Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures - August - September 2022

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Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures issue 107 is full of wide-ranging features delving into history and collecting, hobby news, and lots of new product reviews encompassing both metal and plastic toy soldiers, as well as resin model figure kits. Historical milestones are marked with articles commemorating British Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War between Argentina and Britain. Readers are transported to the hobby’s frontlines with reports on the Texas show’s revival (with the added bonus of a side-trip to the new King & Country Texas shop in San Antonio), June’s London Toy Soldier & Historical Figures Show (the next edition of Europe’s largest toy soldier show is scheduled for Saturday, 3 December), and both the British and Irish Model Soldier Societies’ annual shows. Other topics include box dioramas built to illustrate brutal World War II jungle warfare between Japanese and Australian forces in Papua New Guinea, a mystery surrounding circa 1910 toy soldiers garrisoning a seaside sandcastle in Britain, American toy soldier maker Charles F. Marcak and the origins of plastic army men, UK craftsman Russell Gammage’s work under the Rose Miniatures banner, and the Tower of London’s Ceremony of the Word. As usual, there is a whole lot more in store in this edition, so please be sure to get your copy. Happy collecting!

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures Magazine Description:

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures including Toy Soldier Collector & Model Figures prides itself on being the "go to" magazine for collectors of toy and model figures of all shapes and sizes.
Primarily focused on figures around 1:32nd scale (the tradition collectable 'toy Soldier" size) the magazine also covers larger kits and smaller (down to 40mm) figures within the hobby of toy soldier collection, from the "high end"
pre painted museum quality meal figurines through to the unpainted plastic figures still played with today by both children and adults and of course everything in between.