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.
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Almirall Palou This collection of metal miniatures from this Spanish maker, included leaflets that could be grouped in four books. There are 60 miniatures of medium quality from almost every army that fought in World War II. The Portuguese version of the collection arrived in market in 1999 and was edited by RBA Lusomundo. 1 […]
This was a small collection of 20 metal miniatures from Almirall Palou edited by RBA Realizaciones Editoriales. In Portugal the collection was published in 1998. The sculpture and the painting were not outstanding as usually with this maker. Naturally there is a certain bias towards the Spanish Army. A good book relating to XIX century […]
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 […]
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 […]