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December 22, 2014 21:22

I don't think these “ original factory titles ” are at all that original, in fact the label is clearly chalked in bad handwriting.

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December 23, 2014 00:21

You keep trying to get yourself right. Apparently you have never seen anything from the oldest toy soldiers brand Mignot, except for your own collection area, soldiers from eggs. A brand that has existed since approximately with various acquisitions since 1780. For a long time those French people wrote down the titles with pen to use the labels in multiple. Before making comments like this, you should first study the literature about the Mignot brand. to understand. Incidentally, it would also be recommended if you were a bit more extensive in your additions than a multiple of a French soldier. That description in the title does not help you to search properly in either Dutch or foreign languages.

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December 23, 2014 11:33

You are repeating yourself, I think you are not in the right place if you cannot stand constructive criticism and suggestions, especially when I look at your previous posts (but of course they are all people who want to be right). I have no need to delve into your matter any more than you have delved into my matter. It is a pity that as a manager of toy soldiers you are only interested in what fits your street and label everything else as modeling or soldiers from “eggs”. You must, especially as a manager, accept the collectors who collect something other than you as they are and not directly disparage them. Regarding the import of French soldiers I do not make it more beautiful than it is and I know that the English, German, Dutch and French collectors find them, I also know that English, Dutch and German collectors do not find Les Révolutionaires 1789, among others. It is also recommended that you enter the field production year and the field weapons of that time. And of course you can buy some French-language book, but you can also put these nice details in the background information, nice for the Catawiki users and the catalog will be a bit more user-friendly and informative.

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December 23, 2014 14:21

Just for the record, my comment on your forum post “How original is original” has nothing to do with not being able to take criticism. Your comment:

I don't think these ' original factory titles ' are that original at all, in fact the label has clearly been chalked up in bad handwriting.”

does not testify that you have any knowledge of the inscriptions on the Mignot boxes, on the contrary. In the previous post I already pointed out the use of a standard label on the boxes, which was filled in with pen by various packers. Your comment did fit in with your fight against the current guideline of Catawiki (Elastokees) to use the original factory titles. See your contributions in three forum sections already. Despite the fact that this does not get much support from other collectors, Arco will look into whether change is possible and useful.

You have already tried to prove yourself right in three ways:

1 by entering a box of Russian soldiers in Russian

2 by arbitrarily changing a title entered by others without being asked

3 by now questioning Mignot's labels.

I'm sorry that this does cause some irritation in me, but it has nothing to do with not being able to handle criticism.

All collection areas in the field of “Toy Soldiers” are equally dear to me, see my contributions and additions to the catalogue. The comment Soldiers from eggs is not meant to be derogatory but comes from yourself:

I first came across the metal figures in 1977 in the egg, when I was 8 years old. I was immediately sold and my parents gave me a surprise egg every now and then, but it always contained a plastic toy or those figures that you had to put together.”

It is precisely those figures that can certainly be qualified as toys, so they belong in this catalogue. It is a different matter with model building. I myself have a fairly large collection of them and it certainly fits my personal street. However, to what extent it belongs to toy soldiers is a question. Given the extensiveness of model building and building in parts, a separate section would certainly be appropriate and would do more justice to model builders, who certainly do not see themselves as toy collectors.

A little more about your remarks about Mignot, “Revolutionaires 1789” is certainly also understood by English and German speakers with knowledge of history. This remark now also belongs to Arco's research. Furthermore, it would indeed be nice if we could classify the Mignot production better in years, just as I can reasonably do with the old Britains and Timpo hollowcast figures. Mignot molds have been used since 1830 and a certain classification can only be made due to the different uniform periods. Unfortunately, you never know when one of the subsequent owners used an old mold again. Years are almost impossible to name. However, a catalog number can still be obtained from the literature and is therefore still an indication of production through sequential numbering.

I'll go into it a bit more now because I don't want to accept your comments about my bias as an admin.

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December 23, 2014 16:22

Just for the record, my comment on your forum post “How original is original” has nothing to do with not being able to take criticism.

and....not against suggestions!

Next is another repeat

does not testify that you have any knowledge of the inscriptions on the Mignot boxes, on the contrary. In the previous post I already pointed out the use of a standard label on the boxes, which was filled in with pen by various packers.

My reply to my previous post

you can also put these nice details in the background information, which is nice for Catawiki users and the catalog becomes a bit more user-friendly and informative.

Despite the fact that it received little acclaim from other collectors

I can cap my own beans very well so this bean too, given your reaction in the past I certainly don't blame them either

You have already tried to prove yourself right in three ways:

1 by entering a box of Russian soldiers in Russian

1 See example 5126542 how dare I

2 by arbitrarily changing a title entered by others without being asked

2. this is how Catawiki works I have already made 1000s of other adjustments you are the 1st I have to ask permission from (I hope not in writing and in 3-fold)

3 by now questioning Mignot's labels.

3 Another repetition see above this post (or my previous one)

The comment Soldiers from eggs is not meant to be derogatory but comes from yourself:

I don't read eggs or egg anywhere and by the way the French soldiers you mentioned have nothing to do with surprise eggs

English and German speakers with knowledge of history understood.

Not all toy soldier collectors delve into the history and if there are a few, they put it in English after trying Dutch, so for your French import unfortunately

Years are almost impossible to name.

And....weapons?

What I really want is to make a catalog together with collector's items that are entirely in Russian or Chinese, but are definitely worth including in the catalogue. And improving tools to make the catalog as user-friendly as possible if this is what you mean by he just wants to be right , then you're right.

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December 25, 2014 11:35

The Forum is for asking questions or raising things to improve or better understand the section / catalog.

Of course has a topic sometimes a tendency to wander or get bogged down, but generally it is a good means of exchanging information.

little more to do with it.

A collector who reads this does not understand it and the construction of this is also very hard to find. I don't think the Forum is the right place to fight this kind of thing and I suggest you contact each other directly through Catawiki to resolve this dispute.

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December 25, 2014 12:40

Every now and then there is bickering on forums, which you get with discussions that is the same with politics.

But the question was how original is original and the answer is, that the names written on the appropriate labels are original.

So this forum did have the desired result in the end.

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December 25, 2014 13:05

I see among the toy soldiers, Turkish knights and Ottoman Knights, but the Truken / Ottomans had no (rank of) Knight at all?

Knight was a hereditary title, and only knights were allowed to fight on horseback, In Islam that was / is prohibited (on the basis of heredity something that another is not allowed) (= Haraam) so that is impossible

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December 25, 2014 13:22

The title is indeed incorrect

but in the species field it is correct warrior

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December 25, 2014 13:37

Turkish knights are indeed historically very controversial. In the time of the Crusades, Turks as such did not yet exist.

Turkish knights have been used by manufacturers and traders and the Ottoman Sultanate dates back to the early 14th century. Turkestan was then still far away in Asia.

Hordes of Mongols and migrations have changed quite a bit in those regions and an Emirate of the White Turks is first mentioned around 1430.

Knight is rather a position or rank acquired through merit and not automatically a hereditary rank.

In every culture there have been captains or better warriors with similar titles.

The name 'Knight' is often used incorrectly by the manufacturers of toy soldiers.

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