5th Oct 2021
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John gave us the following info on this upcoming range:"The 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was raised in the commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army and was part of the fa
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27th Sep 2021
More previews of the Trojan War series!
Traditionally, the Trojan War arose from
a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the
wedding
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27th Sep 2021
Upcoming USMC sets from K&C's Vietnam range
Looks like there are a few new Marines coming in the near future!
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23rd Sep 2021
The Trojan War
Traditionally, the Trojan War arose from
a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the
wedding
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23rd Sep 2021
The Walls of Troy
"This September I will be previewing work from the new series, THE TROJAN WARS.Starting appropriately with the city itself, TROY!TROY or ILION was an ancient city, known as the setting for the Greek m
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1st Sep 2021
John Jenkins Designs: Andalusian Castle
The impact and early significance of castles in Spain can be measured by the fact that the noun “castle” (from the Latin castella meaning “castles”) forms the origin of the name of Spain’s historicall
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29th May 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, pt VI (2015-2020)
This is my sixth and final post on the history of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers. To most of you this is not history, but a snapshot of where the Company is today.King and Country remains as the largest su
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21st May 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, pt V (2009-2014)
In 2009, we left the joint use with The Tin Soldier and moved, by ourselves, upmarket to the beautiful Queen Victoria Building, a late 19th. Century building, completely restored to its original cond
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15th May 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldier, pt IV (2003-2007)
Today’s post will cover the period 2003-2007We are now firmly in the era of King and Country first, Britains a fair way behind and then a large gap to the rest of the manufacturers.
WW2 was the main
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8th May 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, pt III (1999-2002)
Today’s post will cover the period 1999-2002 which was a major period in the history of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers.In 1999, we moved into the Sydney CBD to join the Tin Soldier, in the Mid City ce
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1st May 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, pt II (1995-1999)
Today, after last week I covered the early period where toy soldiers were a part of a larger hobby and collectable shop, I started Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers as a dedicated toy soldier shop. The first
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21st Apr 2020
History of Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, pt I (1986-1995)
Because of my age, I am sitting here in splendid isolation and thought that, as it is the Company’s 25th.Anniversary of business, I would tell you something of the Company’s early history.Back in 1986
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