Worked in a North London Model shop in the 70’s.We were one of the first UK shops to stock Atlantic product.Weird stuff,but a massive seller.
@toysoldiernostalgia
11 күн бұрын
Cool 😀
@Page-Hendryx
3 күн бұрын
...Why was it a "massive seller"?
@christopherkucia1071
Күн бұрын
@@Page-Hendryxbevause there’s army men from literally EVERY war you could imagine… I was AMAZED at 12 years old there were plastic civil and revolutionary soldiers… What are YOU trying to infer huh? Why don’t you fuck off…..
@A-Bomb186
8 күн бұрын
Never thought there was a plastic army men Hitler and Mussolini. But now I know.
@toysoldiernostalgia
8 күн бұрын
Now you know :)
@robertobassetto885
6 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia And knowing is half the battle
@wombat3455
10 күн бұрын
These type of toys would invariably be accompanied by a dad/uncle/family friend who had served in WW2 giving the kid a good talk about his experiences fighting the Jerries. People didn't have dark motivations back then, it is our contemporary afflictions that make this seem worse than it is
@snakeplissken2148
6 күн бұрын
depends where you are. my finish granddad told stories how he cooked the russkies in their t26 and my german granddad told stories how he chilled his whole service on the island of ruegen doing nothing but ran away at the end of the war when his Schnellboot should be converted to a suicide vessel. 🤣
@withDefiance
4 күн бұрын
I wonder who is collecting there now though....
@OBWanKenobi
4 күн бұрын
Grandad was at Dunkirk
@mikloridden8276
3 күн бұрын
@@snakeplissken2148 Yupp, mine used to tell me the stories while grammie was upset at him for telling me. He always responded that it was fine for whenever we had to fight Europeans again 😂
@UrielRamirez-oy6nt
17 күн бұрын
In the Brown Shirts set the car is a Kübelwagen, a German jeep, Hitler would have been driving around in a Mercedes Benz limousine especially in his brown shirt days.
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
I should have known this when making the video. But I´m a moron so I kinda lost it with the vehicle lol.
@UrielRamirez-oy6nt
16 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia it’s all good 👍 I’m glad you made the video because I saw images of both these sets and wanted to see how they look but I can’t afford them
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
@@UrielRamirez-oy6nt I know they are realy expensive. I have had the brown shirt set for over 20 years but when the Mussolini showed up on Ebay for 180 euros I just had to get it.
@elbichoamarillo
10 күн бұрын
the production of kübelwagen started 0nly 1940
@brianartillery
21 күн бұрын
I have the 1/87 set for the 1917 Russian Revolution. It's a really odd set of items - Lenin, Stalin, revolting navy personnel, a sledge, a big cannon - I got it from a tiny model shop, now long gone, and was shown it by the proprietor, who said to me: "I've seen it all, now. What the bloody hell is going on here?" Of course, seeing the contents, I had to buy a box - so weird and unexpected, that someone should create such a thing. But that was the joy of Atlantic sets - they always ploughed their own furrow, and went with it. And if they could, a bit further.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
I know those sets have some strange additions of non related items. But that´s why Atlantic is so much fun.
@lorenzotonioli9408
17 күн бұрын
@@brianartillery you are 100% correct about the true scale of these sets, closer to 1/87 than any other small scale such as 1/76 or 1/72
@iliushin2
16 күн бұрын
Non e' molto strano: in Italia, negli anni 70 e 80 si producevano simili articoli, più per fattori educativi che altro. Vigeva il motto: "educare giocando".
@jamesrowland9982
14 күн бұрын
Cool figures. As a humorous aside
@padraigcronin6649
12 күн бұрын
Atlantic did Nazis, Fascists, and Russian and Chinese commies. The only political system that didn't get a look-in was liberal democracy. But what would such a set be like? A bunch of guys in suits 😅 ?
@pcojedi
21 күн бұрын
Great video, I never knew these existed. You were right when you mentioned people might not like them. We live in a world where someone who never bought a toy soldier in their life would protest a TOY being sold, for that reason I would buy one. Great job.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Thanks and I agree.
@warzug3
14 күн бұрын
I am from Italy, my granpa used to buy me toy soldiers often, my favorite were the Atlantic ones, one day a friend of my family gave me the set with Mussolini and black shirts, whem my grandfather saw it, he proibithed me to use it. I was a former partisan. I was very upset because I was crazy for sidecar...I was 6 years old. Now I understand his feeling.
@toysoldiernostalgia
14 күн бұрын
Wow great story.
@kubli365
13 күн бұрын
I'd have been upset if I couldnt play with my Japanese soldiers to set up as the losing side
@massimilianomencacci2510
12 күн бұрын
😂 Weird? You are the weird tool, pal.
@MothaLuva
7 күн бұрын
@@kubli365My Japs always won. I liked them way better. They were much better trained than my allied troops. They never surrendered.
@kingdragonthefirst4686
7 күн бұрын
Pretty sure the partisans were just as evil
@svensvensson2724
21 күн бұрын
The bad guys tend to be most interesting. Everybody loves Darth Vader even while cheering against him.
@RealKull
21 күн бұрын
Actually Atlantic produced Lenin amd Mao sets as well
@ThomasVonHerzberg
14 күн бұрын
All are bad guys..
@pathwaystomodernity7716
11 күн бұрын
Yeah but at least he didn't get off with his Sister like Luke.
@svensvensson2724
11 күн бұрын
@@pathwaystomodernity7716 She was hot.
@ganjacomo2005
10 күн бұрын
Reality is not a Disney movie, they were no more bad than USA, UK, Russia or France were. They just lost the war.
@scalebattalionstudio
9 күн бұрын
like you mentioned lots of people have probably a misinterpretation about toys and history. history toys showing history in a toy in historic times. thanks
@gianca60
11 күн бұрын
l'Italia non può fare a meno del ricordo di Mussolini e del fascismo. Molti scrittori, storici, giornalisti, registi, senza Mussolini non porterebbero il pane sulla tavola.
@grahamritchie8118
21 күн бұрын
Astonishing sets but you would have to have them in a collection. Love the channel and your love of especially airfix, as a young boy i had most airfix small soldiers and played every day with them.
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
Thanks bud!
@jester4133
3 күн бұрын
As a german I can tell you, I never thought I will see a toyline including a little toy hitler...
@jelkel25
11 күн бұрын
At a glance I thought one of the Blackshirts on the box was Trotsky, maybe he got lost that day, it happens.
@dominikbt7891
6 күн бұрын
That guys name is Italo Balbo
@kenon6968
11 күн бұрын
If only we had access to thesr as kids I remember me and my friends had to recreate the beer hall putsch using twigs and pebbles
@Iksi_
13 күн бұрын
Imagine if the Hitler figure was moulded with a little bit less plastic and it came out with a bit of his head missing and knowing quality standards back then there must have been a few
@jacobb.9181
10 күн бұрын
Imagine having a Hitler with no mustache
@Rena152
8 күн бұрын
Kids would've found that hilarious probably, cool play feature!
@pathwaystomodernity7716
21 күн бұрын
My now wife introduced me to her family by telling them that I was a collector of Nazi memorabilia.
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
That´s some balls on her. Sounds like she was a keeper :)
@pathwaystomodernity7716
21 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia Just don't tell her about how much I spend on this stuff.
@joebauers3746
21 күн бұрын
The guys who fought the bankers were the bad guys, how dare they.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
@@pathwaystomodernity7716 LOL!
@magnusforsman9150
12 күн бұрын
😂
@davidfennell5253
21 күн бұрын
Thanks for another great video Jerry! I understand your concerns over these sensitive toys but I think everyone here knows you well enough that we don't judge. You bring the toys and we all wish we could play with them too! Take care buddy, Cheers!
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Thanks bud! Cheers!
@lastoriainminiatura7032
8 күн бұрын
Thanks dir thia video. 1922 la marcia su Roma e i triumviri. Atlantic era imparziale infatti produsse il kit Mao e il kit Lenin
@maxfalconi6995
11 күн бұрын
Atlantic made some of the best sets ever, especially the Ancient Egyptians, The Romans and the Greeks
@andrewbarron7690
11 күн бұрын
I agree,those ancients sets were very nice. I bought the Egyptians and Greeks in the early 80s.
@toysoldiernostalgia
10 күн бұрын
Yeah those were great sets 😀
@nigeljames5622
21 күн бұрын
Do you really have to apologise for showing or having toy soldier sets of Mussolini and Hitler? This is history and if that upsets you then you really need to get a hold of yourself. They are toys, no explanation should be needed
@iantaylor3393
21 күн бұрын
Do you really need to add to the negativity in the world by making this comment on such a friendly chammel? Couldnt you have done what i shouldve done and just THOUGHT it?
@nigeljames5622
21 күн бұрын
@@iantaylor3393 I could have done but thinking about things changes nothing. I am simply stating that someone should be able to talk about toy soldiers from a certain era in history without having to apologise about it in case someone out there gets upset
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
I don´t think I apologized for showing these sets.
@Smudgie
21 күн бұрын
The only thing he apologised for was his Italian pronunciation which to be fair really wasn't bad. He said himself that it is history and only a toy. The apology for showing them was entirely in your head.
@cyberleaderandy1
21 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia you shouldn't have to. Mark Felton never apologises for covering WW2 history and neither should you.
@lorenzotonioli9408
4 күн бұрын
Other producers such as Airfix, Matchbox, ESCI Baravelli, never released 'political' miniature sets. Only Atlantic dared to do so.
@manweller1
21 күн бұрын
Wow I can’t believe they got made considering the climate during the 70s. Wow 🤦🏽♂️ especially in Italy wow
@Panzerfee
21 күн бұрын
In the 70s der was a more relaxed handling of this history, especially in Italy. I remember a comic book with a SS plane on the Cover (they never had planes). But in the late 80s, there was a turning point, after some New Nazi movements were discoverd
@stainer64
17 күн бұрын
Reallly things became worse at the turning of the Millennium. The idea of Freedom much wider back in the day. All Is very worse now.
@somerandomvertebrate9262
17 күн бұрын
On the contrary. The 70's was the last truly free decade when society still expected people to make up their own minds.
@TheZodiacz
10 күн бұрын
the 1970s was a utopia of freedom, the west is anti-democracy now.
@lastoriainminiatura7032
8 күн бұрын
This collection Is great. Original box!!!
@tetsucat13
11 күн бұрын
Fantastic. Never heard of these.
@toysoldiernostalgia
11 күн бұрын
Now you have :)
@user-vr6kt5ds7b
8 күн бұрын
Completely bonkers sets😅 As always fun to watch Jerry. Keep filming 🎥 😊
@pmmackenzie1525
11 күн бұрын
fun fact- two fasces adorn the walls of the US House Chamber
@toysoldiernostalgia
11 күн бұрын
They are in so many places. The Swedish police coat of arms have them as well.
@bufordhighwater9872
8 күн бұрын
The American Mercury head dime used to have a fasces on its reverse from 1916-1945 (I think those are the correct years).
@diegoferreiro9478
6 күн бұрын
The fasces is used as well by Spanish Guardia Civil police corps since its foundation in mid-19th century when Mussolini wasn't even born. The fasces has been a classical symbol for strength by unity and justice as well.
@potat3746
4 күн бұрын
The fasces comes from the Roman day where it was used as a symbol of power. It's very common in western countries
@donaldwiller9238
13 күн бұрын
Great toy soldiers and information video.
@toysoldiernostalgia
12 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it. Cheers. 😀
@erikvinje1893
21 күн бұрын
I hope to find those two sets someday.
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
Me too :)
@predatoredaria4557
5 күн бұрын
I'm Italian. Born in 1978. I remember atlantic (italian company) figures. I actually still got some of them. They were not meant to be just a toy. They were meant to be pieces for historically accurate modelism. They were of higher quality and price.
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
I think you´re right. The same with the Ancient sets. They are not realy toys at all but model figures.
@SerbianLifter997
4 күн бұрын
Sounds like Atlantic was very cool.
@strefaszefa7606
21 күн бұрын
W pewien sposób perełka w kolekcji..nigdy nie widziałem tych zestawów mimo ze żołnierzyki to cale moje zycie...
@Keith-rk4td
16 күн бұрын
I found sum hand made custom lead (hand painted) WW2 figures at a flea market. A trans gender 6ft plus was waiting for someone to buy them. I got a face full of hot coffee. When the police got there,it was nowhere to be found. I still have scars on my face.😢
@chairmanalf7856
10 күн бұрын
King and Country during the 00’s had released lots of Third Reich metal figures and vehicles, including Hitler, Göring, etc.
@jvcpaints
20 күн бұрын
I got the Italian one in 1/72. My mate found them in a dusty corner of a hobby shop in Tokyo. You got the equivalent of 3 sets in a box IIRC. He gave me one. They're in the stash some place.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
I´m gonna get the 1/72 sets some day.
@tinglestingles
11 күн бұрын
Early 1970s - very different times
@nigelconnor6960
2 күн бұрын
I saw these in the 1970's almost died laughing at the thought of Adolf in a Kublewagon, what happened to the big six wheel Mercedes G4? Was it away for it's MOT.....and Mussolini in a motorcycle side car........???!!! Great figures, and great video,.....thank you. 👍.
@ianmclaughlin8987
12 күн бұрын
Wow, those are great for a collector or just a history buff. I never knew they existed or that someone had the balls to make them. They will offend but that is a part of keeping history alive and not forgetting the past. Your collection in the background is really impressive. I so would have playing with those as a kid, after all you need bad guys to attack.
@toysoldiernostalgia
12 күн бұрын
My collection is pretty good but there´s always more stuff to get :)
@emerycandy326
8 күн бұрын
@ianmclaughlin8987 I agree. When I was nine years old I got a set of WW2 Toy soldiers one of my uncles use to play with made during the 1950s or 60s. It came with Green Army men who were GIs and Gray German soldiers who fought for the Waffin SS. The set also had trees, tanks, trucks, jeeps and planes.
@HydroMaester
21 күн бұрын
Crazy these were even made! Awesome find!
@snakeplissken2148
6 күн бұрын
@@HydroMaester back in the 30s we had small molded figures that even could lift their arm. Bohrmann, goering, himmler, they were All there!
@carlosencarnacion1255
21 күн бұрын
If I remember correctly, the fasces represented the authority to punish (stick) or to kill (axe) the guilty. Not totally sure, though….🤔 Thank you for showing those kits. Pretty damn interesting.
@kritischertrinker9971
4 күн бұрын
They look so cool, I want them
@niceuneasy
5 күн бұрын
Great collection & unique great job
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
Thanks 😀
@user-gr5um8xq3b
21 күн бұрын
What Atlantic lacked in accuracy, they made up in imagination andvariety. I had their 1/72 Stalingrad battle set complete with amazing vehicles, figures, mat and even a very rudimentary set of wargame rules. I seem to remember that it was much cheaper than an Airfix assault set. I also had a field hospital and some Indian infantry with detachable knives.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
I totaly agree and that´s why I like Atlantic so much.
@AgrippaMaxentius
7 күн бұрын
Oh man I am so subscribed!
@harrisonlewis6853
7 күн бұрын
The Hitler set has a Kubelwagon as a car Hitler rode in. Hitler would have been driven in the 6 wheeled Mercedes-Benz car.
@obywatelcane6775
7 күн бұрын
That "car" doesn't even look like a Kubelwagen. More like some cheap, Chinese plastic toy.
@asafoetidajones8181
16 күн бұрын
It'd be hilarious to grab AH and paint him up as an undead villain for D&D or something "The tomb wall slides open with a deep grinding sound, shaking loose torrents of dust. Standing behind a podium in the shadowed hallway beyond is the lich, clad in a tight-fitting brown outfit, a flat hat, and brushy lit-" "Dude is that Hitler" "It's Adoltep"
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
😂😂
@bobroberts6155
13 күн бұрын
Yeah hilarious, I can hear the laughter of Cheeto dusted, pasty faced adolescents echoing around their Mom’s basements.
@pathwaystomodernity7716
11 күн бұрын
@@asafoetidajones8181 Better still use him as the basis of a steampunk cyborg Mechahitler.
@MRaadesign
21 күн бұрын
Solid review! A strange choice by Atlantic for sure. But who knows? Just hope YT doesn't give you a strike on this one. They can be very weird.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Thanks. I think it should be ok as there´s a lot of documentaries, history channels and such on KZitem. Facebook is another story though.
@clyclayton
12 сағат бұрын
When I was a kid I had them both back in Italy. Today it would be unthinkable
@stannisb7693
21 күн бұрын
These must be very rare Jerry but only on sale in Italy right? I don’t think anyone else is doing this kind of video Jerry and you keep it educational re Fasces’😊
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Thanks :)
@flitsertheo
16 күн бұрын
No, also in Belgium. Way back in the 1970s-80s.
@jonathanjackgoodman2764
11 күн бұрын
That's pretty far out. Now you just need to find someone crazy enough to create modern day villains in this style.
@BadgerOfTheSea
15 күн бұрын
Mussolini wasn't actually at the march on Rome. He remained in Milan and made plans to flee to Switzerland if the march didn't go to plan. He was a bit of a coward so was a master at figuring out how to run away. The myth of him getting the trains to run on time comes from that when news reached him of the success he managed to get a perfectly timed train.
@swebilbo
10 күн бұрын
No he wasnt a coward. He was an ex soldier in ww1. He fought on the front lines and obtained the rank of corporal before being discharged for a war wound. Thats not a coward. He was an a-hole but not a coward.
@a.m.7165
8 күн бұрын
That's why he disguised himself as a wounded german soldier when it all went down. He was a coward and he died like one.
@snakeplissken2148
6 күн бұрын
@@swebilbo haha a corporal, He really made it through the ranks like Johnny Rico. Probably He inflicted the wound himself to escape the mayhem.
@damionkeeling3103
7 күн бұрын
The man who carried the fasces was called a lictor. In English that's an unfortunate couple of words used together.
@kruaxiilferengi
12 күн бұрын
had all those boxes... still have few pieces of the Russian revolution set. My generation grew up with Atlantic... they were often not very beautiful, historically inaccurate but so varied in their offering and cheap... Especially in HO scale (actually something between 1:87 and 1:72). They also produced armored vehicles to assemble, as you can see in this great video, always snap, waterline ships and airplanes. It was all very approximate because they had only one purpose: to entertain kids and be easily purchased by everyone. Today, especially certain scenarios from the series dedicated to ancient history, such as the Colosseum, are worth a lot of money among collectors. I played with them a lot back then and... curiously for some people, it seems I have not become devoted to totalitarian regimes...
@David-nh1ry
2 күн бұрын
For their time,1970s ,the box art is what would be considered mainline.
@CapeBreton1100
7 күн бұрын
The military figures of Atlantic were meant as toys for children, I remember the advertisement in “Topolino” (Mickey Mouse), when I was a child. However, I never saw advertisements for this nazi and fascist sets.
@c4tg1rl10
5 күн бұрын
all I can think about is a doctor having to pull history's most notorious dictator out of a kids nose or something
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
Rofl 😂😂
@franckorphanos2998
22 сағат бұрын
😂nice
@MrShonshi
4 күн бұрын
always i love Atlantic Boxes than than toy soldiers! 😍😍
@monkeysa43
20 күн бұрын
Jerry you’ve hit the jackpot there I’ve seen them in the past at toy fairs they were going for ridiculous money. I would love to own both sets but I’m not prepared to pay that much much got a few Atlantic pieces in the 172 scale that I found by accident at car boot sales here in the . Thank you for showing us these fabulous objects Mussolini and Hitler well in history shows what happened to them but as a toy soldier it’s just for fun that’s why in my wars. Nobody dies because they’re plastic soldiers excellent video. Regard DEON UK 🇬🇧 😁
@andyhudson3495
19 күн бұрын
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing 😁👍
@diegoferreiro9478
6 күн бұрын
"fascesnating"? (Sorry, I couldn't help it)
@JimboJangle
21 күн бұрын
Great find 👍🇬🇧
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@barryrice4957
21 күн бұрын
Loved this, really interesting Jerry 👍
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Nice :)
@yoda5565
5 күн бұрын
Very cool and fairly rare I would think.
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
Yes not easy to find.
@markbehr88
21 күн бұрын
Very cool. I have the HO German set.
@glennb1679
21 күн бұрын
You can never have too many salutes in a fascist regime ❤
@roberto6536
10 күн бұрын
there were also sets for russian revolution and chinese revolution: I had them when I was a child. But the best Atlantic series were the Ancient one (the naval battle greek set was marvellous) and the WWII (indians and japanese figurines were amazing)
@toysoldiernostalgia
10 күн бұрын
Yes I mention those in the video. I guess they didn´t sell as well and are even harder to find. I realy would like to get all those ancient sets.
@tonyanderson-ln9gl
8 күн бұрын
How can you make any sense of the good guys if you don't recognize the serious threat represented by the bad guys?
@noncomplier5385
15 күн бұрын
If I was a kid again and found these I would of came up with endless amount of assassination scenerios lol
@toysoldiernostalgia
14 күн бұрын
I probably would have done the same. Some British commandos and a good plan 😀
@amazinghuppifluppi359
12 күн бұрын
Operation Anthropoid, but make it really big this time...I would have loved these figures.
@andrewfishman682
21 күн бұрын
I've still got Atlantic Ancient Egyptians ''At the Pharoah's Court'' which is pretty fab! Also if you can't find Atlantic's Lenin and Mao sets I recommend ''War Against Fascism'' from Pegasus might be easier to find - very good set
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
I would love to have all the Atlantic ancient sets. Those and their wild west sets are the best from Atlantic I think. Found the Pegasus set on Plastic Soldier Review. Cool set. www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1411
@robertobassetto885
20 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia The Egyptians were by far the best, then the Greeks (and the Trojans, which by the way WON'T harm your P.C.). Sadly, the Romans were just awful. I was quite disappointed with the Lenin set. I mistook Stalin for Trotzky :(
@jeffreysmith6280
21 күн бұрын
British Tanks at Cambrai in WW1 and the Churchill AVRE used fascines (bundles of sticks) to fill in trenches to cross them.
@2NDCBT
16 күн бұрын
Awesome video and figures.
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
Thanks 😀
@40intrepid
8 күн бұрын
Are the swastikas in the German set correct? They used a tilted swastika, not one that sat flat.
@toysoldiernostalgia
8 күн бұрын
I have no clue. Maybe you`re right.
@diegoferreiro9478
6 күн бұрын
It is a toy, there are many historical inaccuracies there, starting with the Kubelwagen as Hitler's parade car. Btw, some nazi swastikas were presented on their flat side, particularlly on standarts, so this is not the worst issue.
@ronaldmcdonald8303
20 күн бұрын
I have a large collection of soldiers too!
@davidbyers7246
11 күн бұрын
You should do some videos of The First World War toy soldiers, and also Napoleonic Wars.
@toysoldiernostalgia
11 күн бұрын
I will later on. I have two videos on two of the napoleonic sets in 1/32.
@ropeburnsrussell
21 күн бұрын
Great video, I wonder if they were sold in Great Britain?
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
Probably not. They are so hard to find that I don´t think they sold much of them at all.
@flitsertheo
16 күн бұрын
Maybe not the UK but they could be found in Belgium.
@derf-vr1fc
14 күн бұрын
Nice that they have these as toys- we all need to have the bad guys depicted - even in toys!
@KardboardKenny
21 күн бұрын
those would look good w/my bootleg Lego Uncle A and his Wehrmacht set .
@shawnzeppo4361
18 күн бұрын
@2:31, as a public service I translated to the Queen's English (or maybe it's the Kings at this juncture): "ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS. After detaching / individual pieces from the cluster. insert or glue the figures, arms and equipment, on the respective bases as shown by examples using normal plastic adhesives. Wishing to paint the pieces, it is recommended, first, to clean each surface* with a common detergent. Use colours for plastic materials which are commercially readily available." *for some reason, Apple could not translate "superlicie" to surface, so I used Google for that word only. Otherwise, nice job by Apple Translate using the photo app. But I was hoping it would be a parental warning against children playing with fascist toys.
@toysoldiernostalgia
18 күн бұрын
Thanks man. I never thought of using Google lens. Clever.
@daviddenaldi816
17 күн бұрын
LAH sets are WILDLY popular in the 1:32nd/1:30 scale pre painted figures- just take a look at those websites some time- it's amazing how popular they are.
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
LAH?
@scale_model_apprentice
13 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Hitler's body guard.
@obywatelcane6775
7 күн бұрын
Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler?
@George-pp2hr
21 күн бұрын
That is a very unusual subject for toy figures. I did have some Atlantic toys back in the 70s but not too many. Overall with the different types I use to collect I had many. Most came from Hong Kong as they were known back then. I've missed some of the your messages as I receive two lots of comments in KZitem and comments in email or Gmail in my case. Reply to where you buy your toy soldiers from. Because I haven't been searching for them much. I see you did buy something from Australia. There is plenty on eBay I've looked at. Because of the cost I find it hard to buy. Depends on affordability and of course other interests. Because I'm used to collecting model Aircraft and other items the soldiers slip my mind. But your right there's lots out there.👍🇭🇲✌️
@MothaLuva
7 күн бұрын
10:39 That pose is a little bit weird. Usually the arms go opposite direction to the legs during walking/marching. Except when showing the „Deutsche Gruß“ (raised right arm salute). But this guy is definitely not doing that.
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
Lol rou´re right. Didn´t even see that.
@alfredofernandez823
6 күн бұрын
Interesante, pero no debería sorprender. Después de todo la historia no debería ser borrada!.
@toysoldiernostalgia
5 күн бұрын
History is important for sure. It shouldn´t be erased but should also be examined and reexamined.
@martyh360
21 күн бұрын
Looking forward to the Stalin and Mao review!
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
You probably will have to wait for quit some time :)
@RealKull
21 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia atlantic did produce Lenin and Mao sets as well
@ildottore7032
17 күн бұрын
If you want the Lenin and Stalin set, Nexus (Italeri) made a reprint with the original moulds by Atlantic
@toysoldiernostalgia
16 күн бұрын
I think that´s going to be even harder to find. But now that you told me about it I´m gonna be even poorer lol.
@ildottore7032
16 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgiaI think they still produce them, even if at H0 scale, so I think they can be relatively cheap and easy to find! Happy to have helped💪
@SlumberBear2k
5 күн бұрын
I wonder at what point those things weren't considered acceptable? probably at some point in the 1980s. Maybe after movies like The Boys From Brazil. I grew up in the late 80s/90s and never once saw a swastika on any toyset. Sometimes they'd have a fake swastika symbol on the flags as a placeholder, though. I think that now even a fake swastika would be considered unacceptable just because it reminds a person of the real one.
@ViktorGrozdanovski-v8f
19 күн бұрын
you should make more videos on reviews and stay more consistent i love your videos
@toysoldiernostalgia
19 күн бұрын
Do you mean reviews of toy soldier sets?
@PhonciblePBonehimself
5 күн бұрын
Would have been nice to have them as a kid. I had a nice pea shooter
@giulioespositi9052
11 күн бұрын
This brave-man: does not sknows: "Elastolin" ToySoldiera of the '30/'40 Times: a true Masterpiece/worldwide-known of workmanship!!!😊
@jimtalbott9535
2 күн бұрын
9:10 - Well, they got Hitler’s pants right. They always looked awful.
@toysoldiernostalgia
2 күн бұрын
Takes a special person to notice details like this :)
@SwedishEmpire1700
12 күн бұрын
3 things are wrong on the Hitler set, 1. SS and SA never marched together 2. Hitlers car is the wrong kind 3. "Deutschland Erwache" banner was red and not black.
@toysoldiernostalgia
12 күн бұрын
Great info. Thanks :)
@stop-the-greed
6 күн бұрын
Well they are not toys ..they are models to be painted and used in historical model building . That's why its all 1/72 scale . Same as model tanks and aircraft by every model company
@toysoldiernostalgia
6 күн бұрын
Well I belive Atlantic began as a toy manufacturer in 1/72 scale. These are in 1/32 scale.
@andymoore9977
3 күн бұрын
Looks like Mussolini was on crash diet!
@cloppj2
10 күн бұрын
I am writing from Italy. I had them all (in H0 scale version), along with them I also had the Russian and Chinese revolution troops (obviously both in red plastic). I remember Mao with the little red book in his hand and a Chinese man pulling a rickshaw with a pretty Chinese lady with a fan on it (I am not joking).
@toysoldiernostalgia
10 күн бұрын
Great little sets those HO scale.
@duncanmcdane388
21 күн бұрын
It's brilliant. At that time it was still allowed to have those kind of toys with the dreaded symbols. As a toy collector I would buy those sets for display, next to my other classic toys. What you say, it's a toy and it is history. You don't have to have sympathy for those horrible men with their horrible ideologies in order to enjoy old toys. And, the obvious disclaimer, of course I detest Fascism and especially Nazism because of what the Nazi's did to my country and part of my family. Le those toys also be a reminder of what hopefully never will happen again.
@ROBERTANDERSON-f2f
21 күн бұрын
I dig exactly where you're coming from but look around, it is happening again.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
I agree toys are toys.
@duncanmcdane388
20 күн бұрын
@@ROBERTANDERSON-f2f We are battling autocracies at the moment. Again. I think it is a neverending story, that but we'll have to...
@tomsenior7405
21 күн бұрын
Excellent. You lucky man. These were the only Atlantic toys I wanted, mostly because of the Kübelwagen and the Motorcycles, but also because one needs an enemy to defeat. The similarities to the Airfix Blue Edge Box issues was an added incentive. I am impressed that you managed to get hold of these. Wasn't there a third Box?
@sabrinaartois-davis2820
16 күн бұрын
Mussolini In black. How ironic
@panda2309
8 күн бұрын
Black shirt no black face.
@andrewtolhurst1273
14 күн бұрын
Vectis in the uk have a large auction 17 September which might be of interest to you. I know they're expensive but you might find something of interest
@toysoldiernostalgia
13 күн бұрын
Cool I’ll check it out. I have bought a bunch of stuff from them before. Matchbox SeaKings and battlekings.
@andrewtolhurst1273
13 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia Atlantic and tons of airfix. Don't spend too much ha
@Alte.Kameraden
8 күн бұрын
Fasci, was the word used in Italy for Union at the time. It's actually ironic because it would imply that Fascism is just Italian for Unionism at least from that time period in history. It does makes sense though, as the Fascist movement did evolve from the Syndicalist movement in Italy.
@toysoldiernostalgia
8 күн бұрын
Interesting :)
@Alte.Kameraden
8 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia the original Fascist Manifesto was written in 1914 titled Fascio Rivoluzionario d'Azione Internazionalista, which roughly translates to Internationalist Union of Revolutionary Action. Mussolini would drop Internationalist from the title a yeae later. As they went from Revolutionary Syndicalism to National Syndicalism.
@toysoldiernostalgia
8 күн бұрын
@@Alte.Kameraden I realy need to watch this documentary that I found online on the Fascists.
@Alte.Kameraden
8 күн бұрын
@@toysoldiernostalgia Some are terrible honestly. They either try too hard to paint Fascist as Socialist when in reality Fascist tried to distance themselves from Socialist or Reactionary Capitalist, despite Fascist despise Capitalist as well. They wanted to do their own thing. Generally speak Fascist are National Syndicalist or Corporatist who believe the State should run everything and embrace Totalitarianism. Unlike Marxist who are Totalitarians in denial Fascist created the term and are proud of it. Then you got the Nazis that some argue are not even really Fascist because of their religious cult like nonsense built around races, which is alien to Marxism and Fascism. Though there has been attempts to merge the two and in the 21st century I would be surprised if they succeeded. The Book Socialism of Duty which is a modern Fascist book heavily leans into them succeeding in merging both ideologies. I mean Marxism and Nazism were merged which is called National Bolshevism so Fascism and Nazism likely can merge as well.
@tagekoolander
18 күн бұрын
Ive seen these on auction and theyre quite expensive
@toysoldiernostalgia
18 күн бұрын
Yes they are :)
@simonprodhan5050
21 күн бұрын
great video as usual, personally i don't think there's anything 'weird' about these sets, whilst the figures are fairly crude they are most interesting and of huge historic importance, i think there are double standards existing, if somebody had produced (maybe they have) sets of Mao's Red Guards or Stalin's NKVD would there be the same disquiet? i think not, third reich or italian fascist memorabilia is highly collectable in all its forms, this is merely history and does not condone any ideology, these are military toys nothing more nothing less, i notice the brownshirts in what looks like a Kubelwagen, i think hitler tended to use Mercedes Benz open tourers on brownshirt rallies, the letters beneath the Brownshirt standard bearer could be NSDAP( national socialist german workers party) i'd love to own these and would display them without a second thought, well done for doing this video
@toysoldiernostalgia
21 күн бұрын
I agree it is fine to make historical sets on any subject realy. The weird part for me is just that usually they are pretty far from the norm as far as unpainted plastic toy soldiers go. I have seen a bunch of more collectable painted figures of both Mussolini and Hitler. Atlantic did a set on Lenin/Stalin and one on Mao.
@RealKull
21 күн бұрын
Actually ATLANTIC made sets of Lenin and Mao' cohorts as well
@gerhard6105
21 күн бұрын
Abraham Lincoln sitting inhis chair as at his statue in Washington DC has his arms resting on fasces also. It is a symbol of power. You have nice toy soldiers. I still have my about 6000 soldiers in 1:72 from my youth as well as the about 100 vehicles and about 50 airplanes. I also collect the East German KVZ model kits and the ones from Plasticart and several USSR model kits. I have hundreds. From KVZ i almost have all of the 120 diverent issued boxes, with content ofcourse. I have all the Dubena kits and several from Yunyi Technik, Diwi and Krugozor.
@toysoldiernostalgia
20 күн бұрын
Even the Swedish police have them in their coat of arms.
@lorenzotonioli9408
17 күн бұрын
These controversial sets were carefully counterbalanced by those with Mao and Lenin/Stalin.
@flitsertheo
16 күн бұрын
That was not much of an improvement, dictatorial regime wise. It's even possible Mao and Stalin had more people killed considering the size of their population.
@vladprus4019
6 күн бұрын
@@flitsertheo But I guess it that looks less like "we probably like those specific dictators way too much" and more like "here are dictator sets of various affiliations"
@MothaLuva
7 күн бұрын
7:51 Most probably not. Rather either something with runes, or the designation of the „Standarte“, usually the city or country name where the SA unit came from (f.e. „München“, „Thüringen“,….) Or simply the slogan „Deutschland erwache“ („Germany wake up!“). Something like that.
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