A quick look at some odds and ends, as I'm getting as sick of my unfinished stuff as some of you may be!
Copies of
Airfix Washington's Army in 35mm, made in
Hong Kong and sold primarily as cake decorations, notably here in the UK by
Cullpits from stands in bakers and catering supply retailers. Showing front and back of each figure with two from each end of the Union Jack spectrum.
Hit men and drive-by shooter from
Parker's board game
Vendetta, also called
'Vengeance à Chicago' or
Cosa Nosta. There was a third pose, the boss men, but they're cruder and bigger.
Close up of the hired gun, the game seems to be a glorified game of
Ludo, with the added excitement of semi-random murder
and 4 Mafia
speakeasy's! There are two cars, this one being removed from one end of the 'spinner'.
I've been collecting these for years, starting with the smaller ones and now just buying them whenever I see them. I can see
Britains Herald (UK &
HK),
Cofalux and
Starlux among them. They have been identified as both ice cream premiums and chocolate lolly premiums, however, both were tentative, so more information is needed on these.
[02/03/2012 - In Belgium they were issued as boiled-sweet type lollipops in orange or lemon flavour as 'Soldabar' by the Plasticom company.]
Copies of Airfix Washington's Army in 35mm, made in Hong Kong and sold primarily as cake decorations, notably here in the UK by Cullpits from stands in bakers and catering supply retailers. Showing front and back of each figure with two from each end of the Union Jack spectrum.
Hit men and drive-by shooter from Parker's board game Vendetta, also called 'Vengeance à Chicago' or Cosa Nosta. There was a third pose, the boss men, but they're cruder and bigger.
Close up of the hired gun, the game seems to be a glorified game of Ludo, with the added excitement of semi-random murder and 4 Mafia speakeasy's! There are two cars, this one being removed from one end of the 'spinner'.
I've been collecting these for years, starting with the smaller ones and now just buying them whenever I see them. I can see Britains Herald (UK & HK), Cofalux and Starlux among them. They have been identified as both ice cream premiums and chocolate lolly premiums, however, both were tentative, so more information is needed on these. [02/03/2012 - In Belgium they were issued as boiled-sweet type lollipops in orange or lemon flavour as 'Soldabar' by the Plasticom company.]
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