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I've never seen so many toy soldiers in my life. There are armies of them, legions of them, brigades, even. From the antique lead ones to the vintage plastics. Haven't seen any that are flat yet, like the ones sold in the backs of comic books. Will keep looking.
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Fabulous!!! Oh, please tell us more! miKKo
This is my kinda stuff! Bring me home a few will you? :)
Let me know if you spot any tanks!
-Todd
Oh, I see that you're at some sort of flea market or venders' fair? Oh, I thought that you had just snared all these soldiers. I you did, please tell us about them. Thanks!
Awesome!
hi Mikko,
Some of the CW staff spent the last week in Brimfield, MA for the largest outdoor antiques show in the U.S. (maybe in the world?) - so we tried to snap some pics to give folks an idea of the many amazing items we saw!
thanks all for the loves :)