Thanks guys! Now is the time to buy as the market is soft....post war stuff in not moving hardly at all and some pre-war is in reach....I have used this window to round out some "always wanted sets". Sadly I am running out of case space so I will be slowing way down on buying much more....there are a few odd sets I would not mind having if the price were right.

You folks are incredible! Truly impressive collections! I'm speechless, so good thing I have to type here.

Mikie

Fantastic collections. Rich A. in Pa.

Fantastic thread! May I add some of my soldiers that survived our sand box wars? I'd like to start some of my Britains figures from the Deetail series I think from the 1970's. By far not as spectacular as the figures posted before. Just some nice childhood memories.

 

 

 

 

I remember the Britain's Detail range!....I think I had the same German soldiers as well....but they were to costly for our sandbox so the Marx and MPC figures got outdoor time instead!

Nice figures, they survived the sandbox battles in pretty good shape.

Nice figures, they survived the sandbox battles in pretty good shape.

 

You're right, Dennis. I must admit that most of my battles were fought by hundreds of Airfix soldiers.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

How about Dinky toys? I collected these as a kid.

 

 

Nice toys. Rich A. in Pa.

Here are a couple of my shelves. I really like old Britains, particularly WWII-themed ones. These shelves have gotten a little crowded.

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Few more. Britains made some really eye-catching boxes.

There is another cabinet too. Many in storage but these are most of what's out.

Wow. Rich A. in Pa.

Beautiful! Love the large Britain's AA gun, pre-war vehicles, and the tropical infantry set!! Great collection!

Thank you guys!

That's a great collection.

Very impressive all. If I had the space, I would be joining in collecting these. When younger, had huge collection of Marx from their military sets. But as baseball cards went, so did these sets. Mom donated them.

Swedish African Engineers (SAE) lead soldiers.

Those are old. It has not been a Union for a while. Rich A. in Pa.

Those are old. It has not been a Union for a while. Rich A. in Pa.

 

I am showing my age. I bought these soldiers new in the 1950s,

 

 

Here are a couple of my shelves. I really like old Britains, particularly WWII-themed ones. These shelves have gotten a little crowded.

All wonderful stuff. But who are the guys in the lower middle-left with the white hoods over the heads and shoulders? I can't recall seeing anything like them before.

 

Mikie

Awesome collections folks. Makes me regret I sold my childhood collection when I went into the Army in 1969. :(

Books have been written about toy soldiers and there is even a toy soldier museum

 

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/25/books/antiques-view-a-mighty-assembly-of-toy-soldiers.html