Eichhörnchen's Armies

Eichhörnchen · 06-10-24, 07:01 AM

I think this motley group of "Lone Star" will represent the last of my Western figures here. They're shown in what's left of their old paint and I'll probably never get around to repainting them as they were not the best. Lone Star figures were always very common in the toy boxes of old and were (with some notable exceptions) rather poorly sculpted, so carpet cannon-fodder really. There were 1 or 2 others I never got and probably never will, unless they come as part of a job lot

Eichhörnchen · 06-10-24, 07:31 AM

"Kellog's Sugar Smacks - the circus cereal" is stamped under the base of this circus ring master. Many and varied were the figures produced by the Crescent Toy Company for Kellogs breakfast cereal giveaways; it was a real thrill to dig down into the box and see whether it was one you hadn't got

I only have the ring master from this set since I prefer my figures to be armed - if he did have a gun then the first thing I'd get him to do would be to shoot the clowns as we never found them funny anyway

Sometimes these Kellogs figures were produced for general sale, in which case they'd be stamped with the Crescent Toy company name under the base - the Robin Hood figures are one such example

The rest of the gang - I think the strong-man must've been modelled on STEED when he was young and virile

em2nought · 06-10-24, 12:14 PM

Fernando Botero used me as a model.

I'm looking forward to the day obese women go out of style, and obese men become the latest "it" fad.

Eichhörnchen · 08-26-24, 11:24 AM

There are three more figures in this beautifully modelled set from the 1960s which I've still to find. I believe one of them is taking a bullet and another charging with bayonet. I know that the bayonet lets that particuler figure down, looking more like one of my mum's knitting needles

Below: the same figures after I painted them up (the officer's huge left and is just camera distortion). Also produced by Crescent to go with these figures were the two dugout/trench sections showing detail I'd not really examined until now

Eichhörnchen · 09-08-24, 09:37 AM

Cherilea Toys produced small cowboy figures and large ones in the 50s and 60s (see posts 279 and 294) but there were also a few figures somewhere in between, like this gunfighting lawman (Wyatt Burp) purchased recently and painted up by me. A figure I've been after for quite a while on and off, I just love the poses of Cherilea's plastic warriors

06-10-24, 07:01 AM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,493 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Last of the Wild West I think this motley group of "Lone Star" will represent the last of my Western figures here. They're shown in what's left of their old paint and I'll probably never get around to repainting them as they were not the best. Lone Star figures were always very common in the toy boxes of old and were (with some notable exceptions) rather poorly sculpted, so carpet cannon-fodder really. There were 1 or 2 others I never got and probably never will, unless they come as part of a job lot __________________

06-10-24, 07:31 AM	#2
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,493 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	No Laughing Matter "Kellog's Sugar Smacks - the circus cereal" is stamped under the base of this circus ring master. Many and varied were the figures produced by the Crescent Toy Company for Kellogs breakfast cereal giveaways; it was a real thrill to dig down into the box and see whether it was one you hadn't got I only have the ring master from this set since I prefer my figures to be armed - if he did have a gun then the first thing I'd get him to do would be to shoot the clowns as we never found them funny anyway Sometimes these Kellogs figures were produced for general sale, in which case they'd be stamped with the Crescent Toy company name under the base - the Robin Hood figures are one such example The rest of the gang - I think the strong-man must've been modelled on STEED when he was young and virile __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 06-10-24 at 10:10 AM.

06-10-24, 12:14 PM	#3
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fernando Botero used me as a model. I'm looking forward to the day obese women go out of style, and obese men become the latest "it" fad. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

08-26-24, 11:24 AM	#4
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,493 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	WW1 British by Crescent Toy Co. There are three more figures in this beautifully modelled set from the 1960s which I've still to find. I believe one of them is taking a bullet and another charging with bayonet. I know that the bayonet lets that particuler figure down, looking more like one of my mum's knitting needles Below: the same figures after I painted them up (the officer's huge left and is just camera distortion). Also produced by Crescent to go with these figures were the two dugout/trench sections showing detail I'd not really examined until now __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 09-08-24 at 02:26 PM.

09-08-24, 09:37 AM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,493 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cherilea's gunfighter sheriff Cherilea Toys produced small cowboy figures and large ones in the 50s and 60s (see posts 279 and 294) but there were also a few figures somewhere in between, like this gunfighting lawman (Wyatt Burp) purchased recently and painted up by me. A figure I've been after for quite a while on and off, I just love the poses of Cherilea's plastic warriors __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 09-08-24 at 09:55 AM.

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