Mystery Figures, News, Updates Other Things we have a number of things to cover in this post. First I have two mystery figures from Andrey and myself. We have news on several subject included reissue of MPC ring space figures and accessories. In updates Ed Borris has painted of the alamo defenders done. Erwin has two possible figures relate to my mystery figure.
Mystery Figures, News, Updates Other Things Mystery Figures
I was at a flea market when I got some Superheroes. As I was ready to leave I spotted this odd figure. He is about 3 inches tall and the arms moved. I figure he could be a warlord in a medieval scene. I have no idea who made it.
Andrey set me this photo of two Cane pirates. the one the left we have seen from Erwin before. The figure on the right is similar to another Cane pirate pirate with monkey.
Here is a picture showing the pirate with the monkey.
Mystery Figures, News, Updates Other Things News
CTS is selling reissues of MPC ring hand spaceman with accessories. The set comes with ten figures in four different poses. Each set has four accessory sprues. Each sprue has 11 accessories on each sprue. The figures are in one color while accessories are in another color. The figures are selling for $24.95. You can see them here.
We are waiting for feedback from the Plastic Warrior show. One of the things we are waiting to hear about are the new Replicants figures. We will hear on these figures on Sunday and much more. We will also get a reports on the Brussel Show which is the next day.
Mystery Figures, News, Updates Other Things Updates
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Ed Borris send us photos of the finished Alamo defenders. I think his friend did a nice paint job.
Erwin sent this photo of two Indians which he feels might be related from the one I have in my collection. Both figures have same mold configuration body with head attached. Erwin noticed the bases are different and have no marks. Erwin feels that they are two different brands We have another mystery.
The Indians look like Cresent.
The two Indians are by Cherilea, they are missing their necklaces.
The leaping figure has been put on a different base.
Cherilea produced their 70mm swoppet type figures with trade marked and unmarked bases. The plain bases were for export ranges. The 70mm swoppet kinghts for example were sold by Elastolin
Interesting ,they could also be some else copied then too…
I was aware of tall(75 mm ) swoppet knights been sold with German Jean Hoefler’s King Arthur castle playset ,also pack under PLASTY even after PLASTY made their own too .
Never heard of ELASTOLIN selling then ,it most be x cheap line as ELASTOLIN swoppet knights are spectacular much better .
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If you check Elastolin later catalogues you will find the Cherilea Knights shown in there.
As far as know Cherilea 70mm swoppets were never pirated or copied.
Ally Gee had contacts with Elastolin and was a regular attendee at the Nuremburg Toy Fairs
I feel sorry x Elastolin going that low selling those ugly swoopet figures.
Cherilea knights 70mm swoppet are the uglies swopped I ever see….
These indian overmolded plastib are not back either.
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The Cherilea spacemen were copied and used by Marx as Undersea divers. Other companies used them as well
The Cherilea Knights were copied in HK,I got 5 or 6 of then and are 60 mm next to others, they change the shield while rest was exact same in repeated cloned down scaled poses ,detail almost same.
And I’m not talking about the HK Ellem- Cherilea LINE ,imported alike TRANSOGRAM swoppet please.Two different lines sets figures.!!
I do not have any info in Cherilea Indian however they could had been as Italian brands copied many CHERILEA solid if not cloned I should say in exact same scale and there plenty of then .
Torgano,Barabelli,ITALY and Tibidabo have then in bags and cases and showed in catalogs and books too.
Yet the HK copies I have do have a HK stamped bellow base and come from Belgium seller in mid 2000.
I will dig then x pictures next to 70/75 mm original Cherilea swoppet soon.
Crescent and Charben Swappet knights,western were also copied by HK too I have several .In this case the figures actually were a bit taller but crude in detail.
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Those “Cherilea” space men are a mystery ,in my opinion they were commissioned and made for US factories first ,then sold by Cherilea as well.
In a mint set box of CHERILEA-MARX multi parts figures it says this and I will supply picture of mint set box .
Manufacture By Cherilea TOYS LTD
Kirckham,England exclusively for US.
GAMES systems Inc 120 wall street.
New York NY 10005.USA.
Plenty HK cloned poses appear direct till 1990s as well with last poor detail while early cloned HK are almost identical and hard easy to pass as original.
Peter you are right the figures are Cherilea. I looked at them this morning after your comment. I should spotted last night but for various reasons miss it. Thanks for the correction.
The 2 “Cane” pirates remind me of Disney’s Peter Pan Pirates.
All I know is the guy with the tomahawk was one handsome devil.
Them fellers has got a heap o fringe on thar buckskins.
They bought their outfits at Berman’s Buckskins.
I love the Alamo figures – they would definitely add color to an Alamo dio.`
I may bring one to the Texas show.
I’d love to see it up close and personal; still hoping something will break and we can make it out there this year.
I’m going this year after a year off.