When he left the U.S. Marine Corps after 27 years, 10 months and 10 days of service, retired Lt. Col. Donald Weill felt he had done his duty. But unlike Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur’s recollection of what ...

LOVELAND — The military miniatures collection of Frank Ward, co-owner of Ward Construction Co., will be open to the public Saturday, May 30. The Ward Diorama Collection Open House will take place ...

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 world of art miniatures has lost a giant. Howard Sheperd Paine, an artist, author, military historian and collector of military artifacts, elevated modeling to an art form and for six decades ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - For the time being, Tom Allan has two dioramas stored in his garage that show an iconic place and an event from the American Revolutionary War. The three-dimensional scene ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the time being, Tom Allan has two dioramas stored in his garage that show an iconic place and an event from the American Revolutionary War. The three-dimensional scene of Valley Forge is more ...