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Honour Bound
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St Petersburg
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Schleich
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Star Trek
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EDITOR’S WELCOME
NOTICEBOARD
NEW RELEASES
CAUBEEN MYSTERY IN MINIATURE
Darrell Dean, a Canadian military veteran and
collector who knows his way around an Irish
caubeen, ponders how it has been modelled on
old Britains toy soldiers.
38 MARCHING FORWARD
George Phillips covers a cross-section of some of
the mouth-watering collectables that were up for
grabs at the March edition of the London Toy
Soldier & Historical Figures Show.
44 WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WELCOMING YOU!
Guideline Publications, parent company of
TSC&HF,
looks forward to welcoming one and all
to 2022’s second London Toy Soldier & Historical
Figures Show scheduled for Saturday, 25 June.
34 HIGHLAND BRIGADE CHARGES AT
TEL-EL-KEBIR
George Phillips explores the history behind the
Anglo-Egyptian War’s decisive battle and how it
inspired deployment of W. Britain figures in a
dynamic diorama by Jeff Goldsmith of La
Sarouche Diorama Bases.
46-47 CENTREFOLD
48 TASMANIAN LANDINGS
Gary Emery recounts adding new recruits to his
collection after moving to scenic Tasmania.
36 YOUNG BLOOD
Fifteen-year-old Jake Abbotts, an aspiring UK toy
soldier maker, is interviewed by George Phillips.
54 NEWFOUNDLAND FENCIBLES
Scott J. Dummitt delves into the Royal
Newfoundland Fencible Infantry in history and in
miniature.
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We’re as serious about
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56 PERSHING, PATTON
& PANCHO VILLA
Clyde W. Cocke explores the history behind the
Pancho Villa expedition as illustrated by a series
created by Wm. Hocker Toy Soldiers.
70 FANTASTIC PLASTICS
74 MODEL FIGURES
76 KIT KORNER: MODEL FIGURE
PAINTER’S PROJECT
Paul Newman converts plastic Napoleonic French
gunners into Latin American artillery.
60 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
FOR COLLECTORS
Matthew Murphy, president of Hobby Bunker and
organiser of the West Coaster show, shares a
recap of the 2022 US event.
82 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
84 PRIZE EXERCISE
W. Britain o fers TSC&HF readers an exclusive
chance to win an exciting selection of nineteenth-
century ‘War Along the Nile’ collectables for
creating an evocative diorama.
62 TALKING TOY SOLDIERS
Expert James Opie re lects on his top ten
favourite brands and some of our hobby’s most
in luential makers, who he calls the ‘Big Beasts of
the New Toy Soldiers’.
88 THE LAST WORD
Readers’ letters to the editor are spotlighted.
66 COLLECTOR’S STORY
Steve Pyle’s twin sister, Diane Warren, visits his
basement and discovers the timeless world of a
hobbyist whose passion is converting plastic
igures to breathe life into dioramas.
90 FACEBOOK/
SNEAK PEEK AT ISSUE 107
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