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American Civil War

The American Civil War opposed the north industrialized states against the more rural south ones, between 1861 and 1865. Naturally this war was a major theme for American companies. Those who like to paint their figures can obtain information on uniforms in many publications like these: BMC Appomatox 40028 (c 2011) The plastic bag with […]

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WW II British Infantry

Airfix The British infantry box includes an Official and a small mortar. The soldier with the Bren light machine gun is a very nice figure. The figures were painted by me and I added a bit of static grass on the bases. More recently Airfix launched a series of figures in kit form with 6 […]

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Britains in Plastic

This British company is, probably, the most famous maker of toy soldiers. Plastic Figures Britains Swoppets Swoppet, War of the Roses figures The swoppet figures are made of parts that joint though pegs. This series is one of the best ever produced in plastic. These figures were produced between 1959 and 1972.There are six different […]