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ds1, 9, would love lots of small toy soldiers and things to make battlescenes - do they exist?

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nearlytoolate · 17/11/2010 21:56

Ds1 is getting a bit old for playmobil but is still asking for bits of battle equipment and soldiers. I know he would love toy soldiers (the more numerous the better) together with some bits of kit he could use to set up battle scenes - look out towers, battlements, defences etcc etc. I've tried googling 'toy soldiers' but can't find anything quite right. Does anything like this exist?
what about warhammer? is that similar? or is he still a bit young for that?

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twirlymum · 17/11/2010 22:01

Have you tried Games Workshop? They do small scale battle scenes you can build/paint etc.
Hobbycraft is good too.

onimolap · 17/11/2010 22:01

Yes, they do still exist.

If you're in London, they often have them in stock at the National Army Museum. I have also seen them in Asda (but haven't been looking for a while)

Stinkyfeet · 17/11/2010 22:03

Anything here?

nigglewiggle · 17/11/2010 22:04

My Nephew was into Warhammer at that age. Hasn't done him any harm Grin.

nearlytoolate · 17/11/2010 22:05

thanks - not in london (about 300 miles away!) but I think we have a games workshop somewhere locally.
I do feel somewhat ambivalent about encouraging this but I am trying not to be too disapproving!

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CMOTdibbler · 17/11/2010 22:08

Try here

taffetacat · 17/11/2010 22:22

I would go into a games workshop if you have one locally. The geeks people who work in there are very knowledgeable and can give great advice to beginners. My DS (7) isn't really interested in the games, but is fascinated by the tween boys who stand by the tables in games workshop enacting scenes with their toolbox style cases alongside. Grin

curlycat · 18/11/2010 08:03

Don't know if it's exactly what you are looking for or even if it's a bit too young but if you look up World Peacekeeper toys (bit like action man) they have loads of bits to make up battles and stuff.

onimolap · 18/11/2010 21:17

I was in John Lewis today: they had a box of small khaki ((presumably paintable) plastic soldiers at either £3.99 or £4.99 (sorry, brain has gone a bit soft). There was also a larger tub of Toy Story tie-in ones; dare say you'd be able to find those in a lot of department stores.

Desiderata · 18/11/2010 21:19

Most of the pound shops do bags of toy shoulders, nearly.

They generally come in green and khaki so they can battle with them, and they have different postures.

gillybean2 · 18/11/2010 21:25

www.elc.co.uk/Red-Knight-Figures---4-Pack/125765,default,pd.html

www.gltc.co.uk/fcp/product/-/boys'%20playsets/Red-Knights-Set/10000001966

Most independant toys shops have similar items to these too.

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