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Hi All, Some big news coming from Barzso Playsets. While Ron has been quiet the past year or two, he's still been busy. Ron has been looking for a better formulation of plastic resin to run figures in - - and has found it! The company that runs the figures are on board and have produced a...

I've been working on a new project for Barzso Playsets. We've been calling it the "Duke's Stronghold". It will come with a rocky base as well - that still needs to be finished. The tower itself, is 23-1/4" tall, with three places on which to put figures. These photos are of the original...

Barry Carter, who started and ran the Indianapolis Toy Soldier Show for 27 years, has passed. Here's a portion of the email that was sent out to people on the Indy Show email list: Dear Friends and Family, After Thanksgiving Barry showed signs of vertigo, unsteady on his feet and nausea. In...

Ron Barzso JUST confirmed this to me today. Back in 2000 (I think), he was working on the Treasure Island Pirate Ship and had a "small" pirate ship produced. But he wanted a larger ship for the Treasure Island theme... So he put 65 hulls in storage and there they've remained for the past 15...

Hi, I just wanted to let everyone know that effective immediately, Barzso Playsets won't be accepting any orders until April 1, 2015. Ron said that they need time to restock since many items are no longer available, and it just takes a lot of time to get new product in - especially when we're...

Barzso Playsets' "Press Release" below: ATTENTION COLLECTORS! The Future of Toy Soldier Collecting is here! We all think we are generals, now make yourself into your favorite character figure! You've heard about 3-D printing -- Now see it in action. Sponsored by Barzso Playsets Inc...

Show promoter, Barry Carter has announced that the 2015 "Indy" Toy Soldier Show will be held on April 12, 2015. Room trading will most likely begin on April 9. For all the latest news at it becomes available you can go to: http://www.playsetmagazine.com/IndyShow/index.html Regards, Jim

Remember, the Indy Show is coming up soon - April 13th to be exact... Room trading begins as early as Thursday, April 10. Indy Show website Thx, Jim

Here are some quick photos of Barzso's new stuff.. will post more when I can... Thx, Jim

Britains American Revolution #17213 Battle of Concord Bridge Diorama. This is a 3 Piece Bridge and 5 Figures. Excellent Condition in Original Box and Packaging. Figures displayed on shelf, bridge taken out briefly to look at it. This set came out in 2000 and is now discontinued. PRICE: $145...

Hi.. I've been looking for a way to keep selected discussion topics from even appearing in the list. I end up scrolling through a lot of stuff that I'm not interested in.. It would be nice to limit what I see to what I'm want to see. Thx, Jim

Hi, I have a close to 80 unpainted Elastolin kit for sale.. Many eras, including Normans, Romans, Landknechtes, ACW, Germany 1939, a couple of Huns, etc... Some have 8 or 10 figures, some just a few... I have a list w/prices (pdf file) I can send to anyone who is interested. You can pm me -...

Here's a first look at one of the new figures from Ron Barzso's upcoming playset (release slated for September).. Since he is going to preview 8 new British Grenadier and 8 new Colonial Minutemen poses at the Indy Toy Soldier Show in March he said I could post one of the photos in the forums...

I've posted some photos of the new location for the Indy Toy Soldier Show.. Looks like a great place! See the photos here: http://www.playsetmagazine.com/IndyShow/index.html then click on the photo or the text link.. Thx Jim

At various toy soldier shows - as far back as last OTSN, Ron has been speaking of possible playset(s) for release this year. So I can tell you a bit about what's tentatively planned. Ron plans on having one and POSSIBLY two mini playsets ready for OTSN. The first is a BUFFALO HUNT playset. Full...

Hi, I've been looking for various toy soldier/model figures of the Marquis de LaFayette. I know (and have) Britains' metal figure (along with Rochambeau and Washington) and I believe Mokarex made a figure.. I would imagine there are others - any help on other sources? Thx, Jim

I've been working on getting Ron Barzso's website updated with the new Fort Apache.. I should have his website updated this evening (Mar. 21). In the meantime I thought you might like to see some photos of Fort Apache.. Keep in mind, the fort is designed to accommodate larger scale figures...

I thought some of you might like to see some photos of a 1/18th scale Japanese Bunker I created for a fellow Treefrogger. The US GI's had to stand in for Japanese Soldiers for size reference... If interested, you can see more of my work at: http://www.toysoldierbasement.com/ I believe...

For Sale - King & Country Siege Tower MK007 Mint Condition - other than having been taken out of the box.. Box and inner styofoam pkg. included. Small piece gouged out of styrofoam... $85 +shipping If interested, please PM me... Thx, Jim

Battle Boy was a repeating sketch on the '70s comedy variety show "Fridays." Battle Boy was played by Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld)..It's really hilarious and actually reminds me of how I used to play with my toy soldiers (exaggerated a bit).. Great stuff.. here's a link to a clip on...