The ones I remember were back in the 1950's. They were made of plastic. You can probably find them on Ebay.
There are many places where one can purchase miniature army men toys. The easiest places to buy miniature army men toys is at local toy store such as Toys 'R' Us.
One can buy army men toys from Amazon where a 40 piece bag can be bought for just $5.52. One can also find army men toys on ebay, Walmart and Hobby Bunker.
K'NEX (Hatfield, PA) keeps track of all army men toys that were made.
The plastic army men toys that were made include the Galactic Army, the Aliens, the cult, Black, Orange, Yellow, bugs and Insects, and many others.
Between the 1800s and the 1900s
Army men, alphabet blocks, and Axel Rose Action Figure
The Plastic Melting Machine by Ronco, would take old plastic toys and melt them down in molds you could buy for the machine, that would make other toys, such as army men.
The Toys of Men was created on 2007-10-16.
There are machines called Melt'n'Mold Factory, by Crayola, or the Plastic Melting Machine, by Ronco, that are used to create new toys from old plastic ones, or from crayons. One of the molds that can be used for these machines, are the army men molds.
Some common ideas for party bag toys for children include army men, candy, water toys, balloons, and clappers. You can get more ideas by visiting the birthday section of your local retail store.
around the 200-300 range
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