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Timmee Figures Galore Part Two SWAT

Timmee Figures Galore Part Two, we are continuing our look at Timmee Figures. This time we will look at some of their western figures and pirates. next, I will show to the Processed Plastic SWAT figures which used to be hard to get but are not available from Jeff Imel’s Timmee. We will round it out with some later army figures.

Timmee Figures Galore Part Two Western

Timmee did a set of pioneer figures to go with the Processed Plastic wagon. The figures were done in yellow and brown. The figures and the wagon were sent to Mexico and done there in the 1980s. The pioneer is from Mexico as I had brought some of the sets up from Mexico. The yellow used in the states was a flat yellow, while Mexico’s version did a bright yellow. This is the only figure I have left from those purchases. You can see the different poses here.

Indian with club — Timmee added several Indians is the 50s. One of the poses is the above Indian with a knife and club. This figure could easily be converted to a fantasy figure.

Indian looking to the side. — Another later issued Indian, he is looking to the left as he is drawing a knife. Here we have two different shades of red.

Cowboys firing pistols — The figure on the left was done in the 60s. Processed Plastic did a similar pose with a different hat in the 70s’.

Processed Plastic SWAT Team

Two SWAT figures — There are six different poses
1. kneeling firing a tear gas gun
2. Standing firing pistol with both hands
3. Using a megaphone
4. Standing with microphone
5. kneeling firing sniper rifle
6. Running with a pistol out.

One More Thing

Timmee Army — I forgot these army figures. The figure on the left is from the final series of army figures Timmee did. The other two figures were original without bases. I am sure Kent Sprecher can add some more information on the bases

Finally, we have two Timmee pirates. The one on the left is the first timmee pirate I ever got. I trade a friend a Marx 54mm colonial officer with sword out for him. The Timmee pirate on the left is from Mexico. The same company that had the Timmee Russian molds had this mold as well. I believe this from my first visit to Mexico when I got Marx andTimmee reissues.

10 Responses to Timmee Figures Galore Part Two SWAT

Tom Black says:

February 23, 2020 at 1:33 AM

Interesting that so many Timmee molds went to Mexico. Is the Company that has the Russians and Pirates still in business? I would like to see Jeff Imel acquire the Russian mold.

- kent sprecher says:
  
  February 25, 2020 at 9:39 PM
  
  Most US companies had deals with concerns in Mexico and leased them molds no longer needed at their US factories. At one time there were three large Mexican firms but they have been consolidated and one very rich man owns everything. They don’t even know what molds they have. He feels Americans have treated him unfairly and is reluctant to do business with the US. He has nephews and nieces who have tried and on two occasions the truck taking the new product was held up at gunpoint and one nephew was shot. So the Mexican pipeline is very shaky.
  
Biff Smith says:

February 23, 2020 at 7:26 AM

Great variety of figures! The cowboy with pistol reminds me of the cereal premium Sky King in production method. And those fashionable pirates are the best dressed around!

oif-retread says:

February 23, 2020 at 12:56 PM

i remember picking up some of the later 1970s PP/Timmee western figures as a teenager long after my (first) soldier collecting phase was over. i just really enjoyed the fine sculpting on them. the quality reminds me very much of Rubenstein. it’s too bad they used such garish colors; glossy bright red, yellow, and green if i remember right.

i’d love to see some done in a flat tan, brown, cream, etc.

- AJ says:
  
  February 23, 2020 at 1:11 PM
  
  See TSHQ for some colors you may like in old and recast:
  http://www.angelfire.com/biz/toysoldierhq/Timmeew.html
  
  - oif-retread says:
    
    February 23, 2020 at 1:28 PM
    
    thank you, AJ! i did not realize they had recast that set.
    
    - AJ says:
      
      February 23, 2020 at 5:18 PM
      
      OK! Glad to be helpful.
      
Jack Gibbons says:

February 23, 2020 at 5:26 PM

There is at least one more pose for the SWAT teams. I don’think it has been recast. But you definitely can recognize the PP M-16 gun.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TIMMEE-TOY-PPCO-SWAT-TEAM-FIGURES-TOY-SOLDIERS-54MM-VINTAGE-1978-RARE/223466053301?hash=item34079d5eb5:g:WowAAOSwF7lcIiQC

- admin says:
  
  February 23, 2020 at 6:38 PM
  
  Those SWAT figures in the Ebay listing are Tootsie Toy.
  The two missing figures of the Timmee SWAT are kneeling firing a sniper rifle and running with a pistol.
  
kent sprecher says:

February 25, 2020 at 9:32 PM

Tim-Mee made a final series of GIs about 1965 when they made the Russian soldiers. You can see the figures at my website. At this time they also made another 60mmm mold with old poses and the kneeling with radio and sniper figures both got bases added. The radio man is harder to get so was only in the mold once. The sniper must have been in the mold twice (note the sniper in the picture above has had his telescopic sight removed) as he is easier to find. I am unsure if there was one big mold or if the new poses were in one mold and the old pose remakes in a second mold. The 54mm “Vietnam GIs” mold was made in 1968 and the larger figure molds phased out so the later 60mm molds got far less usage.