A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. The term applies to depictions of uniformed military personnel from all eras, and includes knights, cowboys, American Indians, pirates, samurai, and other subjects that involve combat-related themes. Toy soldiers vary from simple playthings to highly realistic and detailed models. The latter are of more recent development and are sometimes called model figures to distinguish them from traditional toy soldiers. Larger scale toys such as dolls and action figures may come in military uniforms, but they are not generally considered toy soldiers.
54 mm (1:32 scale) toy soldiers by Imperial Productions of New Zealand
Vintage plastic Trojan War figure by Herald
World War I-era toy soldiers
Painted and unpainted American Civil War-era plastic figures by Accurate
A figurine or statuette, is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with clay, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of porcelain are called terracottas in historical contexts.
Chinese porcelain blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty
Prehistoric Venus of Willendorf figurine
Dancing Tanagra figurine, Hellenistic terracotta, 2nd-century BC
Minoan praying woman in bronze, 16th century BC
