Odds Ends Part Six June 2018 Ollie’s, Mystery Figures we look at some interesting items. Ollie’s has some items you might be interested in. I have some mystery figures to id.
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I stopped in Ollie’s today. Ollie’s is a discount store. While the main reason was going for clothes, I checked the toy department. Ollie’s has some of the Linderberg German military models for sale. Right now until June 30th Ollie’s is taking an additional 155 of the purchase price. so if you are interest check it out.
Odds Ends Part Six June 2018 Ollie’s, Mystery Figures Mystery Figures
Years ago I bought figures from a massive collection. The person made various scenes the figures were from models kits mostly. This is one of the figures. It is Vietnam U.S. figure. I don’t know if it is original figure or conversion. Do you know?
The next figure I picked up years ago and found when I looking through the collection. I think could be used as a partisan. Do you know who made him and who he is. 
The last mystery figure is WWII German laying firing sniper rifle. Actually it is not a mystery it is CTS German figure. My figure is missing the separate tree piece.
Odds Ends Part Six June 2018 Ollie’s, Mystery Figures Tarzan
In a previous posting I showed an early Hong Kong copy of the Lone Star Tarzan. This is a latter version of the figure. You will notice the raccoon eyes. The artist had little patience and justdab black paint on the figure. I acquire two just like this. The skin tone lighter than other figure and more flesher. Lone Star did a mounted version which I have an unpainted example. This Lone Star Tarzan figure will show up in a future post.
The first i think is a kit figure from Dragon or other maker.Second is Polish made warsaw-Polish pact soldiers attributed to PRL(PZG=Polskiego Związku Głuchych)=Polish Association of the Deaf.. Series# 3 set of 11 poses or possible more ,i just sold 8 of them other day ..
wow!! that tarzan copy pup to you as a ant .lol.
I’m wonder if i can create with then some poses for planets of the apes set …
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As i thought and mentioned before . i’m pretty sure the soldiers(Not identify in first photo above) is from Dragon 1/35 kits ,you can see what looks the pose in reverse here in this Dragon kit set box illustration .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DRAGON-3309-1-35-U-S-Green-Berets-Vietnam-War/151665925442?hash=item234ffe5d42:g:RBwAAOSwUghal3Ev.
The rain fishing style hat was used by Navy seal and berrets alike as well others included the Australian and even the regular RVN soldiers too .French used it previous in 1950s as well .
The North vietnamese and Communist also used an alike style made by then but not same .
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Looks like Jane gave him a black eye!
The CTS laying German sniper is, I think, the best figure of their early German set. When you say “Polish Association of the Deaf”, does that mean Deaf people made the figures?
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Possible and or other w disability.Officialy was a manufactured from the State that use labor workers with disabilities to produce toys and other local products.The figures were painted as well by small state organized minifactorires.
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I agree in cammo sniper pose been one of only best in their early CTS set.Some poses in that set were horrible done in my opinion while others were copies of Marx direct .The disparaty in scale heads and as wrong done helmets in some figures disappoint me.The Japanese come a bit better and Italian better even …
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You could definitely see an improvement as CTS has progressed through the years. Some of the Alamo poses were hit and miss and I never picked up their Eastern Indian set. But I do remember the excitement to learn someone else was producing new figures to go with and match the old Marx figures in my collection and they were at a pretty reasonable price. But, as I said, there was progress with each set and I’m grateful for their contributions – I have literally hundreds (if not a thousand) of their Mexicans filling my ranks and they paint up very well and go with my Marx guys; and there are enough decent poses (I was tickled someone did the old Marx poses in 54mm – haven’t we been kicking that around on the net here lately?) to make the set worthwhile IMHO.
I’m glad Jim & Co. stuck it out and hope they’re not through yet.
I echo your sentiments. CTS was about the best thing to happen to the hobby. The first Germans had a few low spots, but they were something new. The Japanese were big and I added them to my Lido Japanese, except the HMG team, which was a solid 54mm. I happily loaded up on WWII Italians to add to my Airfix ones and they finally got an MG to fill out the squads. The armor is great! Good detail, very affordable and big enough to get the feel. I wish CTS would do a late war M-4 and the Italian M-13 to go with their figures. I can dream.
I’m interested that Lone Star did mounted version of Tarzan. I wonder if he was meant to be riding an elephant.
My first reaction on seeing your Vietnam figure was that it was an Australian as that style of hat was worn at the time. I can’t say Americans didn’t also wear such hats but it was typical of the Aussies, unlike the World Wars when the broader brimmed slouch hats were worn, as well as tin helmets.
So did Dom and Pech Hermanos and did come w elefant as well
PH set was reissue in 90s by BUM.
Dom Manurba pose are fairly common in international ebay
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Possible and or other w disability.Officialy was a manufactured from the State that use labor workers with disabilities to produce toys and other local products.The figures were painted as well by small state organized minifactorires.
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Lone ☆Starr never actually made a mounted Tarzan.
The story behind this is that the company in Wisbech who had acquired the Lone Star tooling ran test shots of the Tarzan top half of the body that plugged into bending legs.
Checking catalogues it was discovered that Lone Star made a motor boat with a water skier. This is what the figure is. If you check the legs you will find sandles and under the feet pegs to fit in the skis.
I once visited the factory with Mike Ellis of Marksman models and saw dozens of moulds and tooling. Only about a tenth of the moulds have test shots run.
Toyway bought the Lone Star toolingredients and the rest went for scrap.
Very sad indeed.
Thanks for the correction. Yes so much has been lost to short sightness.