Toy Collection

Toy Collection

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Back to "After Hours" Plates 1-36 Plates 37-72 Plates 73-108 Plates 109-144 Plates 145-145

PlateDescription — Plates 73-108Plate Added
Plate 73Repairing the damaged corbels, Part 7: all the corbels have been repairedAPR 2004
Plate 74Three combinations of key lighting and fill lighting with the Black CastleAPR 2004
Plate 75Four combinations of key lighting and fill lighting with the Black Castle as a backdrop for militariaAPR 2004
Plate 76A close-up of a regimental cap badgeAPR 2004
Plate 77A new lamp is considered as a key lightAPR 2004
Plate 78we test four different key-light effects with a silver pendantAPR 2004
Plate 79Sentry boxes are added to the Black CastleMAY 2004
Plate 80Britains Farm set No. 147F, metal hollow-cast figuresJUL 2004
Plate 81Britains Ltd. catalogues from 1950, 1965 and 1966JUL 2004
Plate 82An entry in the 1950 Britains Ltd. catalogueJUL 2004
Plate 83Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth as Colonel-in-Chief, the Grenadier GuardsJUL 2004
Plate 84The Band of the Life Guards with 1965 Britains Ltd. catalogueAUG 2004
Plate 85The Band of the Life Guards with a souvenir program of The Queen's Guards TattooAUG 2004
Plate 86The Band of the Life Guards passing The Black Castle (bright lighting)AUG 2004
Plate 87The Band of the Life Guards passing The Black Castle (subdued lighting)AUG 2004
Plate 88Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 1: a model of a Churchill Mark IV tank that lost its boxAUG 2004
Plate 89Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 2: a box made by the Collector for a Churchill Mark IV tankAUG 2004
Plate 90Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 3: close-up photo of box label for Churchill Mark IV tankAUG 2004
Plate 91Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 4: wrapping the Churchill Mark IV tank in paper before storingAUG 2004
Plate 92Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 5: the ingredients for packing a boxed modelAUG 2004
Plate 93Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 6: the fully-packed box for the Churchill Mark IV tankAUG 2004
Plate 94Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 7: the Churchill Mark IV tank is catalogued into the databaseAUG 2004
Plate 95Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 8: What's in that paper bag?AUG 2004
Plate 96Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 9: the contents of the paper bag are removedAUG 2004
Plate 97Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 10: twenty-one soldiers of the British Indian ArmyAUG 2004
Plate 98Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 11: close-up of an Indian Army soldierAUG 2004
Plate 99Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 12: who made this figure?AUG 2004
Plate 100Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 13: we begin by making a box labelAUG 2004
Plate 101Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 14: we make a simple box from scrap cardboardAUG 2004
Plate 102Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 15: the box is lined with white cardboardAUG 2004
Plate 103Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 16: we make a three-way separatorAUG 2004
Plate 104Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 17: a roll of blue gift-wrap paperAUG 2004
Plate 105Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 18: blue gift-wrap paper is glued to the boxAUG 2004
Plate 106Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 19: the three-way separator is placed into the boxAUG 2004
Plate 107Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 20: the partitioned box shows its display attributeAUG 2004
Plate 108Creating boxes for unboxed items, Part 21: we construct the box-coverAUG 2004