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| We've come for the spotted pink elephant... |
Apparently,
my sad sack "lead sleds" got the tar kicked out of them liberating that
stronghold of dictatorship...also known as the Island of Misfit Toys. After a tough beach assault with NO AIR COVER
(apparently, the red-nosed squadron was too busy "sleeping one off",
claiming it had been a rough night...) my hollow cast heroes succeeded in
knocking Charlie off his springy perch, sending his sycophantic supporters scurrying away
to escape aboard the "boat that don't float", which proceeded to sink
right into the drink. That's
a boatload of Jap toys that won't be seeing the light of Christmas Day anytime
soon. Enemy shore batteries were brutal,
covering our boys in sticky strawberry jam, sure to strip paint faster than you
can say lacquer. After a hard fought and
successful effort, losing most their rifles and taking damage to the naval
landing party, these brave soldiers and marines secured the island...providing another
stepping stone on the long march to freeing the World from spotted elephants,
square wheeled trains and kamikaze planes that can't fly. Now, if only we can get the construction
battalion off its rump to rebuild the airstrip instead of nosing around for
gold rocks...
I love
the cast lead soldiers from the 1930's.
They were produced by the hundreds of thousands, and they cost you a
nickel. Barclay and Manoil were the
major producers, creating a hollow cast figure that broke apart really well when
you smashed them with a rock projectile, or a brick bomb...or a big metal
wrench. These are the classic American
toy soldiers, dishpan helmets, orange leggings, red rifles and all.
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| Homemade Camo Job... |
Now,
unless you want to spend a fortune on these dimestore doughboys, fussing around
with paint grading, rarity or some other sort of collector horse crap...you're
going to have to get some that have actually seen a little
"action"...like these backyard casualties. Depending on the figure, some of these teeny
buggers can command $100.00 bucks in sissy pristine condition...that don't jive
with me...I want stuff that I can take out and break without busting the
bank. So look around...find them with
broken rifles...pass on missing body parts, you'll never fix those...they've
already "seen the elephant" so to speak...and don't sweat the
paint...we'll fix that too.
