tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post4509469004768274815..comments2024-03-21T19:16:46.592-07:00Comments on Fantasy Toy Soldiers: 23 1980s Fantasy Playsets Ranked by RarityFantasy Toy Soldiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-36814270004107519002020-02-07T11:28:38.576-08:002020-02-07T11:28:38.576-08:00I have seen that on ebay. No fantasy figures, ju...I have seen that on ebay. No fantasy figures, just knights.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-9087177145992780092020-02-03T10:26:39.936-08:002020-02-03T10:26:39.936-08:00I found another playset today. It is a King Arthur...I found another playset today. It is a King Arthur playset that looks like it is based off of the Sword & Sorcery box. This was the first time I saw it. Venger99https://www.blogger.com/profile/12865305464778993816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-55102147738912277022019-03-31T14:52:46.755-07:002019-03-31T14:52:46.755-07:00I have noticed that too. Ebay has been very dry f...I have noticed that too. Ebay has been very dry for playsets the last couple years. The Dragonriders of the Styx big playset is still around, but the others are getting very hard to find. Ebay is still best place to find them that I know of.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-62962739543727397052019-03-31T14:50:48.479-07:002019-03-31T14:50:48.479-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-40211037929095086452019-03-30T13:55:10.973-07:002019-03-30T13:55:10.973-07:00I've been mostly collecting Monster playsets f...I've been mostly collecting Monster playsets from the '60s/'70s as well as Prehistoric sets from the '50s-'80s and just recently I've gotten into the Fantasy Monster playsets of the '80s and beyond. Your blog is a huge help in this regard, thanks. It seems that most of what pops up on eBay are lots of parts and you have to re-assemble the original playsets on your on. I would be happy to spend the estimated prices you have listed for many of the sets you list, but they aren't anywhere to be found. Is there anywhere besides eBay that one might find complete sets for sale.Horror Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437373949638911146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-54787857363767468092019-03-04T10:18:51.656-08:002019-03-04T10:18:51.656-08:00Found it, thank you. Found it, thank you. silverfoxologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369721895988983660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-37674147305773979932019-03-04T09:36:16.461-08:002019-03-04T09:36:16.461-08:00Yes, you can find it in my DFC Playsets post. It ...Yes, you can find it in my DFC Playsets post. It was too small for this list.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-29793555776250537302019-03-03T10:09:56.146-08:002019-03-03T10:09:56.146-08:00Great post. I found a DPC playset called “Fantasy ...Great post. I found a DPC playset called “Fantasy Playset”, and I can’t find any information about it. It has around 25 pieces, plastic playmat and a couple cardboard background pieces. The box came with it. Have you seen one before?silverfoxologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369721895988983660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-19524594582602726052019-01-04T23:04:05.248-08:002019-01-04T23:04:05.248-08:00I just switched them so that Fortress of the Wizar...I just switched them so that Fortress of the Wizard King is no. 1. I have seen several Durham Fantasy Fortress Playsets on ebay the last couple of years.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-26695235729610935412017-12-09T14:10:38.064-08:002017-12-09T14:10:38.064-08:00There is a Sears Canadian Version as well. Looking...There is a Sears Canadian Version as well. Looking on getting pictures as it is in storage. The Sears box is blank with some printing on it. Same set as the Dragonriders of the Styx. There is an order sheet that will clear up the original company. Pictured in the 1982 Canadian Sears Xmas catalogue.Dobidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305501928912867513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-67140827076653218342017-12-06T06:12:41.687-08:002017-12-06T06:12:41.687-08:00These are all super cool. I recognize some of the ...These are all super cool. I recognize some of the figures but I never saw the sets themselves. It's badass that there were a few companies putting together these kinds of adventure sets for kids. Pretty sure #1 is a re-molded Guns of Navarone (or vice-versa).Applebettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883025600239530679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-31488006799385821772017-09-29T03:36:26.488-07:002017-09-29T03:36:26.488-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.kishor kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988863921711151628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-31270438098447674972017-06-09T07:04:28.005-07:002017-06-09T07:04:28.005-07:00Been looking for lost game for 30 yrs figured . No...Been looking for lost game for 30 yrs figured . No body would still have it in style Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-82406377300904653562016-01-02T02:19:44.295-08:002016-01-02T02:19:44.295-08:00Superb post Shaun, especially for the uninitiated ...Superb post Shaun, especially for the uninitiated like me. I'm a space toy collector but also love action figures. the Tara set, no 15, is interesting as it combines miniatures of two of my favourite figure lines from the 1960's: Colourforms Outer Space Men and LP Aliens [these maybe the same size]. Outer Space Men figures were Colourforms answer to Mattel's mega-hit Major Matt Mason and for me are the finest space figures ever made. the designer is still alive, Mel Birnkrant, and he has an amazing website detailing the inspiration for his figures. Since release in the 60's they have been knocked off many times and Tara's one of them. LP Aliens were part of various space sets in the Sixties and often surface loose on Ebay. They often came with small astronauts of later Tri-ang SpaceX fame. The LP aliens have been released by countless companies in plastic and rubber in all different sizes. One of the most distinctive sets was called Moon Platoon. I'm always amazed when companies like Tara decided to mash up two completely different toy lines from twenty years earlier to create a new set!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-27595924455892529792015-12-02T11:21:31.480-08:002015-12-02T11:21:31.480-08:00You are welcome, and thanks for the kind words.You are welcome, and thanks for the kind words.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-7847811689723420952015-12-01T16:02:33.328-08:002015-12-01T16:02:33.328-08:00Outstanding. Thanks for doing all the work and tha...Outstanding. Thanks for doing all the work and thanks for the beautiful pics. 2 Warps to Neptunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240980580626953417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-71515487860582243642015-11-04T09:09:16.945-08:002015-11-04T09:09:16.945-08:00Wow, I have not seen that version before. It look...Wow, I have not seen that version before. It looks like the same playset as the large catalog version, but with an original box for store shelves instead of the DFC bootleg box. I did not know they finally made their own box. Thanks for the link. Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-31304608567971909812015-11-03T15:06:50.744-08:002015-11-03T15:06:50.744-08:00Hello, I think you missed one set. I have a TOYC...Hello, I think you missed one set. I have a TOYCO set that is Dragons and Demons #1204. I didnt see it on your list, does that make mine more rare? Here is the link, let me know if anyone has more info on it.<br />Ivan<br />http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Vintage-1983-DRAGONS-AND-DEMONS-by-TOYCO-Fantasy-Action-Playset-w-Castle-/201461072866?hash=item2ee80403e2:g:otgAAOSwYHxWOTdUAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586400452180190029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-36617197666075250382015-09-12T10:14:11.712-07:002015-09-12T10:14:11.712-07:00Mysterious Castle Playset is unironically the most...Mysterious Castle Playset is unironically the most mysterious. I had one of these playsets as a kid, and I played with it in my grandmother's mysterious back yard. She bought it for me around '82 in Florence, Alabama. It included maybe four of the the larger snake like creatures with blank faces. Charles Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659265389726127671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-62504381760791544142015-07-02T14:23:13.017-07:002015-07-02T14:23:13.017-07:00I had the one with the maze in it. That is the on...I had the one with the maze in it. That is the only one I had. Sure would like to acquire it again.Hobgoblin238https://www.blogger.com/profile/07788435149110239794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-31712314476015113722015-05-08T17:50:57.527-07:002015-05-08T17:50:57.527-07:00Yep. I made this post because I wanted to put pic...Yep. I made this post because I wanted to put pictures of all the playsets together in one place. I decided to list them in rarity order because it was fun to try and think about rarity. I am starting think I under ranked the HG medium playset. I found several years ago, but they seem hard to find these days. Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-41972973776562560002015-05-06T18:55:32.424-07:002015-05-06T18:55:32.424-07:00So much amazing in one blog post. You've got t...So much amazing in one blog post. You've got to love the artwork almost as much as the toys. <br /><br />I'd love to get my hands on a Fantasy Fortress one day. I have a set of the figures, but not the Fortress.LittleWeirdoshttp://littleweirdos.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-59592242640199185012015-04-20T16:00:40.990-07:002015-04-20T16:00:40.990-07:00I have seen some of your paint jobs on your blog. ...I have seen some of your paint jobs on your blog. Outstanding work. Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-47336372539001763712015-04-20T16:00:05.200-07:002015-04-20T16:00:05.200-07:00Ya, could go either way on no. 1 & 2. I put D...Ya, could go either way on no. 1 & 2. I put Durham as most rare because I had never seen or even heard of the playset before it appeared on ebay. I had at least heard of the Fortress of the Wizard King before I finally found one. I also found a couple of the Wizard King Figures before I found the playset and they each had to come from a copy of the playset. Durham sold figures in bags as well as the playset. So, my gut tells me the Durham set is a little more rare, but I might be wrong.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-2078085945642451192015-04-20T15:46:16.084-07:002015-04-20T15:46:16.084-07:00I have painted a number of these figures to use in...I have painted a number of these figures to use in my fantasy armies. I especially like the demons.Quantrilltoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824237942276969880noreply@blogger.com