T is for Toy Fair 2020 Reports - House of Marbles - 'Eraserheads'

While there were a few parachute toy figures dotted around the Toy fair, all of which have already gone in the folders for that page, the only traditional-looking green 'army men' figures were these, and they were hardly a pack of realistic 'toy soldiers'!

I think both Peter and myself spotted these at the same time, well-trained eyes! But they weren't the toys soldiers they looked liked from ten feet away, not that it mattered much, as you can't balk at a box of patrolling polymer pencil erasers.

Three of the poses are the oft-copied Airfix paratroops (although a Matchbox kneeling firing pose is advertised on the box-art), but the fourth is more original and all four are best described as 'boxy' in the sculpting. Plastic is that soft, crumbly modern material, which has given the three upright figures a weakness at the ankles and play-wear will make short work of the kneeling firer's rifle tip, in the hands of youngsters, I fear?

The 'new' pose has a reasonable rendition of a 'bullpup' designed automatic weapon, but not specifically an SA80, nor any other known make! He's also retained the WWII cross-straps of the Airfix figures, the impression being that once the sculptor had re-done three of the old Airfix poses he felt confident enough (with a few more modern photographs as reference) to have a stab at a piece of his own work?

Nothing in this post couldn't have waited 'till March, May or Mo'vember! And some of the forthcoming posts will wait!