H is for How They Come In - Peter Evans March

I've rather lost all track of the 'H is for . . .' trope, with the Autumn's chronological catch-up, usurped by some up-to-date clearance, then another hiatus, while all, or some . . . most of the Charity shop stuff went in one folder except the stuff which isn't while a found objects (generated by clearing the house) folder is filling with esoteric shite from high quality to the broken Thunderbird Two leg I found yesterday, it's all gone a bit Pete Tong, so I'll just throw them up here regularly until they are cleared in whatever order!

This little lot came in the other day, courtesy of Peter Evans, and as I'd captioned it for publishing elsewhere, it might as well be blurb-lite after the above waffle, so in short-order with notes . . .

Unpacking; the fishy-fish will be saved for a future round-up, in a Rack Toy Month probably, we've now seen the dino'set and there were some blister-carded 'Army Men' (close-up below) which will also be saved for an RTM.

Apparently someone has since ID'd these as Blue Box, they are definitely not the quality of any Blue Box production and while I haven't seen the comment, so won't name him, he's probably making it up as he goes along?

'Nuff said!
(that's a bit of bubble-wrap stuck to his armpit I think?)

The relief!

Late-production Britains swivel troops, not the best, but . . . Toy soldier! We looked at the 'chocolate drops' here. This is the slightly more realistic colourway.

That hidden blister!

I think this is a re-issue of a Charbens piece, I have a vintage painted white one somewhere (sans sails) which I always thought was theirs, but the Toy Soldier Co. don't list it and they have stock of both farm and scenic reissues? Anyway, it's sort of chunky but it's semi-flat!

Very, very small, and not clear what it is, but certainly Hong Kong rack toy/gum-ball fodder.

Not Marx/MPC and not Phidal, but copy of the former and similar to the latter!

We did fishermen in a couple of posts a year or two ago, one on mine, one on Mr Smith's, and this is a fine addition to that sub-branch of the pile, it's a magnetic novelty, possibly a tourist thing (destination sticker missing) or cake decoration.

A couple of new to me and newish looking die-cast vehicle accessories.

Also new on me, but with a bit of age, not as old as the accumulated fluff might suggest, early Safari or K&M? If not another die-cast vehicle/play-set accessory.

Many thanks to Peter for an eclectic mix of odd, unusual, new or fun figures. And apologies to those who saw these elsewhere a week or so ago, but the nature of the Internet as a place of duplication is - to a certain extent - its present I'm afraid, and yes, I know it represents a fragmenting and dilution of the canon, but that's why it will all, always come back here in the end.