BuM got hold of the old Montaplex
sobres
(surprise [bags]) moulds back in the 1990's, or - at least - they got hold of enough
surplus product to start churning-out boxed sets, I'm not sure as to the full
history; I think it's all been on Akala's Kiosko Blog, but my Spanish
isn't good enough!
Anyway, this is two ex-Montaplex sets in one box; British Commandos (ex-Airfix) and an original-design (?)
submarine.
The commandos are unremarkable, the two
grappling-iron guys being notably poor short-shots, but the ladder is a whacky
thing and possibly more dangerous to the user than climbing the enemy cliff-face
naked except for a pair of mittens and some bedroom slippers!
It also ironic that Airfix-Heller were churning out the same old set (having apparently
'lost' not one but two new tools in the previous decade!), at the same
time, in the same shit-brown polymer!
But this? Now . . . hold on a sec' . . . over here we
had to wait for Birthday's or Christmas for pretty-much anything in the past, but the Spanish were getting these brought back by Mum or Dad, uncle or granny .
. . with the morning paper!
It's a whole submarine! OK, it's a bit
simplistic and there don't appear to be any holes for the two missile-things,
but how much fun could you have over breakfast with this dropping out of a
little envelope . . . it's a WHOLE SUBMARINE . . . for pennies!
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