Stad’s Miscellaneous Figure Items Conversions, Timpo we will look at items from my collections and items from my Ebay sales. First, we look at two conversion figures. Second, we take a look at one of the Timpo swoppet U.S.Army figures. Third, we will have another of the Cherilea mounted figures
Stad’s Miscellaneous Figure Items Conversion Figures
In Peter Evans’ last package, he had included two conversion figures. somehow I missed when opening the package. I did not know they were there until Peter asked if I saw them, Problem was I did not know where I put the box. I finally found the box and found the figures.
The missing figures were conversions. The figure on the left is Medieval drummer. This is figure will go into my figure relate to my fantasy series. The series is set in a early medieval period. The figure on the right is based on the Cherilea cowboy clubbing. The figure had been changed into cavalry figure. I really like the improvement of the figure. Peter will have to give us some more insight on the conversions.
Stad’s Miscellaneous Figure Items Timpo U.S. Army
Timpo did various military figures. One series was
Stad’s Miscellaneous Figure Items Cherilea
Here is another of the Cherilea western figure. This figure depended on how it
I love Timpo figures. The problem I have with them is they seem to have be come very brittle.Arms breaking off etc. I don think I,ll be buying much Timpo figures.
The XVI century figure looks crude but interesting .It looks like a french brand made pose to me.
Never like the clubbing poses much my self.they looks like swinging at baseball.
Some makers did a pose literally almost in every set made.a waste in my opinion
Timpo fragility appear w time as back then they did not know the plastic mix will become brittle w years
The solid original Timpo have the worst plastic.
Swappet generally are ok for me.However Timpo s swappet are odd poses and lack firing poses.The bend in angles of arms looks unrealistic to me.
they were a very colorful toy and pre action figures grandparents of what today kids use.
my thought
I always liked Timpo swoppets — knights, cowboys, Indians, U.S. Cavalry, Civil War, WWII Germans & Americans, Romans, Vikings, French Foreign Legion, Arabs, and even Eskimos.
But they were always on the expensive side.
And when a few of mine became brittle and broke (not all of them, but at least a few), I decided it was too much risk considering how much I had to pay for them. Many of them remained flexible, but I never could tell when one of them might become excessively brittle. On several of my Timpos I could faintly detect that certain smell that certain collectors said was indicative of future brittleness.
At OTSN, I had purchased two nice Timpo Indian teepees. When I got home, one was just fine. But the other began snapping in pieces when I tried to very slightly adjust how it fit together.
At that point, I decided not to collect Timpo swoppets anymore, although I still enjoy their colorful artistry. But I decided several years back that as much as I liked them I would let someone else take the risk.
i enjoy the clubbing conversion. it has a real “last stand” hint of desperation in it.
The C16th drummer isn’t a conversion but a copy of an original French made figure, Peter picked up the whole set but was missing the drummer, which i already had, so I lent it to him to make a copy in resin so that he could complete his set. I don;t know who the French maker is but here is my original figure https://toysoldiercollecting.blogspot.com/2011/05/unknown-drummer.html
Thanks for the correction, I will have to see the figure is on a French site to find out the company.
Regardless of the drummer’s country of origin, he looks like a Papal Guard figure, or a Thirty Years War figure. But he would be especially useful in my English Civil War setups, which I got interested in many years back after seeing that great movie “Cromwell”.