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Have you explored our clearance items yet? The Trains and Toy Soldiers clearance category features a wide range of toy soldiers, model trains, die-cast collectibles, plastic model kits, and children's toys at bargain basement pricing. Clearance items include such name brands as Lionel Trains, MTH Electric Trains, Williams by Bachmann model trains, Ready Made Toys and Ready Made Trains. Our prices are lower than those at your favorite Outlet Mall...

This Veterans Day, we want to give thanks to those who have served our country. The work we do at Trains and Toy Soldiers is rooted in a deep appreciation for the people who have served in the forces and who are currently serving, as well as an acknowledgement of the fact that our business could not exist without the many generations who came before us and have been protecting us. Trains and Toy Soldiers would be nothing without the real soldiers...

Trains and Toy Soldiers has new products from John Jenkins Designs, including figurines from the Age of Arthur, Anglo Saxon / Danes. We're looking at Anglo-Saxon military organization and fyrdsmen this week, with help from Regia Anglorum. The military organization of the Anglo-Saxons is a difficult subject. It is impossible to give precise details of developments, primarily because the Saxons did not need to define their military org...

We have more exciting John Jenkins Designs releases, including the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry from the American Civil War. Learn more about the 54th Regiment with us this week in the Trains and Toy Soldiers history and product spotlight!The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the first African-Ameri...

A garden railroad is, as you would imagine, a model railway system set up outdoors in a garden. While G is the most popular scale for garden railroads, 16 mm scale has a dedicated and growing following especially in the UK. Trains and Toy Soldiers has a plethora of beautiful G Gauge model train sets that are perfect for making your own garden railroad.Image: Piko 38152 North Pole Hauler GE 25-Ton Starter Set G Scale Trains. Available from T...