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Thomas Gunn Miniatures
Various new releases
King of kings
The ancient Persian (Achaemenid) Empire in miniature
Setting the scene
A chance visit to his parents’ attic reunited Jakob Bredahl-Kjær with his beloved toy soldier collection and opened the floodgates of childhood nostalgia. Jakob’s passion for the hobby was instantly rekindled and within a few short weeks, he had become a dealer for W. Britain in his native Denmark and founded Toy Soldiers of Scandinavia. George Phillips of TSCI spoke to Jakob to find out more about the business, including its signature range of handbuilt dioramas…
Alymer Military Miniatures
Various new releases
The Battle of Bushy Run Part 2
Martin Ainscough concludes his story on the famous battle
Little Legion
Napoleonic Wars
Ashanti Dawn
Paul Brinkley tells us the history of the Asante Empire, the Zulus of the West African rainforest
A Shimek stand-to
Brigadier Raymond E Bell looks at the work of US toy soldier artisan E. Joe Shimek II
American Civil War In The Continental Style
Giles Brown, original founder of Dorset Soldiers, describes how some of his favourite ACW figures came into existence
Dressing The Kiddies'
Uniforms and history of the Scots Guards until the Great War
Memories of a far-off land…
The highs, and often very low lows, of army life in India during the 1800s
Inspirational constant
Gary Emery tells us why this magazine has been an inspiration and a constant companion in his life for the last 16 years!
In support
Canadian writer Guy Elliott talks us through some of his collection and how it came to be…
Dealing Down Under
Over the past 30 years, Peter Nathan has carved a reputation for supplying top-end collectable toy soldiers to hobbyists in Australia. More recently, his business has branched out into the production of museum-quality dioramas to bring his customers’ collections to life...
De Bange
Mike Williams builds Blitz Models 1:35 scale Canon de 120mm L modele 1878 French field artillery
Britains' Americans
Brigadier Raymond E Bell reminisces about his collection of Britains figures representing American troops that have now passed to his grandchildren
Uniforms of the “Highland Laddies” foreign service
Keith Nairn-Munro continues his series of articles on the Highland Regiments
Scorched Earth
Gary Emery reminisces about boyhood battles recreating the exploits of Rommel and his Afrika Korps
The British Toy Soldier Company
Various new releases
Thomas Gunn Miniatures
Various new releases
Weston Toy Soldiers
A Q&A session with Steve Weston, of Weston Toy Soldiers
Small unit action
Toy soldiers and wargaming have always been closely associated and while it’s arguable you can game with miniatures of any size, the limited space available for table-top campaigns has typically resulted in the use of sub- 54mm figures. Spencer Smith Miniatures has been serving the wargaming hobby for more than six decades. TSCI’s George Phillips spoke to proprietor, Peter Johnstone, to learn more about the company and its outputs…
If only I had the space...
Chris Bartlett tells us about how he builds the occasional small diorama to help with displaying his vast collection
Model figures
New unpainted metal and resin/plastic figures/kits reviewed this issue by Gary Haines and Paul Osborne
Zouaves
Mike Williams builds and paints ICM’s 1:35 scale French Army of 1914 four figure set
Reigning royalty
The mounted Princesses of Europe 1890 – 1920 as created by Alec Sim
Best show in town
The final London Toy Soldier Show of 2019 brought more than 60 domestic and international traders to the Haverstock School in North West London for Europe’s largest gathering of hobbyists. Always the busiest in the calendar of shows organised by Guideline Publications, the event offered collectors a tempting selection of seasonal treats…
The Support Brigade
Raymond E. Bell Jr explains more about the army he’s recruited for his grandchildren and in particular the 58th Combat Support Brigade
THE DEATH OR GLORY BOYS
The history of the 17th/21st Lancers 1914-1993
Defying the eagles
The legend of Rome may not have been so legendary were it not for some of its opponents….