Starlux WW2 Red Army soldiers

The Starlux company comes from an artisanal toy factory in Meudon, created by Élie Tarroux in Paris in 1930. The first composition soldiers were produced by Élie Tarroux till the end of 40s. In 1946, Pierre Beffara, succeeding his father-in-law Élie Tarroux, began manufacturing figurines in plastic material. At the height of its activity, the company employed up to 250 people,many of whom worked from home to paint the figures.The company was liquidated in 1996 Some quite interesting WW2 Red Army plastic 1/32 soldiers produced by Starlux in 70s.

19th Century Chinese Vintage Bone Chess Sets 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

19th Century Chinese ox bone chess sets presented at National Museum of Ireland-Decorative Arts & History.

The Battle of El Alamein (Part 2)

The British 8th Army soldiers made by Britains Deetail (1970s/80s) and Germans from DSG (2000s) and Starlux (France).

Antique Indian Terracotta Figurines 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

An charming and unusual group of Indian cold painted terracotta figures, each depicting a person from different areas of India. (19th Century, India). National Museum of Ireland-Decorative Arts & History.

Tipp & Co - Tank 208 (100 schuss panzer)

This tin, lithographed, windup 100 round tank/100 schuss panzer was manufactured from 1938 to 1942 by Tippco Toys Company (Tipp & Co., TCO) of Nuremberg, Germany. It represents the PzKw I German tank. When wound with a key this working example travels forward as the hammer inside the tank strikes where the amorces would go. You would put a 100 round cap strip in this, wind it up and watch it go. Tippco was the third well-known manufacturer, after Lineol and Hausser, to produce a PzKw I model. This one, however, is a bit too big for the 7.5 cm soldiers in terms of scale. However, it is an elaborately crafted model. A strong clockwork motor provides the necessary drive and the operation of the amorces firing of the MGs. Unfortunately the turret is rigidly mounted on the chassis so that it is not possible to aim at targets.

Starlux WW2 Red Army Soldiers and NewRay Jeep

WW2 Red Army plastic 1/32 soldiers from Starlux (France) and  diecast Jeep Willys (1/32) produced by NewRay (Hong Kong).

 

Eastern Front ...

Tinplate vehicles from different makers: Gonio, Goso and Tippco. Toy soldiers - JIM,Duscha,DS, Elastolin and RK.

The Battle of El Alamein

The British 8th Army soldiers made by Britains Deetail (1970s/80s) and Germans from DSG (2000s) and Starlux (France).

Elastolin and Lineol Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) composition soldiers.

Elastolin and Lineol produced the Reich Labour Service( Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD)) composition soldiers in 30s. There are some quite rare figures that are very difficult to find these days. One of the rarest ones is the Lineol RAD soldier standing at attention with a spade (6/69). The Elastolin RAD flag bearer, with the RAD Abteilungsfahne, is also quite rare.

Red Army Starlux plastic soldiers

Red Army 1/32 plastic soldiers produced by Starlux (France) in 70s.

German army on the Eastern front

Tinplate vehicles from different makers: Gonio, Goso and Tippco. It is interesting to see the Tippco armored scout vehicle (Panzerpaehwagen).

Lineol MG Stand and Drachenzähnen

Lineol composition soldiers defending MG Stand positions and Drachenzähnen (Dragon's teeth) square-pyramid anti-tank obstacles (30s).