2026, Chicago Toy Soldier Show 2026, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show August Review and some Hobby News!!

September 6, 2026 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

It was another good show at Gettysburg. Paul Stadinger was my helper, as Carolyn was not feeling well to attend. Sorry, but I did not have much time to take a lot of pictures as I usually do. So, the review will just be a quick one.

Here are some pictures of different vendors. Some are from a collector that is selling off things he had made and soldiers that he has painted. Another with Johnny West dolls. And then some vintage plastic soldiers from Mark.

Like I had said earlier, this is a quick post, and I will let the pictures do the talking for the most part. Some more pictures from Mark Hegeman and I think antique toy soldiers are Christian Keller.

The show was busy until around 12:30pm. I spent much of my time talking to the usual collectors that come to the show and a few new ones. Around 2pm, I had realized that I did not take too many pictures yet. So, I walked to the other end of the show and took a few pictures and then started walking back, while watching to see if anyone wanted anything from the tables. There was a lot of nice things at the show.

I like the show in August; it is nice because there are more vendors that are selling off parts of their collections. You never know what you will find and there are some really good deals to be found out there.

About a week before the show, I had convinced James Viola to come down and check out the show. He lives over 3 hours away, so he made it a day trip. He is a really good painter and has a channel on YouTube. He is a really good painter. You can check him out over here, https://www.youtube.com/@Jamesviolaofficial.

Rick Eber and Graig Remington had some nice vintage plastic toy soldiers. As I was taking pictures, I had noticed the Tin Litho Argo aircraft carrier that Rick had. I had never seen one before. It is a nice size; the deck is about 37 inches long and 10 inches wide. I do not have to many antique toys, but for $40 I had to get it. I will use it in one of my displays one day to be in the background. It is large enough for me to put two larger planes on it. After, I get back from Chicago and have more time, I will take some nice pictures of the ship.

Here is 3D Prints with some of the products.

Paul Knapp had stopped by the show too and took a video.

I was sad to hear that Mike Martello had passed away a few days after the show. He was one of the vendors there. He would have a lot of W. Britain Deetail toy soldiers at the Gettysburg shows.

Here are more pictures from the show.

We will end the review with our tables. This time I had some of the new WW2 Japanese figures with me and the new Norman Crossbows set. I also had a Barzso/LOD Fortified Abby with me. I still have it and will be bringing it with me to Chicago. If anyone is interested, I will have a package deal of the Castle, a set of the Warhorse Miniatures Norman Crossbowmen, and 2 Medieval Monks included for $365. Besides the Warhorse Miniature products, we had Barzso/LOD products and Conte Collectible Toy Soldiers. I will have these at Chicago too. The show had a crowd of around 175 this time. It was nice to see everyone, and I was happy with the sales. We will be back next year on April 18th, 2027.

Here are a few pictures on things in the works. I started testing the German Fallschirmjager MG Team set and should have that ready in October. I had started testing the US Marines. The 4 figures of the 8-figure set are ready and the other 4 I am testing now. I will have some sets of the US Marines at Chicago. I hope to see some of you in about 2 weeks. Carolyn will not be able to attend the Chicago Toy Soldier Show this year. But Evan from Combat Collectibles will be helping me. He will be setup at my tables selling his Miniatures too. You can visit his website over here, https://combat-collectibles.square.site/. Thank you for reading.

Latest News! ~ 08/15/2026, Gettysburg April 19th Review & the next August show and some Hobby News.

August 15, 2026 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

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.

Latest News! ~ 10/21/2025, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show August 24th Review

October 21, 2025 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

I hope everyone is doing well. It has been a while since my last post. We had been slowly moving since late July to the beginning of September. We took a break to setup at the Gettysburg show. After the show we have been unpacking and starting to settle in. The new 3d workshop is setup now and I am starting to make things again. I finally found some time to do a post, so without further delay here is the review of the Gettysburg show.

We will start the review on a sad note. In July, John Boyko Sr. passed away. John was a big collector of vintage toys. His son John Jr. was at the show selling off some of his collection. John Jr., also a collector of vintage toys. Here are a few pictures of the toys that he had at the show.

“John was an avid reader of many books on world history. He loved to go to the flea market always with the hope of scoring something. He loved to collect many things and attend toy and military shows John also had a love of corvettes, but nothing came close to his profound love for his wife Janet of 43 years and his 2 sons, John Francis Boyko, of Shelton Ct and Michael Paul Boyko of Johnson City.” John Boyko Obituary

There was a lot of Marx toys, bags of soldiers and playsets. Boxes of loose figures to dig from. There were some rare items to discover at bargain prices. Ten years ago, I would have probably purchased a lot of things. The collectors and other dealers spent a lot of time going though John Sr. toys.

Dr. Christian Keller was selling his antique metal toy soldiers. He always has some nice things.

Calvin had a bunch of vintage toy soldiers for sale. He was picking through John Boyko horde of stuff during the show. He found some nice Marx Robin Hood figures and a bunch of other things.

There were a few collectors selling across from us. They had some nice pieces available.

Steve Connell had some nice metal toy soldiers for sale. He also had some Marx & Barzso toy soldiers in plastic bags too.

Jack Eagan had a bunch of painted metal toy soldiers. Both loose and boxed. Most were from John Jenkins. He also had a lot of plastic toy soldiers too.

As usual, Rick Eber had a bunch of his pristine vintage toy soldiers. He must have a time machine to keep finding these mint toys. If you are looking for something in particular, I bet Rick has it.

Another dealer Mark also had a lot of nice vintage toys.

Eric Kohl had a lot of nice painted metal toy soldiers.

Here are some random pictures from the show. There was plenty of vintage plastic toy soldiers around. Brands of Marx, Airfix, MPC and Barzso that were mainly bagged and sold loose too. Plus, a lot of painted metal toy soldiers & playsets.

It was nice to see Paul Stadinger again. He usually will stop and visit us at the Gettysburg show. I think he found some good things.

Dave Pittman had a lot of plastic toy soldiers. He had a horde of Airfix WWII toy soldiers for 50 cents apiece, what a bargain. There were some Matchbox toy soldiers too at the same price.

Rick Lipp had some nice Marx toy soldiers for sale too.

There was a dealer from Canada called Timeless Troopers that some nice painted metal toy soldiers.

Here are some more pictures of vintage plastic toy soldiers from a few different vendors.

William & Mary Antiques had a bunch of vintage toys to pick through. Mainly plastic toy soldiers.

There was a vendor selling a bunch of Warhammer knights and some painted metal toy soldiers.

And lastly, we get to our table. I had a sale on some of the old stock of British figures that will be replaced sometime next year with the new models. The crowd was smaller than the first show this year, but we did better this time around. We sold almost all of the Native American sets that we had. It was a fun show.

That is it for the review of the show. We will now take a look at a few things that I picked up. I have not purchased too many toys since I got involved with the 3d printing. But once in a while I find something that I need, especially if it is at a good price. John Boyko had a lot of things at bargain prices. Here is a box of vintage trees that I paid $20 for.

There was 11 Marx Oak Trees. Some were a hard plastic, and others were a little softer.

There 3 of these types of Marx trees too.

And another group of 3 different Marx trees.

There were 4 vintage trees in this style.

And last group of 4 trees looked like this. It was a great deal for all these vintage trees. I plan on using them in a display that I want to build next year.

John had a bag of Marx Marching Army Cadets & Marines. Here are the Army Cadets, most were in very good condition. Some had the plumes broken off. I don’t have a big collection of Marx toy soldiers. But the last few years I have been picking up some as I discover them at the shows. I really like the marching poses that they did over the years in different scales.

Here are the Marines. All these toy soldiers were around 54mm.

Here are some Airfix & Matchbox toy soldiers that I picked up from Dave Pittman for $5.00. The Britains German Officer I had already, I like how similar they are to the Airfix German Officer.

Well, that is all the things I got at the show. I am now starting to make things in the new 3d printer workshop. We are still adding more tables & shelves. Plus, eventually an exhaust fan. I am starting to test the World War II Americans & Germans and take orders. You can send me a message you want to order something.

That is it for now. I will have an update with the 3d printing in my next post. Thank you for reading.

Latest News! ~ 07/28/2025, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show, Sunday August 24th, 2025

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

I hope everyone is doing well these days. It has been a while since my last post. We had been busy searching for a house, we purchased a house and now are in the process of moving. Earlier this month I closed the website store. After I have the new workshop setup to start production again, hopefully in September. We will be at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier show on August 24th, 2025. More information about the show can be found here, The Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show 2025 ~ Sunday, August 24th..

Because we have been busy it has been hard to get new products created. But it has not stopped the designing of new products. I have been working on a lot of new medieval miniatures. Mainly Saxons and Normans. So far, the Huscarls are in production and now we are bringing back the Saxon Spears sets. A few of the old models are mixed with new models. Some of the old models had been changed a little too with new helmets.

I will have some sets of Saxon Spears Set #1 with me at Gettysburg.

Saxon Spears #2 will be released at the end of September.

The Saxon Huscarls set will be added in September. I will also have some of these sets at Gettysburg.

The Viking Raiders set will be back too. There are 7 models that are great for a raiding scene. Most are in motion. We added the “Head Taker” model to the set. I am reworking some of the older models and will have a bunch of new models coming late fall or in the winter.

Over the last few months of the year, you will see more Saxons, Vikings and then Normans. Plus, some WWII American Paratroopers and finally the French & Indian War British & French. I reworked some of the poses and have new ones too.

We hope to see you at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier show on Sunday August 24th. It will be the last show of the year for us. Next year will be attending the Chicago Toy Soldier Show.

Well, that is it for now. Thank you for reading.

Latest News! ~ 05/19/2025, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show 2025 Review

May 19, 2025January 28, 2026 / Warhorse Miniatures / 1 Comment

It’s been a couple of weeks since the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show. I finally found some time to do a review. It was a rainy day, but the crowds were nice in the beginning. That lasted to around noon and then everyone started to trickle out. Our sales were down, but we still did good. Others said they had a slow day. There were plenty on nice products and some good deals.

I spent most of the day talking to fellow collectors. I did not get a chance to look around until the end and took some pictures. As usual there was plenty of plastic. But there were enough new and old painted metal soldiers too.

I think these pictures were taken from Eric Kohl’s tables. He usually has antique metal and some modern toy soldiers.

There were some collectors selling custom & vintage playsets, John Jenkins & Conte soldiers without the boxes and some with them. Plus, military uniform items for reenactors or just to have in your collection.

Talking about collectors. There were plenty of them selling off parts of their collections. One gentleman that was across from us had some nice items.

Plenty of storage containers to search through. Some nice foam pieces and lots of tanks around.

As usual Rick Eber had plenty of nice vintage toy soldiers and playsets with him.

Another vendor had a bunch of vintage plastic toy soldiers and playsets.

Matt from Hobby Bunker had part of his store with him.

One collector had some really nice toy soldiers to pick through.

Rob Hornung had his custom made & painted toy soldiers with him. Some really unique items.

Here are more random pictures of different products that were available. As I go through the pictures there are a few things that I had missed that I wished I had picked up.

It was nice to meet Paul Knapp again. He had some really nice custom themed playset boxes with him at a good price. Plus, the nice custom-made terrain pieces with him. I picked up a couple from him. In my next post I will take some pictures of them and some other stuff that I have found recently.

More random pictures.

Rick Lipp had some nice vintage products with him.

Another collector had a bunch of vintage Airfix toy soldiers and other brands for sale.

Larry Lovely had plenty of toy soldiers to pick through.

Mark Hegeman also had some really nice vintage toys with him.

Nate had some great custom-made toys too.

Paul Stadinger and Erwin Sells setup at the show this year. The last time Paul setup was about 20 years ago. They had a lot of plastic and Erwin brought a bunch of tanks.

Steve Connell had some nice metal sets for sale.

There was a collector selling a bunch of Warhammer miniatures. One day I will paint my Warhammer armies.

We will end the review with our tables. I had a few new products with me. The medieval Saxons & Vikings were popular; we sold them all. There are more medieval Saxons, Vikings, Normans and Peasants that will be available later this year.

We do not plan on attending any other shows this year. Right now, we have to many things going on to commit to anymore. We are searching to buy a house and hopefully we will be moved before the end of the fall. There will be a lapse in production again this year, but the designing will continue. There is a lot more to come. That is it for now. Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 09/02/2024 ~ Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show Review August 2024. Plus, some hobby news.

September 2, 2024 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

Last Sunday was the second Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show this year. They started doing this two years ago. The crowd was bigger than last year. We had our best one-day event so far. The first three hours was really busy.

We will start the review with Dr. Christian Keller. He sells antique toy soldiers. You can also see him at the North Gate Antique Mall in Carlisle, Pa.

Steve Connell had his usual mixture of vintage plastic and painted metal toy soldiers for sale at good prices.

Fast Eddie had his usual mix of antique & vintage toy soldiers at great prices.

Rob Hornung had a big selection of his hand crafted & painted metal toy soldiers. He had some really unique sets with him. The big sets were around $900.

Paul Knapp had a bunch of vintage Playsets with him and was displaying a custom “Picketts’ Charge” Playset they he had put together. Some of the 3d printed soldiers were from Warhorse Miniatures. He also had some custom-made terrain pieces that were around $5 to $15 a piece. Here is a video of Paul doing a review of some of my Civil War miniatures.

Eric Kohl was selling military art, books and different types of toy soldiers.

Some random pictures of painted metal toy soldiers.

Todd Nace had some bins of vintage plastic figures to search through and some vintage playsets.

Talking about plastic figures to search through, they were everywhere at this show. Here are some pictures from different vendors.

Here are more random pictures of painted metal toy soldiers.

So far, the trend of the second Gettysburg show is that it is mainly collectors setting up to sell parts of their collections. You can find some rare or hard to find sets at good prices. I picked up the Conte Paratrooper for $70.

More pictures of random plastic items to sort through.

Here are some random pictures of different vendors.

There are a few different dealers that bring a lot of good vintage toys to the show every year.

Another new vendor named Scot was selling his late Father’s collection. He had a lot of Warhammer miniatures with him. They looked like Bretonnia, Empire and High Elves warriors. He will be back next year at the spring show.

Last but not least, were our tables. We had more Warhorse Miniatures products this time. Some vintage plastic toys soldiers too and a couple of foam houses. The latest sets were the Cheyenne, Crow, and Ojibwe Indians. Plus, the Confederate skirmish sets. The mat with the teepees on it is made by, Battle Mat Bazaar.

I took these pictures around noon, as the crowd was starting to thin out. I did not have too much time to run around and take a closer look at the other tables. It was very busy the first few hours. There were some deals to be found and rare items too. The crowd was good, it should continue to grow as more collectors become aware that there will be two shows every year now.

Here are some videos about the show and Warhorse Miniatures. The first video is by Paul Knapp, here is his review of the show.

The second is by Bill Molyneaux. Here is his review of the show. Bill asked me a few questions about my company.

Now that the review is over, we will see what I found for myself. I picked up this Conte WWII US Paratrooper for $70. I was not looking for this item, but I had to buy it when I saw it. A truly amazing piece.

I also picked up these Barzso items at the show from Steve Connell. The Auburn army vehicles I found of a dollar a piece at an antique sidewalk yard sale.

We usually check out antique stores on the way to a show and afterwards too. Here are some paper products we found. The E.T. Paull piece was $18, the Boys of 76 magazines were $5 each and the comics were less than $3 each.

The Chicagoland Toy Soldier show will start officially on Thursday, September 19th, but some collectors will get there earlier. The Show itself is on Sunday, September 22nd 2024. You can learn more about the show by clicking on this link, https://chicagotoysoldiershow.com/. Or visiting the Facebook page over here, https://www.facebook.c om/ChicagoToySoldierShow.

We will not be able to attend the Chicago Show until 2026, but we will be attending the New Jersey Toy Soldier show on Sunday, October 20th, 2024. This show is located in Wayne, NJ.

We continue designing new products and changing some of the older sets. Between now and the end of the year I plan on releasing new French Marines, British Infantry, WWII US Paratroopers and some Normans. Plus, more Native American Indians. That’s it for now. Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 07/07/2024 ~ Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, Crow Warriors & Ojibwe Indians, British 60th Regiment in Red Resin, and the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show August 25th.

July 7, 2024 / Warhorse Miniatures / 2 Comments

I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July weekend. I was off this week and started catching up on some things. I still have a lot of old sets to update and new sets in different stages of development.

Last week I added the new Ojibwe tribe set to the store page, Ojibwe Indians Set – 54mm Resin. The set depicts 18th century Ojibwe warriors. Also, part of the set was a Charles Michel de Langlade character figure. He was half French & half native American. He walked between two cultures. He served in the French military as a French Marine officer and also was a Ottawa War Chief.

I started working on a new red resin mixture. I recently have been testing out new resins. One for the flexibility & strength, and others for the color. I like this scarlet red look. You actually can see the details nicely. Red is a hard color to work with. I added the Virginian Regiment in red to depict the Royal American or the British 60th Regiment, British Royal Americans 60th Regiment Set – 54mm Resin.

The Crow tribe set is in development. Just a few tweaks and it will be finished. This is the second set of warriors in the Plains Indian series. I will have most of the Plains Indian sets listed on the store page later this month.

This set is called the “Battle Sets”. It will be added later this month too.

Here is another project in development. These are Bark Teepees. A favorite of the Ojibwe. I am in the process of making some new villagers to go with this.

Lastly in development is the Cheyenne tribe set. This set depicts the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. They are led by the famous Cheyenne War leader Roman Nose. This set will be available by the end of the month too. All the Plains Indian sets are around 57mm.

We will have all of these new sets at the next Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show which is on August 25th. Plus, much more. I have other things in development. But that is another discussion at a future time.

The Latest News!! 04/15/2024, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show April 21st, 2024.

April 15, 2024 / Warhorse Miniatures / Leave a comment

The Gettysburg Toy Soldier show is this Sunday, April 21st 2024. We will be there with our Warhorse resin miniatures and Barzso resin toy soldiers. This is the premier toy soldier show on the east coast now. The show has a mixture of everything the hobby has to offer. You can find new & old painted metal toy soldiers. There are vintage plastic playsets, plastic toy soldiers both old & new from all over the world. Plus, resin miniatures and unique collectibles. Besides the toys you will find historical related items and books.

Here are some of the new products that I will have available at the show this week. I have some new British French & Indian War sets. The Virginian Provincial Regiment in Blue, 60th Regiment (Royal Americans) in Red and Colonial State Militia in Brown. I was thinking of making them in Green in the future so they could represent Pennsylvania Provincials. There are some new poses to go with the Confederate Marchers, there are 3 wounded poses now. I have other French & Indian War sets of Canadians and Woodland Indians. Plus, all the new Plains Indian sets.

It should be another great show. There will be vendors like Hobby Bunker and then small-time venders selling items from their collections. You never know what you will find. We hope to see you on Sunday. Thank you for reading, that is it for now.

The Latest News!! 09/03/2023 ~ Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show Review, The New Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show September 10th. Plus, the Chicagoland Toy Soldier and some updates.

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 / Warhorse Miniatures / 3 Comments

I hope everyone enjoyed the summer. We ended it by being in Gettysburg last weekend.

One of Steve Pyle’s displays for the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show.

We attended the second show in Gettysburg last Sunday. The crowd was lighter than the first one this year. But it was nice to see everyone. There were more collector’s selling things from their collections. Good deals were to be found. I was not really looking to make any major purchases, but I did…

Besides Steve Pyle’s creations, there were other collectors with their own painted figures.

There were different types of old painted metal toy soldiers. I have a few of the old painted metal Indians in my collection. But I really do not know too much the old metal miniatures.

There were some modern painted toy soldiers for sale also. One collector had a bunch of the John Jenkins figures for sale. With and without boxes.

There was a lot of boxes of loose toy soldiers available to pick through. Mainly plastic toy soldiers, but there were metal ones too.

One of the great things about the shows is seeing things that you rarely see or items on your wish list. You can also find them at good or fair price.

Joseph Saine had a bunch of the Barzso Playsets with him. I purchased one from him towards the end of the show. Besides that he had a lot of antique toys. You can check out his website over here, https://www.josephsaine.com/.

Here are a couple of pictures before the show started.

Collector Steve Pyle likes to paint and modify toy soldiers for the displays he creates. He makes a lot of the terrain pieces too. Steve was telling me that he is related to artist & author Howard Pyle.

There were bags of vintage Marx & original Barzso figures at good prices. Plus, some loose figures to pick through.

Here are some more of the old painted metal soldiers.

And more pictures of vintage plastic.

We end with my table, here are some pictures of my Warhorse Miniatures and some of the Russian made toy soldiers. We will now talk about some of the things I got at the show.

Here are some plastic Airfix WWII American and British toy soldiers that I picked up. I have a bunch of these that I have picked up over the years. There was one French Marx soldier painted in grey. They are 1/32 in scale. I purchased this lot for $10. The plastic WWII Airfix figures are some of my favorite toy soldiers in my collection.

I got some more Barzso Redcoats. Here is one compared to one of my Colonial Longhunters.

I picked up these two Marx Teepee. Here is one of the new Native figures I am working on.

I scratched another item off my wish list to join my collection. I purchased this Ron Barzso Daniel Boone Playset for $450. I will take some pictures of everything one day.

Next weekend We will be setting up as a vendor at the 1st New Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show. It takes place on Sunday September 10th, 2023. Show is 10am to 3pm. Crawford County Fairgrounds, 610 Whetstone St, Bucyrus, Ohio 44820. Inside the Fairgrounds Youth Building. Early Admission at 9AM $5, KIDS FREE w/ adult. There will be dealers from over 5 different states with a variety of toy soldiers, vintage toys and collectibles.

September 24th is the biggest toy soldier show in the world! Over 100 dealers from the USA, Canada, Belgium, France and the UK.

The show is at the Schaumburg Marriott, 50 N Martingale Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173. September 24, 2023 10AM-3PM. Admission $10.00, Kids 12 and under Free. Plus 3 days of room trading leading up to the show. Just walk right in the hotel and browse through peoples sleeping rooms and buy, trade and socialize. Free. Contact: Matt Murphy – Hobby Bunker, Inc. www.chicagotoysoldiershow.com matt@hobbybunker.com Ph. 781 321-8855.

Here is the latest update from BMC. They have a lot of exciting news. A lot of Marx & CTS recasts are coming later this year. You can read more about this over here, BMC Toys Production Roundup September 2023.

I will have some updates and review of the Bucyrus Toy Show in my next post. That is it for now, thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 08/06/2023 ~ Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show August 27th and The New Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show September 10th. Plus, some updates.

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 / Warhorse Miniatures / 3 Comments

I hope everyone has been enjoying the summer so far. I have been busy working, creating sets for orders and testing things out. I had some problems with a couple of my machines which has caused some delays with things. But I hope to straighten those things out shortly. I have been testing new designs and resin mixtures. I will touch on that later in the post.

Later this month we will be returning to Gettysburg for the 2nd Toy Soldier Show this year hosted by the Midwest Toy Soldier Group. I will be selling my resin Warhorse Miniatures, LOD/Barzso Toy Soldiers and have some storage containers of loose plastic toy soldiers. I am starting to clear out my collections of stuff that I have gathered over the years. For more information about the show, click here https://warhorseminiatures.com/gettysburg-toy-soldier-show/.

A few weeks later we will be setting up as a vendor at the 1st New Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show. It takes place on September 10th, 2023.

Show is 10am to 3pm. Crawford County Fairgrounds, 610 Whetstone St, Bucyrus, Ohio 44820. Inside the Fairgrounds Youth Building. Early Admission at 9AM $5, KIDS FREE w/ adult. There will be dealers from over 5 different states with a variety of toy soldiers, vintage toys and collectibles.

If you are interested in setting up for this show, some tables might still be available. RESERVE TABLES: $40. Call LARRY LOVELY (419) 468-7719 for more information.

They recently did an article about Larry in Crawford County Now. You check that out over here, https://crawfordcountynow.com/local/toying-around-is-galion-mans-hobby.

I have been testing out different resins on some new designs of the British Redcoats that I have been working on. I have been getting different shades of red. It still is a work in progress.

Besides the Red color, I have been testing a Biege color too. This is also a work in progress. These resin mixtures can change quickly because the colors are sometimes different with each batch that I get. Also, there are times where some of the resins that I use are unavailable. The most important part of the resin mixture is the durability for me. I try my best to get close to colors that some collectors want. But at the end of the day, I will use a quality resin over a lesser quality resin because of the color.

I am working on some Firing Line Sets and Marching Sets for both the Regiments of Foot & Grenadiers. The designs for the Officers can be a little different. I am still testing out a few different versions.

Last but not least, the designing of other figures & props continues at different stages. Things have slowed down the past couple of months because of resin shortages and maintenace of the machines. I was testing the British the past month and the Canadians. But not the other things pictured above. So, if you are interested in what I am working on, then stop by one of the shows. I usually have prototypes for sale there. I should have some sets of the British Firing Line figures, Canadians and Wigwams with me at the Gettysburg Show and New Bucyrus Show too. The Officer figure will be sold separately for now.

Thank you for reading. That is it for now : )