Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 I am staying on mostly American figures. First we will look at some of the Ajax army figures . Next we will look at Plastic Toy Army figures and Tootsie Toy figures. Rounding up our American we will look at various Indians made in the United States. Finally we are starting a new section can I stump Erwin. I will put up various figures to see if Erwin knows who made them. If you know who made them you are welcome to join in.
Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 Ajax
Ajax was a company started in 1950’s. According to O’Brien’s book “Collecting Toys Soldiers”, Ajax was created by a son in law of William Shaland a toy importer. The founders of Lido. were his nephews. Many if not all figures were copies of other companies. In the above photo we have Ajax army kneeling firing bazooka. The did several variations. The one on the left is hard plastic painted. this first variation. The one on the right is in soft plastic.
Here are two more of the nine army figures done by Ajax. The one left is base on the Barclay pod foot figure. The one on right is an radio operator. The figures are not only not consistence on size. They are not the same period of history. The radio operator is from World War One not Two.
Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 Plastic Toy
Plastic Toy army figures have been confused with Beton due the similar style. You can tell the difference between the two companies as Plastic Toy has round bases Beton does not.
Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 Tootsie Toy
Tootsie Toy has done various figures to go with their vehicles. The figures are usually out of scale to the vehicle. The figure on the left is call Captain Lazer. On the right is Apeman. both show they were made in Hong Kong
Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 Indians
The first Indian we have is by Werner. Werner copied or based their figures on other companies. Doesn’t this remind you of a Timmee figure.
Here we have a hard plastic Thomas Toy Indian with rifle across chest. The figure is 45mm. Thomas Toy did a set of four different figures.
Here is an unknown Indian. the figure has a peg at the bottom of the base. Do you know who made him?
Plastic Figure Showcase Part 5 August 2017 Can I Stump Erwin?
The first one should be easy fror Erwin as it is a matador from Spain.
This one I am not sure if it is a conversion or original figure. If he is original is he missing a helmet.
Finally we have this hard plastic army marching. From the helmet I would think he suppose to be World War One.
So let us see if we can get these figures identified.
The bullfighter is from early first set of Pech Hermanos.One of three poses made for (Paseillo)=Means the pass walk , march or introduction of the bullfighter before the “corrida” actually start.
They did 3 poses in three different steps as well a matador poses .There 6 mounted poses on typical corrida armored protected horses ,an adjutant (Page) and 5 bull animal poses in this set.Cataloged as T set for Tauromaquia in early PH catalogs.
The set is much harder as was replaced by later set more common .
Soldier below is from old lead mold version made into plastic,too crude and poor detail to say what army ,but has a british WW1 helmet used by canadians ,ANZAC and US soldiers/marines too till 1942.
I had seen similar soldiers in plastic used as target gun set figures.But i don’t know about this.
If the figure of rare roman is a conversion i will like buy it.to me looks either new to me or very well done .
No clue on blue indian but remember see a pose as that around …
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Those Beton- Bergen early soldiers and later with more modern helmet had been copied by many around ,even in Europe several brands copied then as well.The Werner indian remind me of last mohican father (Chingachgook) giving farewell after his son (Uncas) dies at the mountain .
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The Ancient figure is a conversion utilising the Atlantic Trojan General body with sword and shield peg removed and an ancient Egyptian head added. The head is slightly out of scale with the body.
I thought it might be. It was in the wrong box.
I like it as resemble what may had be King Arthur in reality by era .The head looks fine to me .I had see people as that often.
The egyptian wig may looks it bigger maybe.
Well done.
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The Ajax bazooka man does not look too bad ! Love the Pech Hermanos matador ! My impression of the ancient figure in chest and leg armor is it might represent Vercingetorix ?
Every time I see this bazooka pose firing up intrigue me.
Generally as this weapon was primary antitank or ocasional anti bunker used was fired in horizontal position.Wonder if this artist was trying make an RPG or maybe antiaircraft rocket portable launcher before were made as it looks as firing to air.
Of course could be agaist a hill or up building.
But just a curiosity.
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It is big ! brings to my mind big like a Carl Gustav size but doesn’t look like it ! Like a modern anti aircraft missle !?
yes ,funny ,but rare as made back when none those were made ,least was always my first impression when seen it .
The MARX and i guess LIDO copied too kneeling has a long post WW2 bazooka too…
Maybe the sculptor so a photo of a military future bazooka back then ?
Yes.Also notice a type if gude viewer in side where he looking. Like much modern weapon have not from his era.very Odd.
May be is just me but some time small detail intrigued me.
I will like know what year this was firs made?. The figure I mean.
The Ajax bazooka man was great, you could throw him through a closed car window and he wouldn’t break, good for giving other neighborhood kids a concussion too.
I always imagined him being in a fox hole and shooting an approaching tank.
OUCH ! I like how back then plastic figures were described as unbreakable, who were they kidding ! Maybe it was true with the bazooka guy !
Specially some British Brands such Cherilea,Timpo,Charben.
Braidwood, others that had that in boxes label and crack in hands or drop from table.
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LOL !
You would need a chisel and a hammer to break that Bazooka guy, I mean he was one tough hombre. Ajax overall were pretty tough, if you wanted to break them you really had to try. Now MPC ringhands if you left them outside during Chicago winters and then shot them with a bb gun, they would shatter, they melted good too, especially if you coated them with glue and lit a match. Lady fingers did very little to plastic figures, unless they were burn out duds, another hint never blow off fire crackers in your basement, not only are they loud, but that smoke sure lingers. I guess we were some crazy kids.
Ed.you mean the heavy Ajax.
I had few from my dad.but their weapons tip always brake.
The other part is true were very sturd if you drop then hard .They even bounce back and nothing.
I never burn any figure as child.But I recal some of my LIDO ACWbraking easy after years of storages in cases.
While others of different plastic not.
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Just look at the bazooka guy his bazooka is probably 1/3 of an inch thich , he’s all crunched up in that pose and he just look sturdy and he was strudy he was also too big to fit in with the other guys. He looks like he ate about three of his partners.
The were made in the 50’s , probably early to mid 50’s. I had them when I was a wee lad, way before I learned how to use him as a weapon.