Have you ever seen those tiny miniature toy soldiers? What are they for?

I can picture that older gentleman in my mind sitting in front of a table with hundreds of toy soldiers on it, each perfectly designed and each unique to the others. A large magnifying glass is mounted on the table between him and the army, small cups of paints are there with little tiny paint brushes. The gentleman creates and ever so carefully paints each little detail on each soldier. No amount of time spent on just one of these little soldiers is too much.

Then when he finishes his daily batch of soldiers he sits back and smiles. A soft sigh of success and joy slowly exits his lungs. These little soldiers bring him joy. They are his craftsmanship.

Hmm, we still didn't see what the soldiers were for. Or, did we? Aha, do you see it?