Toy Soldier Identification (1 Viewer)

[tdubel]

Well, here is a tough one as I can't figure it out and I thought I have seen nearly every figure once. Anyhow, any ideas on these 2? No marking on the base, well painted by someone who knew what they were doing, definitely not one offs and at first I thought maybe Bob Hornung, but they are Matte and I think all of his are gloss.

 

[DMNamiot]

Hi Tom

Those are interesting to be sure I am not sure of the civilian figures and dont have any references that cover them so I hope Brad can pull the rabbit out of his hat.

Dave

 

[Mike Niederman]

If metal, they are recasts from Marx Daktari playset figures. They are originally plastic, and unpainted.

 

[Panzer ace]

Even though I have no stake in this thread (nor do I have any knowledge to share), I have really enjoyed following it.

As I have mentioned in the past, one of my greatest “old toy soldier” memories was exploring the Westcoaster showroom floor with Tom as he pointed out the make, manufacturer and often the year of toy soldiers we saw at different dealer’s displays.

 

[tdubel]

If metal, they are recasts from View attachment 266909View attachment 266910View attachment 266911Marx Daktari playset figures. They are originally plastic, and unpainted.

Nice and I really should have thought of this one! Thanks very much as that makes total sense. They came from the UK and I remember being at a London show and saw a lot of "Marx" sculpts in Metal of various personalities, but thank you for solving this puzzle.

Tom

 

[DMNamiot]

Very cool