While sorting out some other bits for the Pages here, I spent some time today calculating just how many elephants I have. Most of them are in the Indian Mutiny collection with a couple more in the Scramble/Steeplechase set up.
I find I have 80 of the ponderous beasts, 25 attendant to the various mutinous and allied commands, 5 attached to the British for the Mutiny, the two for the Scramble, 9 more for the India civilians, and the 39 wild elephants for my Savannah herd (though it may double for an Indian herd stampeding a stockaded village like in the Sabu version of the Jungle Book movie). Along with the critters there are the mahouts, riders, and drivers afoot - they tally up to 109.
I'm pretty sure that whatever else I decide about downsizing portions of the collection, I'll almost certainly keep all of these, especially since most of them are already painted.
Where playing with toy soldiers is the whole point - and sharing the joy of doing so. And keeping a record of what's been done and what is still awaiting completion. A note of caution for those unfamiliar: this activity can be remarkably addictive and take over your free time. Well, now wait a minute, it's so much fun that shouldn't be a problem. Oh, that's right. It's not! (title with asterisk in bar below is newest or most recent modification to a Page topic)
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