New production run in the works

From: Tim Mee Plastic Army Men 

The Tim Mee reissued M16 soldiers have been so popular we're expecting to run out in 2 or 3 weeks. The factory is on the case though and a new run is in the works and should be ready within a month. The big news is that this run will included a second color assortment 'Gray vs Red' in addition to the traditional Green vs. Tan.

New old stock

From: Jeff Imel at Victory Buy

M48 Patton Tank

"An American Classic is available once again! This Tim Mee #729 M48 Patton Tank was manufactured in the last days of the great American toy company, Processed Plastic (Tim Mee's parent company). The tank features a turret that rotates, measures 6.5 inches long and is approximately 1:48 scale. Made from slightly stiff tan color HDPE plastic with medium detail and very little flashing. The first version of this vehicle was produced in 1964 and modeled after the M48A2 Patton tank. It was modified several times over the decades until the final version seen here. This may the most popular and most widely copied toy tank of all time. This vehicle has been safely stored in a sealed factory box since the factory closed their doors, and has been inspected, individually bagged, and sealed for return to the marketplace. This is real toy, meant to be set up, knocked over, picked up and played with for years to come. Recommended for ages 5 to 105!"

The following vehicles will be available in limited quantities:

• 729 Patton tank (green and tan)
• 719 Scout vehicle (green and tan)
• 739 Willy's Jeep (green) 

Hopefully sales will be brisk and therefore convince J. Lloyd International to reissue the Patton tank...along with a few other classic TimMee army vehicles.

Blog updates

It's been quite a while since I've updated the blog. Life is full of twists, turns and a multitude of distractions. I did, however, find some time this weekend to add several new pages with a few photos. And with a bit of determination I'll get them finished sooner rather than later this time as I have so much more to add. BTW, I'd love to hear where all you toy soldier fanatics are scoring your latest collection acquisitions from. And I don't mean Ebay sniper stories either! I wanna here how you climbed through 10 tons of crap in an old barn in 100° heat... pulled half the muscles in your body trying to dislodge a dilapidated box from underneath a filthy, cranky organ grinder and discovered a sealed bag of Rust-colored TimMees!

Semper Fi!

My latest acquisitions

From the U.S. Soldiers Korean War Series

Machine gunner with bi-pod machine gun

 

From the U.S. Soldiers World War II Series

Rare kneeling rifleman with base

Rare kneeling radio operator with base

Standing rifleman in rust

Rare Army Collie

Rare Army dog with crosses and rivets on backpack