Lineol MG Gruppe mit SMG auf Handkarren 💥💥💥💥

Lineol MG Gruppe mit SMG auf Handkarren (5/145/2) - a German army maching gun crew transporting a tinplate SMG on handcarts. The machune gun (SMG)was designed for amorces and rubber granades (gummigranaten). This set was produced by Lineol (Germany) from 1934 to 1938.

The Battle of Verdun🇫🇷⚔️🇾🇪

The Battle of Verdun at a dinner table. Composition soldiers of French and German armies produced by different makers : Elastolin,Lineol, Schusso, Durso and Armee. 

3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

The 3rd Panzer Division was formed on 15 October 1935 and was headquartered in the German capital Berlin.The division participated in the Invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and the Soviet Union. From 1941 to 1945 it continuously fought on the Eastern Front. Elastolin, Kienel and Lineol panzerwaffe composition soldiers.Gescha and Gama tinplate tanks produced in 30s (Germany).

WW2 Toys leaflet of Karstadt department store

WW2 War toys, prospectus of Karstadt department store (Germany, 1940). Elastolin/Hausser, Tippco, Lineol,Gama.

My favourite Hausser Krupp car 🛻🛻🛻

Hausser Krupp 6-wheel prime mover with Elastolin Luftwaffe crew. Late war production in panzer grey (Elastolin, 730 N).Movable indicators, steering, openable ammunition panniers.Note wooden planks carried to get he vehicle over muddy roads.You can also see vintage German Loofah trees for composition soldiers.

HJ composition soldiers 🥁🎺

Different HJ, Jungvolk and BdM composition soldiers from different German toy makers (Elastolin, Lineol and Kienel).

A young warrior 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 ⚔️⚔️⚔️

WW1 British postcard - "A young warrior".

Sundays Napoleonics 💣💥🇫🇷⚔️

10cm composition figures of Waterloo soldiers produced by Durso (Belgium). Some bronze figurines depicting Napoleon produced by unknown makers. The book placed on the background is the Napoleon from Corsica to St. Helena (1900, Hansa-Verlag : Hamburg). The book contains 189 engravings by Meissonnier, David, Vernet, Delaroche, Gerome, Gerard, Gros and Steuben.

WW1 British postcard 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏇🏇🏇

A cavalry charge ...

Britains Farm Toys Catalogue 2024 🚜🚜🚜

In 2021, Britains celebrated 100 years as Europe’s oldest specialist in agricultural toys and collectibles. Britains offers a full range of 1/32 diecast farm models including tractors, implements, vehicles and accessories, allowing children to build their farm, as well as constantly refreshing and updating its collection for Britains enthusiasts.

The Britains Farm Toys Catalogue 2024 (44 pages) is available here: 

Dark years: Elastolin figures of Hitlerjugend, Jungmaedelbund, Bund deutscher Mädel and Jungvolk 🥁🥁🥁

In 30s Elastolin (Germany) produced 70 mm composition figures of youth paramilitary units: Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend), Jungvolk (pre-teen counterpart of the Hitler Youth)and BdM (female counterpart of the Hitler Youth). You can also find Baldur von Schirach,the leader of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940, among these figures.

SMS Deutschland from Hess 🌊⚓️🧜⛴️🐋

The Hess company was founded in 1826 in Nuremberg(Germany). Considered one of the oldest tin toy manufacturers. Tin toy railways, ships, toy cars with flywheels were produced. 1941 was the end of the company. This tinplate warship named "Deutchland" is an excellent example of how the toy industry reacted to technical innovations. The ship was produced from 1910 to 1920 and designed as a floor runner with clockwork drive (Length 21 cm, width 8 cm, height 10.5 cm). You can also notice some Elastolin Kriegsmarine soldiers from 30s.

Old photo with Elastolin soldiers from 30s

Old photo from 30s portrays German kids playing with Elastolin composition political figures of SA and HJ members.(Link).

Karl Bub Moderner Großtank 912

This tinplate clockwork tank is presented in the Karl Bub (Germany) 1935 catalog. It seems that Karl Bub engineers were inspired by the British WW1 Mark II tank design. The tank is accompanied by 7 cm Elastolin compositon soldiers from 30s.

WW2 Soviet Army in winter birch forest ❄️❄️❄️🌳🌳🌳

These plastic 1/32 Red Army soldiers were produced by Starlux(France) in 70s. The same set of figures was also produced in green/ summer colours.