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 […]
Canoes and rafts were an essential mean of locomotion in the rivers of North America. I´ve got a few in my collection. Britains The Britains canoe is very carefully moulded, showing a wood frame to support the animal skins. This canoe was moulded in a strange blue colour. It has a piece of cargo and […]
This German produces figures with an childish appearance but some are very well researched and historically correct. Antiquity The couple Cleopatra and Julius Caesar is the most famous of Antiquity. I think they are very nicely done. Ref. 5394. The Egyptian army very well represented with the “khopesh” sword and shields with cow skin. A […]
Lego is a Danish company that produces plastic pieces to make everything you could imagine. This is probably the most famous toy making company of all. This company produces figures to go with their houses and vehicles. In my collection I have some figures of the Star War series. Some come with space ships and […]
This British company is, probably, the most famous maker of toy soldiers. Plastic Figures Britains Swoppets Swoppet, War of the Roses figures The swoppet figures are made of parts that joint though pegs. This series is one of the best ever produced in plastic. These figures were produced between 1959 and 1972.There are six different […]
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 […]
When we buy a plastic kit we get some quantity of sprue. There are two options; we can put that excess of plastic in garbage can or we opt to use that material in a project. Looking at the morphology of sprues I had, I decided to make a bridge. Let´s see how I did […]
For me to collect toy soldiers is not only to get many figures but also to know something about the company that made that particular item of my collection. Over the years I bought some books and magazines that I’m going to comment in the following posts. I hope that fellow collectors will find this […]
1/32 plastic figures Airfix plastic figures were one of the most popular brands in the 60’s and 70’s. Nowadays this company continue to produce models of planes and military vehicles. In my collection I have many references but unfortunatly not all. French Guard Grenadiers. The engraving quality was very good. In each box there were […]