New

New figures, new buildings and more new WW2 figures to come soon!

www.austinminiatures.com

Buildings, New and Old

Their seems to be an influx of new buildings.  CTS and Hobby Bunker have always had some nice entries as had TSSD and WTSC. as well as Barzso.

Now Austin Miniatures and Paragon have upped the stakes.   Details continue  to improve, some are panted, prices keep climbing too and unfortunately to us at least many are different scales.

Quickie Rant

The new TSSD Alamo figures are great we are told but were made to fit with CONTE's Alamo figs.  This means they are big.  We much prefer CTS Alamo figures as we have stated in the past.  TSSD also states the Defenders can be "EASILY" be used in other time periods such as ACW and the Wild West.  We assume they mean easily used with conversion as ALL poses have flintlock muskets or pistols.   They claim the Mexicans can also be used as French of the Napoleonic era.   Again we assume they mean with conversions as all of the rifles are Bakers and have the unique sword bayonet fitted.   (A few poses are not carrying a musket.)  The French never used this weapon.

So much for being picky. LOL LOL  Austin Cowboys look good, and we told they smaller then TSSD cowboys.  Their new buildings look big and bulky and we prefer the crisp clean lines of the TSSD Western buildings.

Paragon new figures look darn near perfect. 

Off Topic

Another member!!!!  But what does that name mean ?

pylgrym.......Welcome

Thoughts at Summer's end

The end is near and that means OTSN.  The really cool guys now say OTS.  Anyway we do not have much to rant about until we see the new stuff (plastic) that is released there.  We are disappointed to hear that supposedly most it will be in 60mm.  Paragon we hope will stick to its sort of middle of the road scale and Barzso to 54mm if in fact he releases any figures.  TSSD, and Austin figures we hear will be big .
We also have heard  that we can thank CONTE for the large forthcoming TSSD Alamo sets.  TSSD determined that collectors want their Alamo figures in the scale of Conte's figures. We wonder how CTS feels about that.  No one even asked us but that is OK as we do not do much with that era so we could care less. 

Oh yes look for a surprise with regards to the Paragon US Cavalry Horse Holder set. 

Happy Birthday

Irony ?

Fess Parker born Aug 16th in Texas
David Crockett born Aug 17th in Tennessee

Some photos to follow ..........

Toy Hunters

It has been awhile but here goes.  Several readers of this blog keep sending me an article  from the Prince of Plastic HAHAHAH  In any case he is telling folks he will be reviewing the 3rd season of Toy Hunters and has notified them of this fact.  And he will show the truth behind what ?  This warning from a man who uses EBAY to compare prices ????