Monthly Archives: September 2014

Our very good friend Erwin Sell sent along pictures of two new items  from Target. The first is from Blue Box rare”m113″ type armor (1/32 scale.).  The armor tracks are fixed. The hatch and back door opened up. The second … Continue reading →

Our very good friend Greg Liska  has done it again. He has done some more of his amazing conversions. Take it away Greg. The formerly bareheaded cavalryman w/ sword: I added a sword back using an MPC Rev War one … Continue reading →

Clouse has posed pictures from the OTSN show. In the pictures you can see the new Marxman figures.  The Barzso new items should be in there as well. I have set up a link below for you to get to … Continue reading →

Gary over on Treefrog forum posted the following information he got from John Stengel on the new figures.  Gary noted you should wait a few weeks. WW2 German Fallschirmjager Set #1 (4 pose set) $12 Fallen Norman Knight & Mount … Continue reading →

Our very good friend Brian Johnson found a copy of a Reliable of Canada Toy Catalog on line. It is an interesting piece of history. As you can see most of the toys are ones that were sold in the … Continue reading →

We have  checked again to see how things are going at OTSN. Our sources reported that sells were starting off slow on Saturday but were picking up as the days progress.  Yesterday sales were good for some people not for others. We … Continue reading →

I have been checking on OTSN to see how things are going. The show has had a new problem this year effecting attendance, a fire at the FAA Radar Facility. This has effected air traffic for both O’Hare and Midway Airports.  This problem … Continue reading →

Normally I would pass on the new metal, but one set intrigue me. It is from King and Country called Gang of Heroes.  The figures are based on the movie “Kelly Heroes”. You can see photos of them and other … Continue reading →

Here is a link to an nice article on the Marx Toy Museum in Moundsville West Virginia.  Enjoy: http://coolthingsaroundelo.blogspot.fr/2013/12/the-marx-toy-museum.html

While we are not into lead figures, we like the idea that John Jenkins is doing. John will not be at OTSN, so he has done the following. He is having a treasure hunt. He has  set up with eight … Continue reading →