My trip to Italy: I found some Toy Soldiers I never seen before (1 Viewer)

[desk11desk12]

I found these in Rome while on vacation a month ago. I never seen them before and I didn't have time to dropped into the shop but they looked interesting. Anybody ever see these before or know about them?

Carlos

 

[desk11desk12]

 

[Shannon Reuss]

All those soldiers beckoning to you and you didn't go in???
Do toy soldier shops grow on trees in Italy? They are so rare here in the midwest that I think I would have HAD to go in and investigate.
Congrats on your trip to Italy--I had forgotten you were planning that excursion.

 

[jazzeum]

I think there are a lot of different toy stores in Italy. I know the K & C distributor services a lot of stores there.

 

[Louis Badolato]

The knights look Russian. The Axis personalities and the Italian WWII troops look like larger 75mm composition figures from perhaps Elastolin or Hauser.

 

[desk11desk12]

Here is some more toy soldiers I found in Siena but they're much smaller.


Carlos

 

[desk11desk12]

I'm clueless who makes them but they're cool anyway aren't they.

Carlos

 

[kilted vampire]

Some of them are really nice. There are so many manufacturers it is hard to know where to begin. What a nice window display.

 

[Gideon]

The square based WWII personalities are Lineol from the 1930's, knights are Russian "St Petersburg types, looks like some Alymer and bunch of other larger scale figures I can't ID.

I can't believe that owner of that shop put antique composition figures in the window exposed to sunlight (snicker)!

I know that there are a number of local producers of toy soldiers and knights in Italy. The figures tend to be pretty crude and really expensive for what they are.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Here is some more toy soldiers I found in Siena but they're much smaller.


Carlos

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I would defer to George, who knows the smaller 25mm and 20mm stuff far better than I do, but they could be Ral Partha, or Grenadier, or another manufacturer of 25mm wargaming figures.

 

[redhugh]

All those soldiers beckoning to you and you didn't go in???
Do toy soldier shops grow on trees in Italy? They are so rare here in the midwest that I think I would have HAD to go in and investigate.
Congrats on your trip to Italy--I had forgotten you were planning that excursion.

I too passed that shop in august of this yr , and was only able to nip in for 5 mins, its right beside the train station in Rome and as always I was rushing