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6. I Appreciate That, Sir

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 09:37 PM

Aug 2014

I have heard of that place. Some while ago I got a letch to do a 54mm figure ( i did a fair amount of figure painting in my teens ), and they are well known on sites where figure modelers gather. There is some extraordinary work done by figure painters.

You may have noted a 'Britain's' entry in the site. That is a good part of where the 'toy' comes from. They were a company selling toy soldiers to children from very long ago, and the style of their castings came to be a standard and collectable all in its own right among people who grew up with them.

Back when they actually gave children things made of lead....

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Lovely! blogslut Aug 2014 #1

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #5

Beautiful! And I thought of you, Sir, this past Wednesday evening. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

I Appreciate That, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #6

Wow! A great creation. panader0 Aug 2014 #3

I would like to know that myself. Lochloosa Aug 2014 #4

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #7

the albatross had the radiator in front of the pilot too shaayecanaan Aug 2014 #29

Outstanding!!! Cooley Hurd Aug 2014 #8

Glad You Like It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #11

That's a thing of beauty! cyberswede Aug 2014 #9

I Don't Think Anybody Ever Said That About An Early Short Bros. Product, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #12

The history of it is what makes it even more interesting, I'd wager. cyberswede Aug 2014 #15

It Does Indeed, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #16

agree hibbing Aug 2014 #22

I admire your skill denbot Aug 2014 #10

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Congratulations on First Prize !! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #13

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all things WW2 ... he can talk WW2 for hours on end. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #19

I Do some From That Period, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #21

Interwar aviation is a fascinating subject. malthaussen Aug 2014 #44

For Me, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #46

Are those bee hives above the engine the radiator? Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #18

That It Is, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #20

I admire your work because I don't have your patience to build them Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #25

I See You Are Serious About That, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #26

Perhaps if you read his memoir, Going Solo, you could be inspired to build it Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #27

wow Kali Aug 2014 #23

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #24

Love scale modelling JohnnyRingo Aug 2014 #28

I Enjoy It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #30

What a wonderful passion. lovemydog Aug 2014 #31

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Nice Job cantbeserious Aug 2014 #32

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #38

simply lovely azurnoir Aug 2014 #33

Thank You Very Much, My Friend The Magistrate Aug 2014 #42

A glorious piece intaglio Aug 2014 #34

Glad You Like It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #39

Magnificent work caraher Aug 2014 #35

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I did a Google search caraher Aug 2014 #45

Well done.. sendero Aug 2014 #36

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Fine work! malthaussen Aug 2014 #43

Very nice, sir. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #47