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Category Archives: War
Remembering Action Man
And what about Action Man? I admit that I had an Action Man/Men, and my memory seems to associate it with my later years in primary school and possibly the first year of high school, which puts it about 1973 … Continue reading
Posted in Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, War
Tagged Action Man, sailor, soldier, toy
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100 Plastic Toy Soldiers
Not too long ago I ended up being sidetracked by a video that I watched on YouTube about “10 Items You Really Got From Comic Book Ads“. It centered around those gimmicks advertised in comics all those years ago. You … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, War
Tagged comics, games, Memorial, recreation, Toy Soldiers, toys, war
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