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Monday, October 17, 2022

I is for Is It Just Me, or Is It Getting Chilly?

We had two heat-waves here, the first breaking three-year old 'new' records by 3°, a trend which if it continues would render large parts of Europe, Asia and the SE of Britain uninhabitable by humans - in a heat-wave - within about 20 years? But after the second, not so hot but more humid, so equally uncomfortable heat-wave, the weather has gone rapidly downhill, and it's got quite chilly, but then I guess it is October, maybe the summer just lasted too long!

Arctic Circle; Arctic expedition; Arctic Explorers; Capsule Toys; Esquimaux Dog Team; Esquimaux Novelty; Esquimaux Sled; Esquimaux Sledge; Esquimaux Sleigh; Esquimaux Toy; Ferrero Kinder; Ferrero Rocher; Inuit Dog Team; Inuit Sled; Inuit Sledge; Inuit Sleigh; Inuit Toy; Kinder Arctic Explorers; Kinder Figurines; Kinder Minifigs; Kinder Polar Explorers; Kinder Prize; Kinder Prizes; Kinder-egg; Novelty Figurines; Novelty Prize Toys; Polar Explorers; Ski Racer; Ski Sticks; Skiers; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Steckbaustein; Steckfiguren; Winter Sports;
Anyway, seems like a good excuse to get the cold-weather gear out and check it over, these are all Kinder; 1980's/90's, and they are ready for anything the climate throws at them! 20/25mm at the top, 28/30mm compatible in the middle and a decet stab at 54mm with the 'steckfigur' at the bottom, who has lost the backs of his skis, and his boots . . . sniff! The silver blob was off some cartoon thing; long-lost.

Arctic Circle; Arctic expedition; Arctic Explorers; Capsule Toys; Esquimaux Dog Team; Esquimaux Novelty; Esquimaux Sled; Esquimaux Sledge; Esquimaux Sleigh; Esquimaux Toy; Ferrero Kinder; Ferrero Rocher; Inuit Dog Team; Inuit Sled; Inuit Sledge; Inuit Sleigh; Inuit Toy; Kinder Arctic Explorers; Kinder Figurines; Kinder Minifigs; Kinder Polar Explorers; Kinder Prize; Kinder Prizes; Kinder-egg; Novelty Figurines; Novelty Prize Toys; Polar Explorers; Ski Racer; Ski Sticks; Skiers; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Steckbaustein; Steckfiguren; Winter Sports;
I have a blue/white one who has his boots, so if I ever find the missing ski sections I will be able to re-shoot them both in some sort of order? All polyethylene, and with moveable arms/articulated waist, they are a useful addition to Timpo and/or Britains polar explorer/Esquimaux/Inuit sets.

Arctic Circle; Arctic expedition; Arctic Explorers; Capsule Toys; Esquimaux Dog Team; Esquimaux Novelty; Esquimaux Sled; Esquimaux Sledge; Esquimaux Sleigh; Esquimaux Toy; Ferrero Kinder; Ferrero Rocher; Inuit Dog Team; Inuit Sled; Inuit Sledge; Inuit Sleigh; Inuit Toy; Kinder Arctic Explorers; Kinder Figurines; Kinder Minifigs; Kinder Polar Explorers; Kinder Prize; Kinder Prizes; Kinder-egg; Novelty Figurines; Novelty Prize Toys; Polar Explorers; Ski Racer; Ski Sticks; Skiers; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Steckbaustein; Steckfiguren; Winter Sports;
There's the colour reversed version of this on evilBay at the movement, he's more of a novelty toy, and winter-sports rather than polar explorer or native hunter, but fun, Kinder, polystyrene and possibly a bit earlier, although still 1980's I think?

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