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: January 2020

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Friday, January 31, 2020

Moscow uprising of 1905 in Moscow's Presnia district

The Moscow uprising of 1905 from December 7th till December 17th was the culminating point of the 1905 Russian Revolution that was the rehearsal of the October 1917 Russian Revolution.
These photos were taken at the Presnia Museum diorama in Moscow that was created by painter Efim Deshalyt in 1982.





Wednesday, January 29, 2020

WW1 Belgian dog-drawn machine gun paper cutouts

These Belgian dog-drawn machine gun paper cutouts were published in the Boston Globe on 22nd of August  1915.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

WW2: The liberation of Europe by Soviet troops

This diorama, representing the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany by Soviet troops,  is displayed at T-34 Tank History Museum located near the town of Dmitrov (Russia).



Monday, January 27, 2020

Elastolin and Lineol German combat medic from the closed museum in Sintra (Portugal)

Photos of Elastolin and Lineol combat  medic soldiers taken at Museu do Bringuedo (Sintra, Portugal) in 2010 (permanently closed at this moment). Photo source https://flic.kr/s/aHsiNzZ1ox 




WW1 French Postcard: Bombardement de Carlsruhe

WW1 French Postcard: Bombardement de Carlsruhe.



Sunday, January 26, 2020

🇵🇹⚔️⚔️⚔️💥💥💥Photos of Lineol and Elastolin soldiers from Museu do Brinquedo - Sintra (Portugal)

More photos of Elastolin and Lineol mainly Portuguese army soldiers taken at Museu do Bringuedo (Sintra, Portugal) in 2010 (permanently closed at this moment). Photo source https://flic.kr/s/aHsiNzZ1ox 







WW2 T-34 scale models at T-34 Tank History Museum

These WW2  dioramas are presented at T-34 Tank History Museum located near the town of Dmitrov (Russia).





Friday, January 24, 2020

At the Dardanelles... French WW1 postcard

At the Dardanelles. The  forts are destroyed ; the landing of the allies ... Have a nice weekend !



Thursday, January 23, 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

WW1 Austrian paper cutout soldier from Boston Globe

WW1 Austrian paper cutout soldier from Boston Globe newspaper published on 9th of May 1915

(from https://mostlypaperdollstoo.blogspot.com)

WW1 British Army

Some pictures of WW1 British soldiers produced by Durso (Belgium) and Hausser/Elastolin (Germany). 




Monday, January 20, 2020

WW1 Military cutouts from Boston Globe

These Serbian paper cutout soldiers laying and hiding a field phone under fire were published in Boston Globe from 5th of September 1915.

From https://mostlypaperdollstoo.blogspot.com/

Sunday, January 19, 2020

WW1 Hospital tent and a horse drawn ambulance...

I made some photos of this big hospital tent that was presumably produced by Lineol in 30s. The horse drawn ambulance is made by Hausser/Elastolin in late 20s. The soldiers are from different German and Belgian makers, including Elastolin, Lineol, Schusso, Leyla  and Durso.







Saturday, January 18, 2020

WW1 German postcard .. Ein Kriegsjahr

German WW1 postcard “Ein Kriegsjahr”  - a war year..


Friday, January 17, 2020

Photos of Lineol and Elastolin soldiers from Museu do Brinquedo - Sintra (Portugal)

I found these nice photos of Elastolin and Lineol soldiers taken at Museu do Bringuedo (Sintra, Portugal) in 2010. Unfortunately the museum is permanently closed at this moment. Photo source https://flic.kr/s/aHsiNzZ1ox . 🇾🇪💥💥💥💣💣💣🇫🇷🇬🇧🇵🇹