2022 Plastic Warrior Show Lots of Figures, after three years the Plastic Warrior Show is back. The question was how the hiatus affected the show. One thing the foreign dealers were not in due to the customs rules of the UK and EU. Their spaces were taken over by first-time dealers. So sit back as we share photos of the show from my very good friend Markus Lecksheid
2022 Plastic Warrior Show Photos
i recently had the “military base” in the 5th photo down. i was told it was an FAO Schwarz product for use with Dinky vehicles. i ended up having to give it away to a local hobby store because it was just too big and bulky to move. it was made of masonite type wood, and seemed rather shoddily built. i always assumed it was a one-of-a-kind collector built item, but that photo disproves that.
My brother and I went to the show it was great picked up some nice figures a Formtech mortar pit and a ww1 no man’s land also a Conte adobe building from Steve Weston he always looks after us with stuff at the shows. The new Replicant mounted US dragoons came in two sets of two different poses So four in total. We bought two sets of each they were selling for £9.00 a set of two. It is a pity it is only on once a year and not twice. We spent about £165.00 at the show cant wait for next year to come.
Steve Weston (UK) has the new Replicants mounted 1848 US Dragoons.
http://plasticsoldiers.co.uk/index.php/new-stock-3/
Thanks for the correction and update. It will be corrected.
Great photos! Some super boxed items, the Britains knights in particular. Thanks to all involved in taking and posting these!
Great show and report !!!Glad they enjoy .!!
After the long night of the pandemic, your report on the Plastic Warrior Show is the proof we have been waiting for that there is life after covid. My remote location has always made it difficult for me to attend, and with the extra burdens of covid, I have not been to any shows, including PW, for too long. Of course there is always eBay, but these photos say it all: there is no substitute for picking up a figure and inspecting it for real and up close. So it is time to take steps. All being well, this year will see a relocation, if not to London itself, then to the south-east, well within the environs of not only the best gatherings but the permanent exhibitions like the Toy Museum in Brighton. Of course this planned move is not just for figure collecting (I know, why not?) but during the inevitable disruption to come, I will be sustained by anticipation of the moment I next arrive at the PW Show and pause to absorb the moment when finally I can say, “I’m home!” That really will signal that life has not only returned to normal but, dare I say it, got better. See you when you get there.
You mention foreign dealers having to contend with customs rules in the UK and European Union. Import duty has always had the capacity to deter buyers. but there is now a further imposition that I think you may have had in mind: following Britain’s departure from the EU, the sales tax called VAT has been added to anything I purchase from a seller in Europe, but now it also applies to sales from non-EU countries, including the US, where every trader I have dealt with is unhappy with the lack of clarity about applying it. On eBay, some listings state that VAT will add a specified amount to the price, but others omit mention of it, so the buyer is hit with an unexpected charge. This even applies to Ukraine. Just when the war started, I bought figures from a seller there who told me that delivery would be affected by the hostilities, and so it was, but the biggest cause of delay was not the war but again VAT. It is frequently said that the entire process we call Brexit was not thought through, and one of the worst examples of this is the muddle surrounding VAT which urgently requires attention.