I hope everyone is doing well. It has been a while since my last post. There has been a lot going on and I have not had the time to sit down and finish this. This post is about the 1st Gettysburg show. You will have a good idea of things that you might find at the next show. Which is on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026. That is about a week away.

The last show had a huge crowd attending. I think it was almost 300 people that attended. Most of the vendors were happy. We were very busy too.

We start with some random pictures from one of the antique dealers that a lot of plastic toy soldiers.

Talking about antiques, Christian Keller brings a huge selection of antique toy soldiers.

Not all the vendors are professional sellers. A lot are collectors like you that for various reasons decided that they need to thin out or sell off their collections. This gentleman had a lot of display pieces and toy soldiers that he had painted & created.

Here is a vendor that had a lot of vintage plastic toy soldiers and some that he had painted too.

And here are some pictures from the man of the hour, Steve Connell. He usually has a nice blend of painted Metal and vintage plastic toy soldiers are good prices.

Here are some random pictures that one vendor was offering.

Here is another vendor with a lot of vintage plastic and some metal toy soldiers.

Jack Eagan usually brings a bunch of painted metal and some plastic toy soldiers too. Here are some pictures of mainly John Jenkins figures.

Rick Eber as usual had a bunch of vintage plastic playsets and toy soldiers. Mainly Marx, but he has other brands too, like Barzso and sometimes Conte. He will have something new at every show, as he is always acquiring something new to resell.

This vendor had some nice Britain Deetail toy soldiers.

Hobby Bunker had a mini store setup up. He brings a little of everything that the hobby has to offer.

Rob Hornung is a wonderful craftsman who produces handcrafted & painted miniatures. He has a lot of unique themed sets.

Here are some random pictures of the show.

Paul Knapp was selling his custom playset at Gettysburg. It was based on the Battle of Fredericksburg. The set is really nice; I purchased one of them. I made some new Civil War miniatures to use with this playset which I will have with me next Sunday. Paul also was selling some 3d printed toys and some custom terrain pieces he had made.

Larry Lovely had a bunch of loose Plastic toys to search through.

And talking about loose toy soldiers, there were a lot of vendors that containers of toys to search though that were loose or in bags.

Here are some more random pictures from the show.

Here are some pictures of what Mark Hegeman had with him.

Here are some random pictures of painted metal toy soldier products. The Gettysburg show does have a nice mixture of everything that the hobby of toy soldier collecting has to offer. From plastic & metal toy soldiers, die-cast vehicles, foam terrain pieces, vintage toys and reference books to help you paint. Plus, models, hand crafted miniatures & sculptures and maybe some wargaming things. And a great selection of 3d historical miniatures…

Here are some pictures of some models, toys and metal cannons.

Nate’s Garage also is a wonderful craftsman. He makes some one-of-a-kind metal unique products.

Here are some random photos of some old & vintage toy soldiers. Most look like hand cast metal and a couple are plastic.

Some more random pictures of vintage plastic toys.

Graig Remington had a load of vintage plastic figures and playset for sale too.

We were not the only vendors selling 3d printed products. There was a company that is making animals and figures in different scales.

The show was busy until around 1pm and then things settled down. I did not spend too much time walking around as much. Paul Stadinger had stopped by to visit us again. He will usually use us as a base and then go searching for treasures. It is always great to see him.

On the last row to the left there is a lot of vintage plastic toy soldiers and playsets. This is one of those vendors.

Here is another one of the vendors on the left, in the rear corner. He has always had plenty of vintage soldiers and playsets too.

It was nice to see W. Britain was at the show. The had a nice selection of their painted metal toy soldiers.

Jonathon Waters and his wife Rachel had a lot of painted metal toy soldiers. They had a lot of Premium painted Russian miniatures, John Jenkins Toy Soldiers and from other companies too. They will be back at the next Gettysburg show too.

Lastly, we end with our tables. We were selling our latest WWII US & German Paratrooper sets. Plus, some other new things, like the Civil War Infantry and Classic Monsters. As usual, we had fun talking to the other vendors & collectors. We are now getting ready for the next two shows.

Here is a list of the Vendors attending the next Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show. Most of the same vendors at the show earlier this year.

Gettysburg Miniature Soldiers
Steve Connell
Mark Hegeman
Joe Saine
Mike Handley
Allan Ford/Brandydwyne Toy Soldiers
Rick Eber
Larry Lovely
Craig Remington
Christian Keller
Tom Stine
Calvin Plowman
William McMahan/Baby Boom Nostalgia
Richard Appalt, Jr
Fred Sassin
Rick Keller/Romney Toy Shop
Mike Prendergast/Warhorse Miniatures
Mike Martello
Wayne Stevens/Antique ctr
Gerardo Vazquez
Jennifer Hudgins
Eric Kohl
Dan Mclean
Michael Beninati
Jim Koshan
Jonathon Waters
Robert King
Jack Eagan
William Hartman
Martin Berman
Ross McIntyre
Todd Nace

Here are some of the new products that we will have at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show. Plus, some of the old sets are coming back too. And we will have some of the latest Conte & LOD/Barzso toy soldiers too. We are spreading into the Pacific Theater of World War II now. We are focusing on the Japanese SNLF (Special Naval Landing Force) Marines. By the end of the year will have a bunch of figure sets and some terrain sets too. We are hoping to have some Mounted Normans and WWII US Marines for Chicago.

That is, it for now, See you next week or at the Chicago Toy Soldier Show.