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: November 2024

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Sunday, November 10, 2024

SMS Deutschland from Hess 🌊⚓️🧜⛴️πŸ‹

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.
SMS Deutschland from Hess 🌊⚓️🧜⛴️πŸ‹
SMS Deutschland from Hess 🌊⚓️🧜⛴️πŸ‹

Saturday, November 9, 2024

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).

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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.


Karl Bub Moderner Großtank 912
Karl Bub Moderner Großtank 912

Saturday, November 2, 2024

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.