Conte Collectibles Saxons

Another bag of plastic toy soldiers I've had for awhile. These Saxon soldiers are from Conte Collectibles.

Gettysburg Toy Soldier Store

For as many times as I've visited Gettysburg, I've never been to the Gettysburg Toy Soldier shop. Probably because I always see it as I'm leaving. It's close to downtown but it's on a weird corner at a major intersection as you're leaving town. Anyway, I decided to check it out. 

It was awesome. You have bags and bags of new plastic toy soldiers. There are plenty of expensive metal, painted soldiers from a variety of manufacturers. There are also shelves of plastic models. The man behind the counter was really nice. I believe he was the owner. There are also boxes of Barzso and Marx playsets on high shelves, mostly for display. He said the boxes were empty but it was cool to see them all.

I saw a side room with a big diorama and more bagged plastic soldiers. There was a sign on the door that said "Closed - Remodeling" but I asked if I could check it out. There was a huge 1/72 scale Vietnam diorama. It was a firebase being attacked by Viet Cong. Very cool.

Anyway, I left with a few bagged soldiers from Armies in Plastic, Toy Soldiers of San Diego, and some others. I should have taken more photos. Also realized Gettysburg is 12 miles from Eternia Dreams and Collectibles. I'll have to hit up both next time I go.

Conte Collectibles Bloody Omaha Signature Series

A few days ago, I set up the Conte Collectibles Bloody Omaha plastic toy soldier playset. I purchased this many years ago and hadn't set it up for awhile. With June 6 (D-Day) landing on a Sunday this year, I took the opportunity to take this bad boy out. While the sets landing craft and beach obstacles were made of metal/resin, the toy soldiers were made of plastic.

Conte also sold metal figures. When these playsets were announced, they also built a four section special series of metal figures with metal beach plate and obstacles. These figures were also painted. After putting away the diorama (space limitations in my garage) I took the time to appreciate this amazing set of 1/35 scale US Army figures.