So simple but for a kid with a vivid imagination: countless hours of fun, creation and destruction. I used to set up trenches and bridges in the dirt with twigs, landmines and other traps, sometimes even going so far as to customize the plastic soldier with battle damage or a new pose/look. have huge battles and wars complete with tanks, helicopters, icbm's and more. I really loved them and loved to find rare ones, it was almost like collecting cards or something like that. it later transitioned into miniature tabletop war gaming for me in my teenage years and i enjoy that to this day in my early thirties. fond memories and some good direction for someone with a vivid imagination and idle hands like myself. hands down my favorite toy.