SPECIAL THANKS. I would like to thank Paul Watson for his sponsorship of several lead figure collections on this blog. Having decided to clear his spare/surplus figures, he generously forwarded them on with no other requirement than they deserved to be restored. I would also like to mention George S. Mills, who kindly furnished a quantity of plastic figures which allowed me to complete another five or six military units, serving in several collections.

Saturday 28 November 2020

WW2 LONE STAR TRANSPORT arrives

A fun collection of Lone Star models has just arrived. All three items are a little bit small in scale but I'm more than happy to use them with my collection of Britains toy soldiers. Haven't a clue what the armoured car is but I guess its a generic model as it was available in yellow or green, depending on whether it was German or British! A bit of research was rewarding as I found several vehicles, Staghounds, Coventrys, Italian AB41s, and German-Chinese SdKfz 222. that it might 'loosely' serve as. For scale its almost perfect representing a Daimler Dingo/Ford Lynx. Looking forward to restoring these, it only cost £10 delivered.

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8 comments:

  1. The Good Soldier Svjek28 November 2020 at 10:30

    Nice looking models , I'm so tempted to start 54mm WW2 ! .

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    1. MGB28 November 2020 at 11:57

      Tony, have enjoyed my excursion into 54mm WW2, and I'm looking forward to my first skirmish game. No plans to fight large games, just some simple scenarios probably set in 1939. I do think it has a real novelty using toys some of which date back to the 1930s.
      Michael

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  2. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com28 November 2020 at 11:33

    Great find!

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    1. MGB28 November 2020 at 12:01

      Thanks Ross, my funds are limited, selling some 28mm to finance this project, so getting these for £10 was a real pleasure. Have just bought another armoured car, but I'm going to restore it and give it to my nephew, he is heavily into toy soldiers, haven't a clue where he got this idea from.
      Michael

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  3. Maudlin Jack Tar28 November 2020 at 11:45

    Lovely models

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    1. MGB28 November 2020 at 12:04

      I agree MJT, quality metal toys, designed to last, and deserving of a good restoration. Have started today paint stripping them, can confirm the brown armoured car was a repaint, the German issue were desert yellow.
      Michael

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  4. Mark, Man of TIN28 November 2020 at 21:59

    Bren or Carden Lloyd Carrier crew and gun recasts available at Dorset Toy Soldiers
    https://imperialminiatures.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/castingslist-dorset.pdf

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    1. MGB28 November 2020 at 22:06

      Thanks Mark, I was going to look around to see if anyone made recasts, I've also got to get some left arms from Imperial Miniatures. I also see Tradition do a separate bren gun. Cheers,
      Michael

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