Show us your period military toys, models, and trench art!

[Gregory]

X-ACTO knives/blades are still an essential tool for modellers today!

Frankly speaking I have never compared modeller's blades. As a modeller from my childhood up to this time I have always used your Humbrol blades and other micro tools for modellers.

 

Here is another wartime X-ACTO ad.

 

Source: Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol. 82 No. 6, December 1944

[Gregory]

Source: Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol. 82 No. 6, December 1944

[Dr_rambow]

This Week Magazine, New York Herald Tribune

November 1, 1942

 

 

That is really cool! The cars on the bottom look like Barclay made pieces (I'm such a toy nerd).

[Gregory]

That is really cool! The cars on the bottom look like Barclay made pieces (I'm such a toy nerd).

Close-up for better expertise.

[Gregory]

Here is my P38 Trench Art .... Now listed online.

 

Carey

Here is P-38 trench art toy as well. The article comes from the Flying Aces, Vol. 48 No. 4, November 1944, pages 24-25.

[Dr_rambow]

Yup, I'm pretty sure I see this guy at the beginning and end of the truck convoy.

 

 

I love seeing the trench art models in period images, thanks for showing that one!

[manayunkman]

A BOY AND HIS BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA

 

This is a vintage 1941-42 photograph of a beautiful airplane model.

[manayunkman]

And this is a vintage photograph of the end of the Airacobra.

 

Must of had a bad crash.

 

Notice the Navy hat.

[manayunkman]

Here is a P-38 that Joseph built in 1941.

[manayunkman]

Here is a P-38 that Joseph built in 1941.

[manayunkman]

Here is an earlier attempt.

[manayunkman]

Love this photo.

[manayunkman]

Whats that on the left above the Blenheim ?

[manayunkman]

This kid had some imagination.

[manayunkman]

I'll throw this in because it is dated and dates all the photos.

[manayunkman]

And when that boy got older he joined the Marines and became a photographer.

[manayunkman]

No more toys.

 

These are all attributed to the model builder.

[siege1863]

Some addition pix from my collection...

 

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I like to collect original photos of the toys in use, especially when I have examples of them! My collection also includes toy helmets.

 

 

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