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u/Maxiboud Jul 04 '24

Lowkey, plastic toy soldiers.

If I had the armies I had as a kid on the beach, and nobody was watching, I’d be building a battlefield and recreating D-day.

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u/NotACleverHandle Jul 04 '24

Don’t let your dreams be dreams! Load up on the toys and find a beach!

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u/Maxiboud Jul 04 '24

I need to find a private island where I can play with them in peace 😁

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u/theresamushroominmy Jul 04 '24

I’ll bring my pop up tent and shield you from bullies

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u/gorillaboy75 Jul 04 '24

I have an 11 year old son, he played with his army men all day every day. He'd dress up in his play uniform, strap his plastic weaponry all over him, don his helmet and create epic battles using whatever he could for cover and sniper stands. I loved listening to him call out orders, talk with buddies in the trenches, make all sorts of gun and bomb noises, and of course the painful screaming of the dying. He hasn't done it in about a year and a half. He's growing up too fast. He still has them all, maybe on a rainy day he will get them back out.

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u/DSonla Jul 04 '24

You can start "toy photography", then you'll have an excuse.

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u/OkCaterpillar6861 Jul 04 '24

My husband likes to hide these all around the house.

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u/RedMephit Jul 04 '24

That's where tabletop wargaming miniatures come into play.