Toy Story Collection Bucket O Soldiers

Who could forget when the trailer for the first Toy Story was first released in 1995, where Woody was giving an order to the Sergeant. “Sergeant, establish a recon post downstairs. Code Red.” Next thing we knew, the soldiers were jumping out of their Bucket O Soldiers tub to carry out their mission downstairs to discover “the big one”. We were introduced to the soldiers along with Woody before we even got a glimpse of Andy or any of this other toys and I’m sure we were all immediately hooked! It is no surprise then that the Bucket O Soldiers were included when Thinkway Toys created the Toy Story Collection.

The Toy Story Collection Bucket O Soldiers looks fantastic and the lid looks exactly like the one we see in the movie. The bucket itself looks great as well and is very accurate to the movie. There are some differences but I would say these are more than understandable. The tub has the Toy Story Collection label on it, which I think we would all be proud to display, and a little box that tells you that the bucket includes 72 soldiers, 2 parachutes, and a certificate of authenticity, followed by a choking hazard warning. My only complaint about the bucket itself is that it is a little short compared to the movie. The bucket stands at about 5” tall, however it seems to be a lot taller in the movie.

The soldiers themselves are absolutely stunning, highly detailed, and made to a high quality. I believe the types of soldiers and the numbers of each will vary depending on which bucket you bought, as there have been a few waves of Toy Story Collection/Signature Collection toys. I bought mine very recently (2015) and my bucket contained 12 different soldiers:

 

 

Soldier #1: Standing soldier with a rifle over his head (7 Soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #2: Standing soldier holding a metal detector/landmine detector (7 Soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #3: Kneeling soldier with a rifle (7 Soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #4: Soldier with a rifle in a prone position (7 Soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #5: Kneeling Soldier with a bazooka (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

 

Soldier #6: Standing solider with a handgun and binoculars (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #7: Saluting solider with binoculars (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

 

Soldier #8: Standing soldier holding a rifle at waist level (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #9: Stepping soldier holding a rifle (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

Soldier #10: Kneeling soldier with a rocket launcher (7 soldiers)

 

 

 

 

Parachute Solider #1: Standing solider with a rifle (1 soldier)

 

 

 

 

 

Parachute Soldier #2: Soldier with knees bent holding a rifle (1 soldier)

 

 

 

The Bucket O Soldiers is very well made and comes at a very reasonable cost. It is absolutely necessary for any Toy Story collection. A fun idea for all the Toy Story fans out there would be to hang the parachute soldiers from the ceiling and place a few in any plants in your home to place them on a Code Red mission in your very own home!