Plastic Showcase June 2016 we will be showing some items from our very good friend Markus Leckscheid. Markus has sent some photos of Timpo Swoppets made as solid figures. Also Markus has sent an photo of some Marx marine copies. Bill sent us photos of a mystery covered wagon. Finally we have few interesting finds of our own.
Plastic Showcase June 2016 Markus Leckscheid
Our very good friend Markus has sent some photos of Timpo swoppet made solids. These are figures that a Chinese company made copying Timpo figures. We have shown you recently the cowboys and Indians. Markus sent pictures of two different cavalry figure groups. The first one is shown above. The figures are static. Markus included a copy of a Timpo army swoppet and cowboy.
Here is the other photo of Timpo cavalry. We have a little more action in these poses.
The final photo from Markus is showing some copies of the Marx marines. There are two other figures that may be original figures. Markus noted the interesting artwork on the card. You have an exploding German Tiger Tank, Catalina being fired at and German soldiers being trapped. Paul Plastik produced this card. We have no information on them.
Plastic Showcase June 2016 Bill Nevins
Bill Nevins contacted me on a mysterious covered wagon he had found. The covered wagon was in header bag by Dell Plastic. We sent pictures to me to identified.
I knew who made the covered Wagon. It was a Payton Covered Wagon. There are two possibilities about Del Plastic. One it was another name Payton sold under. Two it was a jobber that bought over runs. Both companies were located in Brooklyn.
Plastic Showcase June 2016 Stad
This one of a group of figures I found back in 2015. It is the Marx four inch German figures. The four inch figures were downsize copies of the six inch figures. I know they did Japanese as well. I do not know if they did any other figures in the series.
I have some new photos I will add later this week
Update
Our very good friend Erwin Sell has sent us more information on Paul Plastik
Paul Plastik was a company from Italy. Erwin pointed that Paul Plastik and another Italian company CRO copied other companies figures. They copied Herald, Dulcop and Timpo. Both companies had a similar style of cards and bases.
This is a CRO blister card.
Those are the Timpo copies that I have. As I said, the colors were really nice.
Some boiling water can work wonders here.
Bill ;how tall exactly (from bottom base to top hat) are yours!?
thanks
Irwin When I dig them out, I’ll measure them. They are not handy right now.
The two figures I have are slightly over two inches tall.
Thanks admin.
So about same as ones from greece I have.Mean they most had use same mold and not dowscale clone it.Intersting!
WOW!!.The best thing I like from Markus are the card mint condition!!.Great!!
Could the First card above be direct copies of original solid made in Greece and Argentina.!?I got both sets in boxes mint too from both countries.
Never saw second card poses in solid before(WOW)!
The third card with ex marx Gi’s/Marines is direct copied from same set poses made in Italy too ,they still sold around on eBay with same poses. Never se in those colors .
Is the German 4″ same being reissue now !?
I have the 6 poses set in 3″ reissues included that one. They match same Japanese size bout not the GI’s that look more skinner and half inch less least as same cowboys and Indian 3″ poses set done.
I can provide picture x compere if wish..
DELL PLASTIC was indeed a company the run close or copied molds from others as well, they are the one doing the 54 mm scale of original early 60 mm Tim Mee poses, also African/animal set I saw in eBay and eskimos that I do not recall who were from or if original made by them.
Here is small link with minor explanation about.
http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Dell
The molds for the four inch figures may be down in Mexico. The three inch figure molds for the Indians, construction workers, cowboys and army are in Mexico.
In regards to the Payton covered wagon, I feel Dell got it from Payton either as an over stock or special order. I have a feeling they serviced smaller mom and pop stores.
Yes I saw the Mexico mold reissue in Mexico and resold here by Classic “”recast””. I got the sets few years ago from Mexico direct and more cheap by the way.-Funny.
They are all over place there as others Marx reissued too.
What is interesting is they run the German and Japanese in almost 4″ while marines, cowboys and Indians in 3″.
I do not now why so much inconsistence by MARX in these series with scales and what was idea with these odd scale that can not match neither 65/75 mm scale as are taller and neither the 6″. Would be interesting to know more about deep history back courting why they did these and then stop doing.
I agree is what Dell did most time, copy or run for others, now the Timmee 54 mm cloned apparently were done by them as unique mold!!
The three inch Marx reissues were available at the same time as the Marx 54mm in Mexico. I did not pick them up as I felt they had limited market. Yes Marx was all across the board and we may never know why on the different sizes. We know that in the early 50’s Marx did 45mm and 60mm for playsets before settling on 54mm. The three inch was an experiment in my book which failed. Six inch may have been done either reach a younger audience or they could charge more for a figure. These are my thoughts
I certainly agree that this wagon is a Payton clone/copy/pirated piece. I assume it is broken inside the package. Those wagons (This one and the stagecoach) had fixed back wheels on the wagon body and the front ones were attached to axle on the tongue, which also accommodated the very skinny horses. Regarding Dell plastics , I have an ‘Eskimo’ with a whip on a dog sled (Mush!!) which I think was also made by PAL plastics. Mine are still in the disintegrating packages. They are a bit larger scale. maybe 60 mm.
Brian, The wagon, horses, hitch and figure are fine and in unbroken shape, as far as I can tell without opening the package.
I see one figure and I can’t tell if the second figures is in the wagon itself.
I don’t think that this is brittle.
Are there loose wheels as well? I cannot tell, but the wheel showing is in the middle of the wagon box, so I assume that is the wheel on the hitch. I like the graphics on the card.
The wheels are attached as is everything.
It does not appear to be damaged in any way.
Now, of course, I may open the package and the whole thing may turn to dust.
But I don’t think so.
Paul Plastik is a minor company (from Italy ) in connection with GP and PRB too, that produced many copied sets derivate from Herald,Marx and Dulcop in the western sets. They run from 1969-1981!? as far I red.
I have one mint western pack as well few poses loose, The figures run in 45 mm down scaled cloned size and generally mounted in oval or round base x western and other odd designed x others very alike RES kinder figures surprise bases
One interesting set western has the 1 early Marx frontiersmen and one Indian copied .
They copied a lot too TEXAS Italian brand (specially in bases type)but figures from Paul carry most copies/cloned and not original or variation more varied made by TEXAS counterpart. They sold unpainted their figures.
LUS BERT was another Italian company that copied most MARX 60 mm Indian and cowboys, Viking and pirates in exact detail just down scaled to exact 54 mm .These were sold in Rumania, Yugoslavia and few Eastern block countries in late 70’s.Once a wile in eBay you see then in yellow, orange and others pale semi gloss color from those countries or ex …..
Finally that Marine shooting pose that Marx should have done.
Those bases on the Timpo copies cavalry resemble the bases they use for electronic footballs players.
Big thanks to Erwin on solving the miracle on Paul Plastik so fast. Never heard of that maker before I found the carded items. Think a lot of history of Italian figure makers beside Atlantic and Dulcop has still to be told. At least they invested a good amount of imagination into box or card art.
Markus,glad help,but your card is more nice depicted in art work than those mine. Is historical well done pretty much and yes ,I agree they took time to do nice art work.
Wile Paul Plastik was more a cheap copier. TEXAS and CRO did more variation to former others companies poses they copied.
As far I know TEXAS did nice set of alien and space forces I got that are unique in design, large two set .I know they did others indigenous design but not coming to my head now. Sorry.
I also notice in non eBay sellers from Österreich selling more the Paul Plastik brand.
I wonder the relation between Italians and then .I have to investigate more location of this minor Italian brand.
I have often wondered why nobody ever “pantographed down” the Marx 6″ Marines and Germans to go with the existing 54mm production. The figures were well posed and nicely sculpted, but just too darned big for those of us who were playing with Marx, Timmee, etc.
Germans .Yes they were pantograph. I got a set each ,same in Japanese and marines. Scale run about 52 /53 mm ,not exact Marx/ 56/57 mm German and Marines match.
Unknown factory .Were distributed by SW here and sold by CTS.
Recently I discover-saw few mint bag being sold from obscure company in Uruguay ,so apparently they come from there.
Italian Dulcop firm did early set with three poses too. plus variation of others Marx poses. I got those too. Still around on eBay.
I can summit picture of all above if wish…
Also CTS did copy three poses in the first set they did of 12 German poses. The copies they did are better than those in the pantograph sets in deep detail
Can anyone identify the manufacturer of these Darwin’s Evolution figures?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Evolution-of-Man-Toy-Soldiers-7-different-Darwin-statue-54MM-/222203458336?hash=item33bc5bb320:g:bbQAAOSwvg9XZDXc
I have a friend who is into archeology. If I give him these figures maybe I can lure him into this hobby. Thanks in advance.
I have a set ,bough years ago at NYC museum of natural history, card said Mexico (made in Mexico),not much about maker(about 2002)The figures look as if were made of WAX-think of Miller type
There another better sculpted done in china sold at museums, not recently,I ca not remember the brand-Fully painted. Will dig out and let you guys know.
There is a third by Safari in sale any were,ebay,hobby stores, Safary toy carriers and all school store carry supply. Well if they got in stock it I mean.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Evolution-Of-Man-Figures-Safari-Ltd-NEW-Toys-Educational-Kids-/262570443844?hash=item3d226b0444:g:GlEAAOSwg0VVe1nn
Jack
CTS has it and it is $12.95
http://www.classictoysoldiers.com/cgi-bin/ctsc6/rtl/phd.cgi?Autoincrement=006906&tag_rf=Manufacturers%2054mm+Mars