News, Views Etc . . . Plastic Warrior 176

Announced a couple of weeks ago, so pretty much 'new', the latest issue of PW is a welcome addition to the miserable weather which has heralded autumn this year (I live in hope of a week's 'Indian summer; before the end of October as I haven't done the leaf-mow yet, and the grass needs doing again!), with lots of toy soldiery things to read and look at!

Articles

* Peter Evans kicks-off the issue with part two of the Fontanini military figures and there must be a part three on the way?

* A follow-up editorial on Colin Penn's BR Moulding kit reveals more about this fascinating home-casting plastic moulding set

* 'Converter's Corner' is occupied by Les White again, with some simple but striking things to do with an Armies in Plastic (AIP) FFL running figure; providing WWI Frenchmen for several different units.

* Andreas Dittmann reveals Randa-branded Astronauts from Co-Ma, coming out of . . . if I tell you, you might not subscribe?!!

* A round-up of Airfix slot-racing figures comes in from Jeremy Brook, it looks like my Airfix figure which was and then wasn't, is again - Grandstand!

* Bill Hanlon explains all (or enough to start) on the Mack Moulding Co., of Canada . . . and New Jersey, showing rare copies along the way

* 'What The !&*$?' looks at four question-marks this quarter;

• Barney Brown seeks more information on the larger horse I've pencilled-in as possibly the missing Charbens cake decorations
• Eric Critchley hopes someone can name his camel; Camel McCamelface is not an option!
• A cake-decoration footballer needs branding for Philip Alliston
• The seen-previously and 'still unknown' cargo-loads are bumped-up the list hopefully by Mike Harding - someone must know! Tri-Ang-Mettoy, Marx Swansea?

* Steve Pugh returns to early dinosaurs from British toy soldier firms with a look at the set from Timpo, clearing up the previous issue's extra Dimetrodon (although if you follow the blog you'll know there's never too many Dimetrodons!)

* Trojan's non-plastic products are smuggled into the plastic magazine by Gerald Edwards

* A new series on Britains hospital begins whilst also closing the issue; with the early Superdeetail sets courtesy of Colin Penn

Regular Features

* 'NEWS and VIEWS and other stuff ' covers

• News of the passing of George Falconer and Philip Hamilton (of the Hamilton Collection museum), both collectors and friends of PW
• News on the Airfix HO-OO figures book authored by Peter Williams
• A stockist is sought for DSG figures in the UK
• The demolition of Woking's Toys'R'Us store is mentioned
•  Contact details, subscription instructions and front cover caption fill the gaps

• In addition to all the above or below-named; John Begg gets a credit for providing pictures

* 'Readers Letters' include

• Feedback on the PW Show last May from Ashley Needham, Peter Spackman and Brian Heaps
• Brian Berke asks on possible Speedwell Indians he may have seen, yards from the factory, at the time?
• Peter Cole links Speedwell and Morestone with a sculptor, helped by the Ed.
• Brian's back with memories of Kleeware toys and kits on sale in North London, too long ago!
• Peter C also returns with a mini-report on an arts event with dioramas in Brighton earlier in the year.
• Sad update on the state of Atlantic House from Philip Alliston, can someone not pop-down there with a step-ladder and rescue the word 'Atlantic' while it's still intact?
  
• The recent call for news of Blue Box ACW packaging is nicely answered by Richard Lewis
• Finally Eric Keggans makes some salient points on the current state and future of 3D-printing, specifically with regard to toy soldiers.

* 'Book Review' has a look at Simon Garfield's In Miniature, penned by Peter Evans

* 'What's New' has two set from Chintoys;

• CHT17 - Knights Templar
•  CHT18 - Knights Hospitaller

Plus all the usual readers small-ads

Covers - Front cover is a lovely Hong Kong carded set from the collection of Barry Blood, the back has more on the BR Moulds (one of which is painted to match Trojan?!!)

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