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  October 16th News!

  October 16, 2025

  Greetings, hobby enthusiasts! We have many gaming events this month, so please take a look at the calendar below. Between the games, toy soldier shows, and me acquiring some collections, it has proven to be a busy month. Sorry I have been out of touch. The West Coaster Toy Soldier Show is now scheduled for March 8, 2026, and the Chicagoland Show is booked for September 20, 2026! But before all that, I will be in Wayne, NJ, at the PAL this Sunday for a Toy Soldier show that I don’t have to organize! I hope to organize a Bolt Action Day soon and maybe a Winter (January) Games Day for the shop. The John Jenkins Designs October releases are arriving today or tomorrow, and the November releases are now available for pre-order. Additionally, the new King and Country October releases have been announced, with most expected to arrive on Friday or Monday. We also have the new Thomas Gunn Roman Archers and German Mountain Troops. Furthermore, we received our last batch of the "unofficial" Indiana Jones figure (MLB018); we have sold about three dozen of these! Check out the links below for updated collections, retired pieces, and sale items. We have added many new items this week, including a massive collection of toy soldiers and 100 model kits. Additionally, we just added a couple hundred military history and modeling books to the store shelves. We have a couple of big game shipments arriving tomorrow and literally dozens of Bandai Gundam kits are expected today. So, there’s plenty of excitement and hobbies to keep you busy!
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  October 8th News

  October 8, 2025

  Hey everyone! Sorry I have been out of touch. Running the Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show (CTSS) requires a tremendous amount of work and consumes all my time and energy. Just as I was about to rest, it was time for the NETSS Toy Soldier Show this past Sunday. Thanks to everyone who came out to these two shows. CTSS is booked for September 20, 2026! NETSS may switch to once a year. Instead of early October, I might push it to early November to avoid an 80-degree beautiful day like we just had! The John Jenkins Designs October releases are on their way, and the November releases are now available for pre-order. Additionally, the new King and Country October releases have been announced, and we have a restock arriving tomorrow. War Park has introduced new German tank riders to accompany the StuG. Below, we showcase a couple of new plastic sets: Germans and Haitians. Yes, I said Haitians—specifically, AWI Militia.
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  September 18th News!

  September 18, 2025

  Summer is coming to an end, and I am in full "toy soldier" mode. We leave for the Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show on Monday. This is the third year I will be running the show, so I finally have the hang of it. Also, on the 28th is Patcon, a great modeling show that will be held at the American Heritage Museum(hudson, MA) ,hopefully, I can make it next year. When I return from Chicago, I will need to straighten out my inventory and prepare it for the Toy Soldier Show in Burlington on October 5th. I am also working on booking the West Coast show for March 8th, but the hotel will not allow room trading. Once this is finalized, I can focus on other aspects of the business, such as games and hobbies! Hopefully, I’ll have some time for gaming once I’m out of "toy soldier mode." It’s great to cater to many customers, but sometimes it’s challenging to balance focusing on games, models, and toy soldiers all at once. Last night, several players participated in Frostgrave, Necromunda, and Kill Team. Tonight, we’re hosting our Magic Commander night along with open tabletop gaming.
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  August 14th News!

  August 14, 2025

  Greetings from deep inside the Bunker on this humid day! Just when I think summer is cooling off, the 90-degree temperatures magically reappear! We hope you are all enjoying your summer. We have been staying busy with new products, sorting collections, and managing the constant barrage of emails and phone calls. We recently rearranged some gaming tables in our gaming space to accommodate more players and are considering staying open late for gaming on Wednesday nights as well. Please let us know if you would be interested in gaming here on Wednesday evenings! We will have a soft launch starting this Wednesday. We will try it out for four weeks and then decide whether to make it permanent. I have added numerous items to our Collections and Retired sections (see links below). Tomorrow, I plan to add a variety of King and Country vehicles, Market Garden pieces, and some W. Britains Zulu buildings. We are currently holding a massive sale on Marx Toys reissues (plastic). Check out the links below for updated collections of toy soldiers. Our Annual Games Day is scheduled for August 23rd, featuring two gaming sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. So far, we have "Baron's War, World of Tanks, a France 1940 game (20mm), Ancients, Beer and Pretzel Napoleonics, and Star Wars Legion scheduled. If you want to play or run a game, please send us an email. For more information about our products, keep scrolling! We are also looking for a couple more games and Game Masters. Above are the long-awaited 1/32 scale British Paratroopers. Last summer, we only received 11 sets, and something happened to the mold. This week, we just got a few dozen more! Speaking of plastics, we also received the Conte Viking Warriors and shipments from Hat Industrie, Strelets, Orion, and MARS. It's time to stock up and build your armies!
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  August 7th News

  August 7, 2025

  Greetings from deep inside the Bunker! We hope you are all enjoying your summer. We have been staying busy with new products, sorting collections, and managing the constant barrage of emails and phone calls. Our Magic: The Gathering pre-release event for The Edge of Eternities was a big hit last week, and we sold out of most of our cards. Hopefully, there will be more soon. Obtaining Pokémon cards has also been a challenge. We rearranged some gaming tables in our gaming space to accommodate more players and are considering staying open late for gaming on Wednesday nights as well. Please let us know if you would be interested in gaming here on Wednesday evenings! This weekend is the Massachusetts Tax Holiday. No sales tax will be added Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th! I have sorted and inventoried the two pallets containing K&C and other items that arrived. They did not arrive intact; many goods are missing or damaged. What a disaster—there was significant damage, and numerous items were missing. The collection we picked up in New Jersey last Saturday has been cataloged, including King and Country, John Jenkins, and more. You can find these items in our Collections and Retired sections (see links below). We are currently holding a massive sale on Marx Toys reissues (plastic). Check out the links below for updated collections of toy soldiers. Our Annual Games Day is scheduled for August 23rd, featuring two gaming sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. So far, we have "Baron's War, World of Tanks, a France 1940 game (20mm), Ancients, Beer and Pretzel Napoleonics, and Star Wars Legion scheduled. If you want to play or run a game, please send us an email. For more information about our products, keep scrolling!