The 'old' Kentoys (KENTOYS,
also Victory Industries - VIP) with
one of the mechanics from KY35 Race
Track Officials, we will look at them all together one day, I think I have
the rest somewhere, but none are quite as mint as this chap who looks like he
was made yesterday - not unusual with these; ending up with the Victory slot-racing sets, they didn't always
get the same play as other toy figures.
The wheel/tyre (tire) is identical on both
sides, with no sign of where breaks or an axle-stub might attach . . . maybe
he's wheeling a Polo over to the
stamping-shop to have its centre removed, now the mint is fully-grown?
The other or 'new' Kentoys was probably a phantom brand, which appeared and
disappeared in the late 1990's/early 2000's with a range of nominally 1:72nd (closer
to 1:64th - US slot-racing 'HO' scale) articulated lorries (big-rig trucks) and
such like under the 'Wheelers'
moniker; among which was a military set (NO 29645 - Military Base 1:72
Playset) with a rocket-launcher and transporter I think?
Anyway, it's all in the archive for a
future A-Z Blogs post, but these were the set of eight figures that accompanied
the set, we looked at the police set recently, around 25mm with thick
bases making them a tad taller, and really quite good renditions of mid-1990's
US troops with 'Fritz' helmets - apart from the Matchbox .30/.50 Cal, MG-gunner clone - slightly spoilt with a
dodgy paint-job and each lettered on the base:
A - Man with Radio
B - Binoculars
C - Kneeling Firing ATGW
D - Advancing with M16
Across Chest, Sunglasses
E - Firing M16
F - Pistol and Grenade
G - Advancing with M16
H - Kneeling Firing HMG
(similar to Matchbox figure)
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