Monthly Archives: March 2016

Peter Evans Roman Conversions

Posted on March 22, 2016 by admin

Peter Evans Roman Conversions We have heard from our very good friend Peter Evans and he has some Roman figure conversions he has done.  I consider Peter one of the best in our hobby for conversions and I have been honored … Continue reading →

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Comment Time May 1990

Posted on March 22, 2016 by admin

Bill Nevins send this blast from the past  high lights from one of my old lists and  comment time. My thoughts are at the end. Comment Time May 1990    List # 25 A big list containing 15 pages. Spotlight:  1, … Continue reading →

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German Plastic Show Spring 2016

Posted on March 21, 2016 by admin

The German Plastic Show was held on March 13 in Herne Germany at the Kulturzentrum. the show had dealers from Sweden, Russia, Netherlands, United Kingdom besides Germany. The  show has all types of plastic for the collectors in the 1/32 and 1/72 scale.  … Continue reading →

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Maryland Toy Show

Posted on March 20, 2016 by admin

The Maryland toy show was held on Sunday March 20th. Normally the Maryland Toy Show is held on a Saturday, but this year it was held on a Sunday. run by Dave Hart Shows the show had eighty dealers.  We … Continue reading →

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Greg Liska’s Hessian Conversions

Posted on March 19, 2016 by admin

Greg Liska’s Hessian Conversions, our very good friend Greg Liska is at it again. This time with conversions  of the Ideal Mexican Officer.  Here is what he had to say about these figures. These were formerly the Ideal shako hat … Continue reading →

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More on the Zorro Hacienda

Posted on March 19, 2016 by admin

Jean-Yves emailed me that the Zorro Hacienda that we featured in another post is just French farm house adapted to Zorro is completely wrong. It was completely new building that the company Gilaz did for Zorro. According Jean, Gilaz was known for their buildings: farms, … Continue reading →

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Still Another New Russian Company

Posted on March 18, 2016 by admin

We just got in a photo of a new set of figures. The photo shows a test shot of Vikings and Russian knights. They represent the VII-XII century.  You can read about the Vikings in Russia here. As we get more … Continue reading →

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Zorro Hacienda

Posted on March 17, 2016 by admin

We were alert to this item Zorro Hacienda on one of the bid sites. It is a Zorro Hacienda which was done in 1965.  It  is an authorized Disney piece and it very interesting . When you click on the … Continue reading →

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Do You Think

Posted on March 16, 2016 by admin

Do you think the Marx 60mm 7th Cavalry kneeling firing pistol looks like Teddy Roosevelt? My friend Patrice from France thinks so what do you think?

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Who Made This Figure?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin

We receieved this question from our good friend Greg Liska. Do you recognize the figure? What make is this mounted archer? He’s next to a Steven’s Hobby Knight which is a good 65mm or bigger. He must be at least … Continue reading →

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