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Trains and Toy Soldiers has more exciting John Jenkins Designs additions. This week, we're featuring the Aztec and Roman Empires. Don't miss these Conquest of America and Armies & Enemies of Ancient Rome toy soldiers!THE AZTEC EMPIREImage: Aztec Ally Chieftain with Cuauhololli (The Conquest of America, The Aztec Empire), available from Trains and Toy Soldiers.The Aztec Empire, or the Triple Alliance, was an alliance of three Nahua altepetl&n...

The Chicago Toy Soldier Show is in three days! The show is on Sunday the 22 from 10am to 3:30pm at Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173. We'll be set up in room 4206 - come visit us! We're so excited to be there and would love to chat with you about trains and toy soldiers. Swing by room 4206 for high quality toy soldiers and to enter our raffle for a Hartland Locomotive Works ready-to-run G Gauge train set. Visito...

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Take a video tour of the Chicago Toy Soldier Show, happening Sunday, September 22, from 10am - 3:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg, Illinois. General admission is $10; kids, VFW, and American Legion are admitted for free. The Chicago Toy Soldier Show is one of our favorite events of the year, and Trains and Toy Soldiers is a sponsor of the show. Visit us in Room 4206 and register for the free drawing to be held on Sunday, Septembe...

Trains and Toy Soldiers has some exciting new John Jenkins Designs releases this September, especially in our Eighteenth Century Collection. Check out the toy soldier tab of our website, give us a call at 1-800-786-1888, or read on for more information about some of our latest additions!THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA, 1777“The surrender that changed the world." In October 1777, a 6,000 strong British army surrendered in defeat after the American victo...