What Toy Soldier items Have You Acquired in The Last 2 Weeks ? (5 Viewers)

[theBaron]

These arrived today, bought at auction from ebay...

Please forgive my ignorance, but who made these?

Prost!
Brad

 

[Barkmann]

Please forgive my ignorance, but who made these?

Prost!
Brad

Del Prado, see range below, see there is a few on US Ebay

Del Prado Samurais

 

[theBaron]

Del Prado, see range below, see there is a few on US Ebay

Del Prado Samurais

Thanks, I thought they might be, but it's nice to know for sure.

Prost!
Brad

 

[noli-poli]

For Myself I bought:

Thomas Gunn German Horse mounted troops sets(both spring & Winter)
King&Country Ws194 waffen SS VW
Collectors Showcase German 88MM with add on crew (Normandy)
King&Country RA013 T-34 Tank (forum classifieds)
King&Country RA08 Russian Attack set (forum classifieds)

More to come.....It never ends !!!! {sm2}

Could not wait for manufacturers' to produce these WW2 soft-skinned vehicles so I opted for 1/30 scale 3D printed models from Poland. Pricey but worth it. Need assembly,but comes in whole printed parts with all details already printed.

Currently working on the Chevrolet G7105 Panel used by the US Army as delivery panel but was also converted to communication vehicle. I will be converting this to a K51 Radio Truck using cannibalized parts from Mini Art K51+K52 (Ben Hur Trailer that carried then generator) model for the interior. Though, 1/35 in scale you would hardly see the size difference as the radios are inside the panel. Need to scratch-build the exterior radio equipment lockers on both sides of the truck. Additionally, I also got the 3D printed Ben Hur Trailer to go with it. I will post photos when done.

N-P

 

[noli-poli]

Additional 3D printed models I recently purchased from Poland Corbitt (White)666. This truck was the prime mover for the 155mm Howitzer and the 155 Long Tom before the M4 full track prime mover was introduced in the battlefield.

 

[noli-poli]

This is how the k51 Radio Truck interior would look like when finished

N-P

 

[Barkmann]

Got these direct from K & C, ordered on Thursday afternoon and they arrived at my house in the UK at 08.15 Tuesday, great service.
The two at the rear are for another collector, put my three in place, see pics




Got this from Ebay, fitted really well.

 

[mestell]

In the past 3 weeks or so I've been able to put this together.
Mike

 

[Dragoon]

Had to get the British Dragoon officer (CW17-01) to pair with Col. Washington. John created a great vignette with the two clashing figures. I would like to see more of these ''hand to hand'' type sets in all his series.

 

[Dragoon]

Started collecting some of the JJD Revolutionary War range. As always, I'm an easy mark for his cavalry figures. So, that being said, CW3LD-01 Col. William Washington was an easy choice to start with when there is so much to choose from.

 

[saxon lions]

HECO Style Fokker DIII

The DIII was the last Fokker biplane to see front line service until the arrival of the famous DVII in mid 1918, a development of the DII ( # 1,395) but with the double rotary engine previously used in the EIV (Not HECO but maybe Tin Toys or possibly of German origin # 3). The weight of this larger engine meant the an increase in length and wingspan for the DIII, and in an effort to compete with the new Albatros fighters the later models became the first Fokker planes to have balanced ailerons instead of wing warping for control. The famous ace Boelke scored several of his victories in a DIII and eventually 210 were built, but in early October 1916 poor workmanship on other Fokker aircraft resulted in all the company's planes being withdrawn from service on the Western Front.



A picture of this aircraft dating from 1917 from an unknown unit either a home defence Kest or from the Russian Front appears in the J.Herris and J.Leckscheid book 'Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters' albeit in less pristine condition than my model as oil from the rotary engine soon removed most of the paint from the nose but then HECO models were intended to be displayed with pristine traditional style toy soldiers.


Pictured from below to display the double rotary made from two recast HECO six cylinder engines which turn with the propellor.

 

[Louis Badolato]

HECO Style Fokker DIII

The DIII was the last Fokker biplane to see front line service until the arrival of the famous DVII in mid 1918, a development of the DII ( # 1,395) but with the double rotary engine previously used in the EIV (Not HECO but maybe Tin Toys or possibly of German origin # 3). The weight of this larger engine meant the an increase in length and wingspan for the DIII, and in an effort to compete with the new Albatros fighters the later models became the first Fokker planes to have balanced ailerons instead of wing warping for control. The famous ace Boelke scored several of his victories in a DIII and eventually 210 were built, but in early October 1916 poor workmanship on other Fokker aircraft resulted in all the company's planes being withdrawn from service on the Western Front.

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A picture of this aircraft dating from 1917 from an unknown unit either a home defence Kest or from the Russian Front appears in the J.Herris and J.Leckscheid book 'Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters' albeit in less pristine condition than my model as oil from the rotary engine soon removed most of the paint from the nose but then HECO models were intended to be displayed with pristine traditional style toy soldiers.

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Pictured from below to display the double rotary made from two recast HECO six cylinder engines which turn with the propellor.

Mark,

Another fantastic conversion! I love your work!

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Another great aircraft has been added to your collection. Very well done again.

 

[marco55]

Had these two vignettes put together and painted. Figures are from Oniria Miniatures and are 1/35 scale. CAMERONE AND GANDAMAK
Mark

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

For the price of a pizza at my favourite Italian Restaurant, I found this 26 men strong group of 40mm hard plastic Zouaves on Ebay. The producer is the old Berlin Toy company of Merten. These here where made some time in the sixties, Merten started producing metal Toy soldiers but switched to injection mold their ranges of figures into hard plastic from the mid 50ies on.

They where rivals to Elastolin who as well produced a nice range of 40mm figurines. Albeit producing more different figurines on more different subjects, Merten´s production numbers could never catch up with their rivals Elastolin an their 40mm range. Anyway these figures by Merten are getting more and more thaught after and are truly worth collecting. These fit perfectly as troops for the US Civil War as well as for Franco-German 70/71 scenarios.​

The plastic being used is rather good, flexible yet strong, and will paint up perfectly.
Merten concentrated to produce model railway figurines exclusively in later years and sadly stopped this nice line of 40mm figurines.














Get some while there are still some around.
Enjoy
rgds
Wolfgang

 

[Emanuel70]

Greets Wolfgang, you found them on ebay.de or the American ebay? Coz I never came around on ebay.com with those.
Big big fun of the 40 mm figurines, collect them from kiddo era, awww memories memories....

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Hi Emanuel,
I never use ebay.com, go to the link below. He has plenty of Merten figurines, good prices and modest shipping rates (actually free shipment within Germany).
Good luck
rgds
Wolfgang

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[wayne556517]

TIGER # 322, to make it 2 x Normandy TIGER's look great together.

 

[Barkmann]

These arrived today, my first WW2 Russians and will be getting the others from this range in the new few months, will make a great diorama using the K & C Warehouse. May follow up with aan armoured vehicle.

 

[mestell]

This gem arrived on Monday, K&C AK077, Captured Morris Truck. Considering this was retired in 2021, I was very lucky to find one brand new in the box. Collected to use in the Desert Village/Indiana Jones shelf display that I am working on.
Mike