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Trains and Toy Soldiers has growing selection of American Flyer Model Trains. American Flyer is now part of the Lionel Corporation and Lionel is guarding the legacy of Lionel's former rival. Over hundred years since the founding of American Flyer Electric Toy Trains, American Flyer Model Trains continue to have a dedicated group of collectors. We thought we would spend some time looking back upon early days and post war years of American Flyer.T...

Trains and Toy Soldiers would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas. This has been a wonderful year here at Trains and Toy Soldiers and that is all because of the wonderful people, like you, that buy from us. We are very fortunate at Trains and Toy Soldiers helping people find the Trains, Toy Soldiers, Die-Cast Collectibles, Model Kits, and other toys that they are looking for. We have added several popular new products including New-...

The battle of the Alamo has been depicted in several movies and many well written books. One of our favorite books here at Trains and Toy Soldiers is “The Alamo Reader” by Todd Hansen which is an excellent collection of a first person’s account of the fateful days and “Texan Iliad” by Stephen L. Hardin an excellently written and concise history. When it comes to movies, Trains and Toy Soldiers loves “The Last Command” release in 1955 and starring...

Trains and Toy Soldiers has just received more Conte Collectible Plastic Spartans. Last time we received a small supply of Conte Collectibles Spartans they sold out in just a few days. Trains and Toy Soldiers greatly admires the attention to detail and superior craftsmanship that make Conte Collectible Plastics some of the best military miniatures in the world. We are dedicating today’s blog to a brief history of the mighty Spartans.For tho...

Meaning: Die cast refers to the method of turning molten metal into a particular shape, by pouring the liquid metal into a mold to produce predefined shape.A clarification: Despite its widespread use in the collectors world, the phrase ‘diecast’ needs to either be ‘die cast’ or ‘die-cast.' In acknowledgment of commonly used styles of expression, this discussion will adopt diecast, die cast, and die-cast at different times in this article.Trains a...