The components - and that's the whole
point, not that Hong Kong has copied something again, but that it has copied a
limited number of components from a multi-part 'system', to create a similar
variety without the full range of pieces.
There were a few other pieces copied,
particularly foot-figure's legs and we will see a few other variants when I get
round to the relevant post on the Hong Kong Blog, as Baravelli imported them on little carded sets.
The mounted figures, note that one of the
horses is taken from the American Civil War set also branded to the Swoppets line as well as being an Eyes Right mount for a 'Mountie'!
Both horses have a hole in the small of the
back; as the Britains originals have a stud for attaching the blankets/Saddle-mouldings,
and the copy's blankets are both lacking that [receiving] hole or any
protrusion that might locate with the hole in the horses there's no real reason
for the hole, but there it is!
Also showing a shot of the base mark, I
have as yet not tied this lot into a specific set, vis-à-vis the mounted
figures, but the foot figures were issued by Baravelli in threes with three smaller monochromatic figures as Indiani
et Cowboy, on cards with otherwise generic artwork.
I only have the one set of legs but other
legs do exist, all from the Indians though (so far ID'd by me that is - you may
know different!); the kneeling archer, running brave and dancing witch-doctor.
I really like these; they're crap, but it's
a nostalgic, colourful, glossy, think-we-had-some-back-in-the-day Rack
Toy crap!
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