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, February 16, 2025

Giovinezza ! Giovinezza ! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

This Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito) consists of different composition 70mm soldiers produced by Elastolin, Lineol, Lineol Duscha, Nardi and Durso. The video is generated with Hailuo AI. 

 

Saturday, February 15, 2025

WW1 German Postcard

Großer Sieg über die Russen! Great victory over the Russians ! Published by Künstler-AK M.H.S.

Friday, February 14, 2025

WW2 British Commandos 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Composition British Commandos produced by Belgian makers: GJ and NB (Nazaire Beeusaert) in 40s/50s. The wooden models of armored vehicles were produced in France in late 40s.

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Furchgotts - Time for Toys 1959 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Furchgotts - Time for Toys (USA) 1959 Content: 32 pages The catalog lists nice toy soldier sets from Louis Marx : (A) The Battle of the Blue and Gray to re-enact exciting history. (B) Army training center for playtime maneuvers (C) Fort Pitt play set to re-create battles between frontiersmen and Indians. (D) Official "Tales of Wells Fargo" and some other great toys from 50s.
Original size: 265 x 180 mm.

Catalog link is available here: 

Saturday, February 8, 2025

The New Reich Chancellery's Courtyard of Honor 🔥🔥🔥

In late January 1938, Adolf Hitler officially assigned his favourite architect, Albert Speer, to build the New Reich Chancellery.The New Reich Chancellery building (completed in early 1939) was seriously damaged during World War II and subsequently demolished. The New Reich Chancellery's Courtyard of Honor main entrance was flanked by Arno Breker's two bronze statues Die Wehrmacht and Die Partei ("The Armed Forces" and "The Party"). The Old and New Chancellery shared a large garden area, with the underground Führerbunker, where Hitler ultimately committed suicide at the end of April 1945. Composition soldiers produced by Elastolin and Lineol in late 30s.

Sunday, February 2, 2025

WW1 fieldpost postcard "General Field Marshal von Hindenburg" 17.02.1915 ⚔️⚔️⚔️

WW1 German postcard depicts Field Marshal von Hindenburg (1847 -1934)rounding up fleeing crowds of soldiers with his hands.The postcard is dedicated to the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia (7–28 February 1915).

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Wish list of a ten-year-old (Christmas 1938).

Wish list of a ten-year-old Christmas 1938 (Wunschzettel eines Zehnjährigen  Weihnachten 1938) from Walter Kempowski's book "Wer will unter die Soldaten ?" (1976). There are some interesting items from Hausser, Lineol and Marklin 🙂.