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WWII AND MODERN MILITARY FIGURES AND ITEMS

Atlantic used a variety of packaging schemes for their figure sets.

2100 Series

Atlantic made 18 different sets of 1/32 WWII or Modern era military figures. Here in the US we are most familiar with the 16 sets that were sold in small yellow boxes. The Military Police and Police Band sets were not sold in the small yellow boxes and are difficult to find in the USA. Atlantic made quite a variety of boxes and blister cards for their figure sets. Eventually they combined some of their figure sets with vehicles in a confusing style of "guess whats in the box" for their 800 series. As a general rule the WWII figures are mostly 54mm while the modern era figures are mostly 60mm. We will list the figures in order of their 2100 series yellow box numbering. All of these boxes list the contents as "10 FIGURES". However each box contains a complete set which in most cases is 11 figures but ranges from 6 to 15 + accessories. With quality control not a high priority at the Atlantic factory boxes may be missing figures or accessories.

90 Series - These boxes contain two complete figure sets still attached to the sprue tree runners. Like most Atlantic boxed sets small pieces tended to slip out and become lost. Especially the swords/knifes that go to the Indian Army set.

11000 Series - These boxes contain a vehicle and one set of figures or about two sets of figures. The four difficult to find political sets can be found in this series.

800 Series - Atlantic tried many different ways to package their 1/32 figures and accessories. This series is seldom seen in the US. They broke up standard figure and vehicle sets to try new combinations.

Blister Cards - Atlantic put at least some of these sets in small blister cards so kids could see what they were buying. The Medical Corp blister card never has all 16 pieces. A large double blister card was made for each of the four eras of History Atlantic produced figures in (Ancient, American West, WWI and Modern Military). The large double blister card each contained from 1 to 2 sets of opposing armies. The WWII card features Marines and Japanese, while the Modern Military one features Paratroopers and Commandos.

WWII Invasion of Normandy Booklet - , about 3 x 5 inches, 30+ pages, black and white, Italian version of DDay, In Italian, a few color pages.

1 WWII GERMAN INFANTRY

This set has 10 different figures plus a separate MG on a bipod for one of the prone figures. Several of the figures seem to have been based upon Airfix poses. These figures were made in several shades of blue, green and gray.

The above scans of the tractor and flak wagon are of 1/72 examples. In 1/32 the two pieces were sold separate.

One of the neater Atlantic pieces. The Schwimwagon is made of 15 snap together pieces (a little modeling clay will help keep some of the looser pieces together) plus a four man "crew". The 1/72 version also has a convertible roof, and although some 1/32 boxes show this piece in the assembly instructions it is our opinion that the roof does not exist in 1/32. We have seen this piece in a variety of blue colors.

690 2 Cannoni sparanti

1/32 Plug together shell shooting German 88s.

2 SAILORS

This set has 11 different 60mm figures. Three are seated and are used with the coastal patrol boat and AA gun also made by Atlantic. We have only seen these in shades of blue.

3 WWII BRITISH INFANTRY

This set has 11 different 54mm figures + a bren gun on a bipod. One figure is made to being carrying his wounded buddy. These figures have been made in a wide range of tan, brown and orange colors.

4 FROGMEN

This set contains 7 different 60mm frogmen + a 2pc raft, 2pc chariot torpedo sub & 4 different bases for the swimmers. Putting the swimmers on bases makes the set very animated. These have been made in gold, orange and shades of blue.

5 WWII US MARINES

This set has 11 different 54mm figures + a flag and a bazooka. Two of the figures are posed to be raising the flag ala the famous Iwo Jima photo. These figures have been made in many shades of green, tan and brown.

6 AIR FORCE PERSONNEL

This set contains 11 different 60mm figures. The seated figure is used with the small one man scout helicopter made by Atlantic. We have only seen these in blue

The Atlantic helicopter is a simple 4 piece "scout" machine. Looks like something James Bond used.

A six piece rocket and launcher usually put in a box with Air Force figures. The helicopter and rocket/Launcher were made in a variety of blue colors.

Boxed Sets

The Military Police figures were combined with some of the Air Force personnel in the 800 series (803 Airport Vigilance) so we have decided to show them here. They also were sold painted in window boxes. The unpainted 1/32 versions we have seen have always been in shades of blue while the 1/72 versions seem to be mainly in shades of brown.

7 WWII JAPANESE INFANTRY

This set has 11 different 54mm figures + a two piece MG. The figures in the yellow boxes are usually green, while those in the larger (2 sets per box) size boxes are tan.

8 WWII GERMAN AFRIKA KORPS

This set consists of 11 different 56mm figures plus a bipod MG and 15 hats/helmets. The hat/helmet sprue contains 8 standard helmets, 4 caps and 3 pith sun helmets.

9 ITALIAN BERSAGLIERI

This set consists of 8 different 60mm figures + a motorcycle and mortar both with separate bases.

10 MEDICAL CORPS

This set consists of 15 different figures + a stretcher. Unlike the other 60mm modern army sets it was made, like the WWII sets, in 54mm scale. Most of the figures could easily be used in WWII scenes.

11 WWII RUSSIAN INFANTRY

The WWII Russian set has 10 different 54mm figures + a 7 pc heavy MG. One of the kneeling figures is designed to be the MG operator. This set has been made in red, redbrown and brown colors.

12 PARATROOPERS

This set has 10 60mm figures and no accessories. They have been made in several shades of both brown and green. We are unsure if they represent US paras or Italian or somebody else.

13 MODERN INFANTRY

The infantry set only has 6 60mm poses, but the 2113 boxed set has two of each figure for a total 12 figures in the box. These figures have been made in green and browns. There are also 4 different 60mm heavy weapons poses that come with some of the other boxed sets and we think they were all made in the same mold. The 2100 series set with the antitank gun has them as well as one of the 800 series boxes. These include a prone figure that goes with a 2 pc MG and 3 kneeling figures that go with either the 4 pc mortar or the antitank cannon.

14 ITALIAN ALPINE TROOPS

This set has six 60mm figures + a sled, snowmobile, mule w/ supply pack, 5 piece small cannon, skis on base, and a MG that plugs on the back of a figure. These figures have been made in white and green. In the 1/72 scale sets there is a small "mountain" piece for the man climbing. A variation of this piece was made for the 1/32 sets but eliminated from use. Pictures of the 1/32 scale assembled man on the mountain courtesy of Fritz Juengling.

15 WWII INDIAN ARMY - SIKHS/HINDUS

This set has 10 different 54mm figures + a MG and three different swords/knifes (smallest not pictured above). A great set not done by anybody else. These figures were made in a wide range of colors including; red, green, tans and browns.

16 MODERN COMMANDOS

This set has 13 different 60mm figures. The two seated figures serve as drivers for the 1/32 landing craft. These figures have been produced in a variety of green and brown colors.

OTHER BOXED AND LOOSE WWII AND MODERN MILITARY ITEMS

WWII PERSONALITY SETS

For some reason Atlantic made four WWII "Personality" sets featuring; Lenin & Stalin, Hitler, Musollini and Mao. These sets are very hard to come by. The Hitler set was banned for sale in much of Europe and so a stock of them was found a few years ago in a warehouse making the set the easiest to obtain. The sets were also sold in little 1-3 piece boxes. In addition most of the figures in each set were also included in hand painted window box sets as seen below. The hard to find (in 1/32) Military Police figures can also be found painted in a window box.

Photo courtesy GREAT TOYS INC

Lenin, Stalin and the Russian Revolution

Mao and the Chinese Revolution

A neat 19 piece set with 11 different figures, 4 pc sampan & 4 piece rickshaw. The above scan is of a 1/72 set. The figure on the top left represents Mao. Then there are two "political" officers and five soldiers. The bottom row shows the pieces to both the sampan and the rickshaw next to built versions. The 1/32 scale set is very hard to find.

Mussolini and the Black Shirts

Like the Hitler set this one is rather boring. Mussolini is portrayed by the figure on the right. Of interest is the two piece motorcycle/side car combination with two riders. This set is easier to get than the Lennin/Stalin and Mao set. The figures are usually in black.

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