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, November 2, 2025

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.

Saturday, November 1, 2025

WW1 French postcard - J’envoie mon baiser Γ  Papa πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡«πŸ‡·

"J’envoie mon baiser Γ  Papa" – “I send my kiss to Daddy.” A beautifully hand-tinted French postcard from the First World War, published by La PensΓ©e (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.

Monday, October 27, 2025

Wehrmacht Officers in the Field from Elastolin πŸ”˜πŸ“»πŸ—Ί️🧭

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.

Sunday, October 19, 2025

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.

Friday, October 10, 2025

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.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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.



Sunday, October 5, 2025

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.