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Classic Army Men
The Ideal figures showed up in plastic bags from time to time. They are notably taller than most other toy soldiers of the time. Ideal figures were one of the few which had a soldier firing an M1 Carbine and a BAR gunner. They must have been good, because World War II figures from Tim Mee and Werner are obvious clones of the Ideal troops. Like Lido, the Ideal troops have the "flat foot" rather than bases. We liked the nice assortment of poses and the presence of heavier weapons such as the flamethrower, BAR and bazooka.
The sitting sniper in some way resembles that in the Marx 60mm set, but in fact it is a different, original figure.
Officer with pistol and binoculars |
Marching rifleman |
Bayonet fighter |
Standing shooter with M1 rifle |
Kneeling shooter with M1 carbine |
Sitting sniper |
Prone shooter with M1 rifle |
Throwing grenade |
Advancing with BAR |
Running with M3 submachine gun |
Radioman with walkie talkie |
The bazooka man |
Flame thrower man |
Running crouching rifleman |
Crawling rifleman |