tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post677097566596749228..comments2024-03-21T19:16:46.592-07:00Comments on Fantasy Toy Soldiers: DFC: Dragonriders of the Styx - PlaysetsFantasy Toy Soldiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-78914343840632353332022-09-23T06:39:56.885-07:002022-09-23T06:39:56.885-07:00Does anyone have info about which colors are rare ...Does anyone have info about which colors are rare for which sculpt? Any info would be appreciated!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-71971876421048523532021-04-16T09:37:54.877-07:002021-04-16T09:37:54.877-07:00Great to know. Thanks very much for the links.Great to know. Thanks very much for the links.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-87195466783512436152021-04-11T21:46:47.342-07:002021-04-11T21:46:47.342-07:00the dragon rider and demon figures are poor recast...the dragon rider and demon figures are poor recasts (imitations?) of these Ral Partha miniatures<br />http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:RP-01-034v2.jpg<br />http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:RP-01-003v2.jpg<br />http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:RP-01-003v1.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-33873003669394795752021-03-07T00:39:49.014-08:002021-03-07T00:39:49.014-08:00Speaking of that giant castle playset, I can't...Speaking of that giant castle playset, I can't help chuckling at the blurb on the box cover that claims that the castle is suitable for 2"-5" action figures, including Masters of the Universe... those MOTU figures would have looked kind of silly trying to squeeze into that castle, even as giant as it is!Yronimoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886646843614506365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-7661701024723846572021-03-07T00:33:58.187-08:002021-03-07T00:33:58.187-08:00By the way, someone with nice examples of the orig...By the way, someone with nice examples of the original cardstock bits from these sets REALLY needs to scan them up to preserve them! I get the impression that many of the original are lost forever, and the artwork on this stuff - especially that haunted forest, and that larger building from Tower of Night, is really atmospheric and evocative stuff! Yronimoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886646843614506365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-22933691969401548452021-03-07T00:26:22.972-08:002021-03-07T00:26:22.972-08:00I lived in Cincinnati at the time, I don't rem...I lived in Cincinnati at the time, I don't remember seeing any TV commercials for these, they would certainly have stood out to me if I had! If the ads exist, I would love to see them now.<br /><br />I remember the toys being available in one or more of the department stores in Cincinnati at the time - Shillito's, Gold Circle, Sears, or whatever... no idea how this sort of thing would have been distributed, marketed, etc. at the time, but it was an era of local TV stations, with local programming, and do-it-yourself local TV advertising, for local stores with unique products, and it's entirely possible, I would imagine, for a local store to produce its own holiday TV commercial that would feature this sort of thing among its unique selection of stuff!Yronimoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886646843614506365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-47583583468673878672021-03-07T00:18:59.878-08:002021-03-07T00:18:59.878-08:00Thank you for the rundown on the contents!
I'...Thank you for the rundown on the contents!<br /><br />I'd seen one of these in person in a Cincinnati department store in the '80s, and I could swear that the roster of figures in that set included some brown cavemen - some throwing boulders, some with stone knives and spears, all in a sort of brown or khaki colour. It stood out to me both because I was familiar with some of the other sets ("Fires of Shandarr", "Forest of Doom", and "Tower of the Night"), and these were figures I'd never seen before, but also because cavemen seemed like a weird addition to the setting. <br /><br />The box I saw was open, but I'm pretty sure those cavemen were packaged with the rest of the figures in the box (and maybe even appeared in the photos pasted on the box), but since then, I've never seen photos of this set that actually included these cavemen, so I have no idea if that was unique to that store or set (maybe the store repackaged a returned set with some random loose figures from an unrelated dinosaur set?), or a false memory, or a matter of there being some rarer variations on this set that that were altered in DFC's clash with TSR, or the rebranding to Multitoy....<br /><br />Multitoy using these sets as an opportunity to dump surplus stock of almost random fist-fulls of assorted figures might explain a lot: it might be that the contents varied wildly depending on whatever Multitoy had leftover on their shelves! (Some of the bagged sets seem to fit that scheme, too - for example, I know I've seen some of the bagged sets labeled as containing "flaming men", which actually contained no such thing, with those figures apparently replaced by the nearly ubiquitous winged demons!) Yronimoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886646843614506365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-41279792999904807802020-04-22T18:36:52.892-07:002020-04-22T18:36:52.892-07:00P.S. was seen in Dayton Ohio during those years on...P.S. was seen in Dayton Ohio during those years on channels 2,7,9 and 22. Any information will be greatly appreciated, will answer any questions about the my troops and demons, had 386 figures in total.anything that would help would help in getting my answer. Thanksguys!!! TravisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467316203064332175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-90791140871030745222020-01-17T17:43:29.704-08:002020-01-17T17:43:29.704-08:00Does anyone remember the commercials from the earl...Does anyone remember the commercials from the early 70's of these playsets? My friend Travis would love to know, he used to have 386 figures but they had t be gotten rid of while he lived in maryland. Thankyou guys! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467316203064332175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-64747496582973457872019-09-26T15:17:03.041-07:002019-09-26T15:17:03.041-07:00That sounds about right. I was probably a way for ...That sounds about right. I was probably a way for Multi-toys to dump leftover stock.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-51083778800139570692019-09-10T16:39:14.701-07:002019-09-10T16:39:14.701-07:00Looking at some saved eabyauction pictures I have....Looking at some saved eabyauction pictures I have. Apparently the contents list of the GIANT CASTLE PLAYSET (assuming they were all the same and the seller had all the pieces, which is a big assumption):<br />10 Dragonriders<br />6 Wizards (5 blue, 1 red)<br />50 Knights (the most of any set!)<br />12 Titans/Giants (the most any set came with as far as I know)<br />8 Ogres (gray)<br />10 Demons (black)<br />10 Demon (red...NOT the larger winged gargoyles)<br />1 Dragon (black)<br /><br />Unusual that the heroes had an advantage in this set. <br /><br />I don't know if this common knowledge, as I've previously heard the Giant Castle just including the same assortment as the Dragons of the Styx big set. I never owned the giant castle set.scockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529455395117665960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-75083659846374774442018-03-19T07:00:25.287-07:002018-03-19T07:00:25.287-07:00There's a Dungeons of Castleton set up on ebay...There's a Dungeons of Castleton set up on ebay right now. (Shameless plug)John Chesnahttps://www.ebay.com/itm/162950102227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-55610260686629140922017-03-30T14:15:45.892-07:002017-03-30T14:15:45.892-07:00email them to me at fantasytoysoldiers@gmail.com.email them to me at fantasytoysoldiers@gmail.com.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-32613140661256559722017-03-30T07:07:50.806-07:002017-03-30T07:07:50.806-07:00I posted some on your army men timeline. But te...I posted some on your army men timeline. But text me 740-457-6374 I can show moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-70196676313268350572017-03-30T07:03:29.654-07:002017-03-30T07:03:29.654-07:00Not sure how to do it on here. Can I send them t...Not sure how to do it on here. Can I send them to a cell or maybe fb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-20953553267759674822017-03-30T06:58:20.718-07:002017-03-30T06:58:20.718-07:00Well, it depends on how many of the figures are ra...Well, it depends on how many of the figures are rare colors. If they are all original colors $150 is on the low end of fair. If you have several of the rarest colors, I'd pay more than that and I would guess that others would as well. Send me picture and I can give a much better idea of value.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-48070713975932999282017-03-30T05:34:05.382-07:002017-03-30T05:34:05.382-07:00I have the following
292 Gargoyles
255 Knights
94 ...I have the following<br />292 Gargoyles<br />255 Knights<br />94 Wizards<br />78 Ogres<br />74 Vikings<br />53 Faceless Lizards<br />39 Dragon Riders<br />Of every color you can imagine. I have a guy offering me $150 for this lot. Is this a fair price of should I throw the lot on ebay? Thanks for any help. I just don't know the value of these figures and didn't want taken advantage of :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-76999412886833467292017-03-18T10:16:57.565-07:002017-03-18T10:16:57.565-07:00I always hated playmats too, even as a kid. But I ...I always hated playmats too, even as a kid. But I just want to use this as the basis for a dungeons in a Dungeons & Dragons adventure, because I really like that premise they offer on the box.Daton Sungoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-13466993543006854232017-03-17T13:09:32.100-07:002017-03-17T13:09:32.100-07:00I have always hated playmats. To me, toy soldiers...I have always hated playmats. To me, toy soldiers are for playing with in the dirt. I don't have any pictures of the Castlelon playmat. Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-60669166277537138982017-03-16T18:35:06.270-07:002017-03-16T18:35:06.270-07:00Are there any nice loose pics of the Dungeons of C...Are there any nice loose pics of the Dungeons of Castlelon playset or better yet, high quality scans of the playmat?<br />I run D&D games and the little text blurb on the box just has my dungeon master's gears turning.Daton Sungoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-7996867654941895832017-01-20T15:36:44.931-08:002017-01-20T15:36:44.931-08:00I certainly will. I have some decent shots that th...I certainly will. I have some decent shots that the seller sent me before purchase. I can start with those and get you more when it arrives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184359289141178105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-18270692427089807692017-01-20T15:32:31.572-08:002017-01-20T15:32:31.572-08:00Nice score. Send me some pictures if you get a ch...Nice score. Send me some pictures if you get a chance. Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-74241205412968118682017-01-20T14:08:48.639-08:002017-01-20T14:08:48.639-08:00Sweet, I did good then. I went ahead and took a ch...Sweet, I did good then. I went ahead and took a chance on it and paid earlier today. 100 bucks. I've wanted that purple sled thing ever since I first saw it. Amazing! Thanks so much for the info Shaun. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184359289141178105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-61096909520062196562017-01-20T13:34:15.413-08:002017-01-20T13:34:15.413-08:00Around $200.Around $200.Fantasy Toy Soldiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579757785447085995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450385060357670401.post-8318263211221390372017-01-20T09:23:45.621-08:002017-01-20T09:23:45.621-08:00What do you put as a value on the first of the two...What do you put as a value on the first of the two fantasy assortment boxes above? The one with the super awesome purple dragon/demon/cyclops sled that you never find loose? I have a chance to buy one and I don't want to over pay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184359289141178105noreply@blogger.com