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Collecting toy soldiers is a lot of fun. Some collectors start at the tender age of six and go on collecting till the ripe old age of eighty. But just collecting figures is not everything. At some stage every collector will start thinking about how he or she will display the figures. Just putting them on a shelf or in a cabinet may be an idea for the beginning, but sooner or later this does not satisfy. Kids who used to play with their soldiers certainly didn’t want to just play table games or display their treasures on the shelf. Lineol and Hausser both produced for their series of composition soldiers terrain, trenches and bunkers. And even large models of artillery positions which host guns and crew members. The individual terrain items could then be put together for both play and display purposes. The interfaces of these items were standardised in such a way, that most pieces could easily be combined with one another. |
Picture: Trench section made by Lineol
The main problem with the Lineol and Hausser trenches is that they are raised above the surface. This makes them quite unrealistic. The reason for building a real trench is to give infantry soldiers protection from enemy fire by going underground. However it would be completely unrealistic to dig up the floor in your home just for a more realistic play! I am sure that wouldn’t go down very well at home, and we would have an even harder time justifying our beloved hobby. |
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