News

• June News #2

  June 6, 2023

  Hey all, June 6th marks D-Day. Shown above is a beautiful diorama made by one our customers in CT. He incorporated many brands into it including King and Country, Conte Coll. BMC Toys and more! Great job Walt! All the figures are 1/32 or 1/30 scale. This Thursday kicks off our 25th Anniversary "In STORE" Sale. 1998-2023! I was still in college when we kicked this thing off! Most items will be on sale. We will have an outdoor flea market sidewalk sale on Saturday the 10th from 10AM-4PM with a rain date for the 11th. Unfortunately the store items cannot be purchased on line for the same prices. Stay tuned for more information. We have added Battletech, Crisis Protocal Bolt Action and Magic The Gathering events to our Facebook page and put some signs up in the Store. Stop by, email or check out our events. https://www.facebook.com/hobbybunker2/events
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  June News #1

  June 1, 2023

  Hey all, June Marks our 25th Anniversary. We opened our doors in 1998.! Hard to believe I have been doing this for more than half my life. It seems like yesterday. Time flies and life is short! So build that model, make that diorama, paint that mini and play that game! I am heading down to Virginia for the last Toy Soldier and Hobby show of the Season. I won't be at the show in September so grab your stuff Saturday! We have added Battletech, Crisis Protocal Bolt Action and Magic The Gathering events to our Facebook page and put some signs up in the Store. Stop by, email or check out our events. https://www.facebook.com/hobbybunker2/events
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  May News #4

  May 24, 2023

  Hey all, We are heading into Memorial Day weekend. We give thanks and honor all who paid the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives to defend our freedom. I am off to San Antonio tomorrow. There is a lot of history there and usually a big presence of current armed forces personnel in the area. The show is Saturday and Sunday. I look forward to walking the river walk and the Alamo Chapel. Next month marks our 25th anniversary. I am planning some events for June. Stay tuned. We have added Battletech, Crisis Protocal Bolt Action and Magic The Gathering events to our Facebook page and put some signs up in the Store. Stop by, email or check out our events. https://www.facebook.com/hobbybunker2/events We are running the Chicago Toy Soldier Show this September! It will now be called the "Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show!" We hope to see you there. We will be sending out more information soon. I added the hotel link below if you want to attend and book a room. Above is an incredible Piper of The 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot by John Jenkins Designs PIPER
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  May News #2

  May 10, 2023

  Hey all, I am looking forward to a weekend off this week. Then after that, I am back on the road! I will head to Maine, then Texas and Virginia, and then the show season will be done! I think 'NH" Joe will accompany me to the London Toy Soldier show at the end of June. Let us know if you will be attending. Next month marks our 25th anniversary. I am planning some events for June. Stay tuned. We have started to sort the 700 model kits. Mostly 1/72 and 1/48 aircraft, but also some ships, including about 40 1/700 scale waterline kits. We got about 100 out on the shelves....but we ran out of room. If you want to make an appointment to dig through them, let us know. We had someone in yesterday "digging and picking." We are running the Chicago Toy Soldier Show this September! It will now be called the "Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show!" We hope to see you there. We will be sending out more information soon. I added the hotel link below if you want to attend and book a room. Above is an incredible diorama made by Steve Pyle. This is made up of mostly Expeditionary Force and LOD soldiers. We carry both brands. Some of the pieces have been scratch built. Note the fake hand! Steve has been a longtime customer.
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  May News #1

  May 3, 2023

  Hey folks, Welcome to May. I have been busy this week. I finally got the dealer contracts together for the Chicago Show. I am also getting ready for the MFCA show this weekend. Lots of shipments have already arrived this week so Dawn is elbows deep shipping out orders! We have started to sort the 700 model kits. Mostly 1/72 and 1/48 aircraft but also some ships including about 40 1/700 scale waterline kits. We got about 100 out on the shelves....but we ran out of room. If you have been in lately you know the shelves are packed! We will be running the Chicago Toy Soldier Show this September! It will now be called the "Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show!" We hope to see you there. We will be sending out more information soon. I added the hotel link below if you want to attend and book a room. Above is the group shot of some of he Yeoman Warders that King and Country is issuing this month.