My Granddad was one of the first Paratroopers - made First Combat Jump Operation Colossus February 41 Tragino Italy with No2 Commando/II SAS, they later became 1st Battalion Paras

@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW

5 жыл бұрын

I bet he had some stories!!!

Hi I’m 57 years old because of this guy from Sweden and people like you I started to collect plastic toy soldiers again. I’ve got myself four boxes already at reasonable prices the German paratroopers Japanese Australian and British commandos are on their way so this video will help out enjoy your videos thank you.

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2 ай бұрын

That's really nice thing to say and enjoy!!

@monkeysa43

2 ай бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW looking forward to the toy fair next Saturday at Sandown Park

At 7:38 Para Bren gunners commonly carried pistols, so they got that right. The bayonet is a reasonable attempt at a No. 4 Mk II spike bayonet. At 9:44 the pouch on the sniper's belt is the case for the telescopic sight and its spares. Despite the fact that they are not in proper fighting order (and that they carry the wrong mark of machine carbine) I do think this is one of the best sets that they ever did (that standing rifleman is a masterpiece!), along with the Eighth army and Afrika Korps sets.

@Emdee5632

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, the correct type of machine carbine/sub machine gun would not have been the Mk II, but the Mk V with a (decent) pistol grip for the trigger, and even in front of the magazine a pistol grip like the early models of the Thompson smg. Quite a luxury! As far as I remember it there was always something wrong with almost all Airfix WW2 1/32 figure sets.

I got the originals from the 70s in my opinion the plastics were better in that era. But I am glad they are back on sale.

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5 жыл бұрын

Yes i agree Airfix made some strange choices on the re-issues

Brilliant set, brings back many happy memories of growing up in the 70s.

This is a good set. Loved these figures when I was a kid👍

I just got this set in the mail today and I'm quite happy with the purchase.The movie A Bridge to Far inspires me with this one.All thats missing is a figure with a umbrella like the major had in the movie.

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6 жыл бұрын

Mark Hall that would be a great touch, some of the other brands would probably do it before airfix would though..

@britishrailways4810

6 жыл бұрын

You could modify one to have an umbrella. I'm doing a 1/72 pegasus bridge diorama and I modified a desert rat artillery man to accept a bagpipe which is made from blu tack and wire

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5 жыл бұрын

Very inventive, we need to see that!!

@britishrailways4810

5 жыл бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW I'll make a special video of my infantry and customs sometime next week so keep an eye out on my channel.

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5 жыл бұрын

ok i subscribed!!

I had them back in the 80’s . Glad they are back .

Bought these Airfix WW2 1/32 scale British Paratroopers way back in 1979. And painted them And WW2 German Paratroopers, as well. The detail on all these figure were amazing too.

Keren, mantap, 👍👍👍👍

Good!

If only they had remodelled the 1/72 version to this standard

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5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@stephenjones1861

4 жыл бұрын

They did didn’t they ? My early 1/72 soldiers were blocky but later ones were tiny versions of 1/32 ones

@timcolder2789

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenjones1861 No that I remember, not by Airfix anyway. The 1/72nd scale version were first produced in 1965 and have never been remolded. (Recommend the website "Plastic soldier review" for information on all 1/72nd scale figures by all manufacturers).

@stephenjones1861

3 жыл бұрын

@@timcolder2789 100% wrong mate. I have (in my Moms loft) all my old soldiers. I have for example early sets of Germany infantry that are totally different from later ones . The later ones are same poses as 1/32nd scale ones. Friend me on Facebook (my name on there is “Stephen Jones (PK Steve)” and I’ll dig some out and send you some pics

@timcolder2789

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenjones1861 We are not talking about German infantry though are we. I have early sets of WW2 German infantry, Afrika Korps and 8th Army and I will admit the later sets were remolded but the British Para's were one of the few that have never been remolded. The producer of this video obviously agree's with his comments above. Check all the Airfix catalogues or the books written about the subject that have been issued since the early '70's or the website I mentioned before and you will see what I am talking about.

Nice vid! Was this filmed in New Zealand? Sounds like cicadas in the background... :)

@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW

5 жыл бұрын

No England Peter!

Best set Airfix ever did!

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4 жыл бұрын

I think your right, although modern british infantry is good!

Ok now where Talking!!!!! I'm going to hunt this set down love to have it, wish they had included a container like the 1/72 set had but can live without it.

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5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it would have been a nice touch!

I've just bought a painted set of this ....waiting to see the finish

@alexblue6991

Жыл бұрын

You must have some patience painting something so small

@martymayo6298

Жыл бұрын

@@alexblue6991 oh no ,I haven't the skill for that...bought painted of eBay....and I must say there rather excellent

it is interesting because the poses in this set are the most standard poses for American "toy soldiers" except that the guy pointing and the sniper have a helmet instead of a beret and the other soldiers have less detailing on the helmets. But the point I am making is that these poses of British paratroopers are essentially the most mass produced and known toy soldiers in the USA for the WW2 era, and are often packaged with the American flag, despite clearly being British, equipped with British weapons. The typical American "toy soldiers" are literally based on these molds. There are only 2 other competing sets that I am aware of, including the Vietnam era set(which IS American) and them there is some other commando set which I also think is British. This is quite odd as an American, because we grew up placing USA first, not even thinking to consider that the set may not actually be of Americans. btw the radio guy unfortunately never made it to the American sets so it is funny you brought him out last.

@olivier3847

Жыл бұрын

i think the matchbox figures were also copied alot for cheaper toy soldier sets...matchbox us infantry for example

lol i had those as a kid back in the 80s haha

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3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

They should make these in 1/72

I think I'm right in saying that they never shrunk this excellent set down to 1/72 which is a shame because the Airfix 1/72 British Paratroops are poor by comparison (and oversize).

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4 жыл бұрын

Yes you are however ESCI did a 1/72 kit form very similar to the Airfix 1/32 so you could try those on ebay

@Twirlyhead

4 жыл бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW Yes, I had the Esci set and they are very good. Particularly appreciated the inclusion of PIAT.

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4 жыл бұрын

@@Twirlyhead yes I bet!!

@timcolder2789

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with that. Had the 1/32nd scale set in the '70's as a child. One of their best sets in this scale and ironically the 1/72nd perhaps their worst!

@Emdee5632

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't quite believe the contents of the 1/72 version that I later bought. About as bad as the British, Japanese and Russian sets in the same scale. Idk, their molds never got updated I guess.

This was the only Airfix 1/32 WW2 set I ever painted. Probably because of the movie A Bridge Too Far.

I've been making upsets of 1:72nd soldiers to give to youngsters (50 troops each, 3 tanks, 2-3 other vehicles and scenery) I would like to have the option of using 54mm for younger kids, my one winge is the lack of German support weapons - Know of a source?

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6 жыл бұрын

Tough one Mike, although my brother and i always preferred 1/72 scale and the 3 reasons are price, variety, space. Googled and ebay had some cracking ready made tanks at 1/32 but you have a tough search on your hands!

@mikesmith2905

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response - I have favoured 1:72 myself for the last 50+ years and that's what I have been using for the sets for kids, but with 200 or so pieces they aren't really 'take out then put away after play' and I thought smaller sets of 20 soldiers for each side in 54mm might be handy - I recommend people provide a shelf 4-5ft long and 16-18 inches deep so the set can be left in play for days but some folks just don't 'get it' - Enjoying your reviews though

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6 жыл бұрын

Great Mike, i think the 1/72 sets these days are much better in terms of quality to what we had at the time, Plastic Soldier and Pegasus being a couple of the better makes

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6 жыл бұрын

What do you think of the diecast vehicles like dragon do etc 1/72 Mike?

@mikesmith2905

6 жыл бұрын

I have only seen a couple but they look pretty good - I am concentrating on kits for the youngsters because I want to encourage them to add details themselves (sadly there isn't anything like the old Airfix mag out there, I remember making my bofors quads from the Airfiz Quad with a modified 6-pounder as the gun - per the article I used the hub of an 88mm gun wheel to extend the flash hider. - I even had a go at the scratch build Hamilcar glider, that ended up as a 'crashed' example!)

If you could only get 1 Airfix Figure set, what would you recommend?

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5 жыл бұрын

The German Afrika Korps is the best set they made!!

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5 жыл бұрын

However in 1\32 the Australian vintage set steels it

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5 жыл бұрын

Steal

@vegasspaceprogram6623

4 жыл бұрын

Just bear in mind 1/72 figures paint terribly...

@Emdee5632

Жыл бұрын

I wish the Australian set had included their own Owen smg with its top mounted magazine insteas of the Thompson. That would have been cool.

When people think airfix they think mostly of this but 1/72 would be nice

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3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@csreber

3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Italy. I started with 1/72 scale but with Atlantic that were cheaper than Airfix . Then succesfuly I bought Airfix 1/32: the rivelation. Only box that I hadn't were Soviets. Long live to Airfix.

Please I need buy this soldiers, where I can Buy?, what is the link for buy?

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3 жыл бұрын

Ebay and Amazon

And in childhood, I could only dream of such a thing. Separate copies came to me. There were no such soldiers in the USSR. Only if diplomats or pilots brought someone from abroad.

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4 жыл бұрын

Gosh, but i bet you maybe had other types of soldiers in the USSR?

@user-jc7nj1zk5b

4 жыл бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW I had Soviet toy soldiers, but i didn't like them. I made my own soldiers from wire. After that I started looking for and collecting foreign soldiers.

@user-jc7nj1zk5b

4 жыл бұрын

Just get me right. This does not mean that I did not love my country.

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4 жыл бұрын

@@user-jc7nj1zk5b Of course not! Why would it!

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4 жыл бұрын

@@user-jc7nj1zk5b My goodness, to think yiou made them? Well done!!

Lack of troops firing, not one firing a sten. The Conte British Paras blow these out of the the park. Airfix should re release with some new sculpts.

Can’t find those but I need them

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5 жыл бұрын

Try ebay

@Sgt-lott10

5 жыл бұрын

TOY SOLDIER REVIEW ok

@elsinjojo

3 жыл бұрын

I found one of those kind on a website callled toy soldier depot and there put of stock

@martymayo6298

2 жыл бұрын

@@elsinjojo just bought a set of eBay painted too

@elsinjojo

2 жыл бұрын

@@martymayo6298 nice mate

Antony Hopkins

The officer

These are still nice figures ( they were in the 70s) just a shamecthe shiny darker plastic hides the details morecthan the original lighter plastic. At least its better than the awful bluey purple used on the Germans.

The annoying thing is there Is so many knock off copies of this set this set is great wish the 1/72 was as good as this

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4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people feel the same!!

Im. Buying that

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3 жыл бұрын

Great kit, Airfix are going to produce again

@markcollins9903

3 жыл бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW cool im hopefully doing. German imstntry man finding. Plan's as in the film. Is there a glider kit

@markcollins9903

3 жыл бұрын

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW im using multipose figures with mp 40

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3 жыл бұрын

@@markcollins9903 maybe not in this scale

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3 жыл бұрын

@@markcollins9903 nice!!!

Not spatz they were called puttys

@HO-bndk

3 жыл бұрын

"Anklets", actually. Made of webbing with buckled straps.

I have these figure but it not airfix i name them also i have a captain there captain johnson he carried a bren gun there captain anderson he pointing at our enemy the lego the whole army men colour that i have fight the lego army army men is the best

@marvellvalentino469

3 жыл бұрын

I dont have the radio operator and my captain anderson wear a helmet and green and my captain johnson he lost a leg and he tan

You need a script. Too many "ums" and "errrs"

@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW

6 жыл бұрын

MIGHT START STEVE!

@peterdammeliusosterode3424

3 жыл бұрын

Now you were unfair. A very factual and nice reasoning around each figure. Or as we say in Swedish .. Gör det bättre själv då för fan.

Arhnem is a brilliant film

@Twirlyhead

4 жыл бұрын

Is it as good as the highly inaccurate A Bridge Too Far.

@dickeysven6472

Жыл бұрын

Donde puedo ver la película ?