William Britain toy soldiers are renowned for being made of high quality materials with intricate detailing. So it is funny to think that there are plastic Britains…but it’s true!
William Britain acquired Herald Miniatures, a company that specialized in plastic figurines in the 1950’s.
Then in the mid 60’s, the cost of lead rose and UK safety regulations regarding lead slowed production of Britains’ main product, metal toy soldiers.
In 1976, Britain also began producing plastic figures with metal bases for their Deetail product line. Check out one example from Deetail below
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| The Britains Deetail WWII German Toy Soldiers Infantry | with King Tiger |
