"40mm Tasmanian Toy Soldiers" Topic

For those that may be interested I have posted a link to my blog post about my first batch of 40mm home cast toy soldiers. The post also features some Tasmanian military history.

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Cheers,

TW

Splendid work, TW! I wasn't aware of the 40mm moulds, that was a great find.

I've been building my toy soldier forces from Dorset Soldiers castings, (54's) although I recently got some Prince August moulds, so I'm going to see what they come out like.

I converted some Adelaide Lancers from Dorset's repro's of Britains' Japanese Cavalry, with appropriate heads and other changes –

I love my collection so far, but if I was doing it again, I think I'd go 40mm.

Keep it up! Love to see what else you add to your colonial forces.

Thank you MacrossMartin. Your own Adelaide Lancer looks very splendid, shiny and dapper. I was very happy when I discovered that there is a wide range of 40mm moulds and that 40mm toy soldiers take up no more space than 28mm figures.

Cheers,

TW

TW, those look great. were the moulds new or did you find them in a second hand store. I would like to get some to mix with my Spencer Smith figures.

Thanks
Dan

Fusilier Dan I bought most of my moulds second hand on German Ebay but some are available new from Berliner Zinnfiguren.

Cheers,

TW

Fantastic stuff!

And you cunningly used Prussians as British uniforms, because in toy style the helmets aren't too far apart. Brilliant!