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/amg/ Army Men General - Merry Men

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2024 01:05:46 No.10971063 View View Reply Original Report

Welcome to the Army Men General!

Previously: >>10942150

>Plastic soldiers, knights and pirates, cowboys and indians, fantasy and sci-fi, cops and zombies, all are welcome here!

>Archived threads:
https://archive.palanq.win/toy/search/subject/Army%20Men%20General/

>Army men wargame rules:
https://combatstorm.com/
https://onepagerules.com/portfolio/one-off-games/
https://www.plasticcommand.com/
https://freewargamesrules.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Search?query=army+men

>Places to get army men:
https://bmctoys.com/ and https://victorybuy.com/
https://www.armiesinplastic.com/
https://www.toysoldierco.com/
https://www.classictoysoldiers.com/
https://www.toysoldiersdepot.com/
https://www.hobbybunker.com/
https://www.michtoy.com/
https://www.toysoldierhq.com/
https://micshaunscloset.com/
http://www.expeditionaryforce.com.sg/

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2024 01:07:45 No.10971069 Report

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>>10971063
Nice. Marx?

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2024 01:13:50 No.10971079 Report

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>>10971069
Think so yeah, got them secondhand a long time ago. These guys have interesting provenance, they were in one of those pseudoarchaeological sets where you have to chip them out of a large block, usually it's things like dinosaur skeletons but this was medieval men-at-arms, think it also had a board game included for the figures.

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2024 01:50:25 No.10971136 Report

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>>10971079
Interesting. The only time I've seen the Robin Hood figures in real life was at this old-time candy store downtown where I live. The owner had decorated the shelves with classic toys and antiques, including a Red Ryder BB gun from 1938 and almost all of the Marx playsets including the Robin Hood set and the Alamo set. Fun little store.

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Anonymous Thu 02 May 2024 03:32:28 No.10973899 Report

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>>10971136
That store sounds like the stuff of dreams, maximum comfy.

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Anonymous Thu 02 May 2024 21:07:19 No.10974972 Report

Quoted By: >>10975611

>>10973899
Checked and some of the candy at that store is very good, especially the licorice. There's also an old-fashioned dime store close by (the prices are now up to dollar store levels, but still) that still stocks Wild West toys including cap guns, archery sets, and even figurine bags which fall under the "cowboys and Indians" tag of a good /amg/ thread. They also have Civil War sets and American Revolution sets, too.

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2024 04:49:50 No.10975611 Report

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>>10974972
I hope they keep that going, even if it has to be one of those Twilight Zone time capsule scenarios. Can't remember the last time I've been to or even seen a dollar store that wasn't Dollarama or Dollar Tree, it's a real duopoly nowadays. Fond memories of a dollar store in Winnipeg over twenty years ago, raised a whole army of German troops there. Also got some of the ninjas in pic, the shinier less detailed ones. The rest came from a set bought off ToySoldiersDepot.

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Anonymous Sat 04 May 2024 00:32:43 No.10976792 Report

Quoted By: >>10978913

>>10975611
Checked and the reason those stores still exist where I live is due to it being a well-known tourist draw (it's a certain vacation town in Missouri). A lot of toy collectors are drawn to it for that reason, especially after the churches loosened their grip and now allow LGS stores for miniatures and such. Even so, there's still nothing like the old-fashioned vibe of some of the mom-and-pop stores. Those are the places where you find the unique stuff.

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2024 19:30:35 No.10978913 Report

Quoted By: >>10978945 >>10988168

>>10976792
Amen to that, also open-air flea markets. Used to live in Europe where they were called brocantes, got some good finds for my collection there. There isn't really an equivalent where I live now, some thrift stores but finding army men there is rare. Have bought the odd lot off ebay in the past but I'm not fond of it, mostly cuz shipping ends up being a bitch. Have had a couple sweet kijiji finds in recent years, pic related easily the best one to date.

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2024 20:03:47 No.10978945 Report

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>>10978913
Nice haul and I've found high-dollar tin soldiers (that were heavily-priced) at flea markets and antique stores. If I ever manage to find one of those pre-plastic Britain's dragon cannons to use for either a 55 Days at Peking scenario or a Malay pirate set-up, then I'll be really happy.

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2024 23:16:20 No.10979203 Report

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Two weeks after the devastating preemptive Green offensive, the reeling Tans have finally managed to stabilize new defensive lines.The Greens, careful not to overstretch themselves and worn out from the slaughter are content to fortify their new gains and prepare for the next phase of operations. This time of year favors the Tans camouflage-wise and the Greens would be foolish to advance deeper into indian country without careful planning and the greener months of summer on their side.

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2024 23:21:18 No.10979208 Report

Quoted By: >>10979562

Meanwhile, a most unexpected development...

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 05:58:17 No.10979562 Report

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>>10979208

oh shit.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:16:30 No.10979570 Report

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As if the recent carnage wasn't enough for the beleaguered Tans, a new front suddenly opens up as a horde of Greys smashes into what had been a very quiet sector of the warzone. The Greys are by far the most enigmatic and inscrutable faction to wage plastic warfare, appearing on the battlefield seemingly at random, rarely bothering to hold ground for long, apparently content to wreak havoc for its own sake.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:25:30 No.10979572 Report

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>>10979570
The ever-vigilant Greens are not long in discovering this emerging threat, as seen in this still taken by high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Columns of Grey vehicles pouring through the freshly made gap in Tan's Bleeding Hearts sector may seem like an "enemy of my enemy" scenario but only the greenest of Greens are naive enough to have such hopes.

The Greys fight anyone and everyone - unconfirmed reports suggest they even fight amongst themselves along the various shades of grey. This may be one of the reasons they never seem to field the same raw numbers of troops and armor as do the Greens and Tans. This however does not make them any less of a dangerous opponent, especially given the presence of certain units within the advancing columns...

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:30:35 No.10979574 Report

Quoted By: >>10979579

>>10979572
Another recon plane managed to transmit this single image from a medium-altitude flyover before all contact was lost with the aircraft. Careful scrutiny of the image will ultimately confirm what real-time events have already announced to the conflict area - the Greys are on the warpath, and they are serious business.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:40:32 No.10979579 Report

Quoted By: >>10979584

>>10979574
All plastic armies possess weapons of mass destruction; their use is surprisingly rare, considering the ferocity of the fighting and the bitterness of the various color rivalries. Of all the factions by far and away the Greys are quickest to deploy such armaments, compensating for their modest conventional armed forces with unthinkable horrors. The one blessing is the Greys are never able to field more than a handful of such weapons at any given time and these are soon expended.

This image was intercepted shortly after the detonation, transmitted back to Grey Central Command for likely propaganda purposes. Unlike the minuscule objects captured in blurry recon photos, the shocking reality of what has just been deployed is all too clear here...

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:46:15 No.10979584 Report

Quoted By: >>10979594

>>10979579
A recon flight was ordered for ground zero as soon as it was deemed safe to do so. Electromagnetic after-effects and lingering radiation served to distort the resulting images but the basic facts are readily apparent - where there once was a major Tan supply base and barracks, seemingly nothing now remains.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 06:53:03 No.10979594 Report

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>>10979584
Hours later a brave helicopter crew ventured out for a closer look, bringing back indisputable proof of the Tan base's utter annihilation. Although the defeat of an enemy is always cause for celebration, the horrific manner of their destruction and the likelihood that a similar fate awaits them gives the Greens little comfort. All thought of a summer operation against the Tans fades away, supplanted with grim determination to face the oncoming Grey threat and neutralize it before more mushroom clouds rise into the sky...

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 22:50:21 No.10980254 Report

Quoted By: >>10980260

Fug missed a great thread last time. I won't be missing out on this one. Solid gold posts anons.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 22:51:52 No.10980260 Report

Quoted By: >>10980263 >>10980397

>>10980254
And in turn for my absence I bring you the latest Greene hardware in long distance tan and gray removal.

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 22:53:17 No.10980263 Report

Quoted By: >>10980266 >>10980397

>>10980260

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 22:54:23 No.10980266 Report

Quoted By: >>10980271 >>10980397

>>10980263

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2024 22:56:09 No.10980271 Report

Quoted By: >>10980397 >>10980400

>>10980266
Can't wait to get this guy out into the field.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 00:31:22 No.10980397 Report

Quoted By: >>10980529

>>10980260
>>10980263
>>10980266
>>10980271
Freaking sweet anon, perfect riposte to the latest Grey atrocities.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 00:34:42 No.10980400 Report

Quoted By: >>10980537

>>10980271

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 02:08:52 No.10980529 Report

Quoted By: >>10980580

>>10980397
War crimes is the only language the Grey's can speak it seems.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 02:10:03 No.10980532 Report

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>>10971063
Are army men even toys? They don’t articulate in any way. Aren’t they just statues?

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 02:14:51 No.10980537 Report

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>>10980400
Ideal toy did a pretty good job of replicating it. Nice.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 02:48:25 No.10980580 Report

Quoted By: >>10980651

>10980532
>either very new or very weak bait
>>10980529
They're only crimes if you're on the losing side

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 03:45:56 No.10980651 Report

Quoted By: >>10980793 >>10981328

>>10980580
Army men supported by a brickman tank? An alliance that can't bode well for the other factions.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 07:09:10 No.10980793 Report

Quoted By: >>10980957

>>10980651
NTA, but I’ve always love really autistic stuff like that. Back in the day there was series of stop motions on YT where army men were fighting Legos Star Wars dudes.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 12:36:19 No.10980957 Report

Quoted By: >>10981618

>>10980793
Sounds like a pretty awesome series. I miss the old days of YouTube.
For myself, I'm autistic enough to give each of my armies a form of government. And they've kept history documented. I moved around a fair amount. So each new house represented a new age. Though they still utilize the Georgian calendar, and a 24hr day. So when the first toys were unpacked from the move the started the yearly count. And once a calendar was located they would further fine tune the date. Thanks for reading my autistic blog.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 18:01:02 No.10981294 Report

Quoted By: >>10981862

Intel reports have confirmed all surviving Tan forces around Ground Zero have withdrawn completely to adjacent sectors, leaving nothing but empty fortifications and a the odd minefield between the Green front lines and the advancing Greys. A sudden heavy downpour in the region has put a temporary halt to all significant manoeuvres but time is not on the Greens' side.

With the spectre of nuclear fire casting a long shadow over the prospects of victory, Green high command scrambles to throw together a plan of action. Unlike the wildly successful spring offensive that seems a distant memory now, the enemy holds all the cards with intel scarce, limited assets with which to fight off the onslaught, and the near-certainty of mass destruction raining down. Faced with such odds, the Greens ready themselves for a desperate battle...

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 18:16:15 No.10981328 Report

Quoted By: >>10981859

>>10980651
Crossovers are a fact of life in some circles.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2024 21:55:18 No.10981618 Report

Quoted By: >>10981865 >>10982199

>>10980957
There are some good stop-motion videos on YouTube featuring Armies in Plastic figurines duking it out, with everything from Boxer rebels to Pashtuns to Ansar/Beja warriors of the Mahdi. The same videos use the soundtracks from Wind and the Lion, Khartoum, and other classic films during the battles. Fun stuff.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 00:54:31 No.10981859 Report

Quoted By: >>10982195

>>10981328
That looks like it was one wild battle, I hope the United States of long cat gave as good as they got.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 00:55:45 No.10981860 Report

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Any good minis of two soldiers of different colors kissing each other on the battlefield?

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 00:56:15 No.10981862 Report

Quoted By: >>10982262

>>10981294
The Greens are in for hell, but if there's anyone who can pull off the miraculous. It's the Greens.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 00:58:03 No.10981865 Report

Quoted By: >>10981890 >>10982199

>>10981618
Well I know what I'm doing tonight. Time for some plastic kino. Thanks.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:05:51 No.10981877 Report

Quoted By: >>10981880 >>10981933 >>10982202

Let's check in and see how the exiled Tans are handling the back yard's wildlife.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:07:31 No.10981880 Report

Quoted By: >>10981884 >>10982202

>>10981877
Well I'll be, it seems they're trying their hands at dino wrangling.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:10:04 No.10981884 Report

Quoted By: >>10981886 >>10982202

>>10981880
After the first dinosaur incursion they must have learned the lethality of these creatures.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:11:11 No.10981886 Report

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>>10981884

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:13:11 No.10981890 Report

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>>10981865
You're quite welcome. Although it falls equally under scale modeling, some of the miniatures and diorama videos with musical accompaniment are also very good. Rorke's Drift and the Alamo are the two most common video subjects.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 01:44:05 No.10981933 Report

Quoted By: >>10982697

>>10981877
They aren't gonna be Tans any more...
They are gonna be Dino Riders!

- sorry, I've been watching that and a couple of terrible cartoons I remember as good.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 04:35:11 No.10982195 Report

Quoted By: >>10982702

>>10981859
Never had a specific outcome for that clash, oddly; it was a follow-on to a battle told through an image series with the intention of it becoming a regular production (pic related), though that never panned out for various reasons. It's a moment frozen in time at the height of the battle, heavily inspired by the Halo 3 Monument from the Believe ad campaign, right down to making my own version of the ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzcqKvg-8c

Been almost 14 years now, kinda want to do a reboot or something but the time isn't quite right yet.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 04:35:58 No.10982199 Report

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>>10981618
>>10981865
Can't forget the gold standard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3YJRg4ja8

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 04:37:59 No.10982202 Report

Quoted By: >>10982705

>>10981877
>>10981880
>>10981884
>>10981886
Lot of firepower for a couple of harmless sauropods, geeze Tans are incompetent

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 05:24:21 No.10982262 Report

Quoted By: >>10982718

>>10981862
The lull in the fighting due to severe rainfall is being exploited to its fullest, bringing up as many troops and armor as can be scraped together. Green High Command has decided the only course of action is to emulate the Vietnamese when facing overwhelming enemy firepower - grab them by the belt. As soon as weather and ground conditions are favorable, every available tank and soldier are being flung right at the Greys, with orders not to stop until point blank range. Brutal as they are, the Greys are unlikely to call in the nukes if their own forces are also within the blast radius.

This is going to be a desperate action. Intel continues to be minimal, with recon flights sustaining heavy losses to long range SAMs and Grey fighter CAPs for little gain. The Green army will going in practically blind, although some knowledge of what were formerly Tan fortifications will prove useful in guiding the main thrusts of the assault. The Greens are no stranger to long odds - win or lose, from the moment the first shell is in the air towards the Grey lines, the brave Pukes will be covering themselves in glory.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 12:54:41 No.10982697 Report

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>>10981933
If they can figure out how to tame the beasts, they just might become dino riders. (We'll see if I can rig up some howdahs and gun platforms)

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 12:58:20 No.10982702 Report

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>>10982195
Well if you ever do get around to recreating it, you'll have a audience.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 13:01:22 No.10982705 Report

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>>10982202
After the last incursion, corporal minesweeper requested heavy fire support. Tan high command finding it amusing when their cannon fodder dies sent more men and material.

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Anonymous Wed 08 May 2024 13:07:25 No.10982718 Report

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>>10982262
Kick'em in the teeth boys!

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Anonymous Thu 09 May 2024 04:41:06 No.10983917 Report

Quoted By: >>10984300

Did someone call for kaijus?

https://streamable.com/ky6a15

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Anonymous Thu 09 May 2024 12:31:17 No.10984300 Report

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>>10983917
Adorable kot. But soon it beastial nature may resurface.

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Anonymous Fri 10 May 2024 03:28:49 No.10985602 Report

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>>10984300

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Anonymous Sat 11 May 2024 02:43:38 No.10987044 Report

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The eve of battle. Every soldier that can be spared is on the line, alongside what armored units could be brought up to the front on such short notice. Platoon leaders, company captains, battalion commanders, all well aware of the stakes, of the dire consequences of failure. The frantic nature of the assault minimizes the usefulness of Green's legendary artillery; the tanks and troops will largely be on their own, with fire support available only for the most extreme danger close situations.

Rumors are whispered up and down the line concerning the absence of certain elite troop formations, usually coalescing into reassuring conclusions of a mighty second wave to exploit the first major breach in the enemy defenses. For every man the orders are clear - send the Greys packing; retreat is not an option. Will the next day witness more than one sunrise...

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Anonymous Sat 11 May 2024 06:27:06 No.10987273 Report

Quoted By: >>10987299 >>10987518

Why is naval warfare ignored in the armymen scene?

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Anonymous Sat 11 May 2024 06:57:47 No.10987299 Report

Quoted By: >>10987518 >>10988631

>>10987273
Limited options for one - sets currently on the market, if they include anything naval at all will be small-scale models of otherwise giant warships, or maybe an inflatable raft or two. Years ago things like gunboats, landing craft and LCACs were somewhat common in certain sets.

On the subject of small-scale naval vessels there's a decent set of them (plus a handful of aircraft) available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SP536JV

This is the probably the biggest reason there's little naval warfare overlap with army men - even the smallest warships are going to be a challenge to scale well with army men.

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Anonymous Sat 11 May 2024 12:17:19 No.10987518 Report

Quoted By: >>10988631

>>10987273
As >>10987299 stated true to scale war ships for army are few and far between. I think there were a couple of patrol boats made though.
Otherwise you'd have to get other kinds of toys (bath toys, RC boats, etc.) and convert them. I do plan on doing this myself for aquatic adventures but that's down the road after I aquire all of the land and air units on my wish list.
And have a Gray piloting one of their exo suits.

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Anonymous Sat 11 May 2024 22:25:43 No.10988168 Report

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>>10978913
never seen any other nations other than US/UK/German and sometimes Japanese army men more or less the UN

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 06:12:37 No.10988631 Report

Quoted By: >>10988636

>>10987299
Oh interesting, thanks for the info.
>>10987518
>I think there were a couple of patrol boats made though.
I know for certain a BMC Iwo Jima set comes with an inflatable raft.
>And have a Gray piloting one of their exo suits.
Looks really cool.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 06:23:53 No.10988636 Report

Quoted By: >>10988638

>>10988631
Old photo but I can't access these easily so it'll have to do - landing craft, gunboats and inflatable rafts. Pretty sure every single gunboat I have was obtained secondhand; the rafts and most of the landing craft came from new sets, some of them army men, some scuba divers. The event in the photo was WW2-themed, otherwise there would be a few LCACs participating in the landing operation as well. There's a solitary DUKW somewhere off-camera as well, also obtained secondhand.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 06:26:01 No.10988638 Report

Quoted By: >>10988643

>>10988636
Shot from before the battle started, the DUKW is towards the centre of the formation.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 06:37:47 No.10988643 Report

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>>10988638
Example of the LCAC in question (pinched from ToySoldiersDepot), I remember getting at least one set that had no less than three of them, one each in green, grey and yellow/tan. The latter two colors were always the less common ones, hardly ever packaged on their own but in sets of two-three armies. Over time the green/tan duel came to overshadow all the other colors, became a novelty to find anything that wasn't those two.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 22:55:43 No.10989417 Report

Quoted By: >>10989421

On a scouting mission to uncover the location of the vanished Tan forces a dog fish scout helicopter makes an amazing discovery.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 22:59:41 No.10989421 Report

Quoted By: >>10989426

>>10989417
It's the Green's Hercules heavy cargo plane. Thought lost in the freak severe thunderstorm Gray meteorologists titled Odin's Fury. A massive boon to the war effort if it should be salvageable.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:02:52 No.10989426 Report

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>>10989421

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:06:10 No.10989431 Report

Quoted By: >>10989436 >>10989901

A crack recovery team has been dispatched, alongside a barracuda gunship for fire support should the local wildlife get unruly.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:07:38 No.10989436 Report

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>>10989431

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:10:25 No.10989439 Report

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>>10989436

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:13:11 No.10989444 Report

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>>10989439
The wing piece has separated from the fuselage, but the technicians believe recovery and repair is possible.

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:14:58 No.10989445 Report

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>>10989444

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>>10989445

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2024 23:19:48 No.10989451 Report

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>>10989448
Time to call in some heavy lifters to bring Herc back home.

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Anonymous Mon 13 May 2024 06:21:01 No.10989901 Report

Quoted By: >>10990107

>>10989431
Surprised there were any survivors desu

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Anonymous Mon 13 May 2024 12:47:45 No.10990107 Report

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>>10989901
Sadly after the recovery technicians carefully searched the wreckage they could find only traces of the soldiers and airmen of the original flight. It's possible some survived and tried to make their way back to the house. But the back yard is a jungle, and easy to get lost in. Air commander Light-year held a moment of silence for the lost heroes.

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Anonymous Mon 13 May 2024 17:39:25 No.10990498 Report

Quoted By: >>10990833 >>10992871

>>10990107

Part of me now wants to watch the survivors find there way *somewhere* safe.
(with "acceptable* *plot relevant* loses)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 May 2024 19:10:28 No.10990645 Report

Quoted By: >>10992871

>>10990107
Kino addition to the thread, soldier

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Anonymous Mon 13 May 2024 21:36:27 No.10990833 Report

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>>10990498
Seconded. That would make for a good story.

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Anonymous Tue 14 May 2024 06:16:26 No.10991432 Report

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>>10990107
F

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Anonymous Tue 14 May 2024 23:55:20 No.10992871 Report

Quoted By: >>10993073

>>10990498
>>10990833
Then the tale of flight 556 shall be told. It is a story of heroism and horror. Where the mettle of Green plastic is tested against the forces of nature.
>>10990645
Thanks!

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>>10992871
YES!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 00:17:24 No.10994420 Report

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>>10989451
>https://www.toysoldierco.com/
Is that a Buzz army men? Where did you find it?

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 01:10:59 No.10994489 Report

Quoted By: >>10994534 >>10994815

>>10994420
Air Commander light-year started off as keychain/back pack hanger. But being green and plastic, he soon found a home amongst my soldiers. There's a couple floating around on eBay and mecari. Those this little fella has been around me since toy story 2.

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 01:38:54 No.10994534 Report

Quoted By: >>10995115

>>10994489
Good for Air Commander light-year. You can even attach a parachute on his army.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 06:23:30 No.10994815 Report

Quoted By: >>10995765

>>10994489
Very soulful idea Anon

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 14:22:15 No.10995115 Report

Quoted By: >>10995765

>>10994534
You know what? I honestly never even thought of doing that. But I'm going to do that now! Thanks!

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 23:47:23 No.10995765 Report

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>>10994815
>>10995115
Nice. I've found one on e-bay. I'll have to import it though.

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