The 8th Army is one of the most famous units of the British Army from the II World War. The 8th Army fought in the North Africa against the German Afrika Korps. Airfix This company produced 7 different figures of good quality. The poses are dynamic including a running officer. Matchbox The seven figures include […]
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This collection of toy soldiers begun in 6th January 2022 and will end in 23rd February 2023 on a weekly basis. The collection is released by the Spanish firm Luppa and includes a total of 60 figures produced in China. The quality is good if not outstanding. The price is 9.95€ per figure that comes […]
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 UK Paratroopers Airfix made 7 poses very […]
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 […]
WWII was the most terrible war of all. Making figures representing soldiers from this war was inevitable. The conflict was fought in many different places by many different armies. The Generals The most part of figures produced related to soldiers with one officer in some boxes. The Rocco company made a group of Generals/Politicians From […]
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 […]
The German Afrika Korps is, almost, a mandatory theme for every company that makes IIWW figures. Airfix I painted the figures with two colours so they look less monotonous. I was inspired by photos in one magazine. I apologize because getting the right colour is not easy. But these are only toy soldiers… As usually […]
Airfix was one of the most important makers of plastic kits and figures. The figures were made in scales 1/72 and 1/35. Nowadays the production of plastic kits continues. Recently a few boxes have been produced of figures in kit form. Airfix WWII Australian Infantry A02709 This reference included 7 different poses. The figures were […]