Berdan Sharpshooters were an American Civil War regiment of sharpshooters named after Col. Hiram Berdan (1823-1893). The 1st and 2nd regiment were selected from various Northern states in 1861, through a rigorous test of placing 10 consecutive shots in a 10″ space about 200 yards away without use of a scope. Believe it or not, [...]
It should come as no surprise to any toy soldier collector that a traditional style toy soldier maker with the name Beau-Geste would introduce yet another set of French Foreign Legionnaires.
Beau-Geste has also released three additional sets. A nice touch is that Beau-Geste has also posted the image sources they used as the inspiration for [...]
One of the questions that constantly comes across our desk is, “Are there any toy soldier shops we can visit while on a trip to Manhattan?”
At one time Manhattan was a toy soldier Mecca with Burlington Antique Toys, Rocha’s, The Toy Soldier Shop, and Van Dexter’s, but since the advent of the Internet, all except [...]
To me, when Aero-Art first marched out its St. Petersburg Collection of military miniatures from Russia, 16 years ago, that became a turning point in the “Toy Soldier” hobby. At that time, their finely painted and highly animated military miniature historical jewels broke ranks with the stiff-robust traditional toy soldiers of the day. The St. [...]
Spring and summer months are traditionally slow months for us toy soldier collectors living in the Northern Hemisphere.
The amount of toy soldier shows tapers off, and little in the way of new toy soldiers are released.
But in the Southern Hemisphere, as fall gives way to winter, one toy soldier maker, Beau-Geste in Argentina, [...]
Beau Geste has just released three new sets:
229, Silver Horns Band from Cutch, Delhi Durbar, 1903
230, Italian Bersaglieri on Pony, Boxer Rebellion
231, German Mounted Light Dragoons, WWI
Visit their site to learn more: www.beau-geste.com
