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At the beginning of May I received a very large collection of kits from the estate of the late good friend Mike Saggs. Mike was a very dedicated modeler, member of SCAMMS and the APG, husband, and all around good guy. Mike passed away last year and his wife Michelle decided that he would want … More More News

Getting Up to Date

Lots has happened since my last blog post in February and I’m going to try and catch up. Our membership drive that ended in Feb was a great success. With Scale 75 USA taking over the online registration and adding a $10 discount to boot really helped. If you haven’t renewed it’s never to late … More Getting Up to Date

APG Donates to Preserve More Historic Hallowed Ground

The APG has voted to donate $1000 to help the ABT preserve property at these 2 very historic locations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Dl67sPEOQ Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle on this continent and Cedar Mountain was iconic with Jackson grabbing a standard and rallying his men with his sword rusted in its scabbard. I’ve stood where Jackson … More APG Donates to Preserve More Historic Hallowed Ground

A Trip to New Market

From our treasurer and traveling historian Tom Holtz. Yesterday I spent the morning on the New Market Battlefield in New Market Virginia. The site contains the battlefield and the Virginia Museum of the Civil War. The museum is state of the art with exhibits, dioramas, interpretive maps and artifacts including an extensive weapons collection. A … More A Trip to New Market