A recent visit to the lovely North Yorkshire town of Bedale found me mooching in a toy shop. This display of military action dolls and vehi...

Here's a sample of what a child would get if they sent in for a set of toy soldiers.  Kids no doubt expected fully fleshed out figures, ...

I recently found this old plastic seated knight seen here on the right. He's got a shield and a lance. As soon as I saw it it reminded m...

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers, One of the benefits of blogging and getting replies is acquiring new knowledge and discovering new things. For...

A while back the Missus took me to a re-opened Antique shop in the next village up our mountain.  The prices were surprisingly varied from t...

Here is another old British Pathe film from You Tube. A young miner, Jim Trice, whose hobby was model soldiers. The figures are carved from ...

Timpo figures sometimes get a mention on MC, so I thought readers might be interested in a very good reference book on their plastic figures...

  One more platoon  I found in my junk drawer! Back left are two modern Lanard CORPS! from 2005. The larger group are Chap Mei troops with t...

Me and the Missus caught a flick the other night called The Dig. Its a modern film recreating how the Sutton Hoo horde was unearthed in Suff...

Hi Woodsy Regarding the ads for toy soldier sets to be found in American comics in the 1960s, here are a few items I found which give more i...

I've just discovered what these figures are readers. Get your thinking caps on and tell me what you think they are! Hup!

I'm not sure what to make of this Macro War on You Tube. Its like an Airfix Chernobyl.  I did melt a few figures as a kid but this ...

I've always been a fan of the film The Day of the Jackal 1973.  I often recall how the dogged Detective Claude Lebel, played by Mic...

Some old toy vehicle finds from car boot sales this summer gone. Did you have any of these?

  I picked up a sack of old loose toy soldiers last month. Its been great fun sorting through and ID'ing them! Do you recogni...

Toy soldiers were amongst the most widespread toys of the 20th century. They were part of our childhood culture.  Cheap-rack soldiers f...