Two Shows This Weekend, The 69th Annual MFCA Show & Mart, on Friday April 24th & Saturday April 25th, in Wilmington, Delaware, and the 2nd Annual Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show & Sale, Sunday April 26, Gettysburg, PA

68th Annual MFCA (Miniature Figure Collectors of America) Show & Mart, Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th, Wilmington, Delaware
Long considered the “Granddaddy” of Miniature Figure shows,  the Annual MFCA show blends a mixture of  exhibition and competition of miniature figure painters and modelers, as well as a large market place or “flea market” of [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Toy Soldier Shows & EventsPosted on April 20th, 2009

Great Tips to use When Visiting a Toy Soldier Show

I’m always looking for new useful tips and suggestions I can use when visiting toy soldier shows. Suggestions I can use to make my visits more enjoyable. But most of the information I read about toy soldier shows, that is posted on forums, chat rooms and blogs, are previews and reviews about the merchandise [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Blog, Toy Soldier Articles & Information, Toy Soldier Shows & EventsPosted on April 11th, 2009

Auction of Toy Soldiers takes Max Hastings on a magical journey back to his childhood

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Blog, Britains & Other Old British Hollow-Cast Figures, Toy Soldiers at Auction, Toy Soldiers in the NewsPosted on April 2nd, 2009

King and Country Brand Toy Soldiers March Into South Korea

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Announcements, Blog, Britains & Other Old British Hollow-Cast Figures, Marx Plastic & Playsets, Military Miniatures, New Metal Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldier Articles & Information, Toy Soldiers in the NewsPosted on April 1st, 2009

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