O'Brien, Richard Collecting American Made Toy Soldiers - Identification and Value Guide. Beton. KP Books, 1996 Beginning in the early 1950s, Louis Marx and Company sold boxed sets of figures and accessories called playsets, such as "US Army Training Center" and the later "Battleground" sets. A rival manufacturer, the Multiple Plastics Corporation (MPC) also sold plastic figures in various colors with different separate accessories, so the same figures could be kitted out as soldiers (green), farmers, pioneers or cowboys (brown), policemen (blue), ski troopers (white) spacemen (various colors), or American Civil War soldiers in blue and gray.

Collectors often have a special fondness for particular soldier makers. Of these, Marx and Britains top the list in plastics, while Britains and Tradition lead in popularity for metal figures. In both metal and plastic collecting, soldiers by different manufacturers can often be mixed together in displays. By using the search function you can see lines that work well together from the same era. Learn More Clinton, P. (September 12, 2007). "RPV school apologizes for graduation-cap flap" Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. Retrieved September 2, 2011 The first American plastic toy soldiers were made by Bergen Toy & Novelty Co. (Beton for short) in 1938. [1] Beton also acquired the molds of another pre-war plastic figure company, Universal Plastics [2] with their figures remaining for sale when lead toy production was stopped in 1942. The Beton figures were painted like metal figures and sold the same as their metal brethren; individually or in a boxed set of around seven figures. Following World War II, Beton modified their figures in an attempt to change the World War I type helmet into the World War II one. a b Allie Townsend - "All-Time 100 Greatest Toys", Time, February 16, 2011. Notes: Ranked 13 of 100It's Turkey Time! And for Green Army Men, that means a new location for your toy soldiers to fight over. And, of course, some new weapons to use in the fight! New Map - ThanksgivingThe leaves are changing color, the family is in town and there is a fat turkey in the oven. We all know what that means - the fight for the kitchen has commenced on Thanksgiving Day.

During the Vietnam War, sales and availability of military toys began to decline alongside the unpopularity of the war [3] and the higher prices of plastic from the 1973 oil crisis. Since 1975 many manufacturers of plastic soldiers in Europe and US closed, for example John Hill & Company, Reamsa, Louis Marx and Company, and Dinky Toys. About This Game Prepare for an exhilarating new battle royale experience with Mini Royale. In this upcoming game, players are transported into a sprawling kid`s bedroom, where green army toy soldiers engage in an epic combat until only one player or team stands victorious. RIFLED SHOTGUN: 12-gauge Pump-Action Shotgun for the Sniper role. An accurized variant of the Shotgun that fires high-velocity sabot slugs from a rifled barrel. Comes equipped with a High Magnification Scope. Army men have been banned from schools and daycare programs with zero tolerance weapon policies. On one occasion, children were asked to clip the weapons off of plastic army men on display during an elementary school graduation ceremony. [6] When Burger King released tie-in toys for the movie Toy Story, the green army men were not featured with weapons, but only the variations of leader, radio operator, minesweeper, and man with binoculars. [7]Mini Royale takes the beloved toy soldier concept to the next level, offering a range of exciting features and unique gameplay mechanics. Players will have access to an array of imaginative weapons and gadgets, including a versatile grapple gun that allows for swift and strategic movement across the battlefield. Imagine swinging from a curtain rod or zipping past towering action figures to gain a tactical advantage! The economy of plastic sold in bulk, popularity of army men, and competition with manufacturers led to army men being sold in large bags by Marx, Tim-Mee Toys and MPC for as little as a penny a piece in the mid-1960s. During this time, Marx gave the American army men actual enemy soldiers to fight such as German soldiers (molded in gray) in their 1962 "Army Combat" set and Japanese soldiers (molded in yellow) in their " Iwo Jima" set that was released in 1963. In 1965, a " D-Day" Marx set featured Allies such as French (horizon blue), British ( khaki), and Russians. One of their last and largest playsets was the multi-level "Fortress Navarone" mountain set based on The Guns of Navarone, which was available in the 1970s and pitted World War II Americans against Germans.