http://vintagecastings.com Vintage Castings Toy Soldiers Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:55:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Photo Courtesy of Spencer Morgan"][/caption] When ever I'm interviewed by the media one standard question they never fail to ask is: "Why do adult men collect toy soldiers?", and my standard reply is: "Because they (toy soldiers) act like a bridge to our past; a bridge to our ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/118 A very limited number of autographed copies of Norman Joplin's new book, Britains New Toy Soldiers 1973-Present will be available at the 26th Annual East Coast Toy Soldier Show, Sunday, November 2nd. BRITAINS NEW TOY SOLDIERS 1973-PRESENT, by Norman Joplin is the first comprehensive book to document the history and ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/105 Albany, NY. Toy Soldiers roll into Albany, NY this coming Sunday, October 12, for the 18th Albany Toy Soldier Show & Sale. Show will be held at the Best Western Inn, 200 Wolf Road, Colonie, NY, 12205. Show hours are 9 am-3 pm. For more information, phone Ron Chicchinelli at ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/102 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 ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/100 These are female military figures createed by Kiyoshi Tsuda of Aurora Model in Japan. Photos and More information at their website http://vintagecastings.com/archives/99 The Penninsula Museum of Art in Belmont, California started their new fall exhibition on September 27th. The "Obsessions", fall exhibition, illustrates the history of museums (and especially art museums) in honor of the Centennial of the Manor House, home of the Peninsula Museum of Art. A highlight of this new ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/98 If you are like me and remember the colorful comic book advertisements for Toy Soldier Sets that ran on the back pages of most typical comic books back in the 1950s through the 1980s then you'll enjoy visiting WELCOME TO THE WORLD Of COMIC BOOK TOY SOLDIERS. It's ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/94 One way to enjoy the toy soldier hobby even more is to actually cast your own figures and then paint them to your own standards. Just think of all the money you'll save and the enjoyment you'll receive when you proudly display your own armies. Prince August is ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/93 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 ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/92 Posting on the 1st and 15th of each month, Mannie Gentile's Toy Soldiers Forever Blog features photos, reviews, discussions, conversions, and play about 54mm Toy Soldiers of the American Civil War. Mannie's most recent topic is a feature about blue plastic toy soldiers. Now, how cool is that? ... http://vintagecastings.com/archives/90