Barney Brown

Book Review by Steve Pugh:  ‘Swivel and Swop’ By Ed Poole – In 2022 Ed Poole produced what was probably the most beautifully illustrated and most definitive guide to a series of toy soldiers to date with his book ‘Swords and Roses’ covering Britains, Wars of the Roses, Swoppet Knights. Clearly enthused by his task […]

The 2026 Plastic Warrior Show will be held at the usual venue on Saturday 4th July. Herald Toys and Models will (hopefully) be in our usual place (to the right of the entrance as you walk in, against the wall). We look forward to welcoming all our collector friends, old and new, from the UK

Wishing all our collecting friends and customers across the World a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year for 2026!

October’s edition of Collector’s Gazette features an interview between Chris Stoner and Barney Brown, titled ‘Collecting Champions’. Barney muses on his plastics beginnings and how he turned a hobby into helping other collectors find those elusive figures to complete their own collections. The two-page article appears on pages 20/21 of this month’s CG.

New in from the ‘New South Wales’ Collection are are no less than 6 boxed Swoppet ‘Wars of the Roses’ Mounted Knights, together with a couple of rare window box sets of dismounted Swoppet Knights.

We’ve now introduced a filter within the Items for Sale drop down menu, which enables you to sort by figures In Stock or Out of Stock. Hopefully this will refine your search and lead to greater user satisfaction!

We’re excited to announce that the latest Plastic Warrior publication, the Poplar Plastics Special, is now available. With 44 pages packed full of information and photos to obtain your copy simply email [email protected]

This month we have for sale a number of much sought after 2nd Series PVC Swoppet Cowboys and Indians, mounted and dismounted, from the ‘Manhattan’ and ‘Sussex’ collections. These highly detailed figures with their exquisitely sculpted horses are very popular with Wild West themed collectors, having only been produced for a relatively short period

We are pleased to announce that we have added more figures from the extensive Manhattan Collection, all with a Wild West theme.

We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer for sale a small number of Swoppet Knights on foot from the Bletchingley and Sussex collections.