Gar and I had a few hours to kill, so we finally visited a plastic figure show held in Annadale on June 10.  It was held at the Annadale  VFD on Saturday,  June 10. These pictures were taken with a 1.5 megapixel camera on a Palm Zire 72.

To begin with, this wasn't a wargame miniatures show like those I am used to attending.  The show is for plastic and metal soldier figure collectors, vendors and traders.

There were many vendors present, many of them using dioramas to show figure collections to the best effect.  Above is a WW2 diorama of the Western Front, late war.

Here we see a Waterloo dustup between the Scotch Black Watch and the Old Guard, possibly at Waterloo.

The American Civil War is an enduring theme.

The specialty figures are fantastic.  Here's a group that I found particularly interesting given my proclivities for the fantastic-- they are mostly circus figures in 45 to 60 mm.  Very nicely done, very old.

Another big dustup demonstrating figures.  This time ACW I think.

Most of the figures were individual display figures going for very high prices.  And we though Games Workshop was high!!!

The hit of the show for me was a Russian Importer bringing in individually painted sets sold in vignettes or in theme collections.  The next several pictures feature figures and vignettes from this collection.  Absolutely breathtaking, and my poor Zire 72 just doesn't do it any justice.

More circus clowns.. these are of the Harlequin variety.

These warrior angels (Michael, etc.) look amazing.

The Russian Knights have to be seen to be believed.  The flags are all handpainted.

 

That's a giant Russian icon on the front of the siege engine up above.

The Chinese and Egyptian sets is very animated; the Chinese court scene harkens from the Court of Dowager Empress Tzu-Zhi

The Nazi Rally figures were very well painted.  Hitler is particularly thug-like.

 

There was a mix of the historic and goofy.  A little bit of everything.

My purposes in going to the Toy Soldier show were mostly to pick up some HAT figures for my Russo Polish Warfare project I'm working with John Kuprowski.  In that I was pretty disappointed.  There was only one plastic figure dealer in site, and most of his stock was picked over by the time I arrived.  I did get one box of Russian Soldiers and one box of Russian Heavy weapons from World War I. 

For five dollars, the Heart of the South show is worth the money and worth the time.  But show up early if you want to buy what you are looking for.