When Mario Marangoni first visited the Australian War Memorial as an eight-year-old he was left in awe of the detailed dioramas on display. "As a young child, seeing the large-scale dioramas sort of ...

Founded in 1952 by five men who collected toy soldiers, the Military Miniature Society of Illinois has grown into an international club that goes far beyond military figurines. Its 46th annual show ...

STAMFORD — Walking through Charles Trudeau’s basement is like stepping into a Memorial Day time machine, of sorts. Upon entry one sees a sprawling miniature display of the Battle of Monmouth from 1778 ...

The craze for collecting toy soldiers began with the French in the 18th century. In this scene, British foot soldiers attack a French officer. Derek Workman Tucked away on a shelf in a salon of a 17th ...

Want to go into the trenches with U.S. and German infantrymen and tanks from World War II, land with the U.S. Marines on Peleliu Island in 1944 to capture a strategic airstrip, or look into the eyes ...

The U.S. Marine standing guard over the wreckage of the Ward Building gives an eye-catching hint of what was lost when the office building caught fire the night of July 9. The life-size resin statue ...

Mel Neal didn’t remember the exact year he and lifelong friend Frank Ward acquired the first piece in their sprawling collection of U.S. military collectibles, but it was sometime in the late 1970s.

For those interested in toy soldiers, military collectibles and historical miniatures, the Michigan Historical Collectibles Show offers a three-for-one experience. This weekend’s show is actually ...

Burned out from staring at a computer screen all day, Chicago Sun-Times pop-music critic Jim DeRogatis retreated to his childhood hobby of building military models about seven years ago. “It’s nice to ...