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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

N is for Ninja Fighters

These came in the day after the start of Rack-toy month, courtesy of Peter Evans, made by Tai Sang's RedBox and brought to the UK via those consummate rack-toy importers Grossman - or HGL as they are now branded - and I photographed them the next day; since when they have been stuck in the queue!

1 RedBox Grossman HGL Ninja Fighters Warriors Plastic Rack Toy Figures 40 Pieces; Made in China; Made in Hong Kong; Martial Arts Toy Figures; Martial Arts Toys; Ninja Warriors; Rack Toy; Rack Toy Figures; Rack Toy Month; Rack Toys; RTM; Samurai; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Tai Sang; UK Importer; 11 of 12 poses in close-up
A 12th figure is out there somewhere; eleven is an odd set-count! Diminutive at around the 40mm mark, they match a set of similar pirates we looked at last year on TLAPD in silver, which helps ID them in the question-mark department. As RedBox they came originally in a lovely little play-set with atmospheric scenery pieces you can see here about halfway down the post.

40 Pieces; Made in China; Made in Hong Kong; Martial Arts Toy Figures; Martial Arts Toys; Ninja Warriors; Rack Toy; Rack Toy Figures; Rack Toy Month; Rack Toys; RTM; Samurai; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Tai Sang; UK Importer; 2 RedBox Grossman HGL Ninja Fighters Warriors Plastic Rack Toy Figures base marking and details
Simple, clear China mark; the detail is there under/behind the difficult to discern glossy-black or red plastic and they would paint-up well, if  a little child-like, which is more due to the loose, baggy clothing than any fault with the anatomy . . . arms a bit short; maybe?

3 RedBox Grossman HGL Ninja Fighters Warriors Plastic Rack Toy Figures-053 40 Pieces; Made in China; Made in Hong Kong; Martial Arts Toy Figures; Martial Arts Toys; Ninja Warriors; Rack Toy; Rack Toy Figures; Rack Toy Month; Rack Toys; RTM; Samurai; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Tai Sang; UK Importer; Header Card Scan
Generic card suggests they should be available elsewhere - look for them near you if your 'thing' is ninja fighters!

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