Monthly Archives: November 2011

Houghton Mifflin Deer Vs Marx Stag

Houghton Mifflin did a series called Getting Ready to Read. The set used plastic pieces to represent various consonant sounds.  The set has some interesting pieces including a king which is 3 1/2 inches tall. One of the interest aspects … Continue reading

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AIP Camel Corps

Over the years collectors have wanted in plastic British camel corps. For various reasons the English plastic companies passed on doing their colonial wars. The only mounted camels that had been done were with Arab figures.  The companies that did these … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends 11/20/11

We did a toy soldier show today in Levitttown Pennsylvania. If it had not been for my friend Gerry Watts setting up it would have been a bust.  Gerry brought a wide range of plastic figures at various prices for … Continue reading

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BMC Battle of Appomattox

One of the items I picked up for myself at East Coast Show was BMC’s Battle of Appomattox. These are the first new figures that BMC has done in awhile. The bag come with two character figures General Lee and … Continue reading

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East Coast Toy Soldier Show

 Laurie and I got up on time  despite the change in time and after getting the boys out for their morning walk, we headed to the 29th East Coast Toy Soldier Show. I have been going to this show since … Continue reading

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New Ray Wild Hunting

I was talking with my friend John and mentioned that I had not seen any of the New Ray Wild Hunting in a while. John clued me in that Tractor Supply had them. So after my Wednesday flea market I stopped … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends

We had a great time at the East Coast Toy Soldier Show. It was fun seeing many old friends and finding great items for the collection and resale. I hope to have the report up in a few days but … Continue reading

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Allentown Toy Show

This year’s Allentown Toy Show was enjoyable and annoying. Laurie and I had a great time seeing old firends and finding items for resale and the collection. We were annoyed by some of the people we had to deal with … Continue reading

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Toy R US

The other day, I stopped in Toys R Us to purchase the Schleich War Elephant which I read about in the toy trade magazine. In the Toy R Us circular they had Schleich for 25% off. I found they had … Continue reading

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Another Knight Figure Set From China

In our roaming around this past few months I found this interesting knight set. The figures are  90mm. I do not know if they were sold in a dollar store or not as I picked them up in a flea … Continue reading

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