Stad’s Plastic Figure Discoveries Wilton, my discoveries of figures can be in the collection or in items I purchases. Today, we will look at some items we have purchased. Most of the items will go for resale, but a few will go to the collection.
Wilton is a company that makes various baking items. One series of items that they have made are cake decorations. While they have made their own designs, they have been known to copy other companies. One example of this is they did a copy of the MPC witch. Another copy is of the Marx Babes in Toyland. Here we have another possible copy, the Marx Campus Cuties downsize to 70mm. What do you Think
Mystery Figure
Going through some figure boxes, I found this four Inch figure. It is an army running with a rifle. the question is who made it and are there any other poses. The dealer only had this one figure.
Junk Box Finds
As I have said before I love junk boxes. first, they are a challenge for me to see if I can make a profit on what I paid. Second, what interesting items I can find for the collection. The latest junk box I found two 54mm spacemen from Hong Kong that are copies of other figures. Next, to the Spacemen are modern-day U.S. soldier done in China and Jean of Germany U.S. soldier marchingI cam up with two more China copies of the Britains Deetail WWII Japanese. I have another one which is the collection. the company decided to make the base all one piece versus the Britains Deetail separate base.This unknown Alligator showed up in the boxes. I like how he looked and put him aside for a future project.This early Timpo cowboy ended up in the junk box for two reasons. First, the person did not have a horse for him. Second, more like he ended up in the Junk box because he is missing his prongs on his legs. Toy soldier over the years has tried various methods to hold the mounted figure in places. Timpo did it by prongs on the insides of the legs. These can easily break. I will keep and find a horse he can sit on and not fall off.
That soldier is a Blue Box pose. I had a Blue Box battlefield set about 1976 with 50mm soldiers and that was one of the poses. I found a picture of all the poses. This patricular pose is found just to the left of the ruined building. It’s either a 4 inch Blue Box variant or an oversized clone.
The astronauts are generic HK poor copies of original LP brand made in Hong Kong as well.
LP made then in late mid till early 70 approx. The LP logo is sometimes confused and wrong labeled as IDL because of the way the letters are broken up. When you see a full size image of the logo it clearly depicts a human type figure hugging the letters L & P. There 8 poses in original LP set and they were sold painted in silver ,red ,blue ,grey flat not gloss white with minor touch other colors on then .The original are very well done .No copies of any brand and very unique .They were sold in window cases/packs,blister card and with some original larger space vehicles and accessories as well that were not all marked LP .They are high priced collectibles figures ,specially if inside pack and the spaceships/vehicles are harder to get .
They also made the same set in 30 mm scale to match blend with their 6 poses aliens and vehicle /accessories and spaceship made x this scale as well .
I sold recently a full set LP(1/32 scale) poses loose in my store as I had doubles.
The figures poses and full dress spacesuits are based on US Mercury astronauts pictures published when Mercury missions were undertaken in 1961-3
These white not painted wasted copies come much later in blister cards or else from late 70s till late 90s with some colorful made as cake decoration sold in UK and other european countries as well .Often unmarked or simple Hong Kong in bottom and about 50 mm scale
The modern soldier next to JH pose is one of the New Ray 2 modern poses that come with 1990s NR Abrams tank in box .It’s A reduced(52MM) variation poses of one included in other 8 poses 62/65 mm poses modern set made previous by New Ray with modern armor and as special forces set too .
If the 4″ is about 85mm are HK copies Not cloned of original 50 mm blue box poses US Infantry WW2/Korean set .It was also copied by other non HK maker .
There several version of these tall copies version and some poses are not copies of BB such a stretcher carriers poses
I can provide picture of full 85mm set poses I have and of course the 50mm BB original 6 poses set .As well LP full poses astronauts original and accessories if wish .
WILTON copied the Marx pirates in many version ,some are mix 60 mm poses with 54 mm poses .I have some of those mix as well
The Timpo solid pose is interesting find .I’m wonder if it suffer the same issue of fragile plastic as other Solid Timpo had .
Never seen those Britain copies in solid plastic green color -Interesting !!
I have many in silver colored that are better detail .So far i got full set british ,Japanese,some US infantry and germans in silver .Same in US civil war and western
Here were distributed among others by Kresge .Better know later as K-mart
Best
That soldier is a Blue Box pose. I had a Blue Box battlefield set about 1976 with 50mm soldiers and that was one of the poses. I found a picture of all the poses. This patricular pose is found just to the left of the ruined building. It’s either a 4 inch Blue Box variant or an oversized clone.
Forgot the pic! https://www.planetdiecast.com/hwdphotos/uploads/246/3351/5taqcg7cca7z3h_mini.jpg
The astronauts are generic HK poor copies of original LP brand made in Hong Kong as well.
LP made then in late mid till early 70 approx. The LP logo is sometimes confused and wrong labeled as IDL because of the way the letters are broken up. When you see a full size image of the logo it clearly depicts a human type figure hugging the letters L & P. There 8 poses in original LP set and they were sold painted in silver ,red ,blue ,grey flat not gloss white with minor touch other colors on then .The original are very well done .No copies of any brand and very unique .They were sold in window cases/packs,blister card and with some original larger space vehicles and accessories as well that were not all marked LP .They are high priced collectibles figures ,specially if inside pack and the spaceships/vehicles are harder to get .
They also made the same set in 30 mm scale to match blend with their 6 poses aliens and vehicle /accessories and spaceship made x this scale as well .
I sold recently a full set LP(1/32 scale) poses loose in my store as I had doubles.
The figures poses and full dress spacesuits are based on US Mercury astronauts pictures published when Mercury missions were undertaken in 1961-3
These white not painted wasted copies come much later in blister cards or else from late 70s till late 90s with some colorful made as cake decoration sold in UK and other european countries as well .Often unmarked or simple Hong Kong in bottom and about 50 mm scale
The modern soldier next to JH pose is one of the New Ray 2 modern poses that come with 1990s NR Abrams tank in box .It’s A reduced(52MM) variation poses of one included in other 8 poses 62/65 mm poses modern set made previous by New Ray with modern armor and as special forces set too .
If the 4″ is about 85mm are HK copies Not cloned of original 50 mm blue box poses US Infantry WW2/Korean set .It was also copied by other non HK maker .
There several version of these tall copies version and some poses are not copies of BB such a stretcher carriers poses
I can provide picture of full 85mm set poses I have and of course the 50mm BB original 6 poses set .As well LP full poses astronauts original and accessories if wish .
WILTON copied the Marx pirates in many version ,some are mix 60 mm poses with 54 mm poses .I have some of those mix as well
The Timpo solid pose is interesting find .I’m wonder if it suffer the same issue of fragile plastic as other Solid Timpo had .
Never seen those Britain copies in solid plastic green color -Interesting !!
I have many in silver colored that are better detail .So far i got full set british ,Japanese,some US infantry and germans in silver .Same in US civil war and western
Here were distributed among others by Kresge .Better know later as K-mart
Best
Always learning something new ! Did not know Campus Cuties done in 70mm also by cake topper company !