THats odd, I got my soldiers fort about this time last year and my soldiers still look like new! You must really have fun with your figures if the gold is where ing off... But thats what legos are for, fun! (love the litte minifig heads!)
This thread is a place where you can tell the world about the size of soldier armies!
I have 4 vintage redcoats, 1 bluecoat, 11 new redcoats, the new Governor Broadside, and Admiral Woodhouse.
I've been to Lego.com recently. They have a game for the pirates theme where you have to steal the treasure from the soldiers. That's nice but then it acts like the soldiers are evil and the pirates are the good guys! I tried posting the same thing on the lego message boards but it was rejected and they said, "Don't like it"! The classic sets made all the factions sound neutral.
-Josh