. .
. I dealt with TJF earlier!
This is further to the lone vinyl Pirate I identified back in September, which had actually been ID'd by someone else, a
few years ago, in Plastic Warrior Magazine (issue 185 has just hit the metaphorical newsstands*),
and my search for the other figures, there is a fourth; Harry Potter, but I
think I have him loose somewhere.
So, I managed to track down the other two Klutz sets,
and this is how they come; a large number of interactive, pre-printed cards in
a variety of shapes, with various slots in them so they can be stacked a bit like
Galt's Octons. Then there's a calender-spined booklet and the set-relevant figure,
a backing card holds it all together.
The Spaceman from Klutz is quite 1980's TV series in
styling with a touch of Buzz Lightyear even the face
! A back-pack rocket and 'sonic sword-gun' thing are matched with urban combat kit and Judge Dredd boots!
The knight reminds me a bit of a wingless version of the LJN / Matchbox / TSR goodly knight (or "Good Paladin") 'Strongheart' from the Dungeons & Dragons 45mm figure set,
but a little more serious - if waving your sword around is more serious - klutz!
Some sample pages from the fort booklet so you can get an impression, I carefully removed the figures and pared-away the remains
of their blisters and gave the two booklets to a charity shop, where they sold the next day, as they still had tons of play value. That's it - a quick Klutz box-ticker!Wikipedia: Klutz is a publishing company started in Palo
Alto, California in 1977. It was acquired by Nelvana in April 2000 and
became a subsidiary of Scholastic Inc.
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* By 'metaphorical newsstands' I mean you
actually have to subscribe, and (for newer collectors - Lockdown has changed the landscape of the hobby!) it's a mail-only subscription, which you can do here, or; if you are on Faceplant - direct message them here, and
yes (for seasoned Loyal Readers) - I know I'm behind on the PW reviews, but there has been other stuff going on
the last 24 -months which are - in some parts - ongoing, so I'll do them when I do
them!
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