>>10851469A lot of the army men come down from first rate companies who made them for wargaming and/or as high quality toys. Over time their originals have been cloned, copied, imitated and distorted, often with cheaper plastics and manufacturing techniques, thus the wide disparity in army men quality. Pic related, these soldiers are about as far removed from their origins as you can get - a mix of Airfix, Matchbox, New Ray and other poses from at least five different armies, slightly smaller, considerably less detailed with some figs almost flattened.