About Me
- Hugh Walter
- No Fixed Abode, Home Counties, United Kingdom
- I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.
Sunday, September 19, 2021
MPC is for Mint Plastic Corsairs . . . Ring-hand Reissues
Someone posted these on a Faceplant group a
while ago, at the same time as mine were in the post! Someone is re-issuing the
old MPC ring-hand pirates, and two or three evilBay sellers are shifting them,
at reasonable rates in several colours, as complete runners, straight out of
the moulding machine!
Four poses and 11 accessories making ten
assemblies; the treasure chest is two parts. I bought the blue as I thought they'd
photograph easier, but they have red, yellow and . . . black or grey?
The Captains got the treasure, his No.2 is
taking the cat-o-nine-tails to some poor unfortunate, pirate 1 is definitely
digging, and the ugly brute (first mate?) is spoiling for a fight! I suggested
on the Faceplant thread that they were as clean as the originals, but I think -
upon reflection - they are a bit flashier, but it's not so bad and can be
easily removed with a sharp blade.
A good 60mm+, a bit big for some, but I have
a 'day' to feed here, annually, so I'll take them whatever the size . . . or
material!
An old one, cleaned-up and trying on the
wardrobe! I think the 'club' is meant to be a marlin spike or 'fid' and should
be more tapered, but I stand to be corrected, as I've said before I might be an
Admiral's grandson, but nautical I 'aint!
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2 comments:
It's a belaying pin, and the right shape!
Cheers Gisby, sorry, I'm not getting eMail alerts for comments despite re-setting the setting?!!
Quickly Googles it . . . YES! The things the rat-lines run-down to! You're a star!
H
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