DAR Museum Showcases Antique Toy Collection in New Exhibition

WASHINGTON, DC – “Return to Toyland” The DAR Museum celebrates childhood of the past with a playful exhibition of late 19th- and early 20th - century toys. “Return to Toyland,” which runs from October 3, 2008 through February 28, 2009, features antique toys from the DAR Museum collection, remarkable precursors to the abundance of toy [...]

No Comments »Filed under: AnnouncementsPosted on October 7th, 2008

September 11th Giveaway!

Hello from Battle Scene Productions,
We have 4 great gifts to giveaway on September 11th. We will be giving away, one 1:18 scale pewter 911 Collectable, One Battle Scene Productions Tee Shirt, One 8×10 BSP photo of your choice and a One year subscription to, The Armchair General Magazine. Find out how you can have a [...]

No Comments »Filed under: AnnouncementsPosted on August 6th, 2008

Southeastern Toy Soldier Show, August 9

The Southeastern Toy Soldier Show is scheduled for August 9th at the South Carolina State Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Visit the show and see, buy, or trade toy soldiers or other military miniatures from various periods of history. Also see a living history presentation by the 20th South Carolina Volunteer [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Announcements, Toy Soldier Shows & EventsPosted on July 30th, 2008

HISTORICON, The Center of the Wargaming Universe, July 24-27

It’s July and historical miniature gaming’s biggest event is on schedule for July 24-27, when HISTORICON 2008, returns to the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center Lancaster, PA, USA, for four days of historical miniature gaming and events.
HISTORICON is so huge it was called: “mother of all wargaming conventions” by the Wall Street Journal, [...]

Bill Imrie, Founder of Imrie/Risley Military Miniatures, dies

William “Bill” Ferguson Imrie, founder of Imrie/Risley Miniatures in Ballston Spa, New York and an important influence on the development of the military miniatures hobby, died on May 5, 2008, of natural causes, he was 77.
Bill was not just an important part of the military miniatures hobby in this country; he was its founding father. [...]

No Comments »Filed under: AnnouncementsPosted on June 29th, 2008

Battle Scene Productions Celebrates Their First Anniversary

Battle Scene Productions is celebrating their first anniversary on the Internet with fantastic giveaways.
All you have to do is go to their web site at, battlesceneproductions.net and sign their mailing list and you are entered into every give-a-way that they have. Not a bad deal for just signing their mailing list. The prizes which they [...]

1 Comment »Filed under: AnnouncementsPosted on May 23rd, 2008