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New toy soldier blog from Mannie Gentile!
Antietam park ranger Mannie Gentile has created a new bog, Toy Soldiers Forever, devoted to one of our mutual passions - 54mm toy soldiers. While my rather modest collection is exclusively my vintag… more »
Charge! Civil War wargaming & news
New toy soldier blog from Mannie Gentile!
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Scott Mingus wrote 2 weeks ago: Antietam park ranger Mannie Gentile has created a new bog, Toy Soldiers Forever, devoted to one of … more »
The next generation of collectors is heard from!
Scott Mingus wrote 3 weeks ago: The above photo was sent in by John Wagner, a 13-year-old toy soldier collector. The figures are a … more »
Custom-made figures by Mannie Gentile
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Scott Mingus wrote 1 month ago: The 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry on the dusty road en route to an unknown fate at the next battl … more »
Mannie Gentile's review of plastic 54mm ACW figures
Scott Mingus wrote 1 month ago: Antietam park ranger and fellow blogger Mannie Gentile has a recent post that should interest all W … more »
The best Civil War diorama???
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Scott Mingus wrote 2 months ago: South Carolinia Confederates from Kershaw’s Brigade approach the Rose Farm at the Battle of … more »
Lone Star figures from England
Scott Mingus wrote 2 months ago: Recently, I dragged out one of my old cardboard boxes of vintage 54mm plastic figures for my litt … more »
Tommy Gilbert's Hobby Shop in Gettysburg
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Scott Mingus wrote 2 months ago: Exterior of Tommy Gilbert’s Hobby Shop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania For any of you wargamers … more »
1st Annual Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show
Scott Mingus wrote 2 months ago: The toy soldier set that got me started with my love for the Civil War and miniature wargaming - th … more »
Miniature World Maker - Ten Years Later
Scott Mingus wrote 3 months ago: Back in the late 1990s, when I still lived in the “snow belt” northeast of Cleveland, O … more »
Another blast from the past!
Scott Mingus wrote 3 months ago: The Helen of Toy company widely advertised their Civil War figures (knock-offs of the Giant brand) … more »
Civil War dioramas
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Scott Mingus wrote 5 months ago: Most of you know that I love miniature soldiers - whether it be hand-painted wargaming armies, 54mm … more »
Timmee Toys
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Scott Mingus wrote 5 months ago: In some previous posts, I briefly discussed my childhood fascination with 54mm plastic “army … more »
Blast from the Past - part 3
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Scott Mingus wrote 9 months ago: Civil War toys remain fascinating to me, perhaps because I have so many fond childhood memories wit … more »
Blast from the past - part 2
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Scott Mingus wrote 9 months ago: In rummaging through the vast number of toy soldiers (in a box that I had not looked at for years, … more »
A blast from the past!
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Scott Mingus wrote 9 months ago: Recently, I was rummaging around in our crowded basement storage room and opened a large bin chockf … more »
The largest ACW diorama?
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Scott Mingus wrote 9 months ago: I stumbled across this hobbyist’s Gettysburg diorama website on the Internet this weekend. … more »
