What Is Tradition of London Shop?

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Tradition of London Shop (traditionoflondonshop.com) is an online store for Tradition of London (ToL) toy soldiers and model figures. It sells finished 54mm gloss figures alongside unpainted kits and larger-scale models, organized by historical period and subject. It is a place to buy collectible and wargaming figures, not a general hobby retailer: the catalog is built around ToL's own ranges plus a few related lines such as CBG Mignot, Steadfast Soldiers and Del Prado. If you are looking for painted military miniatures, kits to paint yourself, or the bases, paints and books that go with them, this is the relevant shop.

What the shop actually sells

The catalog groups products into a few clear families:

  • ToL Toy Soldiers 54mm in Gloss — painted, gloss-finish figures, the core Tradition of London product.
  • ToL Toy Soldiers 54mm Kit — the same 54mm range supplied unpainted as kits.
  • 54mm Model Soldiers — additional 54mm figure ranges, including a Squadron Range and Holger Eriksson figures.
  • Larger scales — 80mm Squadron Range, 90mm Model Soldiers and 110mm Model Soldiers.
  • Other makers — CBG Mignot figures, Steadfast Soldiers, Del Prado Collection and Tradition Scandinavia.
  • Wargame ranges — 25mm and 30mm figures, including Tradition 30mm War game, Clive Knight 30mm, Holger Eriksson 30mm and Willie 30mm.
  • Spare parts — 54mm and 90mm spare parts, useful for repairs or conversions.
  • Accessories and reference — AV Vallejo Model Colour paint, wooden plinths and bases, glass domes from 20–150mm, magazines and books, and miscellaneous figures.

The practical distinction for a buyer is painted versus kit. The 54mm gloss line arrives finished; the 54mm Kit line and the larger scales are for people who want to assemble and paint. Spare parts and domes suggest the shop expects collectors who display and maintain figures, not just buy them once.

How the catalog is organized

Products are sorted by historical period and theme rather than by scale alone. The 54mm ranges cover, among others:

Period or theme Examples in the catalog
Medieval Foot Knights, Mounted Knights, Battle of Agincourt 1415
17th–18th century English Civil War 1642–51, Marlborough and Battle of Blenheim, Jacobite Rebellion 1745, Seven Years War (British and French)
American conflicts French and Indian War, AWI British and AWI American 1776–1783, American Civil War 1861–1865, American Indian Wars
Napoleonic British, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, French and Prussian
Colonial and later 19th century Crimean War 1853–1856, Indian Mutiny of 1857, Zulu War 1879, British Army 1879–1900, Indian Army 1890–1910
Early 20th century Imperial German Army 1900, World War I 1914–1918, Lawrence of Arabia 1916–1918
Present day British Police Force, Danish Royal Guard, Gibraltar Regiment, Swedish Palace Guards
Other subjects The Three Musketeers, Vasa Warship 1626–1628, Sherlock Holmes, Fairy Tale and Steadfast Tin Soldier

The unpainted 54mm kit section mirrors most of these categories, so a period you like is usually available in both painted and kit form. A few subjects appear only in one list — for example, Camerone and Danjous Last Stand 1863 appear under the kit range, and the Vasa Warship is listed under both.

Who it is for

Three kinds of buyers fit this shop:

  • Collectors of painted figures who want finished 54mm gloss soldiers grouped by campaign or regiment.
  • Modelers and painters who prefer the 54mm kit or the 80mm, 90mm and 110mm scales, and who may also need Vallejo paint, plinths and glass domes from the same order.
  • Wargamers working in 25mm or 30mm, using the dedicated wargame ranges.

If you need a specific regiment, start from the period category rather than searching by scale, because the same scale spans many eras. If you are building a display, check whether the figure you want exists as a kit or only painted — that determines whether you need paint and assembly time.

Practical notes before ordering

  • The site shows a Log In option and an Offers and news email sign-up. The available page information does not state prices, payment methods or whether an account is required to buy, so confirm these at checkout rather than assuming.
  • The catalog is large and split between painted and kit versions of similar figures. Check the product name for "Kit" or "Unpainted" before ordering if finish matters to you.
  • Spare parts are listed separately for 54mm and 90mm, which helps if a figure is damaged or you are converting one.
  • Glass domes are sized 20–150mm, so measure your figure and base before choosing a dome.

In short, traditionoflondonshop.com is the retail front for Tradition of London's figure ranges: painted 54mm gloss soldiers, unpainted kits, larger-scale models, wargame figures, and the paints, bases and domes needed to finish and display them. Decide first on period and scale, then on painted versus kit, and the catalog structure will take you to the right section.