The Plastic Toy Soldier Pictures Blog

Although the blog has not been updated for a while, the Plastic Toy Soldier Pictures Blog features an assortment of images of Marx, Toy Soldiers of San Diego, and Conte toy soldiers. The author has taken quite a few photos of toy soldiers, which includes all sorts of “toy soldiers”, not just GI types.
You might remember playing with Marx toys when you were young. The one thing I don’t remember, at least not vividly, is the amount of detail these toy soldiers had. Their faces, at least contain, a surprising amount of detail while the rest of the casting is slight on detail. Many of these old Marx toys are now collectors’ items and some are being recast by other companies (Pirates of the Caribbean, by Glencoe).
Conte is a purveyor of collectible figures. These are not your run of the mill, mass-produced kids toys. Conte figures are full of detail. Toy Soldiers of San Diego offers some nicely detailed pieces as well, which like Conte are geared toward the collector.
It is simply amazing what some are willing to pay for a box full of plastic.

Marx Spacemen Gallery

I have been collecting since I was a child. I collected coins, stamps, and knifes. Now, I am collecting miniatures. It seems I also enjoy viewing the collections of others. Marxchivist has a small collection of Marx spacemen (and creatures).The Louis Marx Company produced many types of toys and toy trains between the years of 1919 and 1978, including these spacemen displayed on this Flickr page. Click the Slide Show button on the upper right-hand side to view the images in slide show mode.