By which I mean I would happily put a small wager on these having come from the same factory and/or design team who work with or supply Phidal, but they are not sold as Phidal, but rather as total generics in blank packaging - some warehouse somewhere is shifting them to anyone who wants them, and there are several sellers on evilBay, and Amazon I think.
This is not to say they mightn't be clearance from Phidal, there were a
lot of early sets about which I know little, as the style, painting and
bases are all very reminiscent of some of the Phidal output we've seen
here before, but they are unmarked and direct copies (pose wise) of a
Disney Stores 'exclusive' set (which are marked), which suggests
unlicensed knock-offs? A third near-identical set exists, with metallic
painted figures.
How they arrive, six heat-sealed pockets in a rolling double-sheet which
is then cut and stuffed in another vacuum-packed bag, causing the
warped bases on what are otherwise quite substantial figurines; and a
hideous carbon footprint, and they are a little larger than typical
Phidals at around 65/75 mil.
When I say "unmarked" I mean they don't even have a '©Disney', which is a
pretty good sign of some Chinese (they don't have 'China' either!)
ner'do'wellness! But they are nice for what they are and will go OK (not necessarily perfectly, but 'OK') with the larger
Marx and other more
modern figures by
Bully,
Kaiodo,
Schleich etc.
Those unmarked bases, just for completeness! As hinted at above, the
packaging will likely leave one or two requiring some hot-water reshaping. And you may have noticed; the
Cheshire Cat's a peculiar colour . . . that's never going to make a
Bagpuss!
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