To get 1/72 scale mules I bought a game called "Trek" by Spears that not only had 18 of them but six Jeeps and dozens of crates. The mules were the same mid-brown colour as Airfix Wagon Train, the Jeeps were silver/grey and the crates were yellow. The moulding was simple but serviceable at 1/72 and allowed me to have mountain guns (cut down Airfix US Civil War Artillery guns mounted on the front wheels of the Airfix Wagon Train wagon) when my friends couldn't. You can still buy "Trek" on line.
I like the guy on his snowmobile the most! My first thought was: "What ist he doing with a Vespa up there in the mountains?" 😂But as usual, a reilly weird and at the same time cool set of Atlantic! I like it!
Hey Jerry, nice collection and video! I really love the Atlantic boxes. I'm a graphic designer and I think those old illustrations are so beautiful. They really capture the advertising for the era for the price point.
As a kid I always loved the German Mountain troops from Airfix - I just loved the axes and grappling hooks etc - something different from the usual rifle poses - So those Atlantic figures look fantastic to my 7 year old self! I also loved the Airfix British support/artillery troops as they were also so exciting and different.
Historically is a mix of 1940 and 1960s uniforms and equipment. A very fun set. I suggest the 1:72 scale diorama with alpini and the mountains. My father had it and i played as a kid and you can made a lot with them. The only bad side is few fighing moves and no gun crew. But if used with other sets are much fun
Yes the Italian Army did use British webbing! They used their own home manufactured variant of 37 pattern well into the 1990s. I had the smaller figures, these big brothers are quite something!
Can't say ive ever seen any of those back in the day. They look kind of in between WWII and cold war maybe? The guy climbing reminds me kind of movies Where Eagles Dare and Guns Of Navarone climbing on the way up the cliff face. The machine gun on his back looks like one of the Stormtrooper blaster Rifles seen in Star Wars. Unusual but nice figures i love the little donkey. Interesting collection.🙂👋🇭🇲✌️👍
@@caw25sha Oh my! Your right. The Heroes Of Telemark. Short memory in my old age. I have that movie it's a good one. Kirk Douglas and one of my greek background actors George Chakiris and other actors names I don't remember. Occasionally I remember a couple of names here and there. I've not watched a few war films for a while. You've just encouraged me to watch that .Thanks for the heads up.🙂👍🇭🇲🦘👋
Good for you fellah. There is nothing but wonder in the things we love. I already know you have a passion for these little guys, and there is nothing wrong in that. Go ahead, indulge yourself. You have no obligation to anyone to justify why you like there little chaps. I am going to sit back and enjoy this retrospective just like any other. Best wishes to you Jerry. You are doing a grand job.
This is one of the coolest sets I've seen. I love the guys wearing the hoods. I think hoods look cool. I may have to look for a set of these for myself one of these days.
I didn't see the 1/32 Atlantic figures in the UK. Their 1/72nd scale sets were easily available. I think the kindest thing to say about them, is they were of their time.
HAVE ABOUT 4 SETS OF THESE IN 1/72 SCALE,THEY WORK WELL WITH AIRFIX GERMANS MOUNTAIN TROOPS FOR WARGAMES.THESE LARGE ONE COULD BE GETTING TO ATTACK SANTA WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH POLE.TAKE CARE
I lived in Armed Services Married Quarters sites most of my childhood (born 1963) and adolescence so an interest in these things was a given! Despite most soldiers being Airfix, Britain's+ Herald etc and Timpo, occasionally families would be posted from overseas back to the UK with strange and different toy soldiers like Marx, Atlantic and untold Hong Kong pirates copies! We would hover like vultures! I remember Matchbox models then soldiers starting in the early-mid 70s, too, first made a Panzer III! After me, two younger brothers continued the interest for a few years so we amassed quite a collection, some of which we still have!
In Yorkshire, we have a shop called Boyes, I used to buy their bags of army men that were 99p for a bag of 100. They stopped selling them years ago. I still have mine. I think they were German WWII soldiers, they were a dark olive drab green colour.
the box art on the WW2 German troops looks like a reproduction of an illustration from the book Universal Soldier of the 1970's 80's from the section Jurgen Stemple
@@toysoldiernostalgia been out of print for years but sometimes it's on ebay or Amazon ,each chapter describes a snapshot of the life of an ordinary soldier from early history to WW2
Many years ago I read an article in a magazine about the Italian 105mm howitzer which could be dismantled into small parts. There were photos of one in pieces being carried up a mountain on several donkeys. That would make an interesting model! Is the gun on wheels a Maxim? If so they were very ancient by the 1960s.
Man those were really cool, I never saw any of them as a kid. Nobody else had Alpini had they? Actually quite true to history, that there can pass for their M91 carbine, parka and their rucksack with the ski-holders and snowshoe hooks. Snow goggles and ropes and all - also beards were (are?) both allowed and popular among the Alpini.
if you want a more dynamic airfix mountain troop skier you can make a good one from one of the two connected rope climbing figures and the extra skis and sticks that come with the set...i saw this conversion on a plastic general video
Curiously enough, the Atlantic 'Soldati d'Italia' series represented the miniature soldiers in post WW2 uniforms, basically those worn in the '60-70 years. Same for equipments.
The alpini set always fascinated me lol...I liked the sled a lot 😂 Great video brother As far accuracy the should had m1 grand or bm59... possibly carcano looking at the size. i think. unit was derivate from them but moved to defensive lines across the borders. The webbing could be British indeed..maybe mod 56
could the rifle be a variant of the M38 Carcano? The M38 was a bolt action rifle that was in use in the Italian army from 1891-1981, in various variants.
Hi Jerry, This may be off I really like seeing your many boxes piled to the ceiling! I dont ever remember seeing Atlantic here in the States back in the day. The first time I became aware of them was on eBay. The set of Alpini you showcased is very unique looking! I guess the Vespa on skis is a bit weird but I applaud their ambition making these. The cliff figure is pretty exciting and exceptional. Thank you for sharing with us your growing and fantastic collection!
@toysoldiernostalgia Sorry, Jerry! My brain seems to have more fog than London in 1890! My grandpa was named Peter and my great grandfather too. Was this a Freudian slip?
Do you have any 70s police figurines you could make a video of? I collect both police and army figurines, although I find it harder to find YT's that make videos about toy policemen.
@toysoldiernostalgia Perhaps you could hunt down some old Airfix Russian soviet military police. I'm sure they made some back in the 60s I almost certain. Do you ever collect rubber, resin or metal soldiers, you can even get silicon army men now. Also BMC have started selling army women recently.
Is there any toy soldiers that looks like they are not fighting? I want to build a diorama of soldiers just going about their business on like a base instead of fighting
amazing collection from the 70s, thanks for resumen 👍👌
To get 1/72 scale mules I bought a game called "Trek" by Spears that not only had 18 of them but six Jeeps and dozens of crates. The mules were the same mid-brown colour as Airfix Wagon Train, the Jeeps were silver/grey and the crates were yellow. The moulding was simple but serviceable at 1/72 and allowed me to have mountain guns (cut down Airfix US Civil War Artillery guns mounted on the front wheels of the Airfix Wagon Train wagon) when my friends couldn't. You can still buy "Trek" on line.
Cool. I´ll have to check that out :)
9:52 Machine gun looks like the FG42 used by the German paratroopers. Very cool!
I feel 50 years younger. Thanks bro.
You´re welcome brother.
Cool stuff. Its Bond meets Die Hard meets ww2 😊
That´s a good one.
They'd look great in a diorama.
No politics, no war, just toys.
Thanks, pal.
No problem bud.
what a fantastic set of soldiers, it makes me want to add some Atlantic sets to my collection!
You should. They are awesome.
I like the guy on his snowmobile the most! My first thought was: "What ist he doing with a Vespa up there in the mountains?" 😂But as usual, a reilly weird and at the same time cool set of Atlantic! I like it!
Hey Jerry, nice collection and video! I really love the Atlantic boxes. I'm a graphic designer and I think those old illustrations are so beautiful. They really capture the advertising for the era for the price point.
👌
That´s why I like boxes so much. They realy show of design and colors of the time.
As a kid I always loved the German Mountain troops from Airfix - I just loved the axes and grappling hooks etc - something different from the usual rifle poses - So those Atlantic figures look fantastic to my 7 year old self! I also loved the Airfix British support/artillery troops as they were also so exciting and different.
I think the Airfix German Mountain troops appealed to kids that wanted more individual soldier play then big army.
Historically is a mix of 1940 and 1960s uniforms and equipment. A very fun set. I suggest the 1:72 scale diorama with alpini and the mountains. My father had it and i played as a kid and you can made a lot with them. The only bad side is few fighing moves and no gun crew. But if used with other sets are much fun
Those Atlantic diorama sets cost a good chunk of change. But maybe if this channel grows a lot I could afford them :)
Yes the Italian Army did use British webbing! They used their own home manufactured variant of 37 pattern well into the 1990s. I had the smaller figures, these big brothers are quite something!
Can't say ive ever seen any of those back in the day. They look kind of in between WWII and cold war maybe? The guy climbing reminds me kind of movies Where Eagles Dare and Guns Of Navarone climbing on the way up the cliff face. The machine gun on his back looks like one of the Stormtrooper blaster Rifles seen in Star Wars. Unusual but nice figures i love the little donkey. Interesting collection.🙂👋🇭🇲✌️👍
Don't forget The Heroes of Telemark!
@@caw25sha Oh my! Your right. The Heroes Of Telemark. Short memory in my old age. I have that movie it's a good one. Kirk Douglas and one of my greek background actors George Chakiris and other actors names I don't remember. Occasionally I remember a couple of names here and there. I've not watched a few war films for a while. You've just encouraged me to watch that .Thanks for the heads up.🙂👍🇭🇲🦘👋
Good for you fellah. There is nothing but wonder in the things we love. I already know you have a passion for these little guys, and there is nothing wrong in that. Go ahead, indulge yourself. You have no obligation to anyone to justify why you like there little chaps. I am going to sit back and enjoy this retrospective just like any other. Best wishes to you Jerry. You are doing a grand job.
Thanks :)
Clay green is very nice color👌
This is one of the coolest sets I've seen. I love the guys wearing the hoods. I think hoods look cool. I may have to look for a set of these for myself one of these days.
Awesome set! Definitely a 007 vibe. Growing up in snowy New England my friends and I loved anything with skis 🎿. 😊
I didn't see the 1/32 Atlantic figures in the UK. Their 1/72nd scale sets were easily available. I think the kindest thing to say about them, is they were of their time.
HAVE ABOUT 4 SETS OF THESE IN 1/72 SCALE,THEY WORK WELL WITH AIRFIX GERMANS MOUNTAIN TROOPS FOR WARGAMES.THESE LARGE ONE COULD BE GETTING TO ATTACK SANTA WORKSHOP AT THE NORTH POLE.TAKE CARE
Well done Jerry, always a great video. Tempting to start collecting Atlantic!
It´s fun but they are quit expensive.
The face sculpting is beautiful.
I lived in Armed Services Married Quarters sites most of my childhood (born 1963) and adolescence so an interest in these things was a given!
Despite most soldiers being Airfix, Britain's+ Herald etc and Timpo, occasionally families would be posted from overseas back to the UK with strange and different toy soldiers like Marx, Atlantic and untold Hong Kong pirates copies! We would hover like vultures!
I remember Matchbox models then soldiers starting in the early-mid 70s, too, first made a Panzer III! After me, two younger brothers continued the interest for a few years so we amassed quite a collection, some of which we still have!
I bet it was very cool when someone came back from overseas with the more unusual figures.
@@toysoldiernostalgiaYes, indeed it was. And word travelled fast, too!😂
You nailed it with Atlantic! "Fun AND Weird" The Alpine is a Great set!
Glad we agree :)
Gotta love the rock climbing pistolero.
Rock climbing pistolero. i like it.
Still very cool... Never seen them before.
Amazing
In Yorkshire, we have a shop called Boyes, I used to buy their bags of army men that were 99p for a bag of 100. They stopped selling them years ago. I still have mine. I think they were German WWII soldiers, they were a dark olive drab green colour.
I remember these figures when I was a kid- never had the figures- the skier on the cover looks like a Johnny Quest villain.
the box art on the WW2 German troops looks like a reproduction of an illustration from the book Universal Soldier of the 1970's 80's from the section Jurgen Stemple
I´ll see if I can find that :)
@@toysoldiernostalgia been out of print for years but sometimes it's on ebay or Amazon ,each chapter describes a snapshot of the life of an ordinary soldier from early history to WW2
Many years ago I read an article in a magazine about the Italian 105mm howitzer which could be dismantled into small parts. There were photos of one in pieces being carried up a mountain on several donkeys. That would make an interesting model!
Is the gun on wheels a Maxim? If so they were very ancient by the 1960s.
I can´t see that this looks like any real gun.
Man those were really cool, I never saw any of them as a kid. Nobody else had Alpini had they? Actually quite true to history, that there can pass for their M91 carbine, parka and their rucksack with the ski-holders and snowshoe hooks. Snow goggles and ropes and all - also beards were (are?) both allowed and popular among the Alpini.
I don´t think any other company made an Alpini unit.
Top video as always
Thanks :)
if you want a more dynamic airfix mountain troop skier you can make a good one from one of the two connected rope climbing figures and the extra skis and sticks that come with the set...i saw this conversion on a plastic general video
Curiously enough, the Atlantic 'Soldati d'Italia' series represented the miniature soldiers in post WW2 uniforms, basically those worn in the '60-70 years. Same for equipments.
The figure on the snowmobile looks like a gnome lol
The alpini set always fascinated me lol...I liked the sled a lot 😂
Great video brother
As far accuracy the should had m1 grand or bm59... possibly carcano looking at the size. i think.
unit was derivate from them but moved to defensive lines across the borders.
The webbing could be British indeed..maybe mod 56
It must be "of the time" because in the UK it wasn't just me and my brother used these "James Bonds"!!
I always regretted that Atlantic went with Italian Cold War Italian sets rather than Italian WWII sets.
I would have been cool with a bunch of different Italian ww2 units.
could the rifle be a variant of the M38 Carcano? The M38 was a bolt action rifle that was in use in the Italian army from 1891-1981, in various variants.
You´re probably right.
I forgot to add that I like the donkey! It would look cool with a wesrern gold prospector too.
Hi Jerry, This may be off I really like seeing your many boxes piled to the ceiling!
I dont ever remember seeing Atlantic here in the States back in the day. The first time I became aware of them was on eBay.
The set of Alpini you showcased is very unique looking! I guess the Vespa on skis is a bit weird but I applaud their ambition making these. The cliff figure is pretty exciting and exceptional.
Thank you for sharing with us your growing and fantastic collection!
Hey thanks Iggy. Btw my name is Jerry ;)
@toysoldiernostalgia Sorry, Jerry! My brain seems to have more fog than London in 1890! My grandpa was named Peter and my great grandfather too. Was this a Freudian slip?
I fixed my dumb error.
In italy are very common. Jerry, do you know the Dulcop soldiers?
I have seen Dulcop on Ebay but haven´t bought any yet or learned about the company. Some day :)
@@toysoldiernostalgia italian factory, from Bologna.
I had that in 1/72 scale
I didn't know that the jedi and robin hood were in the cold war.
Now you know :)
Never actually owned any Atlantic figures- they made some weird stuff!
Do you have any 70s police figurines you could make a video of? I collect both police and army figurines, although I find it harder to find YT's that make videos about toy policemen.
Sorry I don´t.
@toysoldiernostalgia OK, thanks.
@toysoldiernostalgia Perhaps you could hunt down some old Airfix Russian soviet military police. I'm sure they made some back in the 60s I almost certain. Do you ever collect rubber, resin or metal soldiers, you can even get silicon army men now. Also BMC have started selling army women recently.
These soldiers look like they were sculpted from soap.😂😂
The details are much less precise and fine than on the Airfix toy soldiers.🧐
Lather up!! :)
Is there any toy soldiers that looks like they are not fighting? I want to build a diorama of soldiers just going about their business on like a base instead of fighting
Not keen on Atlantic at all, the detail isn't good on them give me Airfix & Britains ant day...👍🏻
The thing to me with Atlantic is not the quality but the quirkiness and fun.