"Armoured Column" Topic

" Besides space toys, I have always favoured army and military toys too. There was always a set of the polythene Airfix Attack Force models at home and the later larger models of the Abbot SP Gun, Stalwart and Hanomag etc. But as far as diecast military models, I always went for Britains, as my family had all shared the toys from the Floral Garden, Farm and Zoo collections, handed down from my sisters to me. So my usual go to, besides the odd Dinky or Corgi toy, would be Britains. As my Dad was always picking up toy and model catalogues, I was browsing through his latest acquisitions one day in 1976 and found a large colour catalogue for the french brand Solido. I had never come across these models, probably as they were more aimed at collectors or the more serious market, as the production values and detailing was a good deal higher than most high street brands. Naturally, the cost of the models was a lot higher, so that, more than anything probably accounts for my dads lack of interest in them, as he knew full well that I liked to play hard with my toys!…"

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Armand

Cool. I had never heard of Solido.