American History

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My enthusiasm for Roman history spills over into many aspects of my life. In addition to reading about this period of history, I play computer games with ancient themes and love to collect historical figures and miniatures depicting people from this era.

I used to prowl eBay and look for miniatures and discontinued playsets of figures that I could paint and add to my collection. I especially liked the Marx playset miniatures for their detail. So, I was excited to see that someone (Marx is no longer in business) is reissuing a number of their trademark playsets including the Ben Hur set. I have several of these figures in my collection that another artist painted. Now I can try my own hand at painting some of them! I have found Michigan Toy Soldiers to be an excellent source of historical miniatures and figures. They not only offer a wide range of commercially available figures but purchase estate collections as well.

I have taken advantage of a number of Michigan Toy Soldiers' great sales, purchasing extremely detailed Ignite 12" figures including a Roman legionary, a Spartan warrior and King Leonidas. I also like the Dragon In Dreams figures. I have several of their 12" figures including Alexander the Great, Subodai the Mongol, Attila the Hun, Julius Caesar, and a Roman retiarius.   Wednesday, April 15, 2009   http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KPGgMS4nBJg/SeYcc5Bw-MI/AAAAAAAAAvU/4leGkLyk6gc/s1600-h/Caesarwreath.jpg {draw:frame} http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KPGgMS4nBJg/SeYcc5Bw-MI/AAAAAAAAAvU/4leGkLyk6gc/s1600-h/Caesarwreath.jpg
When I was in Rome on the Ides of March this...