Blog

It's September, which means the Chicago Toy Soldier Show is only two and a half weeks away. The annual Chicago Toy Soldier Show is the biggest and oldest show dedicated to toy soldiers. It started 39 years ago and has continued to grow and involve into a gathering of collectors worldwide. The show is always on the third Sunday of September. This year's annual Chicago Toy Soldier Show will be on Sunday, September 22 at the Hyatt Regency Schaumberg...

Collecting Toy SoldiersRecently a customer walked into the store and was surprised by the large display of Toy Soldiers and the variety of Military Miniatures on display. After a brief view of the display he remarked “I had no idea that toy soldiers were so popular?”. Before I could respond he asked, “who collects toy soldier’s historians, teachers…?”. This led to a lengthy conversation which set me thinking. Over the years I myself have f...

Thomas Gunn Miniatures has released some great new toy soldiers. If you want use to special order any these military miniatures from Thomas Gunn or any other toy soldiers just give us a call at 1-800-786-1888 or drop us a note here. Remember now through the end of the 2016 all orders over $55 dollars qualify for free shipping inside the Continental USA. The SpartansSPA001: Our most updated series of Ancient...

The Vikings are Aryans, the Ayran race includes the Nordic and Germanic peoples who migrated from the far north to a place called “Thule. They have been around creating history for more than a thousand years. Having separated in their migration downwards, the Norse settled in the Scandinvian countries while the Germanic’s settled in Germania. Both worshiped the same gods, used the same runes and shared the same fine qualities of courage,...