Toy Soldiers

Plastic Army Men
My Army Men
When I was a little girl I shared ownership with my brother of brown and green plastic army men. But not only did we have the army men with their guns and the various poses, we had the full artillery of tanks, machine guns, and army trucks. Though he was seven years older than I, we would spend hours playing with these army men. The only problem I had was that I was never allowed to win. I would kill one of his men and he would say that I missed by a mile. The green men always went to my bro...

Wargaming With Airfix Toy Soldiers
Collecting Airfix 1:72 scale toy soldiers for wargames and war gaming
When I was a kid I was a avid collector of Airfix toy soldiers. I was introduced to them by a second cousin and played with them for hours. The sets fostered an interest in the history of the period ranging from ancient Rome, The Napoleonic Wars, The American Civil War, The First World War and The Second World War. My first sets were a box of English and German Infantry from the second world war. I used Airfix Toy Soldiers for board games and diaramas too. When I was 11 I designed a board ga...

Vintage toy soldiers
Toy soldiers
Each epoch had it: toy soldiers. Even the ancient Egypts knew them. And each epoch also had its connoisseurs. But mainly at the time of Friedrich der Grosse toy soldiers became very popular - as tin toy soldiers in Germanys Prussia (= Preussen ).