Unknown Deep Sea Diver
 

https://i.imgur.com/a0uSSiS.jpg

The words "Made in Hong Kong" used to mean cheap tat when we were kids - rubbish toys knocked out for next to nothing. But this little diver I picked up recently looks like a real treasure after his makeover. I'm still trying to find out something about his background

He is less than two inches tall too, so the modelling here was very good for something from HK. There's even a little skull & crossbones moulded onto the lid of the pirates chest

https://i.imgur.com/ioUfnPr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/u86Kz4U.jpg

Two more of my Britains Ltd 'Swoppet' knights
 

Nice! I'll delete my sarcastic first post for a -900 point penalty in the last Wacky-o-Skell game......:yep:

This Metatron dude has lot's of figures on his shelves (ooops).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh5N4begcN0

What'a a jouster with a frog mouth helmet doing fighting another knight who has a sword?

^ I've no idea

https://i.imgur.com/A87xp7X.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/CP0we2m.jpg

Probably an early type of corona mask?

Seriously, they look good, and some fitting background for those photos! :up:

Thanks - a few more then
 

https://i.imgur.com/cLj91gW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/GsfLOML.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ZJaRTNc.jpg

An old fashioned single-shot knight from Cherilea Toys. As a kid, I always found this figure a bit sinister for some reason. He's quite scarce, too, since he was only available in boxed sets - so fewer were produced and sold than others in this range. Original paintwork

Reamsa 11th Century knight
 

One of my favourite 1960s figures, this was by Reamsa of Spain. I shall not want to repaint this knight as he has almost 100% of his original paint remaining. What a great pose!

https://i.imgur.com/TnOJuzO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ztybKGU.jpg

Are you going to build some diorama over some famous battle from that era 11-1500 AC ?

If so-What famous battle do you have in mind ?

Markus

No, Markus - I collect these soft plastic toy figures simply for their own beauty and interest. I've put a printed pictorial background into these just to show them off in a more attractive setting - I have no plans to expand into dioramas except for perhaps adding a model tree or cactus plant here and there.

I have in the past built small dioramas when model-making with plastic kits, and I do have a friend who likes to amass his toy soldiers into very large dioramas with sculpted landscape and wooden buildings he makes himself. He constructed a huge diorama one time showing the battle for Rorkes Drift, in the Zulu wars. That's how he likes to display his toy soldiers but I have to say that it holds no interest for me

https://i.imgur.com/bazAhKX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rYQoWMl.jpg

Here is an example of one of my military modelling dioramas - but it doesn't actually belong in this thread because these aren't toy soldiers

https://i.imgur.com/eR3NkSM.jpg

My favourite two from the small number of knights made by Lone Star in the 60s

Cavendish
 

https://i.imgur.com/KiJZzmn.jpg

Very charming "Gentleman-at-Arms" and a "Yeoman of The Guard", both seen in high profile during HM the Queen's funeral yesterday, produced by Cavendish Miniatures over many years and aimed squarely at the tourist market. Also in this series there is a London 'bobby', a guardsman and a couple of Household Cavalry troopers

Hilco plastic knights
 

The one in the middle of these very old (1950s) figures looks very like the Cherilea knight in post #39 but was actually a copy - slightly smaller and with a different style of base. These 3 have been repainted by me

https://i.imgur.com/wj8EpiB.jpg

Here's the Cherilea version again, now also repainted and in company with another scarce figure - 'Prince Valiant' - scarce because these two were only available in boxed sets so fewer were produced and sold

https://i.imgur.com/jmqkog8.jpg