Now, with the definite exception of the
caterpillar (more on whom latter!) and one or two others; these are scale-downs
of the larger ones we saw a while ago, found by Brian in the US in two
packagings, both branded to Greenbriar/DTSC.
The truth being that the Greenbrair/DTSC
'Backyard Travels' are actually
scale-ups of these, lacking the finer detail, even at the larger size.
They also seem to be part of a larger
wholesale set, some of which have been carried elswhere/else-when by Innovative Kids and/or Toy Major, but there are enough
differences in line-ups and details to raise the possibility of several sets
all copying elements off each-other!
The spider was not copied by Greenbriar's scale-ups but the others
were, and while the caterpillar is in the greater 'whole' elsewhere, here it
actually has a different code, with the other seven being coded T02 970, while
the butterfly's larvae is T02 683.
The 'Bad Guys', we know they are bad guys
because they are marked PSTSM . . . only joking . . . because
they are red and black and yellow and spikey!
The 'Good Guys' are all green and
'eco'-looking! Even if one of them is an insecticidal, murderously killing,
ambush-machine!
As I was putting them them away I found the correct
'Number 8' as far as coding seems to go - on the floor! A rather vile-looking
fly, also copied-up by Greenbrier/DTSC.
So; it would appear that Henbrandt have taken the Innovative kids/Toy Major set (or very
similar clones of the same) and split it, with bees, beetles and things still
to find, probably with the 683 code, and a possible eight-count for the 970
code.
While I shot the dragonfly upside down to
show the bog-standard 'CHINA' mark and the white PVC-like
polymer they are all made of - like yesterday's dogs.
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