Check out this video from 1956 of British actor Peter Cushing, enthusiastic member of British Model Soldier Society, collects, makes and plays with toy soldiers from all periods of military history. He plays with his toys in accordance to the rules laid down by H. G. Wells in his book ‘Little Wars’.
Visitors to the recent New Jersey Toy Soldier Show in Secaucus, NJ this past March 7th were treated to a special visit by King & Country’s Andy Neilson.
From its beginning, some 25 years ago, under Andy Neilson’s direction, King & Country has evolved into one of the world’s premier toy soldier manufacturers.
Here’s a shot of [...]
It’s rare, in our electronic age, when a feature article about traditional old toy soldiers appears in print or online, so when we read the recent article, “Toy Soldiers Can Capture Big Rewards,” by Toby Waine, as it appears in The Daily Mail’s, Mail Online we wanted to share it with our readers. [...]
Edward Ryan, a retired CIA station chief who amassed one of the largest collections of paper toy soldiers in the United States, died August 29, 2009, of natural causes, at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he was 90.
A prolific writer on the subject of Paper Soldiers, Mr. Ryan wrote many articles on paper soldiers. [...]
Good news for Marx collectors. Rusty Kern of Playset Magazine and Atomic Home Video is writing a book covering the history of the Louis Marx Toy Company and of our beloved Marx Toy Soldiers. Click this highlighted text to read more…
Writer and historian Richard O’Brien announced the publication of his latest volume on toy soldiers this week. Researching American-Made Toy Soldiers is a collection of 32 years worth of articles from Old Toy Soldier Newsletter, Toy Soldier Review, Antique Toy World, and Old Toy Soldier magazine. Published by Ramble House the 264-page book is available [...]
It wasn’t too many years ago that toy soldier shows were held only in the cooler months. But thank goodness that’s all changed. Now there are Toy Soldier Shows held throughout the year for us to better enjoy our hobby. So put aside your rake and yard tools, or get out [...]
In a recent Mail Online article, Max Hastings goes on to say, “They (toy soldiers) reflected an age of innocence, when knowledge of neither sex nor violence played any part in childhood, when patriotism was bred in the bone and children played with toys rather than sat hypnotized before screens. The notion of warrior romance [...]
Back in 1987, when Andy Neilson, founder of King and Country, was asked by Bill The Bandman, “How did all this get started?” Andy responded, “My brother, Gordon, sent me a boxed set of six all metal hand- painted Royal Marine Toy Soldiers for my birthday in 1977.” He smiled at the memory, “I Was [...]
