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.

Villa Rustica in Radvande near Maribor 🏛️🏛️🏺🏺🏛️🏛️

These photos show an attempted reconstruction of daily life on a larger Roman farming estate (Villa Rustica) from the 2nd–4th century AD. The display is a collaboration between the Regional Museum Maribor and the World of Tin Figures in Katzelsdorf. It offers a fascinating glimpse into rural Roman life — from military presence to agricultural and household activities — all captured in tin miniature.

Elastolin Soldiers of the 1930s Against Time and Rust

A small group of composition Elastolin soldiers by Hausser, Germany. These hand-painted figures include a soldier with a shovel, one carrying supplies, a marching soldier, and a torchbearer.

E.J.M. Red Army Cossacks – Made in Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🚩🚩🚩

These striking composition figures were produced in the 1930s–40s by Roberto Pro – Juguetes México in Coyoacán, Mexico City. His company manufactured toy soldiers of remarkable quality, often compared with the German makers Elastolin and Lineol. The models typically came in 65mm and 80mm scales, and can be identified by the thick bases inscribed in high relief with: “Juguetes México”, “E.J.M. Made in Mexico” or simply “Made in Mexico”. Among the most distinctive of his creations are the Red Army Cossacks, depicted here with cavalry and a standard bearer. A fascinating historical footnote: from January 1937 until his assassination in August 1940, Leon Trotsky and his wife lived in Coyoacán – the very neighborhood where these figures were being crafted. It’s an intriguing overlap of political history and toy soldier production.

Chimeras from Randimals

🐧🐺 Randimals Penguin–Husky hybrids and 🐢🦒 Giraffe–Turtle mashups – quirky chimeras. 🦍❄️ MOJO Yeti (Bigfoot) figurines – fantasy beasts with glowing eyes and icy details.

Lineol German Officers (Generalstab) – 1930s 🗺️🗺️🗺️

A fine group of Lineol composition officers from the 1930s, shown at a field HQ. The set includes an officer with map, a commander pointing forward, and a senior officer in an overcoat with binoculars — featuring a movable arm, a hallmark of Lineol’s craftsmanship.

Early Durso Soldiers – 1935 German Wehrmacht Figures

A set of early Durso(Belgium) composition soldiers from around 1935, depicting German Wehrmacht troops. Some of these figures stand on oval bases inscribed “Fabrication Belge”.