I bought a
figure from a junk shop in Tallinn in Estonia in 2006. Plastic about 1/32 scale
wasn’t sure if was a soldier, policeman or a railway worker, although nice the
moulding wasn’t great. He is holding something in his right hand (gun ,baton or
flag?) but it is moulded to his right leg and unclear. Posted in PW what the
F&%$ but had no response…
Fast
forward to 2018/19 and I spotted what appeared to be the same/similar figure in
a junk lot on Ebay, so purchased that lot. [There] was in fact two of those figures from your blog today. Compared against my original this figure was smaller,
and only based on by being a mirror image of the original but the shoulder
strap is the same as the original. The original had no pony tail.
The new
figure looks to be holding a large spoon/ladle (Special catering Corps!) One
other figure in that junk lot which seemed to match the pony tailed chap but
again pretty poorly moulded wearing a gas mask with a 12 gauge shotgun. Again I
didn’t recognise the pose, have wondered if they are based on Fishel or New Ray
figures? Or are they character figures from a computer game (Modern warfare or
the such like)?
Now looking at mine (without Chris's to
hand) I suspect Chris has measured 'under slightly, with the original being
closer to 'Euro' 70mm? If only because mine is heading toward 60mm and may be
the smallest of the three? Here posed with the 54mm Crescent 'berserker' and
one of the other Anker figures, over whom he towers.
Either way, mine would seem to be a third
version, with a huge hole for no reason, and two mould-release pin-marks (rear,
left ankle and upper-small of back) lacking from the copy in Chris's
possession.
The item (now in the left hand) looks like
a platform-guard or dispatcher's paddle, again - until recently - more of a
Euro-'thing', but now seen on several UK carriers, especially those owned by
European transport companies. On the Tallinn 'original' and in the right hand
it does look more like a pistol or machine-pistol? If a train staff-member is
depicted, the pony-tail could be a scarf, but they tend to be worn by the
female staff (one of whom this isn't obviously depicting), and round the neck,
not knotted to the back of a service-cap?
Can anyone else add anything more to these
interesting figures? And thanks to Chris for adding what he has.
Chris sent a sizer which clearly shows his are both around the 1:32nd mark, which means mine is a - if not giant - slightly larger copy?
I'll check the Airfix German against my 'pony-tail' (and the crescent berserker) tonight for a possible further follow-up! They don't make it easy for us these little plastic men!
Update here now;
https://smallscaleworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/w-is-for-west-end-final.html
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Later the same day . . .
Chris sent a sizer which clearly shows his are both around the 1:32nd mark, which means mine is a - if not giant - slightly larger copy?
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The next day . . .
Update here now;
https://smallscaleworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/w-is-for-west-end-final.html
2 comments:
Hi
The original figure was from a set of four Italian (?) police, came with a simple building and a white car with a sticker saying'POLICIA'
I picked one up while on holiday in Rome
Cheers Peter, there's a follow-up publishing in about five minutes!
H
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