Composition Figures In this chapter are included all figures with the characteristic British equipment. However the figures painted in grey uniforms represent, probably, the Portuguese army. ______Elastolin__________ Lineol__________ Lineol ________Durso___________Elastolin_____________Lineol Lineol figures. The soldiers in grey uniforms were, probably, made for the Portuguese market.
The first three figures are from Lineol and the other two are from Elastolin. The figures were painted with various colours and only the last has a colour similar to French “blue horizont”. _____________Lineol________________________ Elastolin________
Composition Figures The most prolific makers of toy soldiers in composition material where from Germany. The most famous are Lineol and Elastolin. Figures from Elastolin. ______Elastolin ____________Fröha_________Elastolin___Elastolin Soldiers throwing a grenade. The third and fourth figures have an head that is probably from the U S Army.
Playmobil This is one of the most “toyish” figure in my collection. Starlux
The Egypt campaign was a complete disaster for the French army and navy mainly with the defeat in the battle of Aboukir. In this set I illustrate two figures that I have with Napoleon riding a Camel.
Composition Figures The composition figures known as “Pratas” were made in Portugal by the family with the same name. They made copies from German companies but also many soldiers from Portuguese Army and Police. Probably a copy of German soldiers. The base shape is similar to Elastoline bases. Soldiers from the modern Portuguese Army. The […]
There are many companies that produce figures in kit form made of various small pieces that can be glued. Making and painting these figures is an specialized hobby. Airfix 3501 British 8th Army The bases of this figure was made from bits of plastic from other figures, sand and small pebbles. 3502 German Afrika Korps […]
This company produced groups of four metal figures including a General and three soldiers. Figures are a bit flat but well painted. American Civil War Confederate Army
Airfix The figures in here represent the Russian army during World War two, they are in a really good shape. This sets include different types of figures with different types of weapons such as ligh machineguns, heavy machineguns and rifles. Atlantic The Atlantic figures seem to have different scales. The first soldier has a knee […]
Samurai is the name of some Japanese noble soldiers from XVI to XIX centuries. The bulk of Japanese armies were common soldiers known as “ashigaru”. Aoshima Aoshima 022696 Fire arms were introduced in Japan by Portuguese navigators. The second figure is climbing a wood tower to attack a fortress.