Légion Étrangère The French Foreign Legion was founded in 1831 to incorporate soldiers that were not French but wanted to fight for France. They were considered “Français par le sang versé”. This troops participated in colonial wars but also in Europe during I and II World Wars. Plastic Figures Academy ________1_____ 2________ 3 _______4 ______5 […]
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 […]
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 […]
German Infantry is an obligatory theme for WW II figures. I have a few versions from different makers. Bibliography: Lee Turner (2007) Twentieth Century Retro. German Army by European Makers. Plastic Warrior, 119: 6-8 p. Airfix Very nice figures. I add some static grass on bases. The officer aims very carefully. The kneeling soldier is […]
Airfix The British infantry box includes an Official and a small mortar. The soldier with the Bren light machine gun is a very nice figure. The figures were painted by me and I added a bit of static grass on the bases. More recently Airfix launched a series of figures in kit form with 6 […]
Medieval figures are common in many toy makers, mainly plate armour types. As figures de tema medieval são comuns em muitos fabricantes, nomeadamente armadas com armadura de placas. A Call to Arms This company produced a box of Normand soldiers in 4 poses. Albeit the option for separate shields the poses are a bit flat. […]
The American Army of WWII is one of the most common theme of toy soldiers. These soldiers are known as “GI” (Government Issue). Here I’m going to show some figures made by various companies. 21st Century Toys This American company makes very good figures, painted and with geomorphic bases. Each box contains 6 figures. The […]