Reader’s Contributions Victory Buy, Warhansa Cowboy Bandits, Fanthomas are just a few of the items we will cover. First from Ed Borris is a photo of voctory Buy’s new bunker. Second we have been givien notice the Warhansa cowboy bandits are out. Next Detlef Heerbrand shares some conversions a friend did of one of his favorite movie series Fantomas.
Reader’s Contributions Victory Buy, Warhansa Cowboy Bandits, Fantomas Bunker 
As Ed Borris mention Victory Buy is doing a bunker. they took the first floor of the BMC San Juan Hill Hacendia and added a new roof. As you can see ithe above photo it looks great. I am planning on adding one when it comes out.
Reader’s Contributions Victory Buy, Warhansa Cowboy Bandits, Fantomas Warhansa
We showed these figures some months back and now they are finally out. As usual they have their big guns. Still they are great figures and great poses.
Reader’s Contributions Victory Buy, Warhansa Cowboy Bandits, Fantomas Fantomas
Fantomas is a famous series of French crime novels. The character has been adapt in various medias including movies. Detlef is a fan of the movies done on the character with Jean Marais as Fantomas. A friend of his from Italy made him the figures. they are 70 to 80mm in size. The figures are from left to right are Inspector Juve, Fantomas and Fandor the reporter. A great set of figures don’t you think.
Reader’s Contributions Victory Buy, Warhansa Cowboy Bandits, Fantomas Extras
I was sorting through an area and found this Elastolin swoppet Afrika Corp. He is missing his weapons which can add from my Timpo spares. I was thinking that he could also used a jungle hunter with 60mm figures. What do you think?
Timpo was very popluar in Germany. The of toy soldier companies in Germany had to compete with their own lines. Since they did not do over moulding like Timpo they went with making the pieces in one color and then puttting them together.
The so call Elastolin WW2 soldiers are with far modern uniforms ,they have pockets pants and non german tunic ,to pass then as AK is a far cry ,for hunters are awesome better idea ,even as viet com .
The happen with (“WW2 germans and british ) No WW2 but modern army .
The scale is more in the typical 70 mm .
Elastolin western and knights/ swappet were their best line .
The bunkers looks nothing interesting to me ,i can do any piece roof like that easy .
there literally not adaptation or new to it than a piece of flat simple plastic on top.No even a section to attach the cannons else or top wall defensive part .
Unless they do somthing better off is not in my like at all.
It also looks more a modern type house militar barrack style or middle east else style .
I will rather buy the original spanish hacienda house and give as many uses as i can .
i have two complete of it.
Warhansa nice poses Big disproportionality weapons and high pricy sets !!
Nothing new !
Plastoy western are far better in my like than Timpo swappet
my thoughts.
best
Plasty .no plastoy.sorry
T’he Warhansa cowboy/robbers look pretty good, the slightly oversize pistols notwithstanding.
The figure on the extreme left, with his full-length double-breasted coat, is a spitten’ image of Clint Eastwood in the movie “Pale Rider”.
That figure also reminds me of the character named Charlie Prince in the 3:10 To Yuma remake: https://www.distressedjackets.com/image/cache/catalog/Charlie-Prince-310-Yuma-White-Jacket-700×700-1000×1000.jpg
Great looking figures, as usual ! We are today so many wonderful and very detailed figures than ever ! Many great artists creating amazing figures, my hat is off to them !
Really like the Elastolin Africa Corps !
Speaking of Afrika Korps, Check out CTS and the new China WWII German Airfix knock-offs – however you will notice three MARX figures included. Not bad knock-offs.
There are a alose well done copies if Russian Marx airfix mix poses sets in amazon along w those germans x while.the deetail is quite good.
They been distributed by steve hobbies from NJ.
Best.
Thanks for showing my figures, Paul, I’m honored.
the honor is mine, we appreciate your fine work.
Thanks for posting my Fantomas mini-series, Paul, I’m honored. Actually they weren’t made for Detlef, just we traded some figures. As a matter of fact I like to make toy soldiers and models for fun, which are downloadable from cgtrader for 3dprinting.
We will look into cgtrader and your figures
This is the link to my list there, at the moment I’m working on a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney version) mini-set. I would like to post a pic, but dunno how here. Thanks again for interesting.
https://www.cgtrader.com/alain-lapointe
The supposed Afika Korps figure does look more like NVA than anything else.
The bunker is a bit too simple. I have been placing roofs on my 2 Haciendas for some time. A top wall would have made it something different. I’d been taking the sand bag emplacements from BMC and other makers to form a top defensive position. I’m on the fence with this. I might get it.
The Fantomas figures look great. I will have to look up the story and discover more about the source.
thanks a lot
Here are the 3 new rare nice mix Airfix/marx and CTS knock off made in China 54 mm scale sets.
You all may see all new made in China sets that are knock off descent of Mix Airfix and Marx hybrids poses. They are quite 54 mm not 45/50 mm as most late bad quality knock off and detail is much better.
I got a bag of each when they come off about a year and half ago. They first show up in Mexico from China and sold from Ebayers in Mexico in exact same packing as being distributed by Stevens International here in US.
If open this link and scroll down x item number PYS 47 to PYS50 will see the 4 sets better.
First sets are mix airfix and german infantry and paratroopers mix copies.
Second are Russian from Marx and Airfix copied
Other two are interesting as are a mix of Airfix ,Marx and even a CTS pose made with first CTS set included copied in it .
It is sold in tan as AK and generic grey x germans .
http://www.stevenshobby.com/productlisting.aspx?supplierid=4899&categoryid=26