Toy Soldier Shows

Latest News! ~ Midwest Toy Soldier Show 2025 Review Part 2 ~ The Show

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I hope everyone is doing well. We continue the review of the Midwest Toy Soldier Show. In my last post I did a review of the room trading, The Latest News!! 03/19/2025 ~ Midwest Toy Show Review Part 1 ~ Room Trading.

Here are some pictures of the showroom the day before. I like to study the room if possible before the show to see where my tables are located.

We started setting up in the showroom at 7am. The setup was faster than usual because we had the shelves put together and the display miniatures were unboxed already.

We start the review with John Atherton’s tables. He had some medieval buildings, bridges, colonial, and native Indian houses. Plus, modern structures that could be used for World War II. His foam buildings bring displays alive. Plus, they are great for wargaming.

Joe Baker’s tables had a bunch of the Speira 3d printed models and a lot of Conte toy soldiers. Plus, some foam buildings.

Steve Connell had more on his tables than this, but I forgot to get back to him.

David & Kim Cook of MicShaun’s Closet had a bunch of plastic toy soldiers from different brands. Plus, a lot of foam buildings.

Curtis Cousinea had a bunch of items from his collection for sale.

Karl Deiner had some nice Vintage plastic toy soldiers for sale. I will start collecting some old Marx toy soldiers when I retire.

Rick Eber always has some pristine vintage Marx playsets and a lot of loose & bagged toy soldiers for sale. If you are searching for some rare items, ask Rick.

Rich Egan also had some nice Marx toys and usually has a nice selection of Conte & Barzso products.

Handley & Pitman had some storage bins of vintage plastic to sort through.

Rob Hornung was setup for the show with his hand-crafted miniatures. He had skipped the room trading and it was not sure that he would setup because he had hurt his thumb. But he is a trooper.

Rick Keller & Rick Lipp had a lot of vintage Marx playsets & toy soldiers.

Mike Knutick had all kinds of toy products. He usually has a nice selection of Barzso soldiers and accessories to pick through, but most of them were sold during the room trading.

Larry Lovely has taken over the top spot in promoting the Midwest show. Steve & Rick are still helping out. Larry’s tables had storage containers full of vintage plastic toys to search through. He had some good prices.

Todd Nace had some storage bins of Marx toys to search through too.

Nate’s Garage had their hand crafted creations for sale. He is always working on something new.

Ed Nelson had some vintage toys with him.

It was the first time that we met Papa Joe. His foam creations are really nice. His western buildings would look really nice for a western town display. Both plastic & painted metal toy soldiers fit in really nice.

Here are some random pictures of the show.

Rod Roberts had some nice items from his collection for sale.

Joe Saine had a bunch of new & old painted metal soldiers. Plus, some Barzso Playsets.

Here are some pictures of a few tables from some unknown venders to me. I think some are from Rick Keller.

Here are a couple of pictures of Gary Wendeln’s table.

We end the review here with our tables. We have been switching most of our sets into boxes instead of the bags with the header cards. Besides the Warhorse products we had some Barzso resin soldiers, other brands of plastic figures and some things from my collection for sale. I had some of the new Saxon Huscarls with me too. I am working on a few new Saxon sets that I should have at the Gettysburg show. Just like the room trading the show attendance was down again. We still did good and had a great time. Hopefully next year things are better. We will take a look at some of the items that I picked up at the show.

I picked up this lot of Native American toy soldiers from John Anderson for $10. There were a group of Airfix recast horses, 7 recast Marx Teepees and 4 bagged groups of Timpo solid Native American Indians. They are all 1/32 scaled.

I picked this group of Conte WWII GIs from Rich Egan for $30. Conte made some of the best World War II toy soldiers. The sculpting and details are really nice.

I also got these Plastic Platoon German Paratroops from Rich Egan for $50. I already had this set in a different color. They are also really nice, but I dislike the rubbery resin they use. The weapons are hard to straighten out once they get bent.

I picked up this lot of Barzso toy soldiers from Mike Knutick for $40. I always can use more Redcoats. There were some character figures. The Scottish flag bearer was a weird color and seem to be a little bigger. They also felt a little like vinyl.

Here are some of the Warhorse British compared to the Barzso British. I should have a better color as soon as I have the chance to start testing again.

I picked up this boxed set of 7th Cavalry from Mike Knutick for $20. It is not complete, but I was mainly interested in the box. I have more 7th Cavalry to complete it. Most of the models were in really good shape. I have most of the Airfix boxed sets in my collection.

Also from Mike Knutick was this boxed set of Native Americans. It was also missing some models, but again I was interested mainly in the box. It was a little damaged in the back. But for $15, you can’t go wrong.

I got this boxed set of Normans from Joe Saine for $5.

I picked up this Atlantic Buffalo Bill set from a collector named Mike for $40. It was missing a few pieces. I have a rider somewhere and some more Buffalo that I had picked up years ago.

I found this group of toy soldiers at a thrift store of $5. The miniatures are about 54mm, a little smaller. I have not seen anything decent like this for a while. It is like a mini playset. I do not know who makes this. There is a sticker on the truck that says, “SDE Dongguan“

We usually will stop at some thrift stores after the show as we are traveling home. I found this drum for $4 at a Salvation Army.

I found these items for a $1. The tree was a gift. The Saxon miniatures are made by Replicants. Everything is 1/32 in scale.

I picked up these CTS Sioux Indians from Cal Luckett for $5. I like this orange/brown color that they had used. They look a little bigger than the dark brown ones that I have.

And lastly, I traded some of my native sets with John Atherton for these two Barzso Longhouses. They look good with my Warhorse miniatures. John had just started making these again. The longer longhouse is from the Rogers’ Rangers Attack on Saint Francis playset. The other one is from the Last of the Mohicans playset. They are nicely painted.

If you are in the Evansville, Indiana area check out Evansville Military Collectors club show. It is over 3 days starting on April 24th, 25th & 26th. Around 160 tables of Military relics & collectibles.

Speaking of shows, we will be setup for the Gettysburg Toy Soldier show on May 4th. It is the best show on the East Coast. You can find anything at this show, vintage & new plastic or painted metal toy soldiers, vintage models & toys, custom painted sculptures, military books and other hobby related items. There is a nice mixture of dealers like Hobby Bunker and collector/vendors selling off parts of their collectors. We hope to see you there.

As usual I am busy designing and testing out new products. I will have a few new sets at the Gettysburg show. Thank you for reading, that is it for now.

The Latest News!! 11/03/2024 ~ New Jersey Toy Show & some Hobby News.

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Hi everyone, a couple of weeks ago we were at the New Jersey Toy Soldier Show. There were around 70 tables set up. They had some vintage toys, historical items, models and military books besides the toy soldiers.

We will start with Eddie Gries tables. He usually has a bunch of vintage toy soldiers. Both plastic and metal.

Here are some of the books available at the show. Mainly Osprey books.

Matt Murphy of Hobby Bunker was there. He and Joe had a whole row of tables set up with just about everything the toy soldier hobby is made of. I picked up a few Toy Soldier Collector magazines from him.

Here are some random pictures of different tables.

Here are some of the military items available to purchase.

Here are some of the models available at the show. There were more tables set up like this at the show.

Some more random pictures of different tables.

Here are some pictures I took of the show about an hour after the doors opened. The show was busy the first hour & a half, then it died.

Here are some of the vintage plastic toy soldiers available at the show.

Here are more random pictures from different tables.

There were also a bunch of die cast tanks and vehicles at the show too.

Plus, some foam terrain foam pieces too.

Here are some pictures of the vintage or collectible toys for sale.

Here are some pictures of some nice old toy soldiers.

Here are my tables set up for the show. We have started putting most of the sets in boxes. I will still have some items in the plastic bags with the header card. We had a nice time talking to collectors and looking around. I saw a few rare items and there were some good deals. We will be back next year.

Here are some of the toy soldiers I picked up. I picked up the W. Britian German Paratrooper for $30. The Airfix Indians was $8, and the lot of vintage plastic figures was $4.

The next Show Eddie has is on December 7th, in Annandale, Virginia. There will be numerous shows next year in New Jersey & Virginia.

That is, it for the show. I will be adding some items to the website in a day or two. I will have some news in a future post. Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 09/30/2024 ~ Chicago Toy Soldier Show, New Jersey Toy Show & some Hobby News.

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Last week was the Chicago Toy Soldier Show or now called Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show. Hundreds of rooms were booked in the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg hotel. The room trading officially started on Thursday September 19th and continued on Friday & Saturday. The show was on Sunday, September 22nd. I heard that over 400 people attended the show itself.

We were not at the show itself. But I had some friends take some pictures and gathered others from the internet. Jason Evans took some pictures of the room trading.

Austin Miniatures had new Marines and some older sets like the WWII Japanese Infantry. Plus, their wargaming scaled miniatures.

David & Kim Cook of MicShaun’s closet had a bunch of the TSSD plastic toy soldiers, LOD/Barzso products and foam terrain pieces. Plus, a bunch of other things.

Mike Kutnick had a mixture of vintage Marx plastic toy soldiers, Barzso resin figures and this year some of our Warhorse Miniatures.

Here are some pictures of Nate’s Garage custom toys.

Rich Egan has a nice mixture of vintage playsets, Barzso products, Conte Toy Soldiers and vintage Marx toys.

Jason said “This Marx set was from 1964, titled Beach-Head landing. It’s so cool watching them unbox these sets. The sets are donated every year by Craig Remington. Rick Eber always does the actual unboxing itself.”

Collector Jacob Kendall sent me these pictures that he took of the show.

Here are the pictures that Jason Evans took of the show. Mike Kutnick had some of our Warhorse Miniature products with him. I heard that W. Britain had a nice setup.

Rob Hornung had some unique hand-crafted toys for the show. There was nice selection of vintage plastic figures, antique & modern painted metal soldiers and vintage toys. Plus, a great battle display.

Here are some more pictures that I got that Matt Murphy had posted on Facebook. I heard that there was a lot of foot traffic for the room trading and the show was a success. That’s it for the Chicago Show. You can see more pictures of the show at the Treefrog Treasures forum, chicago-show-2024-pictures, We will start attending the show on a regular basis in 2026.

I have been busy working. The testing continues on new products. The British models have been updated. There were some things that were fixed and changed. There will be a bunch of different sets coming out in a couple of months. I will be adding more products to the webstore soon too. Most of the Plains Indian sets have been added.

In about 20 days we will be setup at the New Jersey Toy Soldier show. It is in Wayne, NJ. Hobby Bunker will be at this show too. This will be our last show of the year. We hope to see you there.

We hope everyone is safe, a lot of people have been affected by Hurricane Helene. Our thoughts & prayers are with you.

The Latest News!! 10/03/2023 ~ The Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show 2023, Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show review and some hobby news.

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Greetings everyone. In this post we will be looking at two different toy shows. Plus, some hobby news. So let us begin…

Bucyrus Toy Soldier Show

We packed the car Friday night and started our trek to Bucyrus, Ohio early Saturday morning. The trip was about a 7-hour drive. We stopped at a few antique stores once we got to Ohio. After we checked in, we drove around the area of Marion and discovered a few places to check out. We made it a little adventure. We like to see different parts of the country. As collectors we are always on the hunt to find something in the wild.

We got up early the next morning and drove about 25 minutes to the Bucyrus Fairgrounds. We started setting up in a building that held about 60 tables. There was a small kitchen that was serving breakfast and lunch. The room was clean and well lit. The first vendor across from us was setup already as we walked in. He had all kinds of vintage toys.

All the vendors at this show were collectors, except for me. Either they were professional dealers that buy collections to resale or collectors downsizing. You can find some good deals from collectors looking to let go of things.

Besides the toy soldiers & related items there was also vintage toys, action figures, comics and some trains.

There was a lot of plastic toy soldiers at this show. A lot of vintage Marx sets to search through too.

There was some Barzso toy soldiers too. Plus, a lot of loose figures to go through from all different brands.

There were some old metal toy soldiers too.

They were different kinds of collectibles like comics and sports cards. Not much though. It was mostly plastic toy soldiers.

There were some nice playsets too.

Larry Lovely was the promoter of this show, and he did a good job. For being the first year the crowd was not that bad. It was small but it was not the worse show that I have done. The show should be better next year. They will change it to be on Saturday. It will be the same day as a fair that takes place there.

We end the review of the show with my tables. I had a mixture of my Warhorse Miniatures, LOD/Barzso toy soldiers and foam terrain pieces. We now will see some of the things that I picked up for myself below.

This time I found some vintage Airfix British 8th Army toy soldiers. These are some of the most iconic toy soldiers in my own opinion. I had a bunch of these guys growing up, both originals and knockoffs. The Officer figure was missing.

Here are some Barzso Daniel Boone figures. Daniel Boone, Mingo and I think Daniel Boone’s dog with a baby. The other items are part of the Blacksmith shop.

Here are some Barzso Davy Crockett character figures. First is Davy fighting a bear. The other figures are George Russell and Polly Crockett. The last picture has one of my latest protypes in blue next to Polly.

Here are the Barzso Gladiators. I have a bunch of Gladiators from different brands. This was the only ones that I needed to finish that mini collection for now. I was lucky enough to get them for $10. One day I will make some new figures for the Coliseum.

Here are some more Barzso fence sections. I actually got these at Gettysburg. All of the Barzso items I had purchased from Steve Connell.

I found this at a garage sale. I think it is part of a G.I. Joe set. It was marked Milton Bradley.

I found this tree in an antique store for $2.50. I think it was made to go with trains.

I found a bunch of plastic Star Wars toy soldiers in an antique store in Ohio for $20. They are 1/32 in scale. The Snowtroopers are some of my favorite Star War figures.

Last week was the Chicago Toy Soldier Show or as it was relabeled the Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show. In February the Garfield family announced that due to problems with the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg they were cancelling the show. It shocked the toy soldier community. Some were hoping that the Garfield family would continue the show somewhere else. But it did not happen. Matt Murphy came to the rescue with setting up a new show in a new place not that far from the original spot. Some people where concerned on how the new location would be.

The Chicago Toy Soldier Show was on Sunday, September 24th. But before the show they had started room trading on Wednesday September 20th. Most of the pictures I have were either taken by Jason Evans, Hobby Bunker or fellow collectors. I was not present at the show. I hope to be there 2025.

Here are some signs in the lobby of the hotel. Now let’s see some pictures of the room trading.

AeroArt and Hobby Bunker had their own “store” set up on the 2nd floor. They were open from Wednesday through Sunday.

The first room we have pictures is of David Cook. MicShaun’s Closet own’s the TSSD line of Plastic Toy Soldiers. They sell most other brands of Plastic figures from around the world. Plus, a bunch of foam products.

Here are some random pictures of different rooms.

Ron Barzso was back to do some room trading. He had some old stock and a few playsets to sell. Plus, as always he made a lot of memories. He signed the Barzso Playset book for Jason Evans. I have to get Ron to sign the copy of the book I have.

Here are some pictures of the rooms belonging to Steve Connell, Kirk Larson and Agan Jack.

Here are some more random pictures of the room trading.

Here are some pictures of Robert Hornung’s room. He creates everything by hand and paints them too.

Rob’s son had created a 1930’s radio show. A radio serial that was called Zip Carson and The Death Ray of Mars. Zip Carson and Margaret Allen were the main characters.

Here are some pictures of Mike Kutnick’s room. He always has some great stuff. A really nice guy.

Here is another guy that creates and paints everything. Nate’s Garage makes some awesome toys.

Here is another good guy, Scott Canady. He brings a bunch of vintage toy soldiers and playsets to the shows.

Here are some pictures of Treefrog Treasures’ room.

Rusty Kern of Playset Magazine had his room set up for everyone to visit and to pick up some magazines. That is it for the pictures of the room trading. This is just a fraction of what was going on. I heard that there was around 100 rooms setup.

In between the days of room trading there were other events going on. One of those events was the raffle of 3 Playset boxes for charity. Two were empty custom boxes. Scotty Canady, Mark Murphy & Rick Egan won a custom playset boxes. The artwork was done by Ron Lizorty. The box that Rich won was signed by Clint Eastwood. It was a custom made playset with toy soldiers inside.

There was a collector that had a Mint Marx Playset from 1957 that was opened and displayed for all to see.

There was a social media campaign to make collectors aware of the change with the show and what companies would be there.

Here are some pictures of the collector’s lining up for the show. I heard that the show was really busy this year. Probably the best attendance in a very long time. Around 800 people or so attended. It was nice to see this show survive after being in limbo. Some thought that the show would be less than what it was. From what I heard it was very successful thanks to Matt Murphy.

Here is the hallway leading up to the main show room.

W. Britain’s tables.

Here are some pictures of different vendors. Scott Canady is in the first picture.

David & Kim Cook of MicShaun’s closet.

Treefrog Treasures.

Here is Warring Warbirds. I think the planes are carved from wood. They are really creative.

Here are a bunch of random pictures of the show. Some show Ron Barzso & Ken Ciak.

Here are a more random pictures of the show.

I heard George RR Martin was at the show?? He is a collector of miniatures. That is it for the Chicago show. It should be even better next year. I can’t wait to attend in 2025.

Here is a video of an American Civil War diorama that fellow collector Vic Badd Guy created. He painted a bunch of Speira Miniatures. He also created the burning house effects and the terrain.

Some of you might have noticed that I have shut down the store page on the website. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we are in the process of moving. Production has been paused until we are settled in the new house. Hopefully by the end of November we can start again.

Today would have been my Father’s 88th birthday. He was a navy veteran, served 28 years in the NYPD as a Lieutenant and a Great Dad. Happy Birthday in Heaven Dad.

That is it for now. Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 06/11/2023 ~ Virginia Toy Soldier Show Review and some Hobby News.

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Last weekend we were in Virginia for the “Heart of the South” Toy Soldier & Military Miniature show. We drove down to Virginia on Friday and checked out a few antique stores. On Saturday we setup as a vendor for the toy show and then went back to Pennsylvania on Sunday. It was an extended weekend getaway. We stopped at a few different antique stores on the way back too.

The show started at 9am. A collector named Todd stopped by to chat and purchase some products. I had just finished making another Blacksmith shop a couple days before the show and it lasted about 10 minutes. I will bring a few to the next show. There was a good crowd at the show up until a little past noon. Then it got really quiet. But it was worth it for me to attend. It was nice to talk to collectors like Todd & Carl. Also, to have new collectors discover our resin miniatures.

I like the room that the show was in. It was clean, air conditioned and well lit. There were about 75 tables, so it was a medium sized show. There was a nice selection of painted metal miniatures and some plastic toy soldiers. Gerry Watts was behind us. He had some storage containers filled with loose plastic toy soldiers.

I took some pictures of various vendors around the room. We will begin with AeroArt International. They had an impressive collection of finely painted historical miniatures. You can check out their website over here, https://www.aeroartinc.com/.

There was a vendor that had a bunch of plastic model sets and some plastic toy soldiers. He had a Conte Zulu collection for $225. Not my period to collect, but I did think about purchasing it…

Another vendor had a huge selection of 21st century tanks, figure sets & planes. He said he was going to try to make it to the next Gettysburg Show that takes place on August 27th.

Mike Jones was set up with a bunch of painted metal toy soldiers.

Here was a vendor with old metal painted toy soldiers. I have seen him before at different shows. I will try to get his name next time.

Another vendor had a bunch of vintage toy soldiers and toys. I purchased a metal cannon from him. I was tempted to get the Pork Chop Hill. That was one of the sets I had as a kid. I think it had Airfix WWII British clones, if I remember. He also mentioned about trying to setup at Gettysburg.

“Fast” Eddie Gries had a lot of old toy soldiers sold separately for different prices. He also had a lot of books and different toy soldier collections available.

One of the toy soldier collections of Eddie had all these painted metal figures representing the French Foreign Legion and Arabs from the Beau Geste movie.

Matt Murphy from Hobby Bunker was present too. He had a bunch of tables with just about everything the hobby represents, plastic toys soldiers, magazines, paints, old metal painted toy soldiers, 3d printed walls & house and new painted metal toy soldiers.

Eric Kohl was present too. He usually has some new & old painted metal toy soldiers. He also brings military related books and artwork.

Here are some random pictures of mainly old painted toy soldiers.

More random pictures from the show.

Here are some random pictures of Plastic toy soldiers and playsets. The first picture has some of what Gerry Watts was selling.

Here are some pictures of the show itself.

Some more random pictures from the show.

Lastly, we take a look at my tables for the show. I brought mainly the Warhorse resin miniatures & the LOD/Barzso toy soldiers. Also, some foam houses and Russian made toy soldiers.

I enjoyed the show and will return most likely in December and next in June. They usually have this show 4 times a year. There was a little of everything to see.

We stopped at a few different antique stores in Virginia and Maryland. Here are a few things I saw. I rarely see any Conte or Barzso toy soldiers in the wild. The figure sets were overpriced.

Here are a few things that I picked up at the show and a few different antique places in Virginia. The Barzso Buffalo set is hard to find. I paid about $32 for that. The Auburn Motorcycle I paid $18, metal cannon was $5, Gnome was $12, and magazines were $3 a piece. At a flea market I found D&D miniatures, Warhammer miniature, plastic toys solders and Star Wars toy in a bag for a $1.

I am happy to announce that in the May/June 2023 issue of Toy Soldier Collector magazine they did a 3-page article about Warhorse Miniatures.

The next show I attend should be the 2nd Gettysburg show this year, which is Sunday August 27th.

Right now, I am working a few things that are in different stages. From just the planning stage to almost complete. Plus working on new resin mixtures. People like to ask about the 3d printing. It is not easy. When everything works it is great, but when everything doesn’t work it is not. A lot of maintenance and the proper work environment is needed. Then sometimes the resin changes or you cannot get a certain type that you are using. It is always a challenge. I hope to be able to finish some of the things that I have be working this year by the end of the summer.

Another Show to check out if you like Plastic Toy Soldiers. http://www.visitmoundsville.com/…/20th-annual-marx-toy…/

Thank you for reading. That is it for now.

The Latest News!! 05/29/2023 ~ Virginia Toy Soldier Show, Vintage Toy Soldiers and some Hobby News.

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I hope everyone is having a good Memorial Day weekend. It is a time in America that we show our gratitude to the men & women that sacrificed their lives for their country.

This Saturday June 3rd is the Virginia Toy Soldier show. Eddy Gries has been promoting this show for a while now. This year I will be setting up as a vendor. This is the first time we will attend this show. If it is like the show in New Jersey there will be a little of everything. Painted metal toy soldiers, plastic toy soldiers and military related items, books & toys. I think there are about 75 tables for this show. Hobby Bunker will be present. I will be bringing my resin Warhorse Miniatures, LOD/Barzso plastic & resin toy soldiers, a few Russian resin toy soldiers, some foam products and some vintage plastic toy soldiers. I will have a review about the show in a week or so. If you are not too far from Annandale, VA stop by and say hello.

Carolyn found this Hardy horse drawn fire engine from a friend on FB a few weeks ago for $10. I think it is missing a couple firemen that would be placed on the back. It will go with my Hardy Wagon that she found a few years ago.

I found this Bum Pirate set for $20 on eBay. It was something that I was hoping to find one day. I will paint the black set of figures in the future.

Jeff Imel of BMC has plans to remake some of the Classic Toy Soldiers figures sets. Jeff says, “I’m pleased to announce that Jim & Dave over at ‘Classic Toy Soldiers‘ have agreed to pass along stewardship of their plastic injection molds to VictoryBuy. In the coming year I’ll be introducing the BMC Toys ‘Classic Toy Soldier Collector Series’ that will bring the impressive CTS catalog of Louis Marx & Co. style figures and accessories to the toy market. CTS will continue to offer their amazing playsets to the Hobby market for the foreseeable future. A huge thanks to Jim McGough and Dave Payne for all their help with this massive project.” You can read the latest update over here, https://bmc-toys.myshopify.com/blogs/news/bmc-toys-production-roundup-june-2023.

I finally added the Saxon Potter shop to my store page. I changed the shop a little. This set has changed a lot since it was first designed. The Potter and helper have been changed. Also, I added the boy to this set. It is $85. For more information you can head over here, Saxon Potter Shop – 1/32 Resin.

After the show in Virginia, we will be heading back to Gettysburg on August 27th. I am still working on the British sets, hopefully by the end of June. More testing with different resin mixtures and always something is being designed or planned. I hope to have some more updates on my next post. That is it for now, Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 05/14/2023 ~ MFCA 2023 Show Review Part 2, and some Hobby News.

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Happy Mother’s Day to every Mom out there. Today will finish the second part of the review for the MFCA 2023 Show. If you missed the first part you can read it over here, The Latest News!! 05/08/2023 ~ MFCA 2023 Show Review Part 1, and some Hobby News.

There were miniatures of all different scales. Some were 90mm in height and others were around 28mm. There was a vendor that had a bunch of tabletop gaming miniatures. The name of the store was Champion Gaming. You can check them out over here, https://www.facebook.com/championgaming.

Not every vendor was selling hobby related items. There were a few selling historical related books. One was Aaron Elson. His Father served in World War II. While doing some research about his Father, he decided to write a book about him and other Veterans too. You can check out his website over here, https://myfatherstankbattalion.com/.

Next up is Hobby Bunker. They usually setup a mini store. From plastic toy soldiers, painted metal miniatures, hobby paints, models, 3d printed buildings, foam buildings, and hobby related magazines. They have it all.

Here are some more pictures from what Paul Amory was selling.

“SABOT Miniatures LLC specializes in miniatures, figures, paints accessories and books for the discerning scale modeler and figure painter. We carry a growing assortment of miniature, paint and accessory lines, many of which are not carried by anyone else in the United States. We were formerly SABOT Publications LLC, and produced 22 reference books on mostly modern United States military tanks and vehicles.” I grabbed that from their website. You check them out over here, https://www.sabotminiatures.com/default.asp.

Here are some random pictures of different vendors, plus one of Scale 75 USA. I was trying to get back to take more pictures of the show and the competition. But I was too busy with the table. Scale 75 USA makes some nice paint and sets that I have gotten over the years. You can read more about them over here, https://scale75usa.com/.

Here are some more pictures of from different artists of the competition area that I found on the internet.

We end the review at my table again. Saturday was slower for us most of the day. People would trickle in from the competition all day. Most of the collectors wandered to other vendors. Throughout the day a few people would take a look to check out what we were selling. I had a bunch of good talks throughout the day again. A Man named Allen stopped by a few times and told us he would stop by before he left. About a half hour before the show ended, he purchased the Blacksmith shop, the Potter shop, Viking Raider camp and a bunch of the bagged figure sets. It was a fun show. We will be back next year.

While at the show we picked up a few things. One of the nice things with the show besides looking for certain items, is talking to fellow collectors and vendors. One gentleman that was with his son, gave his raffle tickets to Carolyn. She was lucky enough to win an item through the raffle. She sent me to pick out an item that was on the table. This is what I chose for her.

I picked out a Conte Civil War set. The metal miniatures were hand painted. They represent the Texas Brigade flagbearers & a drummer from the Confederate Army. When we see him again, we have a gift for him.

Another gentleman that we meet was Arthur Etechells. He gave a set of plastic toy soldiers made by a company called BUM. The set is hard to find. It will be in my collection for a while. The funny thing is on the box it says “Tarzan, King of Apples…”. I was looking for a Pirate set that BUM had made for a while now. After the show I found one on eBay for $20. I will do a review of that in a future post.

Here are some of the things that I purchased from the show. I am always looking for books to help me with my research when designing the miniatures and accessories. I purchased two books about the French Armies of King Louis XV for $60 and two Osprey books for less than $25. The rest of the books I spent around $20. There was a couple to the left of us selling books. I had noticed a bunch of people throughout the two days taking a look at what they had. I wished I had taken a look the first day. The books were really cheap. Most of them were $2.00 to $5.00 a piece.

Here are some more pictures of the items that I got at Gettysburg. I had picked up some Barzso French Artillery figures the year before at the Midwest Show without the cannon. I figured I would use them with the metal cannons that I have. The cannon above is a Barzso 32 Pounder Cannon.

Here are 5 Barzso Naval Cannons. They are welcome addition to my forts.

Some Barzso Cannonade.

Barzso Major Pitcairn Character figure. He was missing the horse, so I am using one of my Warhorse horses for now. I will test out one of my other horses in the future for him. He looks good with the Warhorse British Grenadiers.

Here the Barzso Col. John Parker character figure.

Here are some mixed figures that I got in a bag. There are some American Civil War & Pirate theme miniatures. Most are Barzso. The figure with the top hat is by Replicants.

We will be in Virginia in about 3 weeks from now, Saturday June 3rd. I have never been to the Show in Annandale, titled as “Heart of the South” Show. Will will have our Warhorse resin miniatures, Barzso/LOD toy soldiers, some foam products and some things from my collections. Send me a message if you are going to the show and are looking for something in particular. On August 27th, we will return to Gettysburg for the second show they are doing this year. That is it for now. Thanks for reading.

The Latest News!! 02/12/2023 ~ Toy Soldier Shows, Warhorse Miniatures French & Indian War updates.

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Hi everyone. It is already February and soon it will be spring. Which means Toy Soldier Shows. In my last post we learned that the Chicago Toy Solider show is cancelled this year, and maybe forever. So, if you like the show, then try to make it to ones that are still around. In about two weeks from now is the West Coast Toy Soldier show. If you are near California, then this is the show for you. There will be room trading on February 24th & 25th. The show is one the 26th.

The past few months I have been working on some new sets. All of them are based on the French & Indian War. They should be in production in a week or so. The miniatures are 1/32 in scale or around 54mm. The were made to be the around the same size as the Barzso playset toy soldiers. All these sets were made to be used in the Battle of Monongahela.

The first new set is called “French Canadian & Woodland Indian Raiding Party”. French-Canadian raiding parties made up of
Indians and Militia, stormed across the mountains and attacked farms and small towns in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, causing thousands of deaths. The set includes 9 miniatures, 1 French Marine officer, 4 Canadian militia and 4 Woodland Indians. This set will cost $54.00.

The next set is titled “Ottawa Indian War Party”. The Ottawa were part of a long-term alliance, called the Council of Three Fires, with the Ojibwe and Potawatomi, who had shared or similar language, manners, and customs. These three tribes fought the Iroquois Confederacy and the Dakota people. They were also enemies with the Wyandot because of their ties to the Iroquois. They were allied with the French against the British. The set includes 8 Ottawa Indian warriors in 8 different poses. The scale is also 1/32 or around 54mm. The price for this set is $48.00.

The last set is titled “On the Warpath”. The ‘war path’ was the literal ‘path to war‘ taken by native Americans when travelling to an enemy’s territory to engage in battle. This set includes 8 different Woodland Indians. 1/32 in scale or around 54mm. The price for this set is $48.00.

Over the next few months, I will try to release one or two new sets that will also be related to the French & Indian War. That is it for now. Thanks for reading.

The Latest News!! 01/30/2023 ~ Chicago Toy Soldier Show Cancelled, Chintoys & Marx Recast Review, Plus some news and updates.

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Last night I saw a few post on Facebook and then later on at Stads about the Chicago Toy Soldier Show being cancelled. They were having to many problems with the hotel that is takes place. Hopefully another location can be found in the future, or a new show can take its place. You can read more at https://www.stadsstuff.com/?p=23181.

In my last post I mentioned about the new sets from Chintoys. Here is my review below.

The first set is # 31, the Gangsters. There are 8 miniatures in 8 different poses. The color is nice and so is the detail. I like the poses too. Most are based off movie characters from a few different Mafia movies.

This set #32, The Police. At first, I was disappointed that they were not blue. But after a while I started to like the color. And again, these miniatures are based off of Mafia related movies. There are 8 figures in 8 different poses. One day I will paint these.

Both sets are really nice. They have a charm to them. The size of these miniatures is around 60mm. I purchased my sets from https://www.hobbybunker.com/products/plastic-soldiers-4/category?mfg=316&scale=Show+All&term=&order=newold. They are out of stock at the moment but are restocking these again.

The other day I stumbled across these Marx Recast WWII Sailors. I am not a big Marx collector, but I know that some sets are hard to find like these Sailors. The cost was around $30. The set has 7 miniatures in 7 different poses. The size is 54mm. You can get them in white or blue. The material is an ABS type resin. It has plastic type feel to it. It is a little pliable, but not like soft plastic. There are other Marx recast sets available too. Tim Geppert formerly of Classic Toy Soldier is selling these on ebay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/165888587499.

The other day I found these for a couple of dollars. They are made out of hard plastic. They might belong to some model train set. They are about 4 inches tall. I will use them with my Indians.

As some of you know, I have been working on some new French & Indian War sets. These are about the same scale as the Barzso Playset miniatures. I should have a few new sets released by the end of February. I have been testing and making adjustments to the miniatures. There will be a French Canadian & Native War Party set and a couple of Ottawa\Huron Indian sets. The pictured set above will be titled “On the Warpath”. There will also be some new trees and rock terrain pieces soon after. It is going to be Epic!!

I saw this post on FB by Wim Grundy.

Always plastic figures for sale at this show!

Announcement!

SOUTH FLORIDA TOY SOLDIER CLUB

28th Anniversary Show

February 4, 2023

Vendor tables offering thousands of military miniatures new and old, action figures, collectible toys and related hobby items.

Date/Time: Saturday, February 4, 2023 – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Yup! Same great show at the same great location

Finland House –

301 West Central Blvd.,

Lantana, FL 33463

Venue Telephone: 561-582-6794

Admission: Adults $7.00 Children under 12 are free.

Table rental: Our 6 foot table rental cost is $55.00 per table. Regarding table rentals and space assignments it is suggested you contact the club President Mike Skurda via e – mail at mskurda@inbox.com. Remember the early bird gets the worm!

Beside the Toy Soldier Show in Florida, the Westcoaster, New Jersey Toy Soldier Show and Midwest Toy Soldier Show are almost here too. I will not be attending any of those shows. I will be at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show.

MIDWEST TOY SOLDIER SHOW

When:
Sunday, March 26, 2023 – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m..
ROOM TRADING: Friday, March 24 – Saturday, March 25.

Where:
Courtyard by Marriott
Conference Center
150 Fairington Ave.
Lafayette, IN 47905

In my next post I should have more updates. Thank you for reading.

The Latest News!! 08/29/2022 ~ Warhorse Miniatures Saxon Blacksmith, Viking Raider Camp, King Harold Finehair and Allentown/Lehigh Valley Toy Show.

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I hope everyone is doing well. I have a quick post on some updates and a toy show that I will be a vendor at on September 10th.

Saxon Blacksmith Shop
Viking Raider Camp
King Harold Finehair

Since I setup my latest 3d Printer I have been able to return to some earlier projects that I had planned to make. I spent about a month fine tuning the machine and started making a bunch of the Viking Raider miniatures. The last two weeks I was able to print some of the bigger items I had designed.

I am glad to announce that the Blacksmith Shop is now ready for production. The price for this set is $105. I will have it added to the Store page this weekend. The set includes the Shop, Forge, Blacksmith, Helper and tools & accessories.

It has been over a year since I started developing this set. I changed the Blacksmith, added some bases to the accessories, merged the spears to the weapon rack and rescaled a few things. The Shop and miniatures will be in a brown resin. The Forge and tools will be in a grey resin.

The Viking Raider Camp is almost ready now too. The tents are finished. The Supplies have been redesigned. I am designing some wooden stakes to finish the set. Plus, I am still testing the miniatures. Everything should be finished by the end of September. This set will cost $140.

Here is one of the latest miniatures that I had designed. This is Harlod Finehair, King of Norway. I will probably add him to the next set of Vikings.

On Saturday September 10th I will be a vendor at the Allentown Lehigh Valley Toy Show. It is located at the Charles Chrin Community Center, 4100 Green Pond Road in Palmer, Pa 18045. There are supposed to be 200 tables of vintage toys and collectibles. There should be a few vendors with toy soldiers. A little for everybody, Action figures, comics and games. I will be bringing my Miniatures, Star Wars figures and some comics. For more information check out this link, https://www.valleygoto.com/toy-show.

That is it for now. I will have more updates next month. Thank you for reading.