Atlantic 1/32 Toy Soldiers. 2 Sets That Are Just Kind Of A Disasters. But I Still Love Them!!

Kids all over the world most have had some of their more disappointing moments in life opening these two boxes. But as collectable they are fun and you can spend lots of time pondering who thought these two sets where a good idea.

[@Floreal78]

"....it gets a bit weird...." is a nice introduction to the Atlantic line. :D

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

And that´s why I like them so much :)

[@thebruehlofspandau1665]

Loved it. It was useful 1/32 for my Action fantasies. (I loved the afrikakorps for their separate helmets and heads). and poses.

[@alexc8209]

I had the second box (US infantry) in 1/72 scale and I LOVED THEM. They had so much character compared to my Esci figures. The guys erecting the flag were fun because they forced me to imagine them doing other things (i didnt have any use for guys erecting a flag in my war games) and this forced me to think of some very fun scenarios. I wouldnt be happy if these were the only US figures out there but they definitely helped me to have fun in my childhood. Thankyou Atlantic and thankyou Toysoldiernostalgia.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

You´re right and I would probably have liked them to as an addition to other sets of US soldiers.

[@johnhalley974]

Some odd poses but I feel if these figures were painted to a good standard they would look great.

[@HO-bndk]

The guys in the "Infantry" box almost look like 1970s Bundeswehr.

[@dieternowatius5062]

Very funny, me and my 9 years old son had so much to laugh watching this 😂 cause we are big fans of Good old Airfix material 👍

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Me too. I used to have an Airfix shop straight up the road from me, but it went bust recently. What I like about soldiers and Airfix is that they are based on real life. I also like doing those soldering electrical kits. If you have a son you may like to introduce him to the army men series by 3DO, their games based on toy soldiers. If your son is only 9 you should get him a rabbit or a guinea pig, a tame rabbit like a female dwarf lop, I had one as a teen and she was beautiful and fluffy!

[@eltenda]

They us marines were sold as free france too in blue. The soldier crouched remind me a ww2 picture in sicily😊

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Ah ok I will have to check that out. Thanks for the info.

[@eltenda]

@@toysoldiernostalgia they were Un the h0 scale

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Ah ok@@eltenda

[@rcgunner7086]

The crouching guy in the second set might be setting himself up for doing #2 business. The crouch is pretty close IMO. He does need to drop trow and he really needs the required entrenching tool with toilet paper roll attached.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

I think you´re on to something.

[@deangearhart585]

MANY years ago I ordered the Atlantic “Grenadiere” infantry thinking they were Panzer Grenadiers. Boy was I disappointed with what I got. My bad!

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

I feel your pain :)

[@SeasideWitcher]

Everyone gets a mistake or two , surprised they weren't that tuna blue.

[@davidwong4]

Amusing video. As soon as you put the first set of figures in front of the camera I started laughing, in a nice way mind you. By the way, I'm from New Zealand, I have to say you guys in Europe/UK are well placed when it comes to collecting 'vintage' soldier sets because that was where the centre of production back in the 1970/80's. Also, collecting from NZ is very difficult because of freight cost from the northern hemisphere. The market here is very limited. Keep up the good work!!

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Thanks man. It`s getting kinda difficult collectin here in Sweden as well. Our currency is tanking against the Euro, pound and dollar. So right now everything is pretty expensive outside Sweden.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Atlantic, the box art was usually much better than the actual figures. That’s why they were disappointing when you opened the box

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

It must have been so disapointing as a kid to open some of these sets. But I think some are much better then these two.

[@maxtranelli2832]

I am a 60 year old Italian and as a child I played with these toy soldiers that I still collect today. The Atlantic brand was not at the level of accuracy of Airfix but their intrinsic value lies in reminding us children of those years of an Italy where there was work, the industry worked and it was possible to hope for a better future.

[@tomsenior7405]

Thank you for this. I have learned so much about Atlantic from you. These figures are especially bizarre and it makes sense to get them out of the way in a "Double Feature". I have no nostalgic connection to Atlantic, so I am finding out what I missed out on, in my childhood. Turns out - Not very much. Nevertheless, I can imagine children who grew up with these toys being excited by every new release. For many children, an army of Green Soldiers facing off against an army of Grey Soldiers was all that was needed.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

It´s strange how much certain toys could bring so much joy.

[@Emdee5632]

I often let all my yellow/brown soldiers fight against the green ones, or the grey against the blue regardless of what nationality they had. Lots of fun!

[@tomsenior7405]

@@Emdee5632 Wonderful

[@simonbrown9310]

Great video, as usual ! Only thing is, the music in the second half of the video is so sad.....

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

I choose a few classical peices that I play for the close ups. They remind me of childhood so that´s why I use them.

[@simonbrown9310]

@@toysoldiernostalgia ah ! OK, I get it !

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

I literally have thousands of army men, including pink ones too. I went on to an auction site in France and got some antique aluminium soldiers as well. I'm saving up for a really big order from BMC toys in America. I like the fact that I'm not the only adult who enjoys toy soldiers. I have a small collection of police figurines and a security guard too. The reason I got the guard is that some top security are trained by the military and some are permitted to carry guns. Sort of a cop for hire I think they call them in the states! I also have 11 of the games by the late 3DO, Army men!! My sister and her husband went to Denmark a few years ago and they went to a castle where they hade gold soldiers, Romans and Africans. The king there used them to teach his son battle tactics!

[@ewmhop]

GOOD VIDEO SIR,IN THE LATE 50S WE HAD SOME PRETTY SAD TOY SOLDIERS AS WELL.JUST GO ON LINE TO SEE WHAT I MEAN.BUT AS A KID ,YOU JUST DIDN'T CARE YOU JUST WANTED TO PLAY. TAKE CARE

[@narvaliuscore9094]

9:55 that guy looks like he has alcohol rather than water

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

LOL!!

[@Emdee5632]

This video reminds me again why I always preferred Airfix (and Matchbox) figures over Atlantic. However once again a great review about toy soldier sets from yesteryear. Keep them coming! Not sure about the rifle of the cold war infantry. A generic 7.62 mm x 51 NATO rifle, a mix of the FAL and the G3 maybe.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

I think it`s closer to something like a Sig sg543

[@Emdee5632]

@@toysoldiernostalgia Yes that could be.

[@haroldellis9721]

Surface place of mines is US Army doctrinally correct. During the (original) Cold War, digging in mines required a much higher authority than surface placement.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Cool. Didn`t know that.

[@bentobarreirinhas5702]

your videos are great

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Thanks a lot.

[@jessewoods6890]

Love your channel my friend, really is a great watch !!!!!!!

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Thanks man.

[@jessewoods6890]

You are very welcome mate !!!!!@@toysoldiernostalgia

[@frasco1965]

Your videos are always beautiful

[@christopherfranklin972]

Strange but never boring!

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Boring they are not :)

[@smudd71]

Atlantic soldiers put my teeth on edge lol Thanks for the video 👍great channel

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Thanks for watching :)

[@johnclarke25]

The American soldier advancing with the rifle reminds me of a figure in 1/72nd scale but bugging me from what faction,possibly a matchbox figure,loved the atlantic far west range and the Egyptian figures but was really disappointed with the ww2 stuff,although still have a box of Russians with the enormous maxims.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

I think that figure is pretty close to Airfix US Marines in 1/72. If I ever get rich I will get all the Egypt and Roman sets. A bit expensive for me right now. But like you say those are the best Atlantic produced.

[@glennwhittaker197]

HAHAHA! The Italian guy with tiny pistol & weapon has a huge hole in his chest, but isn’t the dying guy who also has a hole in his chest 💀

[@frasco1965]

I find the Italian Atlantic infantry to be among the ugliest boxes produced... And I say this as a fan of the Treviglio company

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

And I think they are some of the best boxes. Cool that people like different things :) What kinda toys did Treviglio make?

[@frasco1965]

The Atlantic toy soldiers were born and were produced in Treviglio in the province of Bergamo, Italy. The owner was called Ercole Compagnoni. The first 8000 1/72 series boxes had the Italian flag. Boxes were also made for the French market.

[@frasco1965]

4 boxes of revolutions were not exported

[@ganlesat]

Italian ATLANTIC toy soldiers are a distaster ever. In my childhood I was love the Airfix, not the Atlantic ! (..and I'm from Italy)