J.R.D. Composition Soldiers & Peugeot Military Truck (France, 1930s–1940s) 🚛🚛🚛🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

A wonderful addition to my pre-war French collection: original J.R.D. composition soldiers paired with a J.R.D. military truck most likely modelled on the Peugeot DMA, introduced in 1940.

Luftwaffe Headquarters – Elastolin & Lineol, 1930s Germany

This composition depicts a Luftwaffe headquarters scene, assembled from original Elastolin and Lineol figures produced in Germany during the 1930s.The grouping includes Luftwaffe officers and soldiers. Figures representing Luftwaffe personnel by Elastolin and Lineol are notably rarer than Heer (Army) figures, as both manufacturers produced a far greater number of standard Wehrmacht and infantry sets. The Luftwaffe range was more limited, often featuring officers, pilots, or sentries rather than full combat series, which makes these air force figures particularly sought after by collectors today.

Lineol Red Army Cavalryman 🐎🐎🐎🚩🚩🚩

This finely detailed composition figure was produced by Lineol(Germany) in the 1930s, depicting a Soviet cavalry officer of the Red Army.

WW1 French postcard - J’envoie mon baiser à Papa 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

"J’envoie mon baiser à Papa" – “I send my kiss to Daddy.” A beautifully hand-tinted French postcard from the First World War, published by La Pensée (no. 74). It shows a young boy sending a kiss to his father at the front while proudly waving the French tricolour. On the table before him stand rows of toy soldiers, miniature cannons, and Allied flags — a child’s playworld echoing the realities of war.

Wehrmacht Officers in the Field from Elastolin 🔘📻🗺️🧭

A beautifully preserved set of Elastolin composition figures from the 1930s, depicting German officers in the field — a radio operator, a map reader, and an observer. Made by Hausser/Elastolin, these hand-painted pieces capture remarkable detail and realism for their time.

Lineol Composition Soldiers – LMG-Gruppe, mit Dreibein, auf Flugzeug schließend 🌩️🌩️🌩️

This finely detailed Lineol set depicts a German machine gun group engaging an aircraft (No. 5/161). The team is equipped with an MG 08 mounted on a tripod and accompanied by spotters and riflemen in action poses. Produced in the 1930s, these hand-painted composition figures capture Lineol’s characteristic realism and dynamic grouping. Despite the passage of time, the original paintwork and facial expressions remain remarkably vivid.

German Armoured Vehicles on the Eastern Front

These photos show beautifully detailed German tinplate windup military toys produced by Tippco and Gama in the 1930s. The scene depicts Tippco armoured cars  (models WH-194 and WH-196) and the Gama tank 65 with Panzer crew composition figures on the Eastern Front.

Tippco Heeresfahrzeug 1 (Hf. 1) – Camouflaged Tinplate Horse-Drawn Military Carriage🐴🐴🐴

The Heeresfahrzeug 1 (Hf. 1) is a fascinating tinplate toy carriage produced by the German firm Tippco in the early 1930s. This detailed model represents a camouflaged military horse-drawn vehicle, reflecting the design and style of interwar German army transport.

Durso Composition Red Army Soldiers ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A small group of composition soldiers made by the Belgian firm Durso in the 1940s–1950s. These 7cm figures represent Red Army infantrymen wearing the distinctive budenovka caps with red stars.

Tippco Horse-Drawn Carriage with Machine Gun 🐴🐴🐴💥💥💥

This rare tinplate toy was produced in the early 1930s by Tippco (Tin Toy Company), a German firm renowned for its windup military models. The carriage, decorated in green and brown lithographed camouflage, is horse-drawn and carries uniformed soldiers with a mounted machine gun. Its design reflects German WWI army MG units, when horse-drawn carriages and mobile machine gun teams were still in use before motorized vehicles became standard.

German Tinplate Military Vehicles and Composition Figures🛡️🛡️🛡️

A small scene with 1930s German tinplate military toys: Tippco’s armored cars (models WH-194 and WH-196) and the Gama Tank 65, photographed together with Elastolin and Lineol panzertruppen crew composition figures.

Elastolin Marching Infantrymen with Shovels (Late 1930s) 🪏🪏🪏🪖🪖🪖

Elastolin Infantrymen (Late 1930s) Here are three Elastolin composition infantry figures from the late 1930s. This version, distinguished by the entrenching shovels carried on their backs, is a relatively rare variation compared to the more common marching poses of the period.