War is an unrelenting gauntlet of hell, I think, watching a band of heavily armored rainbow ponies spill over a grassy field. Bursts of mortar fire end their horror-trotting advance, but the opposing ...

The craze for collecting toy soldiers began with the French in the 18th century. In this scene, British foot soldiers attack a French officer. Derek Workman Tucked away on a shelf in a salon of a 17th ...

Tim Tyler of Riverside deploys soldiers for battles all over the world. OK, actually, they are 3-inch toy soldiers destined for tabletop re-enactments and dioramas, created by collectors around the ...

Signal Studios is ready to usher in the next generation of Toy Soldiers. It includes a Rainbow Brite look-a-like and her loyal army of waving teddy bears. Released in 2010, the original Toy Soldiers ...

Any old toy has a value to many, but just mention the words "toy soldiers," and it can bring a smile to the face of any collector who hasn't lost site of their love of history and fun. To some ...

BLACKMAN TWP., MI – Frank Nefzger was given his first toy solider at 5 years old – a gift from his grandfather. He would cast the miniatures himself, giving the final product to his grandkids. None of ...

Peter Nussbaum is a peaceful guy who stages battles in his Minneapolis basement. The retired engineer has been collecting toy soldiers since early childhood and now has troops numbering in the ...

In Daniel Tiffin's office in Richmond Hill, Ont., thousands of colourful infantrymen, their bayonets and muskets aloft, charge into battle. To the experienced eye, their positions will look familiar.