How to Buy Plastic Toy Soldiers

Brigades of these little green or tan army men packaged in plastic bags are easy to find. Produced since the 1950s the figures, standing at about two inches tall, are fixed into battle position. They’re commonly used for play and make good props for grade-school dioramas. Some crafters even pierce them and add a metal ring to make necklaces or earrings.

Instructions

Finding Plastic Toy Soldiers

1. Check the aisles of your local grocery store. Typically you’ll find your troop of little plastic toy soldiers hanging above the shelves for a nominal price.

2. Look in your local dollar store, too. You could often find these cheap figurines among other children’s toys.

3. Find plastic army men on auction sites like eBay. Not only will you find cheap modern sets of these plastic guys, but you might also find older sets.

4. Seek them out on specialty web sites. The Toy Soldier Company has a large variety of unpainted and painted army men of different eras from a variety of makers. Plastic-army-men.com offers a wide selection as well.

5. Visit enthusiast web sites to learn more about the plastic army men. Thortrains Army Men page contains a lot of facts and pictures of the little plastic soldiers throughout history.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• The Toy Soldier Company
• Plastic Army Men catalog
• Thortrain's army men homepage