tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post1826041596425124807..comments2024-03-25T03:56:23.490-04:00Comments on WWII Plastic Toy Soldiers: Remco - Toy SoldiersToy Soldier Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-36108424671526161112020-11-29T00:01:55.510-05:002020-11-29T00:01:55.510-05:00That would be great. The best way to reach me is v...That would be great. The best way to reach me is via email at pts1to32@gmail.com. Thanks!Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-5194488180161525592020-11-28T06:23:51.513-05:002020-11-28T06:23:51.513-05:00Hi, thanks for getting back to me. As the editor h...Hi, thanks for getting back to me. As the editor had my article scheduled for the August 2020 edition of Collector's Gazette, I took the liberty of using the photo, I have credited you in the caption. I've just taken some photos of the published article to email to you. Let me know how I can get the photos to you as they might be nice for you to keep. Are you on Facebook? <br />Best wishes<br />Ann<br />annevanswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309134809864441347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-10965013908149634842020-11-27T11:18:12.835-05:002020-11-27T11:18:12.835-05:00Hi Ann, sorry for the late response. I have been a...Hi Ann, sorry for the late response. I have been a bit disconnected from the blog this year. You are welcome to use the pictures if you still need them, and I appreciate the ask and the crediting. Let me know if you still want to chat.TSGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-653483525806364872020-06-08T09:49:17.360-04:002020-06-08T09:49:17.360-04:00Hello, I'm researching Hamilton Invaders for a...Hello, I'm researching Hamilton Invaders for an article for Collector's Gazette magazine, and came across your blog. May I have your permission to download the two pics of the True Blue defenders, I will credit you and your blog. Also, as you have some of these toys, could I ask if you played with them as a child, or you're a collector. Either way, it would be good to have an on-line conversation, or emailed conversation, so I could add in your thoughts about Hamilton Invaders. I hope to hear back from you if possible. Thank you.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-51976518135338117612014-09-03T20:00:58.457-04:002014-09-03T20:00:58.457-04:00Thanks for sharing that interesting bit of info!Thanks for sharing that interesting bit of info!Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-19655915184266656842014-08-20T17:39:48.739-04:002014-08-20T17:39:48.739-04:00The figures were also sold separately from the ins...The figures were also sold separately from the insect and vehicle sets. Unlike most figures of the time which were sold in plastic bags, these were sold in a flat box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-25136842795906760982014-06-16T21:16:17.295-04:002014-06-16T21:16:17.295-04:00That was some really good luck. I think we all hav...That was some really good luck. I think we all have some sets that have passed on buying and that we later regret we should have done so. Buy hey, at least you got three of them which is much more than most collectors have! Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-24495152024715600182014-06-13T11:37:20.876-04:002014-06-13T11:37:20.876-04:00Hamilton's Invaders are one of my all-time fav...Hamilton's Invaders are one of my all-time favorite toys. I was lucky to get three of the sets from a fella that got them from the warehouses of a bankrupt drug store chain in the early 1980's, but foolish enough not to buy all that he had. Only made for a single year (1964) and clearly modeled after the "giant insect" films of the fifties (THEM!, THE DEADLY MANTIS, and so forth). I agree wholly with you about the poses - I always think of them as looking like "Hollywood soldiers" like extras in a film more than any nationality. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617226376734959861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-23244823261455938442014-03-08T23:23:26.954-05:002014-03-08T23:23:26.954-05:00Makes sense. The points that you make are probably...Makes sense. The points that you make are probably also the reason why the German high command called it off... aside from the fact that they also had their eyes set on the east. I think your scenario plays our realistically. The Germans would not have been able to keep up the supply line and the British would have had home court advantage re men and supplies. <br />About the Swiss border guards, that recalls to mind a couple of movies... they could certainly pass as those as well.Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-82854457270953359572014-03-08T18:08:11.521-05:002014-03-08T18:08:11.521-05:00(Wow, what a text wall! Just to say, this is what ...(Wow, what a text wall! Just to say, this is what made think of the Danish troops, the helmet and kit being so similar.: http://dieselpunksencyclopedia.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/uniforms-4-denmark.jpg <br />They could also serve as Swiss border guards for any escaped pilot scenarios :D)PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-67240956002168864232014-03-08T18:00:42.127-05:002014-03-08T18:00:42.127-05:00Well, looking at battlefield realities, the Kriegm...Well, looking at battlefield realities, the Kriegmarine would have been incapable of landing more than three divisions of men. They didn't have nearly enough ships to screen the entire invasion fleet and nobody in German high command had any idea of how to stage an attack across the sea. <br /><br />Whereas Blitzkreig in France- when you could just smash across borders with your tanks- worked well, in Britain you'd have to unload your tanks at the staging area and set up supply bases and the like. It would have been too cumbersome for words. The Luftwaffe didn't have adequate weapons to sink RN capital ships, and within a day the Home Fleet could have left Scapa Flow and blocked the Channel completely. Not to mention the unseaworthiness of the German landing barges...<br /><br />That leaves you with a nice equal scenario, though- under-equipped regular British troops having left a lot of kit at Dunkirk, the Home Guard and partisans (and the mysterious 'Auxiliary Units'), versus well-trained but potentially cut-off enemy infantry and paratroops. <br /><br />Quite often the Germans end up surrendering, although not without holding out for quite a while!PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-51447266622524611352014-03-08T12:20:13.697-05:002014-03-08T12:20:13.697-05:00Good idea to use the early red army guys as Danish...Good idea to use the early red army guys as Danish troops. I had thought about using some of the Russian revolution guys as partisans also, but had not considered that they could be British partisans following a ficticious invasion... Nice 'what if' scenario :-)... so who wins in your 'simulations'?Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-43798505592481773932014-03-06T15:22:07.098-05:002014-03-06T15:22:07.098-05:00Hm- well Steve Weston for the UK is probably about...Hm- well Steve Weston for the UK is probably about the same cost. The Partisan set seems really quite nice though- I like the figure with the stiletto knife!<br /><br />I rather like their early war Red Army figures because they'd make good conversions into Danish soldiers. Early war is my thing, especially Operation Sealion, so I'd love some English-style partisans or resistance troops. Also I'm quite a fan of Russian Civil War stuff and their figures are unparalelled for that!PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-59693338208754725672014-03-02T10:01:06.665-05:002014-03-02T10:01:06.665-05:00I know! They are horribly expensive. Honestly, if ...I know! They are horribly expensive. Honestly, if I did not have this blog and cared about having new content for it, I would probably have skipped them. If you find them available anywhere else for a better price please let me know.Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-26005183118840567682014-03-02T03:33:59.375-05:002014-03-02T03:33:59.375-05:00Ah, no problem. Did you order them from Russia? Th...Ah, no problem. Did you order them from Russia? They look great, but I'm not sure I can justify paying £3 per figure! You could use them as Yugoslavs too.PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-83701504679590324702014-03-01T21:13:13.892-05:002014-03-01T21:13:13.892-05:00Thanks for the heads up though!Thanks for the heads up though!Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-11316710963928269002014-03-01T21:12:17.649-05:002014-03-01T21:12:17.649-05:00Funny coincidence. I just ordered them today! You ...Funny coincidence. I just ordered them today! You can actually get them on eBay already. Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-8775813940534708072014-03-01T18:51:22.089-05:002014-03-01T18:51:22.089-05:00Not related to this post, but I heard you mention ...Not related to this post, but I heard you mention somewhere that you'd like some partisans from Engineer Bassevich- you're in luck... http://plasticsoldiers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/set-7.jpg<br />Steve Weston said he'd have some around early March.PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.com