So, to the 'meat and two veg' of a toy soldier Blog (really I like to think we are a ' toy soldier, model figure and novelty' Blog!), with the chaps (and occasionally, chapesses) in Khaki, and it's always a mix of rack-toy rusk and quality seed!
A trio of odd figures, with what looks to be a
Cofalu/x 60mm-copy to the left, solid head, rather than the plug-in of the original, a kit figure GI,
Monogram or
Revell? and a chunky
Matchbox clone.
Originally
Ackerman in the UK, these have now been seen in various configurations, and associated with various brands, and as generics, in two sizes, we looked at them here;
with a link in that post to an earlier one, but more variants have come in, including other paint-ways, so a further sort-out and more definitive post will happen one day! It's the figure set which also, sometimes, comes with those big B/O tanks.
Miller's grist, the grayer ones might be
Boley or similar, the greens very generic, and the reds very modern, and probably only ID'able from shots of carded or bagged sets shelfied, or downloaded from evilBay/Amazon etc.
A common set of modern (age and depiction) sculpts, many variants exist, and they will be looked at in detail another day, we have had the odd poke at them, already!
MPC clones, several variations of these, both from domestic US makers, and Hong Kong pirates, I tend keep two of each marking/colour variation, and put the rest in the swaps pile, but finding the right accessories is the hard bit!
Again, lots of variety in these Matchbox clones, not all ID'd yet.
More modern stuff and some old HO/OO Airfix bits.
The five same-colour figures are
Fishel's unique mouldings, possibly worked off, or contributing to, their own US Police/SWAT set, and I think the brighter green chap is theirs too, but both the prone figures are unmarked. He looks a bit Speznaz, Afghanistan
Three generations of Hong Kong/China piracy; with the 1950/60's
Tim-Mee in front, a 1970/80's
Airfix clone to the right, and a modern (1990-2000's) to the left. A
Blue Box GI with bayonet fitted for Jap-bashing, and a very good version of the
Britains Swoppet clones, usually poor quality with the mortar bomb looking more like a kitchen implement or sex-toy, here it's well moulded, and the figure has a more substantial base . . . new to collection, I think?
Airfix original (damaged) and Hong Kong clones, almost certainly one of two apparent versions from
Rado Industries (
Ri-Toys).
Three tatty and paint-stripped
Lone Star paratroops, could be useful spares or a future painting project? That peculiar mix of WWII battle-dress and 1950's 'futuristic' EM-2 Bullpup rifle, with overdramatic officer!
These are nice, probably from a big-box Chinese-manufactured play-set, and similar to some parachute novelty figures around in the last few years,. They're big at around 60mm, the chap in the right is more Russian in styling.
Slava Ukraine!
Marx. Hard polystyrene plastic, 45mm, not the first found, but same pose . . . So, must be a Swansea thing? Possibly an accessory for a vessel or vehicle set? And might be related to the yellow one here;
Mostly
Shing Hing (
S.H. marked), with a comparison shot of the modern sculpt above, and an older
Airfix figure in the upper/first shot.
Two mixes of modern/current production from various sources, copies of copies, of copies, in the end they get so poor they look more like Fantasy skeletal figures (back row, yellowish) and within set, often reference more than one other donor set! But all valid, and one-of-each, eagerly sought - 'for the record'!
So many thanks to Peter for finding some of them, and he's already eMailed me, with news of more finds.
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