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

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

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 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….

Forging ahead

Martin Ainscough gives an overview of his Victorian countryside blacksmith’s forge

Gone But Not Forgotten

A brief overview of the The LeMan’s Collection of Toy Soldiers

New Releases 1

Reviews of new metal figures to arrive in the hobby by Mark Avery and George Phillips

Casting Around

Paul Stocker takes a look at the latest toy soldier castings to arrive on the market

Gunfight At The O.K. Corral

US writer Steve Rhea tells the story of the most famous gunfight in the American West and looks at some of the figures available to represent it.

Swift And Bold

The story of how an interest in military history and collecting toy soldiers has led a father and son into the world of ‘living history’ and the 5th Battalion 60th Rifles.

When The Circus Comes To Town!

Keith Nairn-Munro harks back to the bygone age of the circus and takes a look at the many figures produced over the years to represent it.

Closing Out 2016

With political upheaval at home and abroad, enduring war in the Middle East and the death of a clutch of iconic celebrities, 2016 proved to be a year full of surprises and challenges. But at Islington’s Business Design Centre on December 3, the London Toy Soldier Show provided collectors with some reassuring familiarity in the midst of much uncertainty.

The British Toy Soldier Company

The British Toy Soldier Company

Little Legion

Little Legion