Memories as a kid

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 14 Jul 2009 19:10

Does any one else collect the old Airfix "poly" soldiers here, or am I the only one ?
Not that I've got hundreds (yet) but I've been trying to collect one pose from each of the W.W.2 & modern 1/32nd scale sets, got most now

the officers are the rarest to find, as you only got 1 or 2 in a box!

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 14 Jul 2009 19:12

"poly"? My brother and me used to get both scale Airfix soldiers then others as competitors brought out their own sets.

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 14 Jul 2009 19:23

Yeah.. "Poly" as in Polythene, the type of plastic they are made from.
Matchbox made some ace plastic toy soldiers as well, much better than some Airfix ones in a lot of casses.

This is a nice little site for Airfix soldier collectors http://www.airfixtoysoldiers.com/index.html

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 14 Jul 2009 19:31

The Italieri soldiers were great they gave you more soldiers than airfix and more accessories

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 14 Jul 2009 19:51

This music used to freak as a kid @ school

One tale stands out in my memory, of a guy carving an Indian brave(?) in a canoe out of wood & watching the toy's adventures as it sailed the rivers & seas of the world, being repaired by a kindly stranger &, I think,m finding it's way back to the man who originally made it.