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No Fixed Abode, Home Counties, United Kingdom
I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

H is for Heinrichsen

Right, after all that crappy old text-only stuff imported from the now defunct 'manufacturers listings' blog, I better load something to look at before I climb the wooden hill to bed'fordshire! Those waiting for Detail Germans will have to wait a little longer, I haven't sorted the images out yet.

I bought this the other day, it's a late set in a cardboard box, the earlier ones being in thin wooden oval containers. The box is OK, it has an English label over-stuck and some dealers illegible scribbling but is solid and seems to contain the right packing straw. However I'm not so sure of the contents, it's supposed to be a medics set, yet contains only casualties (one of whom is definitely dead!) and er...two cows!

And they are just the pieces that seem to be Heinrichsen (same bases/paint), there are a whole bunch of more problematical figures (below), while there are no medics, doctors, surgeons or nurses?

The other contents of the set; Top left is a Heinrichsen from the base, but not needing or being a medic he must be from another set, likewise the tree seems to be Heinrichsen but is a bit tropical methinks?

Top right and bottom middle both seem to be home-painted castings, possibly home-cast (heavy bases), but they aren't as chunky as most home-casts, so they may be modern - badly painted - castings from old Nuremberg moulds? Whatever they are - they are 7YW/30YW/French-Indian/New-world Colony Insurgency period, not Napoleonics!

The two Jager/Light Infantry are nice figures but clearly don't belong in the box either, so I think it's fair to say what I have is a box of floor-sweepings...but they are all nice examples (except the home painting) and will go on the foam-boards I use to keep these flats pristine. The four guys who have seen action (Austro-Hungarians?) will stay in the box, the cows will get a note and mental question-marks, and I'll look out for some medics!!

4 is for 4-Mil Models

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future

4-Mil Models

Manufacturer of resin vehicles/AFV’s in 1:76 scale. Not known if they produced any figures.

G is for Giant Insects and Stuff

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future

MPC/Airfix

Alternate packaging of kits listed under separate companies. The Tarantula seems to have only been issued only in MPC or AMT/Ertl packaging, not getting an Airfix boxing.
Monster sets
- Rampaging Scorpion Diorama
- Prying Mantis Diorama
- Huge Tarantula Diorama (?)

S is for Silverlit

Silverlit Toys Manufactory Ltd./Dongguan Silverlit Toys MFY Ltd.

Silverlit Toys, Huai De Toys Factory, Huai De Dongguan, China

See also; Motron, Multimack.

Hong Kong/China.

Produced various small scale toys in 1980's/early 1990's. They seem to have copied other-peoples modulated/clip-together toys, added new components and produced the ‘Multimac’ range from the result. Items from Tomy’s ‘Zoids’ and Bluebird Toys ‘Manta Force’ (itself part-Tomy) are identifiable, including a chrome-plated seated astronaut. They also used Roco-Minitanks NATO infantry in the press release/box art photographs. Some vehicles also produced by/under Motron trademark/name.

Incomplete list

Galaxy Series (Sci-fi toys with copy of Tomy pilot/vehicle commander, 20mm)
№ ? - Radar Cannon
№ 9074c - Power Shovel
№ ? - Mighty Drill
№ ? - Super Cannon
№ 9077c - Cannon Tractor
№ ? - Planet Explorer
Ocean Discovery Series (underwater vessels with jointed diver/spacemen figures, 30mm)
- Commander Sub
Item No. 92884W - Octopathfinder Set
- Shark Marine Sub Set

M is for Matchbox...no!...; MGM copies of Matchbox!

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

MGM SuperToy International
Blister-packed pirates of Matchbox German Infantry

P is for Padgett

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

Padgett Brothers (A-Z) Limited
Imported late, crude copies of the Marx/Blue Box Noah's Ark play-set, but with larger/out of compatible scale animals and only two (40mm) figures (Mr. and Mrs. Noah?!)
Known listinsgs
Cat No. 5009465 Noah's Ark

R is for RAE

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

RAE
Produced 40mm'ish horse, no saddlery, probably farm play-set item or die-cast horse-box accessory. Marked; (C) RAE 1972 MADE IN HONG KONG.
List
Horse

L is for Labelle

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.Labelle Industries
Railway figures, HO, unknown plastic.
Figures
7001 - Waving and sitting
7002 - Slouching and Leaning
7003 -
7004 - All four unpainted

A is for ABC

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.
ABC (Hong Kong producer)
Various figures mostly pirates of other manufacturers, all marked ABC
20mm WWII range
- Combat (1965)
- Unbreakable Military Police Patrol
40/50mm range
- [8th Army]
- Cowboys (piracies of BritainsSwoppets’)
- Indians (piracies of BritainsSwoppets’)
- English Civil War (piracies of BritainsHerald’)
Other Items
- Mini Trucks (1-ton Humber Pig copies)

N is for Naturecraft

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future. Naturecraft

Factory painted plaster animals, touristy. Might be eight, or possibly ten sculpts in total?

List of known items
Bear (20mm approximately)
Bison (20mm approximately)
Elephant (10mm'ish)
Koala Bear (closer to 1:25?)
- Lion (closer to 54mm)
- Panda Bear (closer to 54mm)
- Tiger (closer to 54mm)
 

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

12 is for 12 to Midnight

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

12 to Midnight
Produces role playing (paper-based) games and accessories, not believed to have produced any figures.

O is for Orion (and Dark Dream Studios)

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future. Already needs updateing, best place to go is PSR, link to left in bloglist.

Orion/Dark Dream Studio
Dark Dream range
72001 -
72002 - Landsknechts (Sword/Arquebus)
72003 - Pilots of the First World War
72004 - Landsknechts (Pike)
72005 - European knights
Orion Range
72001 - English Pirates
72002 - Chechen Rebels
72003 - Modern Russian Federals
72004 - Vikings
72005 - Gladiators
72006 - Roman Sailors
72007 - Polish Winged Hussars
72008 - Roman Siege Troops
72009 - Boxer Rebellion
72010 - Turkish Janissaries
72011 - Red 1st Cavalry
72012 - Modern Israeli Army [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]
72013 - Ukrainian Foot Cossacks and Artillery
72014 - Cossack Cavalry
72015 - Medieval Siege Engines Part 1
72016 - Medieval Siege Engines Part 2
72017 - Volkssturm
72018 - German Paratroopers
72019 - Medieval Siege Troops
72020 - Turkish Cavalry [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]
72021 - Parthian Heavy Cavalry
72022 - Assyrian Rams
72023 - Assyrian Siege Tower
72024 - Scythian Cavalry
72025 - Scythian Infantry
72026 - Basmachi
72027 - Byzantine Infantry
72028 - Slavic Warriors
72029 - Early Rus Warriors
72030 - Khazar Army
72031 - Rus Foot Knights (Druzhina)
72032 - Kievan Rus Infantry
72033 - Rus Mounted Knights [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]
72034 - Cumans (Polovets) and Pechenegs [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]
72035 - Iberian Infantry [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]
72036 - Soviet Tankmen and Crew (Summer Campaign Dress), [still only ‘announced’, true to mid-2010]

3 is for 3-D Contours

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

3-D Contours
This seems to be a trade-name only. Apparently produced a series of scenic/terrain pieces and entrenchments. They/he also provided a painting service. There is notheing else known at this time.

I is for Incorporated - 1320 Inc

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

1320 Incorporated
1320 Inc. made/make models for/of Drag Racers, not known if they still exist, not known if they produced figures.

Z is for ZIP

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future.

ZIP
Hong Kong producer of 54mm farm animals with 'ZIP' marking
Animals
- Hen
- Pig
- Sheep