Toy soldiers, those simple plastic playthings cherished (and sometimes mangled) by generations of boys, are being redeployed in 24-karat gold. You won't want to strap one of these tiny fighting men to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If, like us, you loved playing pretend wargames with tiny plastic soldiers when you were a kid, then Toy Soldiers is made for you. The upcoming ...

For the first time, little green plastic army women will be stationed near their male counterparts on toy store shelves. Plastic Army Women will become available for purchase in time for the holiday ...

As a little lad, if I wasn’t bugging my older siblings to catch a cheeky go on their ZX Spectrums, I could often be found staging mock conflicts with my green plastic toy soldiers and generally making ...

Vivian Lord may be only 6 years old, but she’s making her voice heard. This summer, when she began playing with plastic toy soldiers, she was struck by one glaring issue: There were no women. Vivian ...

This summer, a young girl from Arkansas wrote a Northeastern Pennsylvania toy company out of frustration. "My name is Vivian. I am six years old. Why do you not make girl army men?" wrote Vivian Lord ...

A Chicago-area resident is protesting the Iraq War by leaving green plastic toy soldiers around town with anti-war messages on them. Sallie Gratch asks people to contact her when they find the ...

A Pennsylvania toy company says it’s making plastic toy female soldiers thanks to requests from female veterans, toy fans, and a persuasive letter from a 6-year-old girl. The new troops will be female ...