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 a brief guide to collecting Del Prado and other partwork toy soldiers. Partworks have been popular in Spain, Italy and France for a long time but its seems they have really caught on in the UK in...
This is a brief beginners guide to the 1/72 scale plastic toy soldier sets that are currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods they...
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 beginners guide to some of the 1/32 scale (54mm) plastic toy soldier sets currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods...
This is a very simple and straight forward guide to the Del Prado Men at War Series. The numbers below are based around the first UK release. This listing will be of use to collectors wishing to identify...
Welcome to First4Models "Whether you are an experienced modeller and know what you are looking for or just starting out and need a helping hand, my aim is to help you enjoy this hobby to the full by offering...
In the Begining Dick Bruna was born in 1927 in the city of Utrecht. From a very young age he developed a passion for drawing even WWII didnt stop him he continued to persue his interest. On leaving school...
Man o' War What is Man o' War?In GW's own words Man o' War is a game of "Raging Sea Battles in the Warhammer World" which pretty much sums it up. Fantasy races take to the high seas to battle it out. All your...
WW2 British Tanks This guide features several classic tanks of World War II. Matilda Infantry Tank The A12 appeared in 1938 and became known as the Matilda 2, the earlier model being now the Matilda 1....