TSSD Battle of Berlin Playset

Posted on March 14, 2014 by admin

TSSD  has announced their Battle of Berlin Playset. They have listed the contents on the page below including a new damaged building. the playset is priced at $275.00.


http://www.sdsoldiers.com/tssdoriginalplaysets.htm

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69 Responses to TSSD Battle of Berlin Playset

  1. Christian Aldo says:
    June 24, 2014 at 5:52 AM

    I often ask myself, how a producer of a toy soldier set comes to choosing the poses?
    Does he just let the sculpture go on a tangent?
    Does he make a request, that will round out the usefulness of a particular set?
    Two German running poses? Really? A Cival War/ WWII charge? That makes 3 long coat Germans charging! Long coat Germans were SO needed, there were ONLY 8 poses,
    in the first set so you can imagine my outrage when they wasted a precious pose on a guy getting shot! I am waiting for the unavailing of the final two poses with great anticipation. If I was in charge of the 4 long coat poses : How about a PRONE guy firing a MG? Or a Sentry with his rifle slung? Think the great escape, include a German Shepard w leash? Watch tower guy with spot light? Commander standing straight while firing a pistol (into someones head) Come on POSE MASTERS!!!!

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    • ERWIN says:
      June 24, 2014 at 10:16 AM

      Well, seems to me that poses are choose by the ones who make them as they really like and enjoy their own imagination play. Been the fact that this particular playset is done about a battle (By the way in which no US soldier participate!!) and not a prisoner camp or extermination type camp as look your description of poses suggested; I will said the more running and charging poses the better for this case/playset.Most collector like action poses not executioners or guard/parade type. In fact some of the poses you mention were done already and produced by the dragon can do series in 1.35 scale with guard standing, long coat guard and dog guard carrier. The officer shooting to “some one head as you say” could be easy done from the officer pointing down from Marx or Airfix, Dulcop and Matchbox regular German infantry pose with some minor bending variation/conversion.!!

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      • Christian Aldo says:
        June 24, 2014 at 2:20 PM

        Well Erwin, I hope then for your sake the two remaining poses ARE also, both running poses. You can re-enact a Civil War style charge in Berlin. My suggestion was more inspired by the GREAT ESCAPE or a hidden top secret German base. NOT a Death Camp like you envisioned. My 1:32 British Commandos would love the missions!

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  2. Ed Borris says:
    June 24, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Pose selection, if I was ever going to make a set of toy soldiers I think my directions would be something like, I want a guy standing firing a rifle, a guy kneeling firing rifle or sub machine gun, a charging figure, prone firing MG with loader etc etc. I would give basic requirements and let the sculptor decide how he wants to do the poses. At some point he would produce a figure and I would then give my input as to the results and tweak it if necessay. I would think this is pretty much the process, but I don’t know for sure.

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  3. Ed Borris says:
    June 24, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Of course there is the way Beau Cunnyngham produced his set. He took pictures of his re-enactor buddies firing , loading etc and gave the snap shots to his sculptor to produce.

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  4. Christian Aldo says:
    June 24, 2014 at 2:29 PM

    I have always felt a well rounded and useful battle set always includes these 6 basic poses. After covering these, go crazy???
    * STANDING SHARPSHOOTING
    * FIRING MICHELINE GUN FROM WAIST
    * KNEELING SHARPSHOOTING
    * THROWING GRENADE
    * RUNNING/ADVANCING
    * PRONE FIRING

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  5. Ed Borris says:
    June 24, 2014 at 2:42 PM

    I would think Russian poses running for this particular battle would be more appropriate, I imagine the Germans were more stagnant in defensive positions, popping out now and again to fire a panzer faust at a T-34, but for the most part hunkered down. At least that’s what they show on the Military channel for the Battle of Berlin. However, I guess they could be running to their defensive positions or retreating out of there.

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    • Christian Aldo says:
      June 24, 2014 at 3:45 PM

      I agree with you 100% !! Defensive positions!
      Unless of course, it is the Battle of the Bulge?
      You always see Long coat Germans in movies guarding secret basses ect.
      Lots of potential for fun play with commando raids!
      I’ll just have to do it myself.

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  6. erwin says:
    June 24, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    Ok, let’s put my imagination in contest!!: For a set 8 poses of the battle in BERLIN.
    Running/advancing with Teller mine in one hand, weapon strap on back as it will climb on enemy tank to destroy it.
    Firing Panzerfaust downward position (like from a second floor window)
    Running with both hands up toward enemy (surrender!)
    Sniper firing.
    Lying in ground or keeling with mine in one hand and grenade in other
    Firing in angle corner to the left with MP 44
    Firing MP 40 up out (like from a cellar window)
    Officer shooting himself in the head (DAS ENDE)

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  7. erwin says:
    June 24, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Let’s not forget everybody run=charges on ANY modern war action; to change position, take cover, to retreat and so on. All we have to do is not repeat same pose next to other so we don’t (re-enact a Civil War style charge in Berlin.)!!!..Just saying..

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  8. Christian Aldo says:
    June 24, 2014 at 6:37 PM

    I CHALLENGE YOUR “8 POSE” BATTLE of BERLIN SET!!!!!
    * Hitler Youth – kneeling firing PanzerFaust
    * Hitler Youth – throwing Potato Masher Grenades
    * Volkstrum Citizen – standing firing Panzerfaust
    * Volkstrum Citizen – kneeling sharpshooting rifle
    * Volkstrum Citizen – firing Volksgewehr MG from waist
    * Night Jager – kneeling sharpshooting infra red
    * Night Jager – standing sharpshooting infra red

    I wouldn’t have any of the figures firing upwards or downwards, sadly it limits their usefulness.

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  9. Ed Borris says:
    June 25, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    I would like the standard firing poses, standing, kneeling, prone, and of course a running with MP40, firing a MP40, Panzer Faust firing, Sturmgewehr firing, prone MG42 with loader or not, and the all time favorite tossing a potato masher. You can toss out the prone firing for the MG42 prone firing to keep it to 8 poses. I guess we can do without the loader. Don’t really care if they are regulars, youth or citizens, mix them up leave something to the sculptors imagination.

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    • Christian Aldo says:
      June 25, 2014 at 3:00 PM

      An 8 pose set, of tenacious “Tank Killing Hitler Youth” would be AMAZING!
      1) Hitler Youth – kneeling firing Panzerfaust
      2) Hitler Youth – throwing Potato Masher Grenades
      3) Hitler Youth – standing firing Panzerfaust
      4) Hitler Youth – running while attaching magnetic anti tank mine
      5) Hitler Youth – crying with hands up surrendering
      6) Hitler Youth – crawling on hands & knees, pushing anti-tank mine
      7) Hitler Youth – at attention receiving Iron Cross
      8) Hitler – awarding Iron Cross
      Would you buy it?!

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  10. erwin says:
    June 25, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    Hey you are taking from SOME of the poses I suggest before just with different uniform (surrendering and with teller-mine) !!(JUST joking!!!.No doubt some of those poses are inspired by (Der Untergang) movie eh!!
    About firing down and up are not very useful!!??, I will said they are great for any siege battle field. Specially Panzerfaust tank killers towards end of war as part of training given was to shoot at tanks from above (high building spot) or low from a fox/trench position in order to hit tank were more vulnerable (soviets tank and allies) had increase front and side protection to avoid this antitank treat by the end of war; often we see images on documentary of German firing it from a low or high position. In fact is depicted in the (Der Untergang and DIE BRUCKE), BOTH GERMAN made film. Also the latest German infantry weapons like MP 44 were available in big quantities on Berlin anyways in the hands of very poor trained voluntary troops or conscript and HY kids. My envision is to show more based on a specific battle scene by location and moment. Still firing up position (like from a cellar window) could well be used while advancing/firing up a hill SAMPLE-( Hürtgen Forest), Ardennes and Italy mountain campaign of from a trench position too. So not a waste of pose. I will think!!.NOW (The HY) at attention receiving Iron Cross and last pose(8) are awesome and great idea. But those really will be one of the only ones never produced and no good as only for one scene to be used .Still a very rare and nice pose.
    The poses ..kneeling firing Panzerfaust
    2) Hitler Youth – throwing Potato Masher Grenades
    3) Hitler Youth – standing firing Panzerfaust
    Have been produced already in German waffen/infantry poses by CTS,STSD and Conte!!I guess!?..come on give up other better ones,You can do it..let see your next list..

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  11. Don Perkins says:
    June 25, 2014 at 4:59 PM

    I think our hobby could use a plastic 1/32 scale Hitler figure. Atlantic already did one (or two), so presumably the controversy might be minimal)

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    • admin says:
      June 25, 2014 at 5:25 PM

      Don
      Starlux did an Adolf Hitler. Both are saluting, the difference is the Starlux has a hat, the Atlantic he does not. Also the Starlux figure is in uniform.. I was told the Starlux Hitler was pulled because of complaints from parents. the reason there is a quantity of Atlantic Hitler sets is available is due to the store putting it in their back room not to get in trouble with the law. Nazi regalia is banned in Germany except for use in movies

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  12. erwin says:
    June 25, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    Ok;now you guy got me!!.I do have two AH:The Atlantic one in SA uniform and 1.36 scale ROCO or ROCKO personality series one in HERR inform. Now the STARLUX figure is a wanted by me for years, if anyone is willing to sale/exchange let me know please!!

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  13. Christian Aldo says:
    June 26, 2014 at 1:25 AM

    99% of the time, a toy soldier does his fighting on a table, NOT on a diorama.
    So our figures would be shooting into the ground or at the sky.
    “Adjustable” PLUG ARMS, would be the only practical solution.
    Best of ALL worlds. What’s NOT to like?!

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  14. erwin says:
    June 26, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    Sorry; Mine fight on table with hills, building and else..I just to play, no anymore. Now; they do the fighting for me.Conte’s swivel arms poses are great idea, but they stop doing those!!; very expensive mold I guess!!?.So I think this end the dream contest!!!

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  15. Christian Aldo says:
    July 9, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    Every day I check the TSSD site, for pose #3, but I MUST endure!
    I can’t !@#$%^&* take it!
    Please TSSD, post pose #3!

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  16. Eddie White says:
    July 10, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    This playset would benefit greatly from the addition of t34/76 and t34/85 tanks for the Russians and the PKW IV, sturmgeschuetz, tigers, and panther tanks from CTS in my opinion.

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  17. Ed Connell says:
    July 10, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    How about an officer fighting with knife and pistol. I like firing and fighting poses, no marchers, no band players, no dead guys, no flag wavers. Thats just me though.
    I also like advancing firing poses, in particular, the 100 round tommy gun, the MP40 , and MG 42, or 43, etc. Laying down a deadly stream of fire power.

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  18. Ed Borris says:
    July 10, 2014 at 2:29 PM

    Got to have dead guys for a good diorama. Although I too like the firing poses, charging etc. I hate marching guys or guys standing around picking their nose.

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  19. Ed Connell says:
    July 10, 2014 at 3:16 PM

    Lol, knocked over guys are the dead guys Ed.

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  20. Christian Aldo says:
    July 10, 2014 at 11:29 PM

    DEAD POSES, are the biggest squandering of the greatest blessing, of having the resources to create a new pose!
    We always needed German inf. in winter white camouflage. Right?
    8 poses according to, (you know who?)
    * RUNNING GETTING SHOT
    * DEAD GUY
    * OBSCURE SNIPER
    * DRINKING from CANTEEN
    * ADVANCING w, KNIFE
    * HALING HITLER
    * POINTING holding KNIFE
    * WOUNDED
    NEVER let the sculptures make the decisions, especially if they don’t play with, or collect toy soldiers!
    NOW, where is POSE #3 ?!!

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  21. Ed Borris says:
    July 11, 2014 at 7:03 AM

    Well, I am more of a diorama guy and my two periods of interest are the Alamo and Custers Last Stand. Both of these scenarios cry out for dead guys. Besides, making conversions of dead guys from living guys is what I find to be the toughest task. Okay, climbing the ladder guys is a little tougher.

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  22. Christian Aldo says:
    July 11, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    “DIORAMA” means, “YOU” create the Diorama.
    “WE” want usable poses, that cover an important subject that sells well.
    “THIS” is the reason why politics is failing the real world.
    Some small group wants what works for THEM, but ignores the bigger picture.
    * RUNNING w. CANTEEN
    * PRONE SHARPENING KNIFE
    * DEAD POSES = LOSS of PROFIT= OUT of BUSINESS

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  23. Ed Borris says:
    July 11, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    Not sure what poses of dead toy soldiers have to do with politics, but I will agree to disagree. Ron Barzso did Civil War figures for both sides with just dead guys and they sold well. TSSD did a cavalry and Indian casualty sets and they sold well too.

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  24. Ed Connell says:
    July 12, 2014 at 12:33 AM

    Most sets include a wounded, shot, or dead pose in it. If the set doesn’t have that pose it usually has a marcher, or someone scouting out pointing somewhere. Those poses just stay in the bag or box, or they are the dead guys, or first to die, always. If I made figures, I would never produce those poses. I know some people like them, to each their own.

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  25. Christian Aldo says:
    July 12, 2014 at 2:40 AM

    BARZO, is a niche market for 19th century obsessives.
    The Andersonville Concentration Camp Playset?
    The goal over time, is probably to sell 10000 sets.
    Your NOT going to sell 10ooo sets of DEAD GUYS.

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  26. Ed Connell says:
    July 12, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    When I was a kid, I hated static poses in sets. Poses in my opinion need to be dynamic, exciting, and reflect the scene you are trying to relive, create, or reenact. War is about death and destruction, it always has been. Its bloody and violent. If you like to just set your figures on a shelf, marchers, and band guys are ok, there are plenty of figures out there to do that. If you make dioramas, there are plenty of dead and dying poses, plenty of standing around poses doing absolutely nothing.

    There are even plenty of civilian poses out there. I hated the civil war sets by marx, I would have never bought it when I was a kid, because it only had one firing pose on the Union side, I think the confederates had 2, in the whole set, even if they doubled them, you couldn’t really make a firing line worth a crud ? Who was the Einstein behind that decision. The turkey guy, another head scratcher lol. The cavalry, all with their hands by their sides ? The falling horse and rider pose, people were paying $75 for, I wouldn’t take the figure for free.

    The 54mm pioneers did have some nice poses at least to make up for all the lame ones, also other periods had some decent poses. I believe most of the younger generation prefer action figures so much today, because they can pose them in the poses they like, and most like dynamic action poses, not standing at attention, saluting, marching, playing a band instrument, dead or dying.

    Unfortunately, the producers of action figures generally make larger figures. I am not sure why the people that are producing these sets won’t produce articulated figures in 54-70mm scale. The technology is here, figures can be produced just as economically as regular toy soldiers, they may cost a wee bit more, but they are usually painted as well.

    I just don’t understand it, why someone like McFarlene refuses to make a smaller scale.
    I would have bought 100’s of them, their Conan, and Viking lines in particular.
    Maybe they will get a clue eventually, I even talked to one of their representatives about it a long time ago, I think he was VP of sales, he just blew me off, ( it was kind of funny they started their 3 inch sports line the next year, and I think it did very well for them) how short sighted. Don’t get me wrong, I still like the figures we had as kids, but today the people that are producing them, need to evolve some with the times, if they want to get the younger generation, thats my 2 cents, for whatever its worth.

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  27. Ed Borris says:
    July 12, 2014 at 5:43 PM

    The Marx Union figures actually had two firing poses, one prone and one standing, actually I thought the Union were more action packed than the Rebels. They at least had three figures with their pistols drawn and there advancing with a bayonet pose was actually advancing unlike the Rebel who was more or less just standing there.

    Anyway, that’s why my favorite Marxs set was their 60mm cavalry, plenty of firing poses and all the rest were more or less in action.

    I don’t think any plastic maker with the possible exception of BMC has plans to sell 10,000 sets of anything. Incidentally, I was at Ron’s house and he told me that the casulaty sets were some of his best selling figure sets, no I don’t think he sold 10,000 of them.

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  28. Christian Aldo says:
    July 12, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    My favorite sculpture of all time,
    was the guy who did the 1:32 MARX Japanese, Soviet, British, French and US Infantry. The poses were so action packed, I would show the shot poses to people just for a laugh. Remember the American GI getting shot, with his helmet flipping off?
    It’s probably the most hilarious pose ever created!
    BUT, for some reason, the sculpture was always short on FIRING poses!!
    What was his name?

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  29. Ed Connell says:
    July 12, 2014 at 6:58 PM

    I don’t know the sculptors name, but the shot GI, was a funny pose, I used to put the german with the machine gun at waist level behind him, or the the german bayoneting, he always had his back to the front, like he was running away from the battle. Never turn your back from your enemies in battle. The cowardly pose, got what he deserved.

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  30. Tom Black says:
    July 12, 2014 at 7:14 PM

    Marx Marines had no firing poses which was really strange. If there is a set of 8 or more figures I would prefer at least 1 or 2 dead or wounded. For anything based in the 20th century, marching, mine detectors and clubbing overhead are useless to me. I thought the 2nd set of Marx GI’s were very creative. The GI carrying the wounded guy over his shoulder (I’d like to see one of the modern makers update that pose) the fighting with knife pose and the wounded guy on the stretcher with carriers. I still believe if you give a lot of creativity and artistic skill into a pose/poses you can do any historic period and it will sell.

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    • admin says:
      July 12, 2014 at 7:29 PM

      Tom
      Marx for some reason did not do many firing poses. I do not know the reason unless they were afraid that parents might think the playsets were too violent. What ever the reason the lack of firing poses hurt many the playsets we got.

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  31. Ed Connell says:
    July 12, 2014 at 7:14 PM

    I also didn’t mean to imply there isn’t a market for dead poses Ed. I just never really cared for them in sets of soldiers. I would just lay them down and they were the dead guys while I played with them. Shooting guys, and fighting guys are much more versatile. They can also be dead guys, while a dead guy, can only be that, dead.

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  32. Tom Black says:
    July 12, 2014 at 7:26 PM

    On the “fighting with knife” poses, a good one would be the scene from “Saving Private Ryan” . I think Conte did this in metal but it would be nice to see in plastic, maybe with the American on top!

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  33. Ed Borris says:
    July 12, 2014 at 7:53 PM

    I understand Ed, my post was more of a reply to Christian. When I actually played with toy soldiers dead poses were of no use to me either, now that I am more into the diorama aspect, I find them necessary.

    Incidentally in their history Marx only did two dead poses, can you name them?

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    • Christian Aldo says:
      July 13, 2014 at 2:03 AM

      WWII?
      The GERMAN, Japanese guy getting shot, the Marine getting shot and carried?
      I always felt the 8 pose MARX us infantry set was an ADD-ON set.
      Thats why it had obscure, but well sculpted action poses.

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  34. erwin says:
    July 12, 2014 at 10:27 PM

    My opinion: Marx 54 mm scale civil war figures poses lack of firing could be for many reason. Battle formation drill used during civil war were based in old style march musket/rifles in shoulder, then front forward and fast advance with ballonet forward till stand and shoot. Definitely Marx took a lot of poses from film scenes and wants to recreate as much variety possible in order to give each child the opportunity to revive those moments. Their poses were not intended to be (diorama battle realistic type) as back on those years those who were children wants to move them around, or put them in march formation.(a firing position cannot be in advancing formation column ,or marching as it will look very rare and odd).Today we like myself who look in to recreate big realistic battles cannot use many of them and forgot that those were made to target the children customers; to make more playful figures in many dynamic poses as no action/swap figures were being done yet. That is also the reason why regular toy soldier were let down once the new action figures with multiple parts and move parts were produced (once again for children imagination during the play time).In not moment I think Marx have any intention to do toy soldiers for today’s hobby fans, battle recreations and toy soldier collectors of today’s market. Still the Marx’s confederate’s 54 mm soldiers had two firing poses and one or two loading/cleaning it!?. Union two or three if I’m not mistaken!?.
    The red coats sets 54 mm figures from Marx has two firing poses, one marching and one advancing with ballonet, all very good for mass formation XVIII century battle scene; but again Marx did a rider and one officer for same set that cannot be repeated and left this set short of poses compare in number to Americans in same Play set that definitely and as mention before were made for the child audience imagination in order to make the real “play-set”. At the end all MARX toy soldiers and playset were made for children and not for historian collectors-toy soldier collectors who desire to recreate battle .The fact they were put in a box with tin litho toy=no real looking building plus spring shooting cannons and else is a proof of this. Still we should thanks MARX for providing us with a good variety of poses also need in any battle scene that should not be repeated but happen, like wounded,lying,getting shot, carry wounded,falling.artillery man and so on…That one of or two of each will go very well in any of the historical battle formation that could be done today so easy with figures in firing repeated poses from(AIP,ACCURATE,ACTA,CONTE,HAT,ITALEI) and others were the selection of the firing poses is great to chose from. Almost same feelings I have today when looking the poor choose /casted poses of French, Russian and British WW2 54 mm Marx sets. The Russians (two of them) were taken from direct post ww2 recreated soviet propaganda films seen in documentary and magazines. Once again all for children imagination/based in movies..In the late 60’s and early 70’s when Marx play set start to be gone from stores, we got the British and European companies like Airfix,Esci,Matchbox coming with more historical/battle scene and game/hobby figures..Giving the input on us in to the hobby and creating the real mentality of (TOY SOLDIER COLLECTORS) with adult ambition without living out the old desire of our beautiful childhood..

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  35. Ed Connell says:
    July 13, 2014 at 12:53 AM

    The dead german was one, they had a couple wounded or dead guys in the GI’s also, the hat guy, and the stretcher guy, and the guy being carried. I used to lay him across the stump that came with that set, lol., and the knife guy would run up to him to carry him back to the doc. Most of the time though he would just be a dead guy. I had the ww II set.

    I know that the 6 inch cowboy was also a shot guy, but I can’t remember the other actual dead guy, I don’t think I owned him, nor none of my friends did either. I had more MPC, and Timmee figures than marx figures growing up, and I actually did recreate actual battles I read in books from school, and history books. I even researched them, looking at the actual battle field maps etc. I was only 5. I read the books my older brother brought home from school. He used to get in trouble, because I would keep the books until I knew them backwards and forwards. He wasn’t able to return a dinosaur book until the end of the year one year, because I kept the book so I could learn the dinosaur names. He had to return the book on amnesty day, lol.

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  36. Ed Connell says:
    July 13, 2014 at 1:26 AM

    It also appears Conte, is making some more figures, however I guess they are in metal. His site has been recently updated, in case some of you don’t know. He has a very nice Robin Hood, and Sheriff of Nottingham figures, man I wish he was doing his figures in plastic, and articulated. He also has some new Vikings coming out, and his upcoming Earps and cowboys are very nice as well. He has a very cool looking Indian attacking with tomahawk, and knife, that figure is sweet. His site still seems like it is under construction, but if you aren’t aware of these new figures, you should at least check them out.

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    • Christian Aldo says:
      July 13, 2014 at 2:10 AM

      METAL can kiss my ass!
      METAL toy soldiers being released instead of PLASTIC,
      is like watching your EX-girlfriend kiss her new boyfriend right in front of you!
      CONTE used to work for US PLASTIC GUYS! Now we have to watch in envy!

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  37. Christian Aldo says:
    July 13, 2014 at 2:16 AM

    I really believe that crappy poses are the fault of the sculpture.
    He doesn’t Collect or Play with to soldiers, so he’s clueless.
    He’s commissioned to create 9 poses, he makes and delivers them to MARX and because they are just toys for dumb kids, no one at MARX challenged the sculptures choices.
    I will never forgive WWII rifle clubbing poses!!!!
    “CLUBBING POSES = DEAD FIGURE CONVERSIONS”

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  38. Ed Connell says:
    July 13, 2014 at 2:35 AM

    Well, maybe he will make plastic articulated figures in the future, the tech is here. Anything is possible. The figures are still very nice. Not to mention, some metal companies are making sets in plastic now, there is a reason on why that is.

    Metal is just to costly, and the collector, can not afford 100’s of them. Thats the problem with metal, and you definitely don’t want to play around with them.

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  39. Ed Borris says:
    July 13, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    The other dead figure was in the Untouchables set.

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  40. Don Perkins says:
    July 13, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Until TSSD released their excellent 7th Cavalry dead and wounded set, I thought the best dead soldier pose was the Marx WWII German lying dead with his ammunition belt draped around his neck.

    And in terms of a “just getting hit” figure, I still think, bar none, the Marx Civil War Confederate with blanket roll and pistol, being knocked backward just, as it seems, the moment of impact, has never been surpassed in terms of looking very realistic and natural in the posing.

    Both these figures had good posing and I thought added to the realism of their respective sets.

    Any toy soldier playset where everybody is firing, and nobody is dead, wounded, loading, charging, advancing, walking, or marching, —- doesn’t seem all that realistic. The Marx Giant Blue and Gray playsets had a good complement of both Union and Confederate marchers because that would be an accurate depiction of a Civil War Battle, up to and including the very middle of the battle.

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  41. Christian Aldo says:
    July 14, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Please, tell me that THESE are NOT the other 2 poses that we have been waiting for?!
    http://www.sdsoldiers.com/DSC03108.JPG
    POSE (3) & (4) ???????????

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  42. erwin says:
    July 14, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    they look to me more CTS company sculpture type done,still nice ones

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    • Christian Aldo says:
      July 14, 2014 at 1:39 PM

      I’m not clear on what you just said?

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      • erwin says:
        July 14, 2014 at 3:10 PM

        To me the detail on this poses are very similar to the later productions of German poses set done by (classic toy soldier company) and not TSSD .Also the shape of head and helmet is diff in scale/size, or may be is my impression with pictures!!??. I like the poses but wondering where u took this from!?

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          • erwin says:
            July 14, 2014 at 11:58 PM

            Ok never mind I found them now.LOL!! ..; Ok I have to agree, both poses are an add on but not very impress, seens to me they both have the same kneeling pose or very similar, the weapons are not very detail, the mp 44 done by Dulcop in the German pose is more accurate than this crude poor detail weapon he has, the other with grenade is true, very odd waste of pose..But what we can say!!, two more for the game!!. I hope the detail in the uniforms, specially the pants and over grow arms next time is better too

  43. Ed Connell says:
    July 14, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    I guess it depends on the total number of poses in a given set. They don’t have to be all firing poses. However I will never buy dead sets, marching sets, nor band playing sets, or just standing there figures. I do not buy them, and never will. Obviously some people like them, I am just not among that group.

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  44. Ed Connell says:
    July 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM

    Speaking of good poses, the Pegasus 1/32nd scale German Paratroopers, were in all great poses. Some might have been a little better, but overall they were basically what I am talking about, what type of poses I generally like to see in a set. I would rather have the officer have his mp40 up more so it was in a better firing arc, but it is a nice figure regardless.

    I haven’t bought them yet, I think they are hard plastic, TSSD’s site states soft though, I do like the 2 german snipers, TSSD did, they are nice looking BTW.

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  45. erwin says:
    July 14, 2014 at 3:57 PM

    The Pegasus 1/32 are a great addition but once against in the down side size with perfect match next to ESCI, matchbox, Britain germans, a bit taller than the true 1.35 scale airfix Germans paras but smaller than most TSSD and Conte figures as these two last run close to 60 mm scale not true 54 mm because of the elevated base. I got three sets and paint them in three different colors, done in harder plastic-not stiff.
    Nice varied poses but using the flat 2d MOLD design that keep weapons and arms very close to body. In other words still old technology and not as good 3D design especially for ww2 poses figures were movement and open arms/legs is a plus for realism of battle scenes. Once again I like them a lot as very few German paras are done so far. Price not bad at all. Will send pictures with others for compare next to.

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  46. Christian Aldo says:
    July 14, 2014 at 4:56 PM

    SO??!!
    What do you guys think of those 2 poses?
    I’m bummed out!
    I was checking TSSD daily, hoping to see them, but now??
    The one guy is just doing nothing. Holding a potato masher?
    The other guy would be the kind of pose you should include if you already made 16 poses. Something obscure? Who chose those poses and why?
    I’ll buy them. But I’m really let down.
    Even 2 more SS Calv. figures would have a great choice instead of those.
    Sorry guys. I love this stuff too much!

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  47. Ed Connell says:
    July 14, 2014 at 5:57 PM

    I will pass comments, and purchase on those 2. I really do not like criticizing other people’s work. I don’t like snub nose pistols on figures, even if it may be an actual representation on a figure. I also do not like knives that look more like a tooth pick either. Nor undersized weapons. Particularly in the early American, and western genres,
    that goes for other periods as well, like some making the Luger the shorter barrel version. Yes it may be more accurate, but I liked look of the longer barreled version much better.

    Most people sculpt Custer with his snub nose pistols, I would have put regular colt 45’s in his hand, it would make the figure look a lot better in my opinion. The airfix pirate with a super small flintlock is another example, compare that pose with say the Ideal pirate with 2 flintlocks. What a beautiful pose, small details can make or break a figure pose.

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  48. Ed Borris says:
    July 14, 2014 at 6:02 PM

    The Ideal pirate with two pistols is one of my favorite figures of all time.

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  49. Don Perkins says:
    July 14, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    I actually like these two new TSSD WWII poses. They’re out of the ordinary, and will add nice variation to set-ups. Plus, I think the poses are realistic in terms of what actually happens and what infantry finds itself doing in a WWII fire fight — whether on tactical offense or tactical defense. Perfect figures for a Battle of Stalingrad. I think the TSSD WWII Germans are better than the Conte WWII Germans. Of course, Conte’s WWII Germans were part of his early efforts, and didn’t yet make use of separate castings to add dimension to each figure. I wonder who does the actual sculpting of these TSSD figures?

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  50. Christian Aldo says:
    July 14, 2014 at 11:37 PM

    I may agree somewhat that the officer with the binoculars can be of use,
    but the guy with the potato masher is a sadly uninspired pose.
    “We” as collectors in this hobby, should not be afraid to critique and express our opinions about every new release.
    It’s a small community and our feedback is important to the survival of our hobby.
    The Gods are listening you know?

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  51. erwin says:
    July 14, 2014 at 11:43 PM

    Ok administration or anybody may/can confirm these are the 2 poses missing from last release of TSSD!!?; or these figures are from other source!?.I went the company website and don’t see them listed.

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  52. erwin says:
    July 14, 2014 at 11:56 PM

    Ok never mind I found them now.LOL!! ..; Ok I have to agree, both poses are an add on but not very impress, seens to me they both have the same kneeling pose or very similar, the weapons are not very detail, the mp 44 done by Dulcop in the German pose is more accurate than this crude poor detail weapon he has, the other with grenade is true, very odd waste of pose..But what we can say!!, two more for the game!!. I hope the detail in the uniforms, specially the pants and over grow arms next time is better too.

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  53. Ed Connell says:
    July 15, 2014 at 1:57 AM

    That figure is a work of art Ed, I agree. It really wasn’t even fair to compare the Airfix pirate to it. However it shows why companies should sculpt their figures with better proportioned weapons, even if in reality the weapons may have been smaller.

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  54. Ed Borris says:
    July 15, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Another simplistic but outstanding figure in my estimation is the Marx revised pose pioneer firing a flintlock pistol, even though facially he looks like Santa Claus.

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