Toy soldiers have come a long way from being just a bit of fun during childhood. They are now a seriously grown-up investment that can fetch thousands of pounds. Small military models have been found ...

In Daniel Tiffin's office in Richmond Hill, Ont., thousands of colourful infantrymen, their bayonets and muskets aloft, charge into battle. To the experienced eye, their positions will look familiar.

The huge collection covered every inch of Carmelo Mazzotta's garage A collection of about 100,000 toy soldiers and even more accessories - amassed over a lifetime and stored in a garage - is to be ...