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New Figures Set Pvblivs Expeditionary Force

Posted on January 16, 2017 by admin

New Figures Set Pvblivs Expeditionary Force our our first figure sets for the new year.  Pvblivs  has released a new six figure set of English Saxons. Expeditionary Force  has added ancient Persian heavy weapons and ancient  Persian archery forces to … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2016 Looking Ahead on 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by admin

Reflections on 2016 Looking Ahead on 2017, this year was a rough year in so many ways.  I will be discussing only how it related to our hobby. We saw a number of new figure sets, but a decrease from American makers. … Continue reading →

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Custer Playset Question

Posted on January 14, 2017 by admin

A European collector asked me if this Custer playset came out this way.  As you will notice the set has Marx Union figures and 45mm Dearborn figures. Also interesting is the blue wagon tops.  Let me know your thoughts

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Marx Remade 60mm Cavalry Are Now Available

Posted on January 13, 2017 by admin

Marx Remade 60mm Cavalry Are Now Available from CTS. As we noted last year CTs had remade the Marx 60mm cavalry. Sadly  the figures were not up to CTS. We had not heard anything until when Ed Borris spotted on … Continue reading →

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Atlantic Western Box Mystery Bill Nevins

Posted on January 12, 2017 by admin

Atlantic Western Box Mystery Bill Nevins we have an interesting mystery on what were the two Atlantic Box that were never made. Bill Nevins discovered this going through an old Atlantic Catalog.  We put our intrepid investigator Erwin Sell on … Continue reading →

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Marx Atlantic Cavalry Figures Bill Nevins Greg Liska

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

Marx Atlantic Cavalry Figures  Bill Nevins Greg Liska  this time we have some interesting items from both of them.  Greg has some conversions he did of the Marx 60mm cavalry. Bill has some photos of the Atlantic Cavalry. He also … Continue reading →

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Photos of Marx Sports Painted Figures

Posted on January 8, 2017 by admin

Photos of Marx Sports Painted Figures that bill Nevins was talking about. Photos of Marx Sports Painted Figures Photos This what Bill said: Here are pix of the boxer and 2 others from the same find. As you can see, … Continue reading →

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Roaming Around Finds in A Junk Box

Posted on January 6, 2017 by admin

Roaming Around Finds in A Junk Box looks at two different subjects.  The first subject roaming around talks about how it is important to get out in the field. This aspect is important to both dealers and collectors. Second subject is … Continue reading →

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More Photos of New Mars North Vietnamese Army Figures

Posted on January 4, 2017 by admin

More Photos of New Mars North Vietnamese Army Figures our very good friend AndreyBuslov from Russia has sent more photos. As you know we had a photo of these figures from Kent Sprecher.  Andrey’s photos give us more close up … Continue reading →

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Bill Nevins Alamo and Western conversions

Posted on January 3, 2017 by admin

Bill Nevins Alamo and Western conversions, Bill is back with some more of his conversions. First up is a interesting Alamo scenario that Bill wanted for his scene. Then we have a number of his cavalry and western conversions. Bill … Continue reading →

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