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Our 2021 Christmas Flyer – now ready for viewing

Because we began as a mail order company long before there was an internet, we’ve always employed print materials to showcase our goods. We now print a short flyer every one or two months. Our latest issue is now available for viewing in pdf format. We enclose the printed version with every order. Click on the image to view the flyer in pdf format.

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Our 2021 Christmas Playset Flyer – now ready for viewing

Because we began as a mail order company long before there was an internet, we’ve always employed print materials to showcase our goods. We now print a short flyer every one or two months. Our latest issue is now available for viewing in pdf format. We enclose the printed version with every order. Click on the image to view the flyer in pdf format.

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Visit the Resources page on our website to view other print flyers and email newsletters.

Our Christmas 2020 New Goods and Sale Flyer – now ready for viewing

Because we began as a mail order company long before there was an internet, we’ve always employed print materials to showcase our goods. We now print a short flyer every one or two months. Our latest issue is now available for viewing in pdf format. We enclose the printed version with every order. Click on the image to view the flyer in pdf format.

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Visit the Resources page on our website to view other print flyers and email newsletters.

Our Christmas 2020 Playset Flyer – now ready for viewing

Because we began as a mail order company long before there was an internet, we’ve always employed print materials to showcase our goods. We now print a short flyer every one or two months. Our latest issue is now available for viewing in pdf format. We enclose the printed version with every order.

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View our Playset Flyer in pdf form

Visit the Resources page on our website to view other print flyers and email newsletters.

New Playsets for 2017: American Civil War Tri-Series

The Civil War began with small engagements but expanded over four years to include many of the largest land battles ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. This year, we’ve designed our Civil War playsets on our new ‘Tri-Series’ system. Each of the three playsets stands alone, combine them to create bigger and richer setups for wargaming or display.

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Civil War Playset #1 – Marx Recast Early War…..$139.00
(283 pieces – Almost all Marx Recasts! A $545.41 value, you save over 74% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This playset provides young collectors with the soldiers and accessories to refight such battles as First Bull Run (First Manassas), Seven Pines, Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. read more/purchase on website

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American Civil War Playset #2 – Pickett’s Charge…..$139.00
(246 pieces. A $305.45 value, you save over 54% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
After 2 days of heavy fighting at Gettysburg, it was apparent that the Confederates either had to withdraw or break the Union Army. What followed has become known as “Pickett’s Charge,” a gamble by Lee to pierce the Union center and force the Yanks to retreat.  read more/purchase on website

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American Civil War Playset #3 – The Late War…..$139.00
(178 pieces. A $270.85 value, you save 48% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This third set in our Civil War tri series includes a wide range of figures and accessories intended to recreate such late-war battles as Atlanta, Franklin, Chickamauga, The Wilderness, the 1864 Valley Campaign, New Market, Cedar Creek and the Siege of Petersburg. Like the two previous sets, it contains a unique mix of figures and accessories which only slightly replicate any items seen in the earlier two sets. read more/purchase on website

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American Civil War Tri-Series Master Playset…..$369.00
(705 pieces. A $1092.11 value, you save over 64% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our American Civil War Tri-Series Playsets in one package. You get the Playset #1 Early Years, Playset #2 Pickett’s Charge and Playset #3 Late War.The collection creates a broad canvas upon which you and your kids can rewrite history!  read more/purchase on website

We also offer American Civil War playsets featuring painted plastic figures. View all our Civil War Playsets here.

New Playsets for 2017: World War II Battle of the Bulge Playset Range

Our 2017 Playset range includes new ‘Tri-Series’ versions of our popular ‘Battle of the Bulge’ playsets. Buy just one, or two, or combine all three to play out the conflict that resulted in the Allies successful push back against the German advance.
When Hitler’s last great push to the West erupted out of the Ardennes forest at Christmastime, 1944, the Nazi armored thrust was blunted at the small but strategically crucial crossroads town of Bastogne, where American troops, fighting with low ammunition, few medical supplies, no winter clothing or white camouflage suits, no air cover and very little artillery support, withstood relentless attacks by massive German tank and infantry units. When asked to surrender, the American commander replied with just one word: “NUTS!” In one of America’s proudest moments of military success, the beleaguered Yanks held out until Patton came to their relief.

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WWII Battle of the Bulge #1 – Bastogne Forest Battle…..$129.00
(139 pieces. A $331.70 value, you save over 61% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Set #1 of our Bastogne Tri Series range recreates the heroic stand of the U.S Paratroops in the forested area around the town.  read more/purchase on website

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WWII Battle of the Bulge #2 Bastogne Town Defense…..$189.00
(165 pieces. A $476.95 value, you save over 60% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Set #2 of our Bastogne Tri Series range recreates the defense of Bastogne itself.
Strong U.S. Artillery support from within Bastogne helped immeasurably in blunting the repeated German attacks against the town. A new Nazi spearhead was tasked with breaking into Bastogne itself to silence the American guns.
read more/purchase on website

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WWII Battle of the Bulge #3 Patton Counter Attacks…..$169.00
(144 pieces. A $451.40 value, you save over 62% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Set #3 of our Battle of the Bulge Tri Series range recreates the rush of Patton’s armored spearhead to reach Bastogne before it fell to continued German assaults. read more/purchase on website

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WWII Battle of the Bulge Tri Series Master Set…..$439.00
(448 pieces. A $1223.15 value, you save over 64% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our WWII Battle of the Bulge Playsets in one package. You get the Forest Defense, The Town Defense and Patton’s Counter Attack. By combining all three sets the resulting collection creates a broad canvas upon which you and your kids can rewrite history! read more/purchase on website

If you are looking for an even bigger Battle of the Bulge playset, we have limited stock remaining of our Supreme Battle of the Bulge Bastogne Playset, one of our most popular playsets in recent years:

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Supreme WWII Battle of the Bulge Bastogne Playset…..$899.00
(449 pieces – with free domestic shipping) view/purchase on website

We have 28 World War II playsets to choose from for holiday 2017. View them all here

New Playsets for 2017: World War II North African Campaign Tri-Series

There was very little that anyone found romantic, idealistic, noble or even fair about the battlefields of World War II. Perhaps only in the Desert War, fought between relatively small armies, could any of those terms apply.

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WW II North Africa Campaign #1 – The Desert Fox…….$139.00
(150 pieces. A $309.30 value, you save over 55% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
In this first set you can refight this campaign, using the Germans under Rommel against the British under Alexander and Montgomery.  read more/purchase on website

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WW II North Africa Campaign #2 – Patton vs Rommel……….$139.00
(111 pieces. A $306.30 value, you save over 54% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
In this second set, you can refight the second stage of the campaign, after the American invaded North Africa, using the Germans under Rommel against the U.S. Forces under George Patton.  read more/purchase on website

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WW II North Africa Campaign #3 – Closing the Ring…..$159.00
(100 pieces. A $269.90 value, you save over 41% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
After taking a battering from the British coming west out of Egypt and the Americans coming east and north out of Tunisia, in 1943 the Afrika Korps found itself fighting on the defensive on two fronts. In this playset you can refight the final stage of the campaign. read more/purchase on website

TSCPCS03-104gWW II North Africa Campaign – Master Set……..$389.00
(361 pieces. An $857.50 value, you save over 54% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our WWII North Africa Campaign Playsets in one package. You get “The Desert Fox” ( Germans vs British), “Patton vs Rommel” (Germans vs Americans) and “Closing the Ring” (Germans vs Americans and British).
read more/purchase on website

View all of our World War II playsets – all 28 – by clicking here.

New Playsets for 2017: World War II Pacific Campaign Tri-Series

We create more playsets for World War II than for any other period; this year we are offering 28. Here’s our new range of playsets devoted to the Pacific Campaign.

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WW II Pacific Campaign Playset #1 – Beach Landing………..$139.00
(120 pieces. A $233.55 value, you save over 40% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Throughout the Second World War in the Pacific Theater, American Marines stormed Japanese-held islands in order to push back the perimeter the enemy had established across the vast Pacific. In this playset your Marines, landing in a shallow wooden landing craft with a drop-down ramp (called a Higgins Boat) and an armored amphibious tracked vehicle (called an AmTrac)  fight their way ashore against dug-in Japanese defenders.
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WW II Pacific Campaign Playset #2 – Inland Battle…………..$139.00
(100 pieces. A $276.00 value, you save over 49% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Once the Marines have seized a foothold on the island, they are sent back to rear area for rest and recuperation while the regular Army troops comes in to clear out the Japanese defenders (28 ORIGINAL Airfix Japanese Infantry). In this playset your G.I.s, have taken up a position to reduce the main Japanese defenses – a large rock and concrete bunker bolstered by three outlying concrete pillboxes and barbed wire fences.  read more/purchase on website

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WW II Pacific Campaign Playset #3 – The Raid…………………..$139.00
(140 pieces. A $302.10 value, you save over 54% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
The Japanese have placed a small airstrip far behind their lines so Zero fighter-bombers can support their regular defenses. American forces have been tasked to capture the well-protected position. This playset includes a combined U.S. Army-U.S. Navy task force which strikes deep behind enemy lines. read more/purchase on website

TSCPCS03-101qWW II Pacific Campaign – Master Playset………..$379.00
(346 pieces. A $751.65 value, you save over 49% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our WWII Pacific Campaign Playsets in one package. You get the Beach Landing, The In Land Battle and The Raid. By combining all three sets the resulting collection creates a broad canvas upon which you and your kids can rewrite history! Please note that the contents of each set are almost entirely different from the others in the range.  read more/purchase on website

See all 28 of our World War II playsets by clicking here

New Playsets for 2017: World War II D-Day Tri-Series Range

We continue the introduction of our new 2017 playsets with the D-Day Tri-Series range. Each one stands alone, buy two or all three and build a huge set-up at a great price.

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WW II D-Day Playset #1 – Hit the Beach………………………..$159.00
(208 pieces. A $380.10 value, you save over 50% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
The greatest sea-borne invasion in history took place on June 6, 1944 – D-Day. After fighting Hitler’s Nazi regime for 5 years, the Allies, including the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, the Free French and eight other nations, finally took the war to his doorstep by landing at dawn on the Normandy Coast of France. The landings were met at the waterline by a series of prepared defenses known as “The Atlantic Wall.”
read more/purchase on website

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WW II D-Day Playset #2 – Breakthrough…………………..$159.00
(148 pieces. A $274.15 value, you save over 42% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
The battle for the Normandy beaches was brutal and hard-fought, due to the tenacity of the German defenders, the brilliant sighting of their machine guns and artillery, and the ever-present threat of their vaunted armored units appearing for a counter-offensive. But the Allies were just as determined to fight their way through. read more/purchase on website

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WW II D-Day Playset #3 – War from Above………………..$159.00
(151 pieces. A $412.00 value, you save over 61% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
Can your intrepid airborne warriors silence a gun battery (in the tradition of Lt. Winters from “Band of Brothers”), eliminate a German strong point and “hold until relieved” by the units fighting their way off the beaches?  read more/purchase on website

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WW II D-Day Playset Tri-Series Master Set…………….$429.00
(All three D-Day Playsets: 507 pieces, a $1023.65 value, you save an extra 10% over buying each set separately – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our WWII D-Day Playsets in one package. You get “Hit the Beach,” “Breakthrough” and “War From Above” all in one package. By combining all three sets the resulting collection creates a broad canvas upon which you and your kids can rewrite history! Please note that the contents of each set are almost entirely different from the others in the range. read more/purchase on website 

View all our World War II playsets on our website – currently numbering 28 – here

 

New Playsets for 2017: The Alamo Tri-Series

The Alamo is among the most popular periods for toy soldier collectors. Many have fond memories of the original Marx Alamo playset, first issued in the 1950s. This year we are offering three related but independent sets for our new Tri-Series Alamo range.

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Alamo Playset #1 – Marx Alamo……………………………..$139.00
(176 pieces. A $297.34 value, you save 53% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This playset is as close as one can get to the original Marx tin litho Davy Crockett Alamo, including recasts of just about everything that can be found in the sets Marx made in the 1960s. read more/purchase on our website

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Alamo Playset #2 – Expansion Set……………………………$149
(149 pieces. A $458.70 value, you save 67% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
For those who already own an Alamo playset, this add-on greatly enlarges and enhances the experience. When Marx originally created their Alamo, they neglected to include a palisade wall, a cattle corral, a more substantial gate, a greater array of figures and a larger battery of cannon. This set is meant to do just that. Read more/purchase on our website

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Alamo Playset #3 – Mexican Army Add-on……………………..$139
(156 pieces. A $317.06 value, you save 55% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
When Santa Anna besieged The Alamo, his 5,000 man army filled the surrounding countryside. When Marx created their original playset, the toy makers had to set their sights a lot lower. But now you can field an army worth its name in this big Mexican Army Expansion set. No buildings, no Texans, just a large force of Mexican infantry, cavalry and artillery, plus a slew of additional accessories to enrich the play experience.
read more/purchase on website

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Marx Recast Alamo Master Playset – Combine all 3!…………$379.00
(All three playsets: 489 pieces. A $1045.50 value, you save 63% from retail cost – with free domestic shipping)
This master set combines all three of our Alamo Tri-Series Playsets in one package. You get the Marx Alamo (Playset #1) plus the two expansion playsets. By combining all three sets the resulting collection creates a broad canvas upon which you and your kids can rewrite history! read more/purchase on website