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.
We also offer American Civil War playsets featuring painted plastic figures. View all our Civil War Playsets here.
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.
Set #2 of our Bastogne Tri Series range recreates the defense of Bastogne itself.
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.
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).
View all of our World War II playsets – all 28 – by clicking here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For the 2017 holiday season we’re introducing a new Tri-Series range of French and Indian War playsets (learn more about the Tri-Series concept here).
This master set combines all three of our French and Indian War Playsets in one package. You get the French Attack on the Fort, The Forest Ambush and The Rogers Rangers Attack on the French Encampment. 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. When combining all three sets you will save a further 10% off the cost of the trio.