Finally!!! New Photos (still haven't totally worked out the new camera, but...) Check out the new British India page for an Elephant Mountain battery unit during the Chitral Expedition. Also visit the  new British Along the Nile page to view the scratch built  Nile Steamer and British crew in 54mm (another one in 25mm for a larger panoramic view of a landing against the Mahdi's forces.) More to come..and more often.

*****Also in order to avoid any music industry copyright problems, I'll be replacing the music on each page with my own compositions...sorry about that folks...it's either that or get sued by money grubbing music execs. *****  If you are interested, I will be selling cds of my instrumental music for $15  each. There are five different cds. They are being produced right now. I'll let you know when they are ready for sale.

Thanks for your patience on the new stuff.- Joe C

This website contains photographs of Joe Carvalho's collection of military figures. Each figure has been hand-painted by  Carvalho over the past 32 years. Each uniform is based upon the uniforms actually used during the period depicted in the various diorama's. Figures  in 54mm scale were produced by a wide range of makers from the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The most prominent makers are Marx, Britains, Accurate, Imex, Classic Toy Soldiers, Barzso, Conte Collectibles, BMC, San Diego Toy Soldier Company,  Starlux, Dulcop, Reamsa, Timpo, Revell, Call to Arms, Replicants, Herald, Crecent, Charbens, Lonestar, Historex, Italeri, Ideal, Marxmen, HAT, Armies in Plastic, and Jason Pope's Plastic Underground figures. Viewers familiar with these makers  will notice a number of "conversions" of various figures created by Carvalho in order to increase the diverse look of the individual soldiers or to create certain poses which enhance the "story-telling" of a particular diorama. All photographs on this website are by Joseph Carvalho. Add this site to your "favorites" and check in every week for new photos.

This site is dedicated to all those brave souls who march off to war for their country and kin. You will note that the following dioramas depict those who actually had to fight these wars...not the troublemakers who started them in the first place....they were almost never seen on the front lines!

The link below is to a video of the Connecticut Valley Toy Soldiers Collector's Exhibition at the Springfield Museums in Springfield, Massachusetts which will open Friday November 14, 2008 and run until August 2009. The Springfield Republican Newspaper's website, www.masslive.com , filmed an interview with the Exhibition organizer and club leader, Ted Lyman, esq.  The following link will direct you to the video on MassLive : http://videos.masslive.com/republican/2008/11/toy_soldiers_history_in_miniat.html . If you are in the Northeast, the trip to the Museums is well worth a few hours drive. Here is the Museum's website which has hours of operation and directions, etc. www.springfieldmuseums.org .  Regular Visitors to this site will recognize the Zama diorama is mine from my Carthage and Rome collection. Enjoy, Joe Carvalho.

P.S. I have tons of new material for new dioramas but have had zero time this past few months to photograph them....I promise they'll be in place by the first of the year.

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