This site is created for collectors of mainly composition vintage toy soldiers produced by great toy makers of the past: Elastolin, Hausser, Lineol, Durso, Kienel, Starlux, Leyla, Schusso, Armee, Trico, Duro, Durolin, NB, Triumph, GJ and many others.

Toy soldiers and real battles

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

WW1 fieldpost postcard "General Field Marshal von Hindenburg" 17.02.1915 ⚔️⚔️⚔️

WW1 German postcard depicts Field Marshal von Hindenburg (1847 -1934)rounding up fleeing crowds of soldiers with his hands.The postcard is dedicated to the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia (7–28 February 1915).

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Wish list of a ten-year-old (Christmas 1938).

Wish list of a ten-year-old Christmas 1938 (Wunschzettel eines Zehnjährigen  Weihnachten 1938) from Walter Kempowski's book "Wer will unter die Soldaten ?" (1976). There are some interesting items from Hausser, Lineol and Marklin 🙂.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Vladimir Lenin Makes a Speech 🗯️💬💭👁️‍🗨️🚩🚩🚩⚒️🛠️🔨

Vladimir Lenin addressing the Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets in Petrograd(Saint Petersburg), November 8,1917.The congress decrees: all power in the localities shall pass to the soviets of workers’, soldiers’ and peasants’ deputies, which must guarantee genuine revolutionary order. The photographed soldiers are produced mainly by Durso (Belgium), GJ (Belgium) and Elastolin (Germany)in 30s/50s. The video is generated with Hailuo AI. 

  

  

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Durso 5 cm Railroad and Garage Series 🚃🛤️🚂🚎🚍

In 50s, Durso (Belgium) produced the Railroad and Garage (Sujets de Chemin de fer & de Garage) series of 5 cm composition figures. This series include: Policeman directing trafic (9051), Priest (9055), Soldier on leave (9056), Gendarme (9061), Porter (9059), Station Master (9057), Traveler wearing overcoat (9052).
Durso 5 cm Railroad and Garage Series
Durso 5 cm Railroad and Garage Series

Friday, January 24, 2025

Russian Civil War 1918 -1921 And AI (Part 2) 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart for three years – between 1918 and 1921. The civil war occurred because after November 1917 Communist Revolution, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin's Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Red Army plastic toy soldiers (1/32) from Engineer Basevich.The Green army cossacks are produced by Armies in Plastic. Generated with Hailuo AI. 


 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Elastolin quick-marching figures of German soldiers - Inf. im neuen Schritt 🗡️🗡️🗡️

In 1939, Elastolin launched the quick-marching infantry figures as 'Inf. im neuen Schritt' - 'ín the new step'(2 and 6).Soldiers in brown tunics represent the late war production.

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Elastolin and Lineol Soldaten im Biwak - Shaving,Ironing and Boot-Cleaning 🪒🥾🧹♨️

Elastolin was clearly more diverse in the area of bivouac figures than Lineol. Elastolin produced the boot cleaner figure (550/30), the ironing figure (550/40) with a wooden ironing table and the shaving standing soldier (550/28).These figures were also produced in political parties colors (e.g., SA,SS). Lineol produced only the siting shaving figure presented here as well (5/220).
Elastolin and Lineol Soldaten im Biwak - Shaving,Ironing and Boot-Cleaning 🪒🥾🧹♨️
Elastolin and Lineol Soldaten im Biwak - Shaving,Ironing and Boot-Cleaning 🪒🥾🧹♨️