I'm not sure if the oars are part of the
set, and Thomas have lanterns not
included in MPC's accessories, also
the 'belaying pin' of MPC is more of
a cudgel here and Thomas seem to have two cat'o-nine tails to MPC's one. MPC have four poses while I've found five Thomas-Poplar so far, but no PVC vinyl-rubber versions have
appeared as far as I know.
There was a nice trio on feeBay a while
back with several swords including a larger cutlass than my thin sabre, they
were listed under Tudor Rose, and
it's worth trying if you're looking for these. I'm still looking for hats and a
treasure chest, and don't believe T-P
ever did the/a cannon as MPC did.
I'm not calling the copyist, but it's fact the MPC flag is the better one, having a
full skull and crossbones on both sides, while Thomas-Poplar have a smooth
rear, also theirs is a little too long, which could point to them being the
sinner here? MPC went with the larger 60mm bracket, the T-P's are closer to 54mm
They also come in 40/45mm, but I think I
subjected you to this pair last year! Both sizes have spigots on one foot to
locate with holes in a pirate ship, or at least that's the role for the
60-mil's, the 40-milimeter figures are still a bit of a mystery and they lack
the ring-hands (so presumably also lack the accessories?).
Going back to the oars for a moment, in Plastic Warrior 166 (http://plasticwarrioreditor.blogspot.com/) an
article from Juan Martin Garcia showed a Spanish Reamsa pirate ship, with different (copies of Marx/MPC) figures, the ship was an MPC copy/licensee and while the plug-in lanterns
were nicer than the above T-P examples, there was also a little deck-boat with
two oars, so that may legitimise the above oars in a convoluted fashion?
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