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

J.F.Schreiber 919 - Fliegerabwehrtruppe

Hello,

Today I'm showing you another single cut-out figure from my Wehrmacht collection. 

It's a single anti-aircraft gun from sheet no. 919 by J.F. Schreiber. The title of the sheet was: Deutsches Heer - Fliegerabwehrtruppe (German Army - Anti-Aircraft Troops).

The gun group is 15.5 cm long and 13 cm high.

Best regards,

Andreas

Austrian Army - Marcel Vagné No.527

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another one of my printed sheets by Marcel Vagné (the father). 

It's numbered 527 and shows an overview of the units and uniforms of the Austrian Army. This plate is also rather "special" in terms of its drawings; the bodybuilder comic figures aren't quite as prominent as in some of the other plates, but the style is recognizable. Below you can see the whole thing for yourself, divided into two halves, as a large-format scan. The figures are 8 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Infanterie stehend, Gustav Kühn 10292 (similar)

Hello,

Today I'm showing you some more figures by Gustav Kühn. 

At least these figures again correspond to the illustrations from a commercial printed sheet from this publisher. However, these soldiers are again slightly reduced in size and printed on newsprint, so they probably come from a contemporary youth magazine.

The original plate is titled "Standing Infantry and Pioneers" and numbered 10292.

The figures are about 7.5 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Preussische Ulanen - Robrahn & Co., Magdeburg No.4717

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you a printed sheet from Robrahn & Co. in Magdeburg. 

It's number 4717 and depicts Prussian Uhlans on horseback. Looking closely at the uniforms, the only possible model is the Silesian Uhlan Regiment No. 2 (Schlesisches Ulanen Regiment Nr.2), as all the other regiments wore different color combinations. The plate depicts 12 riders, each 11.5 cm tall. This corresponds to a man's height of about 8 cm.

Best regards,

Andreas

Abadie - Austrian Federal Army (pre 1938)

 Hello,

Today I would like to show you my loose figures of the Austrian Federal Army (up to 1938) from Abadie. This is the first of two posts; here I'm showing the figures with green grass bases. 

There's also a "Parade" series, and I'll show the figures I have from that another time. Assigning them to individual "Soldaten-Bilderbögen" (soldier picture sheets) with numbers, as I did with my Italians from Abadie, isn't possible here, as I don't know all the printed sheets—I don't even know how many different ones there actually were. The only thing that is certain is that some of the figures in this series were also used repeatedly, meaning that one and the same figure appears on a wide variety of printed sheets.

The first group shows leadership personnel with a general and a general staff officer.

The next two, an officer and a rifleman, are wearing the green collar patches of the Jägertruppe (light infantry).

The last group consists of five figures: an officer, two identical assaulters, and two hand grenade launchers. These figures are referred to on the sheets as "Alpenjäger" and so belong to the mountain troops. Apart from the yellow collar patches, there is no other distinguishable difference from the "regular" infantry.

That's all I currently have in my collection on this topic.

These figures are all in the Abadie standard size of 6cm.

Best regards,

Andreas

Spanish Cavalry - Editorial Roma, Barcelona - Construcciones Fernandito No.18

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you a printed sheet from Spain. 

It's number 18 from the Barcelona-based manufacturer La Editorial Roma and belongs to the "Constucciones Fernandito" series. This series was printed between 1942 and 1945 and comprised a total of 25 sheets. It features six Spanish cavalrymen, each measuring just 6.5 cm in height. These small figures correspond to a figure size of 4.5 to 5 cm.

Best regards,

Andreas

Motorisierte Infanterie mit Gasmaske, RAPI S119

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another cut-out paper figure. 

It's from a small collection I've just acquired. The sidecar motorcycle comes from Rauert & Pittius Sheet No. 119. These printed sheets from the RAPI Wehrmacht series don't have titles, they're just numbered. Similar motifs from other manufacturers, however, are labeled "Motorized Infantry." Of the two Kübelwagens and four sidecar motorcycles printed on such a sheet, unfortunately, only this one survives.

The motorcycle is 17 cm long and 10 cm high, which corresponds to a figure size of approximately 8 cm.

Best regards,

Andreas

Württembergische Infanterie, C.Burckardt's Nachfolger Weissenburg No.1251

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another printed sheet from C. Burckardt's successor from Weissenburg (Wissembourg).

It's number 1251, which depicts Württemberg infantry. The soldiers are already wearing the spiked helmet introduced in 1871, but still wear the double-breasted jacket. The uniform can therefore be narrowed down to the period 1871 to 1892.

The figures are 8 cm tall and, as is usual with this manufacturer, rather poorly colored.

Best regards,

Andreas

Andi's Paper Soldiers No.1 - US Military Police WW2

 Hello,

Today I'm introducing a completely different topic.

Just for fun, I tried creating some figures using AI. Ultimately, it was quite a journey from the idea to the finished figure. It took me many attempts to even find the right inputs, and with the free accounts, that's almost impossible. So I signed up for a cheap monthly subscription and kept trying to find the right programming to create stylistically consistent (or even close) figures. After a while, it worked quite well. However, each figure still needs editing and post-processing.

And so a small series of figures was created, which I'm making available here for download.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TxxnOA3NlnhW8yYZhxKaIisnXQ7AaLML/view?usp=drive_link

I know that some people use my scans of historical figures for printing and crafting. Perhaps someone can use these figures, too.

The first set consists of US Army Military Police figures from World War II. The standing figures are about 7 cm tall overall.

Next up will probably be some US Marines.

If anyone has suggestions or requests for further sets, please let me know. You can find me on Facebook under "Andreas Penzkofer" or email me at penzkoferandreas@yahoo.de. I'd love to hear your feedback and see your pictures if anyone could use the figures.

Best regards,

Andreas

Voltigeurs de la Garde Impériale - Silbermann No.25

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another Silbermann sheet. This time No. 25, featuring the Voltigeurs de la Garde.

From what I've observed, this is probably the only Silbermann sheet you can still find in large numbers today. These voltigeurs were first printed sometime between 1854 and 1857 and were produced until 1870. As always with Gustave Adolphe Henri Silbermann's figures, these are printed with oil paints, which makes them look much more vibrant (and therefore more valuable) than competing products (e.g., Wentzel or Pellerin) from this period.

As with many surviving printed Silbermann sheets, this one also has a subsequent advertising imprint on the back.

The figures are 10 cm high.

Best regards,

Andreas