I is for I Forgot One!

Racing myself to get the previous post out before midnight (now gone!) I forgot I still had one purchase on the camera! So a bonus follow-up in the matter of yesterday's/Saturday's London Toy Soldier Show plunder!

This is the beast and technically it's an 3¾-inch action figure accessory, and not really something for the Blog at all, but, three things bring it here with my blessing; 1) it's by Plasty, and we like them don't we with their swoppets? 2) The wigwam's base-plate and packaging are marked Airfix and they are a cornerstone of the hobby, or the UK's corner of it at least and 3) it's almost the same size and design of the Britains vinyl Teepee/Tipi, which is one of the most sought-after items in the hobby, among those who don't eschew Wild West, shock-horror!

You get six long and two slightly shorter poles, a vinyl tent, pre-stitched at the lower join-line with a piece of kitchen string (it's heat-welded above), a base-plate, which is marked Airfix underneath, and a five-part camp-fire in a separate bag, plus box and instruction sheet (vorn = front).

It lacks the finesse of the Britains ones (there are three or four print designs on the vinyl-sheet of the earlier ones), but equally it lacks the handfull of pesky and easy to lose tent-pegs of that better-known one, but nevertheless it will look lovely with a few 54mm figures, albeit with a rather high entrance-hole!

The range was given various names, in the UK the line was known as Airfix Eagles, leading to rarities in the UK (and elsewhere - Spain) and I don't know if the wigwam was included, but they definitely manufactured the base-plate!