Elastolin : BDM - League of German Girls 👧👧👧

The League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM)) was the girls' wing of the Nazi Party youth movement founded in 1930, the Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend). It was the only legal female youth organization in Nazi Germany.With the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, the organization de facto ceased to exist. In 30s, Elastolin produced several types of composition 70mm figurines representing BDM members (0/29/614, 0/29/66, 29/65).

Esci/Italeri Modern Soviet Paratroopers

Esci/Italeri 1:35 Modern Soviet Paratroopers "Spetsnaz", No. 5502.The Soviet–Afghan War (1979 - 1989).

Portrait of the Future Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria 🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🫅🏻🫅🏻🫅🏻👑👑👑

Portrait of the Future Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) as a Grenadier with Toy Soldiers, 1832 - Waldmueller, Ferdinand Georg (1793-1865).

Hitler and Hess

Rudolf Hess was a top Nazi official and close associate of Adolph Hitler who shocked the world in the spring of 1941 by flying a small plane to Scotland, parachuting to the ground, and claiming when captured that he was delivering a peace proposal from Germany. His arrival was met with astonishment and skepticism, and he spent the rest of the war in captivity. These composition figurines of Hitler and Hess were produced by Elastolin (Germany) in 30s.

Japanese netsuke from Museum of Siamese Art in Cagliari

Museum of Siamese Art (Museo d’Arte Siamese Stefano Cardu)(Cagliari, Italy) demonstrates Chinese figurines from bone and Japanese netsuke representing social stereotypes.

Wehrmacht infantry soldiers from Kienel🥁🥁🥁

Kienel(Thuringia, Germany) used to produce quite distinctive 1/24 compositie soldiers in 30s. Many collectors are struggling to identify Kienel's soldiers because they have no any maker stamps.Luigi Toiati provides describes Kienel soldiers in his book "The History of Toy Soldiers" (2019): "Kienel ‘attained a fairly high quality’ ....and although his figures are unmarked, they are recognizable by the ‘healthy, farm boy appearance of their soldiers’".

Good camo of American soldiers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🪂🪂🪂⛰️🏔️🗻

1/35 Modern U.S. paratroopers produced by ESCI (Italy).They are perfectly camouflaged to blend into this mountain landscape.

German tin hussars 🐎🐎🐎⚔️⚔️⚔️

Old tin German hussars from an unknown maker. The KLM's Delft Blue ceramic houses contain Jenever gin inside. 

6 Duces…🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

6 composition figures of Benito Mussolini produced by German toy makers, Elastolin and Lineol, in 30s. Which one is your favorite Duce ?

Lineol: Royal Canadian Mounted Police 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁🍁

Canadian Mounted composition policemen produced by Lineol (Germany)(Scale 7 cm).

1/35 Esci Modern U.S. Paratroopers 🇺🇸🇻🇮🪂🪂🪂🌤️🌤️🌤️

The Modern U.S. Paratroopers No. 5501 set from ESCI (Italy).

Italeri/Esci - Soviet Special Forces 80s

Italeri/ESCI (1/32) Soviet Special Forces plastic set from 80s.