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Vendors - Vendor Announcements / Re: The Little Tin Soldier
« Last post by Hannibal on September 12, 2025, 04:30:04 PM »
The Little Tin Toy Soldier has indeed for me too be an outstanding reference for the supply of flats, however with the recent wonderful decisons of your White House administration with regards to custom taxes, we can't order flats from the USA anymore and personnally I wish to ban any purchase of US products and trip to the USA for the rest of my life, with such coercitive strategy so I would not help me to acquire flats from the USA anymore at least till a new administration is installed and revert some of the decisions taken this year.


But it is certainly the best source of EU flats in the USA even if you pay them higher than last year ...




I do agree with Brian that IFFS Committee should now also react and provide its input on these discussions and development of flat paintings.
Let us see how log it shall take to read them as a proof of their involvement in the activities of the site, outside their annual AG.


I now that Mark is daily devoted to the excellent functioning of the site, and is responding promptly to requests adresed to him : thank you very warmly Mark for your ongoing support alsmost 365 days a year, each year of the past decades !!!!!  I have yself backlog with my entries on galleries these weeks ....


It is a pleasure to read that long lasting Members are reacting and offering their support on commenting... proving the site is still alive... It is the first step.



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General Discussion / Flats to the U.S.
« Last post by Joerg on September 12, 2025, 12:56:46 PM »
In August I had to collect a parcel from my local post office.
It was MY parcel I had sent to a collector in the U.S., because U.S. customs hat rejected 4 flat figures from entering American soil.
Sad news for our American collector friends, I think.
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Vendors - Vendor Announcements / Re: The Little Tin Soldier
« Last post by John Alberts on September 12, 2025, 09:24:55 AM »
Can only echo and repeat these posters about Jack and his website.  Perhaps add that Jack can probably source and obtain any needed or wanted flats.  Much appreciate the Little Tin Soldier!
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by Brian on September 12, 2025, 03:29:43 AM »
Still nothing from the committee,  I have finished posting on this subject as loosing friends out of it  :(   
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by archigrog on September 12, 2025, 02:01:34 AM »
So, someone and perhaps with a group of experienced guys should start from scratch a new list of editors "AFTER having contacted them" for being active and in business, and asked what they still sell or represent, and confirm theyr internet access, email, telephone and presence or not on EBay and other local disribution (like in the US, with the Litte Tin Toy Soldier, .." and replace or add with a date, a new post to be either progressively built, or a deadline like February 1st 2026to be issued ...


A first step to seucure supply.  Can someone do it in the USA?, in Italy, in Germany, in France, i Sweden, in Spain, in "other countries .... ??



There are a few names in the countries/areas designated within BFFS/IFFS (refer to the magazine), whi should do by default, unless someone else volunteer to replace them


That could be a good idea Michel!
Having a post that anyone can improve by his experiences.


Claudio
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Vendors - Vendor Announcements / Re: The Little Tin Soldier
« Last post by PJDeluhery on September 11, 2025, 04:30:45 PM »
The Little Tin Soldier is a New York based flat figure dealer. Jack Muldoon is still very much in business as of this posting, and can be reached through his website:  https://www.thelittletinsoldier.com For the USA he is our main source of flat figures.
When googling, it helps to google "The Little Tin Soldier Flat figures" to avoid all the other references to The Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and similar hits.

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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by Hannibal on September 11, 2025, 04:15:46 AM »
So, someone and perhaps with a group of experienced guys should start from scratch a new list of editors "AFTER having contacted them" for being active and in business, and asked what they still sell or represent, and confirm theyr internet access, email, telephone and presence or not on EBay and other local disribution (like in the US, with the Litte Tin Toy Soldier, .." and replace or add with a date, a new post to be either progressively built, or a deadline like February 1st 2026to be issued ...


A first step to seucure supply.  Can someone do it in the USA?, in Italy, in Germany, in France, i Sweden, in Spain, in "other countries .... ??


There are a few names in the countries/areas designated within BFFS/IFFS (refer to the magazine), whi should do by default, unless someone else volunteer to replace them
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by Jean_Paul on September 11, 2025, 02:40:05 AM »
Un autre exemple pour ce qui serait un frein pour notre jeune genération. En allant sur le site web de Berliner Zinnfigur pour cet article le delai de livraison est de 3 mois. Comment voulez vous motivé de nouveaux acheteurs. J'ai contacté directement l'editeur et j'attends toujours la réponse depuis plus d'une semaine, la dernière fois plus d'un mois et encore j'ai eu de l'aide par un intermédiaire. J'ai plaisir de travailler avec Wolfgang Bock, Wolfgang Frieidrich, Ulrich Lehnart, Mauro Benini et d'autres ...mais pour l'exemple, c'est à se demander s'ils sont vraiment sérieux ... et je ne parle même pas de ceux qui ne communiquent que par lettre
Jean Paul
Another example of what would be a hindrance for our younger generation. When going to the Berliner Zinnfigur website for this item, the delivery time is 3 months. How do you want to motivate new buyers? I contacted the publisher directly and I'm still waiting for a response for over a week, the last time over a month and even then I had help through an intermediary. I enjoy working with Wolfgang Bock, Wolfgang Frieidrich, Ulrich Lehnart, Mauro Benini and others... but for example, it makes you wonder if they are really serious... and I'm not even talking about those who only communicate by letter.
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by PJDeluhery on September 09, 2025, 02:08:50 PM »
I agree, Brian. The views are increasing, so I know many others are reading this. What do YOU say?
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Gallery Pictures / Re: French Musketeers (WIP) v. Droste
« Last post by böckchen on September 09, 2025, 11:54:14 AM »
It's very nice to see that even normal military figures are being painted. After I took over the infantry from Fechner, the molds were thoroughly cleaned! Since the molds resembled pure coal pieces, long soot accumulated on the molds over the years. The figures were engraved by D. Lepeltier, with very strong sculpting as annotations.
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