Printed in 1942

[DWest]

Originally Posted by at6

The only thing I have from WW II Germany is an Officers training rifle 22 kal that was produced between 1941 to 1945. I still take it out and fire it. The rifle is amazingly accurate even now.

That rifle is one to hang on to. I have two Mauser rifles, 8mm, one dated 1943 and the other 1945 but they are not in the best of shape. My favorite is the M1 Garand and the Russian 91/30 is a good shooting gun. I also have a Japanese type 99 that my uncle brought home from Okinawa but I've never fired it. When I die my wife will have a heck of a yard sale, she thinks all this stuff was cheap.....lol

[DWest]

I found this sheet and did what I could with it. I think there is probably another sheet or two of this set but so far no luck finding them.

[DWest]

Found this and cleaned it up some. I did find more sheets of the German marching band but only in low resolution so I will keep looking.

[Butelczynski]

Originally Posted by DWest

I believe the Germans printed a large number of these cutouts both as propaganda and a way to spark an interest in the Nazi party in the young people who played with them. I have seen some WWII Japanese cutouts but they seem to be few and far between, maybe someday we will find some. I'm glad to know I am not the only one who likes these things. Keep looking for them!
Dan

There use to be a fair amount of tank,airplanes and ship cut outs presented on Polish modeling forums years ago,mostly very simple and meant for kids 10-15 years of age.Soviets did the same thing but their models were even simpler and larger than German ones due to crappy quality of card.I think both of those sources were the reason for someone in LOK, Poland to come up with the idea of Maly Modelarz in late 1950s.

Edit-Wehrmacht did print some very,very good paper models of tanks and airplanes (not sure about ships).They show up from time to time on auctions and ebay but disappear fast.

[bloomohio]

YES, but the Polish started their own models based on Nazi 1/33 airplanes on large sheets was able to get a few 25 years ago from Germany. The polish models were mainly of Russian aircraft and some WW2 Polish aircraft designs were simple but good for paper models,no Nazi types were allowed until 1990s. Let me know if anybody out their needs more info?

[marecki2013]

First issue of Polish Paper Models from LOK, Mały Modelarz was based on a East German Modellbogen printed in DDR. Nazi types on large sheets 500x700 mm that was different project, different story from early 1941/42.

[marecki2013]

[bloomohio]

Interesting you have copies of the original Nazi paper toys,these are very rare i have one original, one copy from a friend and one reprint i obtained from a German print company over 25 years ago. Are reprints still available?

[marecki2013]

Joseph, yes, official reprints was published at early 50-60years, still available on a Ebay...
but prices....I have one of them original JU-88 German Bomber, other that reprints. All the models are very nice and cool. Unique paper models.

[bloomohio]

Originally Posted by marecki2013

Joseph, yes, official reprints was published at early 50-60years, still available on a Ebay...
but prices....I have one of them original JU-88 German Bomber, other that reprints. All the models are very nice and cool. Unique paper models.

I agree 100% ,but why have I not hear from you in long time please send reply either with PM or you have my email address! Agree we seem to be only ones on forum who know of the original Nazi sheets. I have the Skua, Amiot bomber,and a ME 110 original because it has printing with old German type outlawed by Hitler when he found out the print was developed by a JEW,I believe I got information direct from a German scholar at Harvard U. in 1960s!