After many years online, Drum and Flag the online toy soldier store is closing down and Rupert Mitchell has started a final countdown sale after twenty years trading to clear his stock.
https://www.drumandflag.co.uk/collections/clearance
I have bought 1:32 figures and other unusual odds and bobs several times over the last few years – always good prices and good customer service and postage and packing.
There are some good bargains to be had, especially lots of figures at 1/72 – I have bought some of the last 1:32 odd pieces for the Christmas / birthday box.
https://www.drumandflag.co.uk/collections/clearance
Posted by Mark Man Of TIN, 25 November 2023
Published by 26soldiersoftin
Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures.
I randomly collect all scales and periods and "imagi-nations" as well as lead civilians, farm and zoo animals. I enjoy the paint possibilities of cheap poundstore plastic figures as much as the patina of vintage metal figures.
Befuddled by the maths of complex boardgames and wargames, I prefer the small scale skirmish simplicity of very early Donald Featherstone rules.
To relax, I usually play solo games, often using hex boards. Gaming takes second place to making or convert my own gaming figures from polymer clay (Fimo), home-cast metal figures of many scales or plastic paint conversions. I also collect and game with vintage Peter Laing 15mm metal figures, wishing like many others that I had bought more in the 1980s ...
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Vexing the shop is closing. I bought from him via the post quite a few times. I always found him to efficient , helpful and the parcels arrived quickly. I will miss the pleasure of browsing there …
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Sad news as Drum and Flag’s service was excellent, efficient payment (I still can’t get my head round Steve Weston’s Plastic Soldiers payment system – probably good for my bank balance that way) and good selection of figures sometimes not easily available in the UK. Anyway I hope Rupert the owner now has time for gaming …
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