Landships II

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Landships II -> Landships WW1 Forum -> Modelling -> Help needed identifying a figure
Post Info TOPIC: Help needed identifying a figure
Ian P


Major

Status: Offline
Posts: 122
Date:
Help needed identifying a figure
Permalink   

Hi everybody,

Going through some old things today I came across this fellow:



He looks to be French, although the helmet's a bit strange. Does anyone know where he's from?




__________________
Stefan Szymanski


Captain

Status: Offline
Posts: 78
Date:
Permalink   

It seems to be a bad copy of Airfixs "WW1 French Infantry"...

Look at that...

http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=37

__________________
James H


Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 3885
Date:
Permalink   

Hmmm. Almost Airfix but not quite. Is it 1/72? Can you post a rear view? If there's a pack or something it might give us a clue. The headgear looks like Japanese WWII.

__________________

"Sometimes things that are not true are included in Wikipedia. While at first glance that may appear like a very great problem for Wikipedia, in reality is it not. In fact, it's a good thing." - Wikipedia.
Pat


Commander in Chief

Status: Offline
Posts: 600
Date:
Permalink   

Could it be an Airfix WW1 French figure, copied by B.U.M:?

__________________
Ironsides


Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 1626
Date:
Permalink   


Maybe Marx who did a WW1 playset in 25mm or so many years ago I'v only seen some poor pics on evilbay...

Cheerswink

__________________

"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazggimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul"

 
kieffer


Commander in Chief

Status: Offline
Posts: 730
Date:
Permalink   

James H wrote:

Hmmm. Almost Airfix but not quite. Is it 1/72? Can you post a rear view? If there's a pack or something it might give us a clue. The headgear looks like Japanese WWII.


my thoughts went into that direction too.  Compared to the Airfix figure that comes closest, this one has the legs in a different position, looks to have 'more puttees' and as you said, the head looks Japanese or may be Civil War. A surprise chocolate egg piracy? That happened before with '1/87 cars' too, Wiking or Roco copies I think.

 



__________________
Ian P


Major

Status: Offline
Posts: 122
Date:
Permalink   

Actually, that rings a bell. I remember in the distant past getting a toy soldier from one of those machines that you put money in and it gives you a toy in a plastic ball. Would have been about 25-30 years ago, but it could well be the same figure. 

Here's another view with an Airfix figure for reference:



__________________
kieffer


Commander in Chief

Status: Offline
Posts: 730
Date:
Permalink   

Hi Ian,

compared to the Airfix walking figure some resemblance I would say, 70%. This one has the elbows much wider, different rucksack...I put my money on the plastic ball machine theory.
(Which were tempting, and you never knew what you got. I had a plastic ring with Elvis on it...)

__________________
James H


Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 3885
Date:
Permalink   

He looks strangely German from the rear. Is that meant to be a gasmask canister below the pack?

Or how about Nationalist China 1920s/30s? But was it an original sculpt or a hack-up of something existing?

I'd be interested to know more about the Marx set. Haven't found anything so far.

-- Edited by James H on Friday 17th of September 2010 02:02:58 AM

__________________

"Sometimes things that are not true are included in Wikipedia. While at first glance that may appear like a very great problem for Wikipedia, in reality is it not. In fact, it's a good thing." - Wikipedia.
Ironsides


Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 1626
Date:
Permalink   

Hi James the Marx set had scernery french and german soldiers and possibly others, aircraft and I think tanks and the pillbox that turns up in cheap hongkong pirate toys and bum sets...

Toy quality overall as it was a boys playset....
I cant imagine what the publicity blurb was....
from what I can see the range ran from 1963-67 was billed as HO scale had 143 pieces with such titles as "20 minutes to Berlin", "custers last stand" etc
larger sets like "Battlegroud Europe" had 330 pieces...

http://www.battlefieldlegendstoysoldiers.com/store.php/pg81/marx_toy_soldier_playsets_review

Cheerssmile

-- Edited by Ironsides on Friday 17th of September 2010 11:51:50 AM

-- Edited by Ironsides on Friday 17th of September 2010 04:46:26 PM

__________________

"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazggimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul"

 
Pat


Commander in Chief

Status: Offline
Posts: 600
Date:
Permalink   

A lot of them on sale here (no details about the manufactuer given) - no connection with the seller. Regards, Pat

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250807975313&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Landships II -> Landships WW1 Forum -> Modelling -> Help needed identifying a figure
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard