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Clubs and Organizations
This section incudes listings of Clubs and Organizations from around the world that are of interest to miniature hobbyists and collectors. If you know of or belong to a club that should be included please let us know.
Please eMail ideas and suggestions to info@michtoy.com
Australia
Sydney Model Soldier Society
New members needed and welcome! Meets every second Wednesday in every second month at Earlwood-Bardwell Park Bowling Club. Send all inquiries concerning membership and meeting to the secretary: Tom Thorpe, 29 Chaleyer St., Willoughby 2068, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Tel: (612) 941-72162
Pearth Military Modeling Society
Website: PMMS
Belgium
Antwerp Model Soldier Society (A.M.S.S.)
Reuzepoort 5
( tru St Erasmusstraat )
2140 Borgerhout/Antwerpen
Contact
Van Wuytswinkel Gilbert
gilbertvanwuytswinkel@hotmail.com
Website: AMSS
Canada
Ontario Model Soldier Society
Meetings held on the second Sunday of every month except July and August. Royal Canadian Legion, Spring Garden Rd. (at Yonge) Toronto, Ontario
E-mail postmaster@toysoldiernetwork.com
Website: OMSS
Great Britain
British Model Soldier Society (National)
Napier Hall, Hide Place, London, SW1. Meets from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Friday of every month.
Information Arthur Smith, Tel: 020 8856 0064
Website: BMSSBritish
Model Soldier Society (Ealing Branch)
Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft Road, Ealing, W13 9SS. Meets on the second Friday every month.
Information: Bruce Harron, Tel: 0208 8402284, or James Nolan, Tel: 0208 8406743
British Model Soldier Society (Northern Branch)
and MAMMS meet jointly once per month on a Saturday at the Methodist Church Hall, Northenden Road, Sale Moor, from 1 to 5 p.m. Adults £1, children free. Full details and dates from: Harry Middleton, Tel: 01772 745952.
Manchester Toy Soldier Society
Meets on the last Saturday of every month between 1 and 4 p.m. at the Sir Ralph Abercrombey, Bootle Street (off Deansgate behind the model shop), Manchester, U.K. Information: Phil Jones, Tel: 0161 2889021
Ireland
Irish Model Soldier Society
The club meets at 8.30p.m. at the Dublin Metropolitan Garda ( Police ) Club on the first Thursday of every month.
"Our Annual show is held in May of each year, again full details are on the site.
Next year , 2008, is the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the I.M.S.S. and our Annual Show will be held in The Coach House in Dublin Castle In the heart of Dublin City! on the 16th 17th and 18th of May .
I would like to extend an open invitation to all modelers to come and visit with us for our 50th which will be a very special occasion with many special prizes and many categories including Toy Soldier, A.F.V.s Figures Aircraft Fantasy, Dioramas etc"
Website: IMSS
Italy
Centro Modellistico Torinese
Turin Italy
Website: CMT
ALFA MODEL Club.
Website: alfamodelclub
USA
Atlanta Military Figure Society
John Lea P.O. Box 669843 Marietta GA 30066 770-973-5666
Meetings 3rd Sat. Of every month, AAA Hobbies at 1474 Roswell Rd.
Website: www.atlantaminiatures.comSouthern California Area Historical Miniature Society
Information, contact:
Jim Hill , 3057 Lakeview Circle, Fullerton, CA 92835
phone: (714) 526-9339 fax: (714) 520-4740
email: j1776h@aol.com Majorbill@united.net
Website: www.scahms
Michigan Historical Miniatures Club
Meets on Thursday at 7:00 pm. at MTSC 1400 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067.
Information: Dave Youngquist, E-mail: dave@pecars.com tel:248.586.1022
Promotes Annual Michigan Historical Miniatures Show (January)
The Michigan Company of Military Historians & Collectors
Monthly Meetings in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Varied interests center upon military history in all its facets
Contact & Information eMail: jaybogoblue@hotmail.com
Website: www.MCMHC.com
Military Miniature Society of Illinois (MMSI)
Annual Dues $ 20.00. Includes newsletter The Scabbard.
Information: Bob Sarnowski 5238 Gull Dr. Foxwood Estates No. Schereville IN 46375 219-795-9034
Promotes Annual MMSI "Chicago Show" (October)
jaybogoblue@hotmail.com
Website: www.mmsi.com
Miniature Figure Collectors of America (MFCA):
This club has been around for over sixty years, and puts on the MFCA show every year in May, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA. Contact Vern Minkwitz at 302-239-3884 for information on the club and/or the show.
New Jersey Historical Miniatures Associates
Our club has been around for over 25 years. We meet at the Mountainview Masonic Lodge in Wayne, NJ on the third Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 6:30 P.M. and our meeting begins promptly at 7:30 P.M.. After a lively discussion of news we have a "show and tell" and a competition. The contest is open to all members and covers a wide and diverse range of entries.
Website: www.njhma.com
New Jersey Chapter of the
Military Figure Collectors of America (MFCA)
Fourth Wednesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.
VFW Hall
Keyport, New Jersey
Website: www.njmfca.com
South Florida Toy Soldier, Inc.
Florida club that also puts on an annual show in February.
715 SW 15th Street, Boynton Beach FL 33426
Information: Tel: 561.732.7295 E-mail: MAJORTOYSHOW@webtv.net
South Carolina Military Miniatures Society
Meetings are held at members' homes in two cities: the second Thursday night of every month in Columbia and on Sunday afternoons every six weeks in Charleston. For meeting details, contact: Society President Dennis Fontana, Tel: (803) 419-6747 (Columbia); or Lance Leader, Tel: (843) 795-8720 (Charleston).
Information contact: Geoff Walker, Tel: (803) 356-2674 or E-mail pwalker@sc.rr.com
Company of Military Historians
was founded in 1949 as an educational, scientific, and literary institution devoted to the study and dissemination of "information on the uniforms, equipment, history, and traditions of members of the Armed Forces of the United States worldwide and other nations serving in the Western Hemisphere."
Website: www.tcmh.org
Toy Soldier Collectors of America (TSCA)
The TSCA was founded in Atlanta, in 1979, as an association of people who love and collect toy soldiers. Its purpose is to promote interest in the toy soldier hobby, to establish fellowship among others who share the same interests, and to just have fun.
Post Office Box 179, New Ellenton SC 29809
Email: toysoldiercollectorsamerica@yahoo.com
Website: www.tsca.com
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (HMGS):
Organization for historical miniature wargamers, keeping tabs on wargame conventions & related events. $10.00 annual membership. Contact Maj. Bill Harting, 101 Taylor Road, Estill Springs TN, 37330-3831. Email: Majorbill@united.net
Website: www.hmgs.org
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