
Web. - www.corinphilia.nl (auction house)
Web. - www.corinphilia.ch (parent/head office)
Tel. - 0031 206 249 740 (auction house)
Tel. - 0041 443 899 191 (parent/head office)
Specialist desk-top/executive/high-end model cars/auto-models

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Wednesday 15th May 2019

Warrington - Warrington & Northwich Auctioneers & Valuers
551 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington WA5 7TP
Tel. - 01925 658 833

Warwick - Warwick & Warwick
Charlton House, Scar Bank, Millers Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5DB
(Auctions held in Court House)
Tel. - 01926 499 031
Facsimile - 01926 491 906
Catalogue on-line, printed version available on request

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Thursday 16th-Friday 17th May 2019

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions (2-day sale)
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
01642 750 616
Thursday - General toy sale
Friday - Model railway and train sale

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Other Events

From Now until Sunday 18th August 2019

Tucson (USA) - John A. Ackerman / Mini Time Machine Museum - Museum of Miniatures 'Fire Apparatus and Fire Stations'
Mini Time Machine Museum, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, Tucson, AZ 85712, Arizona, USA
Tuesday-Saturday 09:00-16:00hrs
Sunday 12:00-16:00hrs
Monday - Closed
Admission $8.50 seniors/military, $7 for 4-17-year olds, 3-and-under free

" John A. Ackerman made his first miniature fire department using toy trucks and lead soldiers (which he painted to look like fire-fighters) when he was just a kid in the 1950s. Now, he’s a noted model maker of tiny fire trucks and stations produced carefully to scale, who has displayed his work in several private fire museums.."

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Friday 10th May 2019 (today) - Sunday 12th May 2019

Doncaster - Eventbrite - 26th National Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition
Doncaster Exhibition Centre, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
Web. - http://www.thedoncastershow.com/ (organisation)
10:00-17:00hrs (16:30pm - Sunday)
Admission, adults: £10.00, concessions: £9.00, under-16’s: £3.00 (under-5’s free)
Radio controlled helicopter flying demonstrations, live steam model railways, locomotives, boats, traction engines and aeroplanes Steamer, as well as R/C truck and much more etc. in the Railway, Shipping & Aviation, Toys & Games industries.

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Saturday 11th May 2019 & Sunday 12th May

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Dartford - Steam in Dartford / Trevithick's Industrial Dartford - Steam Rally 2019 (different program each day)
Dartford Central Park, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1JP & Town Centre/Environs; Dartford, Kent
Admission Free, some participation almost certain if you are in the area!
Provisional Timetable
Saturday 11th May - Central Park
- 10:00: Most vehicle exhibits will be in place
- 10.30-16:00: Bus tours – tickets available at the DBC/Museum stall (by the Bandstand)
- 11.30: Punch & Judy
- 12:00: Miniature Steam Engine Road Run
- 12:00-14:00: Dartford Concert Band on the Bandstand
- 13:30: Punch & Judy
- 14.30-16:00: Bosville Valley Stompers live on the Bandstand
- 15.30: Punch & Judy
Children's fairground rides, blacksmith demonstrations, all types of vintage vehicles, museum displaying Dartford's industrial history, miniature train rides, steam fairground organ playing, show competition for children, industrial history stalls, heavy horses, vintage bus rides
Sunday 12th May - Town Centre
- 10.30-11.30: Steam Engines and Vintage Vehicles leave Hollands Farm in Hawley Road to drive into town
- 12:00: Vehicles gather in Spital Street/Hythe Street
- 13:00: Mayor of Dartford pays tribute to Richard Trevithick outside the Royal Victoria and Bull Public House
- 13:15: Wreath is taken up to St Edmund's Pleasance, resting place of Richard Trevithick
All vehicles leave to continue their parade around the town
Times/events may be subject to change, depending on circumstances
Sponsored/Supported by Dartford Borough Council

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Sunday 12th May 2019

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Basingstoke - Rotary Club / The Thornycroft Society - Basingstoke Festival of Transport (Charity Event)
War Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AG
11:00-16:00hrs
Admission free, car park £2.00
Supported by Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council

London (Covent Garden) - May Fayre & Puppet festival
St. Paul's Church, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9ED
12:30-17:30
Admission Free

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Overseas Events

Thursday 9th May - Sunday 12th May 2019

Pigeon Forge - Tar Heel Toys (Dennis & Connie Sapp) - Smoky Mountain Antique Toy and Pedal Car Show
Country Cascades Waterpark Resort, Pigeon Forge Parkway, 204 Sharon Drive, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
Tel. 1 - 1 888 482 7829 (freephone - bookings)
Tel. 2 - 828 231 7442 (Sapp's shop?)

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Saturday 11th May 2019

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
 Gap - Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme - Bourse d’Échange Modélisme (Model Exchange Show)
Le Hall du Quattro, Avenue Émile Didier, 05000, Gap, France
Tel. - 0492 536 239
10:00-18:00hrs
Admission €02.00, accompanied under-12's free
Follow on radio Alpes1
Sponsored by CIC, Latil-LF, E-Good, Autodistribution, Radio Imagine, Volkswagen (VW)

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Sunday 12th May2019

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Anderlecht - Guy Chaidron - Brüssel International Figuren-Messe (Brussels' International Figure Show 'The Little Soldier')
Schule St. Niklaasinstituut, Bergensesteenweg 1421, 1070 Anderlecht, Belgium
eMail - marc.postelman@skynet.be (German language)
Tel. - 081 215 400 (Monday-Friday)
09:00-13:00hrs
Admission 03.00

15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Lille - Lomme - Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée  (Vintage Toy and Doll Salon)
À Maison des Enfants, 796, Av. de Dunkerque, 59160 Lomme, Lille, France
Tel. - 0612 193 726 (reservations)
09:00-16:00hrs
Admission €02.00, accompanied under-12's free
Metro stop - Maison des Enfants

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If you are an event promoter/show curator/auctioneer and you want your toy, model, collectable or popular-/youth-culture type sale/exhibition/event listed here -  FOR FREE  - or linked to; please eMail me -

maverickatlarge[at]hotmail[dot]com

- stating the date/s of the event, address of event, contact details, opening/viewing times, admission pricing and any other relevant facts/details or features - parking, travel notes, disability access, availability of refreshments, event subject matter &etc.

And please mention any flyer-art or poster-/leaflet-scans but send by separate eMail, in case they go to the 'junk' folder, from where they can be recovered and marked safe, but only if I know they're there!

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Links

Crime Comes to Toy Town
What the flippin'ada? 20-bucks? Only in America - how much were the drugs worth . . . I can see this as a CohnBrother's movie by Christmas!

American Civil War

Hamley's Again
Their second store in Kolkata (formerly 'Calcutta') is actually their 150-somthingth store; London may be the brand-flagship, but the market is moving East and the Brwreakshiteers just don't get it! Think about it - The Toysaurus died in front of our eyes over the last 24 months, while Hamley's opened a store (or two) every month, just . . . not in Europe!

A Designer Speaks

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Advance Warning
Vectis - Forthcoming Auctions

June - Planned Auction Dates

Tuesday 18th - Specialist Die-cast
Wednesday 19th - Specialist Die-cast
Thursday 20th - General Toy Sale
Friday 21st - Model Train Sale
Wednesday 26th - TV & Film related sale
Thursday 27th - Military, Civilian Figures, equipment & Accessories sale

July - Planned Auction Dates

Tuesday 9th - Specialist Die-cast
Wednesday 10th - Specialist Die-cast
Thursday 11th - General Toy Sale
Friday 19th - Model Train Sale
Tuesday 30th - TV & Film related sale

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15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
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Not really 'posting' at the moment but I picked these up this week, seem to be a bit of fun! The Man Bat and Man Super are articulated, possibly McDonalds or something although they have the logo similar to Kinder which is becoming common in these lots and may be connected to some corporate holding company, or just Maxi-eggs which - as I've pointed out recently - are on the rise, sales wise? The Flash is marked likewise and all three are old-school costumed.

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15th Annual Model Show; 34th Plastic Warrior Show; Alexandria; Anderlecht; Basingstoke; Basingstoke Festival of Transport; Batman; Bourse d’Échange Modélisme; Brüssel International Figuren-Messe; British Heart Foundation; Brussels International Figure Show; Charity Event; Dartford; Eaglemoss; France; Gap France; Guy Chaidron; Le Club Haut Alpin de Modélisme; Locking Stumps; Lomme; Model Exchange Show; Paul Gemmel; Plastic Warrior Magazine; Rotary Club; Russian; Salon du Jouet Ancien et de la Poupée; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Star Wars; Steam in Dartford; Steam Rally 2019; Superman Flash; The Little Soldier; The Thornycroft Society; The Works; Trevithick's Industrial Dartford; Twickenham; Vintage Toy and Doll Salon; Whitton;
Now in The Works

These were all over the place about 10/12-years ago, branded to an Alexander or Alexandria? Alexandria I think, then about six (poses) were in The Works around 6-years ago. Obviously; they are back, but only the one pose (which was probably issue one - the commonest in a part work) carrying the same Russian/Eaglemoss branding and Chinese factory details as the AFV's a year or two ago.

I've previously avoided them, large chunks of factory-painted whitemetal, but this was reduced to 25p, so why not! They are much poorer finished than contemporary Del Prado or K&C, but still look OK on a shelf.

I think he's an Iron Brigade mounted infantry officer from the ACW, but could be from an Italian State around the time of Garibaldi? [Murat! - See comments] They have a few, so if you've avoided them in the past and would like an inexpensive sample of a very 'not rare' figure, now's your chance!

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is marshal Johachim Murat. He wrars this former uniforne and this original hat at the begining of the russian campaign in summer 1812.

Hugh Walter said...

Thanks annon, I see there are plenty on feebleBay for a fiver, best get down to The Works anyone wanting one; where they are 50p or 25p depending on the store!

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Spectrum Steve said...

Hi Hugh,

In the unlikely event that you don't already know the purple female figure is from the Star Wars Command line of figures and depicts Sabine Wren from the Star Wars-Rebels animated series.

Anonymous said...

Cheers Steve! Looking at this on another browser I've discovered some of you are reading weird alphabetical 'codes' where there should be rows of soldiers! I'll have to screen-cap and .jpg them . . . bit late now though!

H