The Future of King & Country (1 Viewer)

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:) Not what you expected when you opened this thread....but the future nonetheless!
 

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I see you started him with little green army men. They progress pretty quickly . . . my son Alec now calls it "our collection".:eek::D:p
 
Cute. My family was at a local restaurant yesterday and at the end of the meal they bring out a pirate's chest full of dime store toys. Anyways out of all the little toys he could pick from my 6 year son chose a little styrofoam SPITFIRE! Apple doesn't fall far from the tree! :D He's been playing with it ever since we got home! Imagine his reaction when Daddy brings home that new K&C Spitfire! :D
 
Your timing is interesting on this thread as I have had a number of conversations lately about the future of the toy soldier industry in general. Since many of the larger manufacturers who previously made durable and inexpensive toy soldiers for children have moved strictly into adult collector pieces, I worry a bit that many children with not have the opportunity to develop an appreciation for them early on (as for many of us, love of the hobby began in our childhood and is still fostered by our nostalia of those times). Were I a toy soldier manufacturer with an eye to the future, I would also be putting out lines of quality, affordable plastics suitable for children, establishing my brand with them early on in the hopes of picking up their adult collecting patronage for years to come. I suspect some manufactures would say that the margin and volume on children's pieces are not comparable with adult pieces and so give it a miss, but I think they are missing the broader view of where the next generation of adult collectors will come from.

And while there is nothing wrong with green plastic "army men," I can recall the beautifully crafted plastics (mostly Britains) made for children in the 1960s and 70s that ultimately hooked me for a lifetime of collecting.

In a world filled with electronic toys, video games, etc (usually toys...especially video games...that require "winning" rather than creative playing)...it is nice to see a father share what he loves with his son...and for his son to apparently enjoy them as much as "modern" toys. No surprise to me, as "playing" with toy soldiers at any age is clearly an expression of imagination.
 
I did start out with plastic "made in Hong Kong" soldiers too 20+ years ago...

I just never imagined how it evolved into such high priced collection!
 
If the recent strikes in the Chinese Honda and Toyota factories over low pay and poor conditions are any indication of the future I think the thing which inevitably change the hobby as it currently stands (and perhaps more quickly than expected) is the growing awareness of the Chinese workers who actually manufacture the figures of the disparity between what they receive in wages and what the goods are sold for. Maybe we will all have to return to the 'Hong Kong' type green figures most of us started with as the superb figures produced now rise in price?
 
Louis Badolato said:
I see you started him with little green army men. They progress pretty quickly . . . my son Alec now calls it "our collection".:eek::D:p
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I have this same issue. Logan has several real toy soldiers on display in his room (thanks Louis for one piece!!). He continually asks if everything in the basement will be his one day. He also likes to come down and scope it out on a regular basis calling it "our collection".

The way the stock market continues sideways, "our collection" may transition to college tuition!

Tom
 
gk5717 said:
Yea, let him loose in Georges room, I,m sure George would love that!
Gary
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LOL, you are one funny guy Gary.

B is the man, we go way back, he's the original "dioramas/displays for your figures" guy as far as I'm concerned...............
 
This is good Louis.
They progress pretty quickly . . . my son Alec now calls it "our collection".
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It's both wonderful and scary at the same time. How far away can he be from dropping he 'our' to MY as in His. :)
 
I do believe Bryce will make an appearance this year at the show. He is in the grab everything phase so will have to be monitored closely. He does good however when downstairs looking at "Dada's guys" as he like to call my K&C Collection. George has enough "Please Don’t Touch" signs in his room but the only problem there is Bryce can’t read yet! :rolleyes::cool::rolleyes:

Looking forward to seeing everyone real soon!
 
Russell said:
This is good Louis.

It's both wonderful and scary at the same time. How far away can he be from dropping he 'our' to MY as in His. :)
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Oh, he already has when it comes to his favorites . . . all of the elephants and tigers are his, as are all the mounted knights, and he has two of my Heco Tinplate aircraft hanging from the ceiling in his room . . . :p
 
Louis Badolato said:
Oh, he already has when it comes to his favorites . . . all of the elephants and tigers are his, as are all the mounted knights, and he has two of my Heco Tinplate aircraft hanging from the ceiling in his room . . . :p
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He cannot have the elephants, I called them the first year before he could talk..................:D
 
tdubel said:
He cannot have the elephants, I called them the first year before he could talk..................:D
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Tom,

You are lucky I never let him open the box I just forwarded to you, or you might never have received those Trophy elephants . . . :eek::D:p;)
 
I don't know if any of you have seen the paper toy soldiers made by Walkerloo, but I think the art work on them is really nice and they're very sturdy. As well, you can have a large collection at an affordable price. I don't have any kids of my own yet, but I think they're an option for me when the time comes.

As far as those little green toy soldiers in those classic posses that I think a lot of us played with when we were kids, I think it would be really neat if K&C did a line where they replicated American GI's in those classic poses. Just a thought.
 
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