Attic Finds Part One

Posted on November 25, 2022 by admin

Attic Finds Part One, as I mentioned, we are finding some hidden treasures in the attic. They were found in bags and boxes sometimes with dinosaurs. So let us see what was found

Zorro
Attic Finds Part One, the first figure is a 54mm Zorro-type figure. Very likely made in Poland.
Attic Finds Part One German
The next one is another Eastern European figure. It is of a World War Two German in an overcoat. When I got it I knew it was not Elastolin first because of the pose and second the clear plastic base. Andreas Dittmann identified this figure was made by Miniforma, Germany(Poland
Attic Finds Part One Figures
A variation of the Blue box historical figures showed up. They did the figures painted and silver oxidized. The Indian maiden is from Jem of France. She is missing her paint and I will have her repainted in the near future.
Attic Finds Part One Atlantic
Two different Atlantic figures showed up The one on the left is from the Custer set I always got how the sculptor put arrows on the figures. While the Indians had bows and arrows most of the Indians had rifles. The other figure is from the Atlantic Russian Revolution. I wish Atlantic had taken the action poses from the set and added others to make a set of Russian soldiers. I was always on the outlook for loose figures from this series.
Attic Finds Part One Reisler
The first Merten I got were two cowboys in Teepee Town in the New York Port Authority. Despite being very careful they broke and were thrown away. I finally replaced them when I got active looking for the plastic figures. Somewhere I got this card which was part of the box. It contains four cowboys three different. I had the standing firing rifle and the cowboy firing pistol on the right.
Starlux Indian
Two more figures the figure on the left is a Starlux Indian. The figure on the right is from the Chronicles of Narnia He will be added to a Medieval army.

Attic Finds Part One Marx Display Boards

Paul Knapp has done a nice video of George Kroll’s collection of Marx display boards. You can see it here.

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7 Responses to Attic Finds Part One

  1. James Nixon says:
    November 26, 2022 at 9:39 AM

    Atlantic did make ww2 Russians with a machine gun very nice figures.

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  2. Andreas Dittmann says:
    November 26, 2022 at 9:59 AM

    Great finds Paul!
    The German WWII soldier was made by MINIFORMA, Germany(Poland
    Greetings
    Andreas

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  3. Andreas Dittmann says:
    November 26, 2022 at 10:11 AM

    Hi Paul,
    please allow some additional comments on your attic finds:

    The Indian lady< in white plastic was made by JEM, France – (not Dulcop)

    And the 4 Cowboys on the card are by MERTEN, (Germany- (not Reisler)

    Greetings

    Andreas

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    • admin says:
      November 26, 2022 at 7:59 PM

      You are always welcome to make comments. Yes, you are right the cowboys are Merten, not Reisler. Erwin also caught it. I had a brain freeze. I forgot about Jem which I love.

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  4. Wayne W says:
    November 26, 2022 at 12:07 PM

    I got the Atlantic 7th Cavalry and Sioux Indians (with the Cavalry Camp) to supplement the figures of a Jean Hoffler fort for my brothers Christmas 1975 when I was stationed in Germany. I was never fond of the Atlantic sculpting style. I loved their ideas and variety of sets – just never could get past the style (totally a matter of personal taste).

    But my brothers didn’t mind and with the cowboys and Indians already included in the original set they had quite a present.

    One thing about the 7th Cavalry set though; I got a kick out of all the arrows sticking out of the guys. They looked like human pin cushions. And I got a kick out of their facial expressions. I know they were supposed to be of pain as they got hit, but I couldn’t help but think (and still do) these guys must have been the happiest folks in the world to have arrows sticking out of them. It kind of endeared them to me.

    It was the same with their “Commando” set. I still have them somewhere in 1/72 scale. There was something about their poses – charging full tilt with arms and weapons waving, with their mouths wide open, so happy to be running into enemy gunfire – and death. Gotta love them – or feel sorry for them. LOL

    Again, JMO and a matter of taste.

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