In this episode of The Little Things, we lay siege to the wizard towers, deadly dungeons and fantasy fortresses on plastic terrain playmats throughout the 1980s as we look at the Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery Molded Plastic Figure Playsets of the time period. There were dozens of these sets available, as the boom in fantasy toys were reaching an all time high due to Masters of the Universe and Dungeons and Dragons. They were great toys on their own, but could be (and probably were) used as supplements to the D&D game. Playsets such as Dragonriders of the Styx, Forest of Doom, Fires of Shandarr, Tower of the Night and Castlelon by Dimensions for Children (DFC) as well as lesser known playsets by companies such as Arco, Fleetwood, Helm, and Marty just to name a few. They were everywhere and at many different price points, so many kids owned them in some form or another. So pick up your sword, gird your loins, and have fun sieging the castle as we take a look at many of these toy sets.
Thanks to:
Fantasy Toy Soldiers
2 Warps to Neptune
Plaid Stallions
Little Weirdos
Toys Soldier HQ

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