Cave Find: Formtech Battle Boards

These battle boards have been out in The Cave for many years now and I've never actually used them in my setups. That will have to change this year! After posting in several facebook groups, the consensus is that these were in fact Formtech and made for the old Classic Toy Soldiers (CTS) Battle of Antietam playset. That would put these in the mid-'90s. 

Culled from the Internet

Each one measures 21.75" (55.24cm) W x 13.5" (34.29cm) D and are basically 1" (2.54cm) thick with molded-in details going higher. It appears as if either the Marx ACW bridge or even the MPC exploding bridge can be used and you can discern where the road leads up to the river crossing. Right now I'm leaning towards gluing these to lengths of stripwood and turning them into one unit vs. two separate pieces. That river could use some 'water' as well. We shall see, we shall see!

Ed

Individual boards

Side-by-side

Molded-in details

Wheel ruts and rock walls

Minor defensive fortifications

Unk Mfr - Foam Crumbled Rock Wall

I keep discovering cool little odds-&-ends out in The Cave. A few days ago I came across this foam crumbled wall just sitting on a shelf in the back. I don't remember exactly where I bought this but I'm thinking Classic Toy Soldiers - maybe. I also don't know who made it. It measures 8.5" (21.59cm) L x 3" (7.62cm) W x 2.125" (5.39cm) H.

Ed

Shown here with a Marx 54mm GI