Toy Soldiers of San Diego - Vietnam Figures - Finally

Check out any toy soldier company or dealer and you have most wars covered well up until World War II. Plenty of Civil War, World War II, Romans and Barbarians, Cowboys and Indians, and everything in between. Armies in Plastic did some nice modern Marines which I appreciate.

But no one has taken the jump into the conflicts between World War II and the War on Terror, specifically the Korean War and the Vietnam War.  Toy Soldiers of San Diego released some awesome Korean War Chinese figures and their long overcoat WWII Marines fit in well as Korean War Marines. John Stengel - the Marx Man - had advertised a brand new set of Vietnam figures and sold a few, but delays and eventual cease in production left many collectors wanting.

TSSD has finally filled the void with some awesome Vietnam Marines and NVA Regulars. A large Vietnam era playset is also in the works and should be previewed at the Toy Soldier Show of Chicago in a few weeks.

Each figure is expertly sculpted with modern era weapons and equipment, including M16s, M60s, AK47s and RPGs.

Each bag costs $22 and comes with 8 poses, 2 each for a total of 16 figures.

US MARINES - VIETNAM

NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA) REGULARS

I am looking forward to the huge playset that they will be announcing soon.

Hershey PA Toy Show, Antiquie Mall, Gettysburg Toy Soldier Store and Candyland Liquor

A few weeks back, Toybox and I went to the Hershey PA Toy Show.  There seem to be very few toy shows near the DC area. This was about a two hour haul.  I didn't take as many photos as Matt did. I need to do a better job of that. It was a lot of fun. I saw some stuff I regret not purchasing but that's OK. I came out with a few nice items that I was happy with, including the Toybiz Original X-Men set, one Simpson figure, a vintage Commander Adama, and an exclusive 1/6 scale Vietnam figure of Bill Beck, who was in attendance, along with artist Larry Selman, who did the artwork for the box. Larry did a lot of the Hasbro GI Joe box covers during the 90s and 2000s. I've met him before. Really nice guy. Great artist.

We also stopped at an Antique mall, the Gettysburg Toy Soldier store, and Candyland and Liquor for some ice cream.  The Gettysburg Toy Soldier show had redone their big diorama to a 1/35 scale Vietnam scene. Last time I was there, they had a WW2 ETO scene. Before that, it was a 1/72 Vietnam set up.