Our very good friend Peter Evans sent us another packages of goodies to enjoy. The first item is Indian canoe from China . The figures are copies from other countries, but I like how they put the Indian standing firing the bow.
Here are the other Indians from the set that the canoe came from which you can see are copies of Britains.
The next picture is the Timpo Skin divers. At the PW show it is possible to pick up parts. These figures could have been in a box. All I need to do is get a raft.
This photo shows the Horrible Histories Ramese the Great and two Egyptians. I like the Horrible Histories series and I am sorry the figure line have been canceled. The figures are well done will go well in your armies.
The next package shows one of the surprise packages that you can buy in the UK. Inside the egg is a Key chain figure of one of the six Avengers from the first movie. They also do an egg series for Star Wars where the Strom Trooper is from.
One thing you can find at the PW show are loose Corgi figures that went with their vehicles. This is a nice way to get the figures without buying the vehicle or to add to your vehicle. I had the Buck Rogers set at one time before I sold it, do I was glad to add the figure. Now I need to find Twiki.
These two figures are from Turkey and are very hard to find. Turkey has had several small plastic toy soldier companies. These figure have only shown up if a collector brought them back.
These are Blue Box WWII Japanese. The figures are only 1 1/2 inches tall. I would have like to seen them in 54mm scale.
In this figure group we have a either Timpo or Cavendish Bobby. It may be recent production. The center figure is an English premium. The figure is of King Edward the first. He is only half figure, so the flat side they can list his name, birth and death date and where is buried. The last figure is a Charbens figure which has been repainted.
The last picture is Italian Bersagleri. The figures are 50 mm and I believe they were done by Coma of Italy.
Are the Indians 54MM?
Man, I got excited over those Japanese until I read they were only 1 1/2 in high. Some interesting finds, just when you think you’ve seen all there is to see in plastic. One of the reasons I love coming to this site.
the Blue Box ww2/post ww2 series are very interested HK figures and I believe never copied from any other as blue box did many original Indigenous figures/mold.
I do own many of their full set of poses.
Japanese ,America,aussies,germans,british,Italian all were done in 6 poses set ,first with faces and generally sold with some modern under scale generic post ww2 vehicles cannon in window panel boxes and some detail painted, later in unpainted version in card bags. The American and British look more for Korean war or poses. In uniform and weapons. The Germans are the best in detail and actually weapon.In a time when Airfix, Britain and even Matchbox could barely do a correct MP 40 Lmg, blue box depicted it in two poses very well done. The German officer has the best uniform detail I had seen in years, you can see the iron cross, eagles and arm bars in the uniform easy well done in mold. Unfortunately for those very special in size they all were done from 50-53 mm max.
If admi wish I could provide picture of mentioned sets and vehicles/cannon.
I think many years ago PW Magazine cover few of the sets in one article.
Erwin
Send pictures when you can. I am sure others would like to see the figures.
Sure ..I will..
3 British have post Korean apparently-may be(Fal)!?; as hard to get detail from mold, but the 3 other have WW2 weapons(revolver ,Sten gun= LSMG and bolt rifle-Lee!?) so not all are quite post Korea. That is why my typing said- (The American and British look more for Korean war or poses) the last word was intended to be post, not “poses” as won’t make any sense .I just miss spell/write it. Thank you
The swap Indian mounted brave ,the teepee ,the totem are all part of entire(Blue Box -HK play set done in late 70 and very early 80’s sold in a box call (western adventure-103 pieces)
It come with a ,canon(copied from Jean hoefler),wagon, stagecoach ,BUILDING LOG HOUSE,Indians and cowboys ,all full swap and very neat varied copies, not cloned of BRITAIN HERALD SWAP FIGURES , the style of swap varied in way arms move and else versus HERALD in some add new design in cowboys and Indian. All swap parts were cast in solid different color in same way as TIMPO.Not painted as most herald swap figures.
Later cloned and wasted mold Chinese version start appear in bag sets, often missing parts and mix with other not same set figures.
Now the camp seating/standing Indians were direct copies of herald solid Indian( HERALD Wild West Hand Painted Indians ENCAMPMENT sets). Wile others were most Huron(skin head) Indians more less from HERALD swap poses. Figures are 50-52 mm scale. Cowboys are a mix of herald with timpo design very unique as mix.
I have full Playset set complete minus box and could as well provide picture if need or like too. .
Is Peter Evans, perchance, the editor of Plastic Warrior Magazine?
Those figures made in Turkey sure have some odd poses, running one way and pointing the other, and a very strange way to hold the rifle.
Ed:Nardi from Italy did same odd rare poses in 60-70 mm scale but with torso swap and removable helmets too. I agree very odd poses like many Timpo and Charbens most were done in a very odd human anatomical concept..
Erwin
It is interesting some figures that are easy for one person to find are hard for another person.
Yes, definitely last are CO-MA ,from left to right alpine,bersa..and paratrooper/or special air forces of Italian army. I like them most of all older Italian soldiers as least ballerina style design done by artist in poses versus Dulcop,Cane among others..
The hard set for me had been the marines and carabineer. I got all rest so far but not easy to find.
I think you mean Russians – not Italians. There was another very rare set in 50mm Partisans.
Only ever seen them once, although the 25mm hard plastic painted versions turn up
Peter
That is interesting on the Partisans. I know of only Marx doing Partisans in 25mm. that is a very hard set to find.
Interesting .I have them but in soft plastic from bag set(BB) HEAD CARD; but something tell me that measures described differ from mine. I just measure mine and are 42-46 mm not 30-35 mm .
I used them as generic partisan guerrillas/bandits as some resemble Greeks, other French and other Russian/others. Nice unique set plus in soft plastic could create nice conversion.
I like the Italian figures. Looks like there is an alpino in the grouping. Interesting.