This is a guide to painting toy soldiers offering some quick tips gained from over ten years of painting figures myself. Whilst mainly focussing on 1/72 and 1/32 plastic figures much of this information will...
This is intended to assist those interested in buying the toy trainsets made by Tomy which also include their Tomica car range when used in conjunction with the road and rail tracks. There are basically two...
If you or your children really enjoyed Pixar's latest animated feature film Cars , then you've probably looked for toys of the Cars. You'll also notice that some characters are hard to find in the shops, due...
Whether you're starting out your collection or looking for that elusive figure to complete it, I've compiled a list of every single WWF Figure released by Hasbro between 1990 and 1994 to aid your task. These...
This is a straightforward guide for metal and plastic figure painters allowing you to cross reference the excellent Vallejo GAME Color acrylic paint system with the Games Workshop range. Hence if you currently...
The purpose of this guide is to share my experience of buying Playmobil in the last few years from all over the place. I've listed a few of the pitfalls in the hope you'll save a bit of money! Prices vary...
This is a brief beginners guide to buying toy soldiers on eBay that would be of particular assistance to those new to eBay or to those new to buying toy soldiers or indeed those new to both. It is not intended...
This is a brief guide to building an American Civil War Confederate wargames army using 1/72 scale plastic figures. I use the excellent Fire Fury rules and make up units, markers and scenery required under...
This is a guide to making markers for use in wargames. I have illustrated the article with painted 1/72 plastic American Civil War figures that I use with the Fire Fury rule system. These rules pay particular...
This is a guide to building a Moria Goblin wargames army using mainly Games Workshop Lord of the Rings figures. To keep things simple for myself I adapt the same rules - Fire and Fury - for use across whatever...