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 addingsome items to the website in a day or two. I will have some news in a future post. Thank you for reading.
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.com/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.
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.
We had a great time at the Midwest Toy Soldier Show. We left Pennsylvania on Thursday morning around 4:45am and arrived in Lafayette, Indiana a little after 3pm.The trip was not too bad. There were no traffic delays, but some rain. There was a tornado in the southern part of Indiana that did not affect us. We took everything to the room and then got something to eat. Afterwards, I walked around the 1st floor as some of the vendors were room trading already.
Across from our room was Rick Keller & Rick Lipp. They had a bunch of playsets and vintage Marx toy soldiers. Plus, some HO scale Atlantic figure sets. At one point on Saturday, a collector came and purchased about 15 playsets & some other things from them.
After I said Hello to Keller & Lipp, I went to see Mike Kutnick. As usual he had a bunch of Barzso and some unique things. I picked up some Barzso accessories to add to my collection for the Woodland Indians. Mike had a bunch of accessories to pick through and some Barzso figure sets. I also found some Austin Miniature WWII Japanese and Marines.
Next to Mike was Rod Chapman’s room. He had some vintage plastic and dime store toy soldiers.
Doug Wood had a bunch of vintage plastic toy soldiers, playsets and vehicles. There were Bags of Marx Germans at good prices. Plus, some Marx American & German Soldiers with some minor damage at great prices too.
Rich Egan had a bunch of Conte and Barzso products. He always has some quality playsets or figures with him.
There was another collector that was selling off John Jenkins toy soldiers and some other brands. I think they were around $25 to $30 each. I forgot his name; I will try to update this later. He will be selling things again at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show on April 21st.
We took part in the room trading on Friday & Saturday. Each morning, we opened between 9am & 10am. We took a 3 hour break mid-day and were open to around 9pm each night. The crowds were a lot less this year. But we had more sales than the last time we were here two years ago. I talked to a lot of collectors and other vendors. There was a lot of interest in the new Plains Indians that I am making. Because the foot traffic was slow, I started walking around to see what other vendors had. I found some nice things and good prices.
John Anderson had a fire sale going on. At first, I wasn’t really interested in looking through a bunch of boxes and small storage containers that he had.I saw a lot of Marx playsets and boxes with Marx or other vintage plastic stuff. I am not a big Marx collector. John kept on telling me to take a look, things were cheap. So, I did and I found a few things that I liked. The first was this Airfix Footballers boxed set. There were 47 soccer figures in 1/32 scale or 54mm. The box came with 29 figures and the rest were extra. All of this for $10. This was actually a set that I was looking for to add to my Airfix collection. It is a hard set to find over here in the states.
I found this Aurora Camelot set from John too. I paid $5 for this set. It is rare and hard to find. I love sculpting and poses with this set. The models are 54mm and made in a hard model plastic.
Mike Kutnick had some Austin Miniatures World War II sets that I purchased. I got this Japanese set for $35. I have two sets already. I like the sculpting on these figures too. They are around 58mm and made out a hard resin. They are painted a beige color. The weapons are made out of metal. Maybe one day they will do them in plastic.
The second Austin Set was another limited edition set, World War II US Marines. I also paid $35 for this one too. There were 8 toy soldiers in this container. I think two were Character figures. The one with the Cigar is “Gunny”, I believe. The last pictured figure with the pistol and Thompson is an Officer. These were around 58mm and made out of resin with the metal weapons too. Some of these models look like they will be made into plastic in the near future.
Well this wraps up the first part of our two-part review of the Midwest Toy Soldier Show. I wish I was able to take more pictures of the room trading. They were a lot of good deals. A collector sold his Barzso Playset collection of 14 playsets. They went for $200 to $300 a piece. We missed this sale while we were out eating on Saturday. I will have more updates about the show and the other things I picked up at the show too in the next post this weekend.
Carolyn and I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I am writing a short post before the end of the year. It is about updates with production and some previews of what is to come.
Earlier in the year I was selling some Confederate Marching sets at the Gettysburg Toy Soldier shows. I later resized the heads on half of the models. They are now ready for production. I was thinking of producing these in a few different scales. I tested the 54mm and 60mm figures yesterday.
Here are some of my Warhorse Confederates compared to other brands like Conte, Imex and Marx. The Brown Confederates above are around 60mm and the Grey are around 54mm.
Here are a few prototypes of some different teepees that I am working on. I am making a few changes, but they are just about finished. They will be made in two different sizes. The cost of the Teepees is $35 for the small ones and $50 for the bigger ones.
Here are some pictures of the teepee with different brands of plastic Native American Indians.
This is the Native American Gathers set. I might add another figure to this. So, the price will be either $30 for 6 miniatures or $35 if I add another. The scale is close to the Barzso villagers set. I will have some more Native American sets coming out earlier next year. You can use this set with for the Woodland Indians or Plains Indians.I was thinking of making these miniatures in a bigger scale, like 57mm to match some of the TSSD Plains Indians.
Here are the first 3 “Battle Sets” that I have been working on. These sets have been made to bring your dioramas alive. As time goes on, I will create more sets like this.The cost of each will be $15.
Things are coming along with the 3D workshop. I will start adding some sets in January & February. The Teepees will be available in March. I will have some at the Midwest Toy Soldier Show and probably 5 to 6 new sets by then. I am going over my older sets and will be revising some of them. Some will be discontinued and replaced altogether. That is it for now. Thank you for reading.
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The last few months have been really busy.We had to find a new place to live, then pack, move and settle in.I am now ready to start production again with the Warhorse miniatures. I have some new sets in development. We will get to that later in this post.
But first we will look at some new plastic sets coming out next year. Austin Miniatures is going to release a new set of World War II American Marines for Pacific theater. The are 1/32 in scale.
Here are two new sets from the Russian company called Beleriand. The first set is of Crusaders and the second set is of Hussites. They made out of a rubbish type of resin and are in 1/32 scale.
Here are some French, British and Native Indians for the Battle of Snowshoes by Plastic Platoon. They are made out of the rubbish resin and the big 1/32 scale.
And lastly here is “Ivar the Boneless”, the son of Ragnar Lodbrok the famous Viking. Created by Tihon, made in Russia. I like the historical depiction of these miniatures.
I like to get pictures of how the collectors paint the miniatures that I have created. Here are some from a collector named Bruno from Switzerland.
Here are some pictures of the Warhorse French Marines and Canadian militia painted by Scott Campbell.
Here are some new prototypes of some Woodland Indian natives that I have been working on.I made these about two weeks ago in the new workshop. Things will be a little slower with the production because I am limited on the space to do the post prep work. Besides that, I am going to do less testing with different resins and just work with what I have. That will be mainly the grey, brown, green and blue resin mixtures that I have been using. It will be like this for another 2 years until I retire, and we move again.
Besides these figures, I am working on more French & Indian related projects. Plus,a bunch of other stuff that we will see next year.
We will be in Lafayette, Indiana on March 17th for the Midwest Toy Soldier Show, plus on March 15th & 16th for the Room trading too. I will start updating the website again with new products and some of the older sets.That is it for now. Thanks for reading.
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) 468-7719for more information.
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.
The past Friday & Saturday was the MFCA Annual Show & Mart. The exhibition is for painters, modelers and collectors of Toy Soldiers of all skill levels and interests.
The Marketplace also attracts hobby vendors from throughout the United States.Vendors providing everything from miniature figure kits, plastic and wood models, books, Toy Soldiers, Militaria, Art, and connoisseur figures.
This was a different type of show than we usually do. Most of the shows we have setup as a vendor have been traditional toy soldier shows. Since Warhorse Miniatures is can be collected as a toy soldier or a model to be painted for a diorama, we decided to check out this show. I have been to this show in the past, about 7 years ago. It is a good show for painted metal toy soldiers, resin miniatures, paints, historical books, and you can even find some plastic toy soldiers.
The show took place over two days. Here are some pictures from the first day. It was hard for me to get around the room. It seemed like every time I left, I had to return to my table to answer some questions. The first day Paul Stadinger stopped by to say hello and he spent some time with us behind the table.
I think this vendor was AC Models. He had resin figures and resin accessories.
Another Vendor that I saw had some old painted metal toy soldiers. Joe Wallis was the name I saw. He is an author of books about Britains toy soldiers. Here is a website about that, http://leadsoldierbooks.com/index.html.
The next vendor was Minutemen Toy Soldiers. George was busy setting up a bunch of the painted metal toy soldiers from brands such as King & Country, First Legion, J.J. Designs, W. Britian and others. You can check his website over here, http://www.mmtoysoldiers.com/.
Paul Amory had a huge selection of the finely detailed painted miniatures for sale. Works of art.
Here are some pictures of the vendor that was across from us.
Here are some pictures of the exhibit from the Artist and our friend, Steve Pyle. He does some amazing work.
Fast Eddie had large selection of mainly Osprey books.
Here are some random pictures from the show.
Here are some pictures of different exhibits from various artists. I was not able to take pictures of everything. The room was packed when I was trying to take some pictures.
We will end the first part of the review here with my table. We had a nice selection of the Warhorse Miniatures resin miniatures. When first opened we had a collector come straight to our table and request a Krampus figurine. We also had a nice selection of the LOD/Barzso resin miniatures, foam houses and plastic toy soldiers. I setup a small display of the Saxons. Mainly the village pieces. We had the Blacksmith shop, Potter shop and the Pig Farm setup with some of the Saxon prototype houses. It was a slow burn for most of the day, but we were able to sell some things that I had for a while now. It was fun to talk to new & old friends.
Here are a few of the different things that I had picked up at Gettysburg a couple of weeks ago. Most of it is Barzso. The Blacksmith shop, some French Tents, New Orleans character figures, a split rail fence and a teepee. The mounted British in the last few pictures are Replicants I think.
The second part of the review will be this weekend. Well, that is it for now. I will be in Annandale, Virginia on June 3rd.Then returning to Gettysburg on August 27th.Thank you for reading.
Yesterday was the 15th Annual Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show. It was a really good show for us, sales were up. It was fun to talk to the fellow collectors and other vendors. The weather was nice, and a good crowd attended. Paul Stadinger was happy with his finds. There was a nice selection of different things. Something for everyone. I also found a few things; one was a holy grail item for me.We will start the review now. You can click on most pictures to enlarge them.
There was a nice selection of vintage Airfix and other brands with the dealer to the left of me. His prices were good.
Paul Amory was at the show with his beautiful paint metal miniatures. He will be at the MFCA Show on May 4th & 5th. I will be at this show too.
If you like Britain Detail figures or Swoppets, there was a collector that had a bunch of those.
Scott Canady had some nice Vintage Marx and foam pieces.
Steve Connell had a nice selection of many different things. From vintage Marx to modern painted metal. I crumbled under pressure when I saw his selection of vintage Barzso.
Fast Eddie had a bunch of tables setup with all kinds of different types of toy soldiers. His next show is on Saturday June 3rd in Annadale, Virginia. I will be setup at that show too.
The reasons we go to the shows is find rare items or some deals. Every show is different. You never know what you will find.
Some of the vendors are very talented. This one had some nicely painted figurines.
Matt from Hobby Bunker had a lot of new painted metal figure sets and some plastic for the show. He will be at the MFCA 2023 Show too.
Bob Hornung is also very talented with his handmade and painted creations.
There was plenty of antique & vintage painted metal figures.
This year there was a vendor with a lot of models.
Nathan Fogt is another very talented creation of custom toys.
There were a number of different vendors with different brands of new or recently made painted metal toy soldiers.
Here are some random pictures that I took.
Rick Eber had a ton of nice vintage plastic figures and playsets. Mainly Marx. He had some Conte Vikings and the Character figures from the Battle of Stamford Bridge set.
Some pictures of the show itself.
Thomas Hiller brought a lot of his collection to sell. He did a lot of toy soldier converting and then painting them. I was lucky enough to purchase his Conte Medieval Cog. I should have purchased some of his miniatures now that I took a closer look at them while editing these pictures.
If you like to go through plastic tubs of plastic toy soldiers, there was plenty of them.
There was a lot of vintage playset and bags of toy soldiers.
And lastly, we come to my table. As usual I had my resin Warhorse Miniatures, LOD/Barzso resin toy soldiers, some foam items and a few Russian brands of toy soldiers. I set up a little display to show off the British Grenadiers that I am working on. I had some sample figures for sale. I should have them finalized sometime next month. I also had my new Confederate Marching Infantry. I will be at the MFCA 2023 Show on May 4th & 5th.
Here are a few of the toy soldiers and accessories that I purchased. I wasn’t expecting to be getting that much. I have not been really looking of anything lately. But once in a while it finds me, lol. Steve Conell had a bunch of vintage Barszo products with him.
Up until yesterday this was what I had seen in regard to the Conte Medieval Cog. It was almost like a myth. About 7 or 8 years ago I saw the box at a show. It was really expensive, but I was still tempted. So, when I saw it yesterday, I was hesitant in checking it out. I really have not purchased that much the past few years. I have been more focused in making things. But I am still a collector. I had expected that someone would have picked it up before I got a chance to get over there. I think it was within the first hour of the show that talked to Thomas Hiller about the ship. He had a price that I was comfortable with, and we made the deal.
After I had purchased the shipThomas packed it up. I did not expect that the box would be that big. Thomas still had the original box. Unless I sold all the foam products, I had with me I would not have any room in my car. Luckily for me Paul Stadinger was at the show. He lives about a half hour away from me. So, he took the ship and I picked it up today.
That is it for the review of the show. Usually, I would say until next year I be back for the Gettysburg Show. But this year there is another. Steve Connell is having a second show on Sunday, August 27th. The same place, 10am to 3pm. Admission is $7.00 for adults. There will be more information coming out, http://www.mwtoysoldier.com/Shows.html.
“We are pleased and excited to announce that our 80th Annual Show and Mart, an event dedicated to the hobby of collecting miniature figures, returns this year on Friday and Saturday, May 5th and 6th, 2023, at the Radisson Hotel-Philadelphia Northeast, 2400 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, Pennsylvania. This is our sixth year at the Radisson-Philadelphia Northeast, and we look forward to returning to this great venue. Manufacturers, designers, artists, dealers of connoisseur figures, old and new toy soldiers, model vehicles, and other related items are invited to exhibit. We also invite dealers of uniforms and costume prints, books, post cards, military histories, and modeling supplies that enhance collecting or displaying miniatures.” ~ MFCA
On May 5th & 6th, respectfully Friday & Saturday I will be setup selling my resin Warhorse Miniatures at the 80th MFCA Show & Mart.
May 5th and 6th Friday – 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Radisson Hotel Philadelphia East 2400 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, PA 19053 267-520-6692
Here is a list of the other vendors:
Artist Preservation Group Inc Armand Bayardi Birch Tree Enterprises Black Cat Models BMC Champion Gaming Dan Jones DVH Designs Arthur Etchells Hobby Bunker Bob Huryk James Molenaro Keller Enterprises Last Cavalry Little Tin Soldier Michael Jones Minutemen Toy Soldiers Model Cellar NCMSS Old Toy Soldier Oral History Audio Books Paul Amody Relic Rack Richard DiBenedetto Sabot miniatures Scale 75 The History Shop Fred Unger Warhorse Miniatures Winged Hussar Publishing
The next show I will be attending after the MFCA show is on June 3rd. The “Heart of the South” show in Annandale, Virginia.
Two more weeks to go until the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show. I will setup as a vendor again. Besides all of my Warhorse resin miniatures, I will also be selling the LOD/Barzso resin toy soldiers.The town of Gettysburg makes a nice weekend getaway. There is so much history to explore. Plus, all the shops to check out too.
Every year the toy shows are a little different. There might be a new release that everyone wants or a rare collectible that a collector is letting go. This year looks promising for a few rare pieces that you could pick up. Thomas, a fellow collector is selling some of his collection. “Expertly painted plastic Indians and cavalry, Saxons, Normans, and Vikings. Scenery pieces, the Conte Cog ship, and more…“. I wonder what the other vendors are bringing.
Here are a few of the latest releases by Publius. The Western figures look like new sculpts, but the some of the medieval figures have been available in metal already. The look really nice. I guess you can find them on eBay.
Next are some new miniatures by Runecraft. They usually have some nicely detailed and unique figures. And like their brother company Publius, you can probably find these on eBay.
Beleriand Toy Soldiers, another company out of Russia has a new set. These Apache Indians look fantastic.
And our last preview from Russia is this set of Vandals by Soldiers of Hanomaka. And like the others you will have to search on eBay, unless you know someone who sells them. Most of these toy soldiers are made out of a flexible rubber type plastic. The scales are usually around 58mm. The big 1/32 or small 1/30, somewhere in between.
In my last post I was talking about the new British Infantry that I am working on. I made two prototypes and then did some tweaking to them.The musket was adjusted and a few other things. I am working on a few reposes of the model and some new models. Next will be a firing line set. One of the new models will be an Officer. He will probably be sold separately or maybe in a small group. I was thinking of making a drummer and maybe another musician. We shall see. The first British sets will be the Marching sets, that will be in May. I might have a few sets at the Gettysburg show. And maybe another Marching set too and some prototypes.
That is, it for now. Thank you for reading and I will see you in Gettysburg.
