Comments by "Ernst Wiltmann" (@ernstwiltmann6) on "My Favorite Soviet-era Toys. Most Popular Toys in the USSR #soviettoys" video.

  1. I build a lot of 1/72 scale plastic toy military vehicles and airplanes from FROG, in the early 70's, with toy soldiers. Mostly purchased them from a GDR Collector in Radevormwald in 1975. I still have them. In the 80's I handpainted them, together with the Revell, Airfix, Matchbox, and Atlantic Figurines, and build dioramas . The Soviet toys added a special flavor to it.
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  2. Our early Matchbox toy cares weren't any better.
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  3.  @joaoonda  I had a secret weapon to work around deficiencies, with Putty and a Nail Grinder. I appreciated the models as they were. That was more than 40 years ago, and I had a lot of patience, fixing things. You are right about Revell incorporating the FROG molds.
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  4.  @Mario_N64  He suffers under Russophobia, and caters to a crowd that loves to have their bias confirmed.
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  5.  @isleifoterogarcia4478  In my lifetime of 70 years I changed my views a view times, Sometimes they build up slowly, sometimes due to a dramatic event. Or in a combination of both. Anyway, History has been like a Puzzle, where I try to make pieces fit for the big picture. My toys played a part in that development. Most desirably where the toys that remained elusive. Unpacking and putting the final paint strokes on them, were times of greatest pleasure and also self reflection.
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