There are many companies that made miniatures from the British Army that fought in the Second World War. Armies from countries of the Commonwealth are also shown in this chapter. Airfix British Support Group
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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 […]
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 […]
The 8th Army is one of the most famous units of the British Army from World War II. The 8th Army fought in the North Africa against the German Afrika Korps. Airfix Airfix company produced 7 different figures of good quality. The poses are dynamic including a running officer. Matchbox The seven figures produced by […]
For the purpose of this chapter we consider as “Modern Armies” those that represent soldiers after World War II. Airfix German Army British Army SAS Athena Greek Army Soldiers with traditional uniforms for parade occasions. Original paint work. ESCI 5501 – Modern U S Paratroopers Figures of very good quality with believable poses. Gulliver These […]
The Russian Army fought for the Allies in World War II and after a very difficult begin reached Berlin in may 1945 ending war in Europe. There are a few references representing this army. Airfix Airfix figures include the usual 7 poses. It is nice the inclusion of an officer looking for the enemy with […]
Japan fought in World War II along Germany and Italy. The Japanese Army conquest many islands in the Pacific and most of the South East Asia including the Philippines, the Malaysian peninsula and Singapore. There a few figures from this army in my collection. Airfix As usual there are seven different poses of this army […]
The name “Napoleonic Wars” derives directly from the French General Napoleon Bonaparte. After the French Revolution this French officer had the opportunity to show his strategic qualities and ultimately crowned himself as French Emperor. Many toy soldier makers made figures of these theme, mostly French and British army, but also from other countries like Russia, […]
Paratroopers were one of elite soldiers of the IIWW. In spite of their fame their operational exits were scarce. In the invasion of Crete, German casualties were so high that Hitler refused more para-shooting until the end of war. More often paratroopers were used as elite infantry. Airfix 2712 – German Paratroopers UK Paratroopers Airfix […]
Many toy soldier makers included in their production Indians or Native Americans. The huge production of Hollywood films with far west theme is probably the main reason for this option. Bibliography: Johnson, Michael G. & Jonathan Smith. American Indian Tribes of the Southwest. Men-at-Arms 488. Osprey Publishing. 48pp. Johnson, Michael G. & Jonathan Smith. North […]