Cowboy Indian Plastic Figures we will look at some western figures. I picked them up many times for the pose they do. Safari has been doing a nice series of figures including western. Rounding out this article are some unknown figures.
Cowboy Indian Plastic Figures Fontanni
While Fontanini company know for their nativity figures they did other figures. They did African natives, pirates, Indians, and cowboys. The figures are 45mm high. Here is a cowboy that I picked up at one of the German plastic shows. I like the pose of the cowboy squatting. Like he is looking at under wagon. I will show more of these figures in the near future.
Cowboy Indian Plastic Figures Safari
Safari does various toobs which range from animals to mythical figures. One of their toobs is wild west. The set has 11 pieces six of the pieces figures. The six poses are as follows
- Chief with spear and peace pipe
- Indian woman holding a
child with campfire - Brave standing with bow and arrow at his side
- Annie Oakley
- Cowboy with lasso
- Mounted Cowboy
The non figures of the Safari toob are as follows
- Indian tepee
- Oxen
- covered wagon
- buffalo
- horse for mounted cowboy
The figures with the exception mounted figure are 54mm. The mounted figure and accessories are out of scale.
Cowboy Indian Plastic Figures Mystery Figures
Here we have a swoppet type possible from Hong Kong.
Here is another unmarked figure from my collection. He is 60mm and possible Koho.
You could do a theme of various swoppet cowboy prisoner that were made. This is a swoppet copy from China He is 54mm
This figure is 45mm and maybe a Cherilea. He is missing the little rectangular indention you see on smaller Cherilea western figures. I looked at the pictures on Google of Cherilea Western figures with no luck. Whoever made the pose I like it.
Some great poses, I’ve always admired many of Fontaninni’s poses. I just wish they were in “my” scale.
FONTANINI Indians and western plus pirates and Africans are quite over 45 mm and very close to the smaller range 1/32.
I have most full sets
the Fontanini African match perfect w a call to arms Zulu and Marx African.
I can do photos
the western match w crescent and lone star small 54 mm series pretty much as well Marx and mpc western.
so the pirates.. Some poses because the rare poses may look a bit smaller but body fill is compatible in my view.
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Painting was quite well done and good quality paint type in early series while later reissues were getting poor quality.
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That’s good to know, Erwin. Thanks.
The swoppet cowboy is a composite figure.
The head looks to be Elastolin.The body and gun belt is Charbens and the legs are a Ri-Ti pair.
The cowboy drawing his pistol is by Up to. The Hilco version is slightly different in detail. The other cowboy is by Cherilea. Originality designed to be produced in hollow cast metal. This figure is part of the first plastic range by this company. In metal he would have been 54mm but because plastic has cooling shrinkage he is 50mm.
There should be the Cherilea name on top of the base by his feet.
sorry I meant to say Koho but the curse of predictive text struck
apologies