Happy Christmas from the 28mm Victorian Christmas Village!


 Happy Christmas!  Here is a 25mm / 28mm Victorian Christmas Village with miniatures from various manufacturers:

  • Wargames Foundry: [28mm] Police Sergeants and Inspectors (VC013), Market Stall (VC018), Cyclists (VC016), and Town Officials (VC019) (with several sets of barristers and solicitors for the law firm)
  • Old Glory Miniatures: [25mm] MCL-02 Colonial Gun boat (Old Glory calls this "Safieh" style but Osprey's "Nile River Gunboats 1882-1918" spells it the "Safia") with CSB-01 British Camel Corps Firing Line with Command and CSB-07 Egyptian Artillery Crew 
  • Perry Miniatures: [28mm] SB40 British Camel Corps, rifle on hips
  • Westwind Productions: [28mm] EOTD-17 Streets of London Gentlemen's Coach, Hansom Cab, and London Omnibus
  • The Miniature Building Authority: (from left to right) [25/28mm] 10226 Tudor Townhouse II, 10225 Corner Townhouse II, 10191 Half Timbered Townhouse, 10103 Postern Gate, and 10107 Market Townhouse
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