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Toy Soldier Links

Note: this new links page is still in the works, so please be patient.  Contact us if you would like to swap links.

The old links are still on the "Today's Toy Soldier" page..  Most will be moved here.  Afterwards, this will be the only full link swap section on the site.


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Collector and Hobbyist Sites

Collecting Toy Soldiers - http://www.toysoldier.freeuk.com A resource for collectors of all types of toy soldiers made worldwide.

Cinco de Mayo Model Soldiers and Historical Miniatures - http://cincosoldier.homestead.com/cincosoldier.html - hobby info and photo galleries of classic toy soldiers

George R. R. Martin - http://www.georgerrmartin.com/ is an author of science fiction and medieval fantasy who also collects miniature knights.  Visit his site and click the shield that says "knights" to see the miniatures.

The Great War - http://www.locksley.com/greatwar/ - postcards, links ando ther artifiacts of Wordl War I.  Great site!

Joe Bethancourt's " Toy Soldier - A Tour Through my Personal Collection"  http://www.locksley.com/toysoldier/ - amazing website with photo galleries of miniatures, plus great articles on making scenery, wargaming and more.  A real treasure trove!  You must see Joe's take on Medieval games - click here - and scienc fictions' Barsoom, the edgard Rice Burrouchs tales of mars - click here.

The Knights of Avalon - http://www.theknightsofavalon.com - Robert Hill has gathered an enormous collection of toy knights based on Arthurian legends and movies.  The Arthurian resources are comprehensive, and the collection itself is stunning.

Laughing Gravy's Page - http://www.geocities.com/laughinggravy2/laughinggravys_plasticsoldiers_page.html - excellent dioramas and toy soldier info

The Miniatures Page - http://theminiaturespage.com/ - everything for the miniature wargamer: message boards, forums, news, links, etc.  This is a big site loaded with good things for the hobby.

Toy Soldiers - an Online Gallery - http://www.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/ - John and I were field artillerymen at the same time in different armies. He's got some of the best toy cannons and crews I've seen.  Definitely first class - all his figures look great!

The Toy Soldier Bunker - http://www.gpxd.com/NewBunker.htm - Resources and photo galleries of all kinds of toy soldiers

Armchair Generals  a free set of rules for 54mm wargaming in the era of gunpowder and musketry by Ken Cliffe.  Ken is a major exponent of wargaming the War of 1812, and has developed a nice set of rules.  They can also be adapted for other scales of troops. (Ken provided the War of 1812 pics on the Army Men Homepage)

Little Wars and Floor Games by HG Wells.  Online versions of these classic boooks.  Little Wars was the fore-runner of modern wargaming, and is the classic treatise on toy soldier games.  Floor Games is another of Wells ingenious ideas.  

Major General Tremorden Rederring's  Colonial-era Wargames Page  resources galore for all phases of Colonial Games, fro mthe pourely historical to the fantasy "Steampunk".  Big, well-done site will thrill the Colonial and Victorian-Era gamer.

The Courier Timelineof the Historical Miniatures Wargame Hobby - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beattie/timeline2.html -  fascinating chronological record of the history of the wargaming hobby.  Tells of the events and people who developed modern wargaming.

Vendor Links

Army Men-a-Go-Go http://members.aol.com/armymenagogo/ : Bulk sales of new Army Men by style and pose. Also vehicles and accessories and a few police and fire items.

FETCO Toy Soldiers - http://fetco1.homestead.com/index.html : 1/32 Scale Armor, Accressories, Armymen, New-Ray, 21st Century,BMC ETC.

Historifigs http://www.historifigs.com - manufactures and sell lead figures, from ancients to moderns, inscalres from 10mm to 40mm  Historifgs also makes the Scruby figures from original molds.  Definitely nice figures!

Plastic Wars - http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/plasticwars/ - Game rules for plastic soldiers, pluf info and great tips on painting figures.

Toy Soldier HQ - http://toysoldierhq.com - comprehensive listing of new and vintage soldiers, with many photographs. A tremendous source of vintage soldiers from the US, UK, Europe and Asia.

The Toy Soldier Company  - http://www.toysoldierco.com/index.html- massive resource supplying all kinds of toy soldiers, from recasts to hobby figures.

Toy Soldiers of San Diego - big suppliers of plastic soldeirs of all kinds.  You name it, he probably has it.

The Scale Card - http://www.thescalecard: ingenious cards and rulers for working in various scales

Forums and Discussions

Army Men Homepage discussion on Yahoo (armymencrew) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armymencrew/ - our own discussion group.

Army Men Toy Soldier Forum on Delphiforums - http://forums.delphiforums.com/armymen/start - Our older forum and message board

Armchair Generals Discussion Group - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/toysoldierwargame/:  The "toysoldierwargame" group on Yahoo was foiunded by Ken to discuss the Armchair Generals rules

Army Men HQ on Yahoo - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/army-menHQ/  toy soldier / army men discussion group

Little Wars on Yahoo - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/littlewars/ For collectors and gamers of 54mm figures

The Toy Soldier Club - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thetoysoldierclub/ - Yahoo discussion for toy soldier fans


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