Preußische Garde-Fußartillerie - Oehmigke & Riemschneider Neuruppin Nr.8440

Hello,

Today I'm showing you a printed sheet from Oehmigke & Riemschneider in Neuruppin. It bears the number 8440 and depicts Prussian foot artillerymen with their teams and guns. 

The printed sheet dates back to around 1887. The coloring was done using stencils, and the color was smudged in several places. The red shoulder boards are incorrect. These should have been white for the Guards Foot Artillery Regiment by this time. 

The mounted and foot figures differ slightly in size. The foot figures are approximately 7 cm tall, while the mounted figures are slightly smaller at about 6 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Feldartillerie, Gustav Kühn 10283

Hello,

Today I'm showing another figure from Gustav Kühn.

It's an officer using a field telescope (Scherenfernrohr), from print sheet 10283 "German Reichswehr - Field Artillery". 

I've already shown several Gustav Kühn figures, but this one is actually the very first one that I can definitively say came from a contemporary print sheet, and wasn't printed as an advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

The figure was mounted on plywood and is 10cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

German Air Force 1939 - ABC

Hello,

Today I'm showing you another very modern print from the Czech ABC magazine. As far as I know, this series of Wehrmacht figures was published sometime in the mid-1990s. I've already shown you the infantry, artillery, and anti-aircraft artillery figures and four other sheets with Czechoslovakian soldiers. The fourth sheet of German figures featured some Luftwaffe soldiers (pilots) and smaller-scale aircraft (Bf-109 and Ju-87).

The figures are drawn with front- und backsides and are approximately 6 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Kunstanstalten A.G. München - Englische Infanterie

Hello,

Today I'd like to show you some British infantrymen in their uniforms from 1914 or 1915. They are part of a collection of figures that I am currently restoring.

These figures come from the "Der Weltkrieg" series and were printed by the Kunstanstalten A.G. München (Schellingstraße 109). The print sheets featured the large inscription "Münchner Künstler-Soldatenbogen." There were at least seven different of these sheets. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any of them in their original condition. I don't know their original size, nor how many figures were printed on each sheet. Based on the writing of the company name and the uniforms depicted, it can be assumed that these print sheets were published in 1914 or 1915.

The figures are approximately 7 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

J.F.Schreiber 958 - Matrosen Division

Hello,

Today I'd like to show you a sheet of printed figures from Schreiber, a company based in Esslingen. It has the number 958 and features sailors in the landing gear of the Imperial German Navy.

The figures are approximately 10 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Fliegertruppe mit Flugzeugen, Gustav Kühn 10287

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another loose figure from my Wehrmacht collection. 

This time it's an aircraft from the early days of the German Air Force. Such aircraft were featured on the print sheet 10287 "Fliegertruppe mit Flugzeugen" (Air Force with Aircraft) by Gustav Kühn. I'm not entirely sure, but I think this figure is more likely a contemporary magazine insert or something similar, rather than a cutout from a commercial print sheet. At the very least, the quality is poorer than comparable figures by Gustav Kühn from that time.

The figure is 17 cm long and 7.5 cm high.

Best regards,

Andreas

Abadie - Soldatenbilderbogen, Österreichische Dragoner (2,5 D)

Hello,

Today I'm showing you a somewhat unusual printed sheet from Abadie. 

Instead of the usual flat figures, it depicts three Austrian dragoons, made in several parts and assembled to create a 2.5D effect.

Otherwise, the figures are also in Abadie's usual 6cm scale.

Best regards,

Andreas