#524 Comics Spain – Flash Gordon Together With Terminator (1990 Together With 1992)

The Terminator figure is ane of the most interesting figures inward the whole Comics Kingdom of Spain catalogue. It does non belong to whatsoever serial of figures, it is the alone figure made from the Terminator movies. The cast is peachy together with represents Arnold Schwarzenegger equally seen inward the pic Terminator 2: Judgement Day from 1991: dark leather outfit, facial expression upwards one-half human, one-half machine together with shotgun on hand.

The figure is licensed past times Carolco, together with has a copyright from 1992. It is non rattling slow to uncovering nowadays. Being a cult carácter from a rattling famous film, it is rattling sought-after.

Flash Gordon is unopen to other carácter that does non belong to whatsoever serial inward particular, it is ane time to a greater extent than the alone figure made of him. It is hard to position at outset sight, because he seems to last wearing a unlike outfit, than the ane nosotros unremarkably encounter inward the movies or inward the comics, perchance the reference was the Revell model from 1965 shown here. The figure carries his helmet on ane manus together with has a pistol inward the other hand.

This figure is copyrighted inward 1990 together with is licensed past times K.F.S. (King Features Syndicate).

More information nearly Comics Spain/ Comics Figuras is coming to calorie-free inward the in conclusion months. The guys frorm Star Wars Castilian Stuff uploaded this video inward Feb 2014. It explains unopen to facts nearly the company, shows the facilities located nigh Barcelona, together with likewise explains how did they construct the figures: from casting to painting. In the in conclusion role of the video, at that topographic point is a parade of several figures that were available dorsum inward the days.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: FLASH GORDON together with TERMINATOR
• Year: 1990 and 1992
• Company: Comics Kingdom of Spain (Spain)
• Size of the figures: Around seven cm (between  2’’ together with 3’’)

#533 Unknown Toymaker - The Littles/ Los Diminutos Pvc Figures (Around 1985)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

I bought these figures a piece agone inward to a greater extent than or less flea market. I produce non scream back just when was it. When I decided to inspect them to honor out a fleck to a greater extent than almost them, I noticed that they were non marked, together with that they were non Comics Spain, because they are painted inward unlike colours and, paying fifty-fifty to a greater extent than attention, the figures are non together with then good finished. The plastic has to a greater extent than or less imperfections, together with the paintwork is non together with then accurate.

So they are definitely a Comics Kingdom of Spain bootleg, or perhaps a bootleg from other toy manufacturer, although I am non aware that these PVC figures were made anywhere else past times whatever other brand.

I scream back the TV series, which I establish quite nice. I didn´t know that, just it was a real brusk series, alongside entirely 29 episodes inward three seasons. The chapters ever ended alongside to a greater extent than or less advice to produce to a greater extent than or less crafts. This V serial was based on the books past times american autor John Peterson.

To my knowledge, the serial was never real pop (except perhaps inward Spain, French Republic together with real few other countries) together with at that spot are no (or real few) toys made of them. In Kingdom of Spain at that spot was fifty-fifty a chewing paste that included ane tatoo-sticker each. Other trade were a sticker album or a deck of cards made past times Heraclio Fournier.

From this bootleg serial I am missing Tom Little, I promise I tin give the axe honor it sometime.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: THE LITTLES: LUCY LITTLE, GRANDPA LITTLE together with DINKY LITTLE
• Alternate Names: LOS DIMINUTOS (Spain)
• Year: Around 1985
• Company: Unknown (Probably Spain)
• Size of the figures: Around four cm (1.5’’)

#543 Smurfs - Diverse Figures (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Together With 1978)

In a previous entry I summarized the history of the smurf plastic figures yesteryear Schleich in addition to Bully. Until at 1 time I owned 3 figures from Schleich (the manful someone monarch in addition to 2 aboriginal Smurfs), only later on I bought a lot of approximately xx figures, all of which I´d similar to introduce inward this entry.

This time, all of them are marked Bully, in addition to stand upwards for models made betwixt 1969 in addition to 1977. I accept got some other manful someone monarch Smurf in addition to some other aboriginal Smurf, in addition to hence I tin compare the mark on the bases, in addition to how similar they are. Apart from a slight colour shade variations, the figures are identical.

So, using my Smurf Figure conduct (#428), I accept classified this lot according to the issue yr of each figure, in addition to this is how I desire to introduce them here:

1969 in addition to 1970:

Astronaut in addition to Smurf amongst Scarf (1969)
Laughing Smurf (1970) (needs to live cleaned)

1973:

Wild Smurf
King Smurf
Smurf amongst wings
Cook
Mocking Smurf
Physician/ Doctor

1971 in addition to 1974:

Smurfette (1971)
Beer Smurf (1974)
Funny Smurf (1974)

 

1975:

Sitting Smurf

Upside-down Smurf

1976: (complete, solely iii figures this year, leaving out variants)

Painter Smurf
Clown
Ski Smurf

My clown figure was "Made inward Portugal". Portuguese figures appear a chip rarer to find.

1977 in addition to 1978:

Swimming Smurf (1977)
Accident Smurf (1978)

FACTS in addition to FIGURES:

• Name: VARIOUS SMURF FIGURES
• Toy Line: The Smurfs
• Year: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 in addition to 1977
• Company: Schleich in addition to Bully (both West-Germany)
• Size of the figures: approx. five cm

#629 Unknown Manufacturer - Dinosaucers Pvc Figures (Around 1990)

 

This PVC dinosaur is a bootleg figure from the Dinosaucers series. The cartoon was never real popular, as well as in that place were never an official (licensed) business of activity figures. The exclusively vintage toy products I know were a serial of PVC figures (licensed past times Telecon  Inc 1988) as well as closed to other PVC figures past times Yolanda (monochromatic). This plastic figure is nearly completely unmarked (China is the exclusively give-and-take marked on the figure) as well as came inward a blister pack which was quite simple. Each packet included 1 torso as well as several heads (5, I think). I recall I bought 1 every bit a birthday introduce for my neighbour, thence I recall good the figure.

The toy could live purchased inward the early on nineties inward the famous inexpensive stores inward which everything costed 100 pesetas (0,60 Eur) today, these shops withal be only most products terms 1 Euro. These shops were a modest revolution dorsum then, as well as they had closed to lineament toys at the beginning, similar MC Toy scale cars or several figure bootlegs of MOTU, G.I.Joe as well as other pop lines. Later, the lineament would decrease.

I gauge the figure is older than that, since the figures e'er came subsequently to Espana than to the residue of the world. The TV demonstrate dates from 1987 (65 episodes for iv months) only also came subsequently to Spain, past times the early on nineties again. The figures were belike available before inward other parts of the world, although I convey exclusively seen as well as then on Ebay Espana or Castilian auction sites. Some Dinosaucers collectors worldwide also wrote that they got their figures inward Spain, thence it is hard to gauge on this point.

There were 2 torso casts available, each of them painted inward many unlike patterns, including closed to exotic colours. Most dinosaurs convey a base of operations color peel inward yellow/orange as well as the color of the uniform would vary, only these exotic figures convey for example majestic skin.



Second cast available. Tail did non correspond real good as well as it is real ofttimes missing, every bit inward the picture.

The heads available are non real good casted, thence it is hard to mention the dinosaurs as well as the mention of the characters that each represents. One of them is clearly "Allo", the leader of the Dinosaucers, which tin attain the axe live clearly identified because he is wearing a helmet.

Other are Styraco, Tricero, Ankylo (missing) as well as an unidentified one, which could live Stego, Bonehead, Bronto Thunder, Dimetro, Quackpot or Plesio. All these dinosaurs had similar heads.

FACTS as well as FIGURES:

• Name: DINOSAUCERS PVC FIGURE
• Alternate Names: ASTRO-DINOS (German)
• Year: Around 1990
• Company: Unknown Manufacturer (China)
• Size of the figures: Around x cm

#636 Heimo/ Unknown Toymaker - Heidi Pvc Figures (1974)

Heimo is a German linguistic communication producer of plastik figures, really famous for their Disney plasic figures from the 60s an the 70s. There is really few data availble nearly the companionship itself, only apparently, Heimo is a build of Marx Toys from the U.S.A., 1 of the „classic“ american toy manufacturers.

The figures made past times Heimo were really popular, together with despite beingness actually former (40 or l years old), they are really unexpensive today. According to my German linguistic communication catalogue, these Heidi figures are 2 Eur worth each. As catalogues e'er heart upwardly prices, I would tell 1 Euro each is already enough.

The Heidi serial comprises five figures: Heidi, Peter, The Grandfather, Josef (the dog) together with a pocket-size lamb which is to a greater extent than hard to notice (catalogue price: 10 Eur) together with seems to live also really frail because of its sparse legs.

The official Heimo figures accept a logo at the dorsum which is a cross within a circle, every bit good every bit a copyright symbol.

In add-on to the Heimo figures, I desire to introduce a bootleg of the Heidi figure (the other 2 are Heimo original). At kickoff sight, they look identical, only a closer expect reveals that they are different. The size is slightly higher, the colours applied differ together with the score at the dorsum says „Zuiyo“, which are the Japanese studios that created the cartoons.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: HEIDI OF THE ALPS PVC FIGURES
• Year: 1974
• Company: Heimo/ Unknown Toymker (Germany / Unknown Country of Origin)
• Size of the figures: five cm

#666 Ninja Maestro Del Combate (Around 1993)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!
 

Maybe yous know or hollo back the Ninja Warriors, that corking together with curt trouble past times Child´s Play together with Hasbro from the mid to belatedly 80s. In Kingdom of Spain these were renamed "Guerreros Yakse" together with had a relatively big popularity amidst children. As a result, this toyline had several bootlegs, to a greater extent than or less of which were already mentioned inward the commencement entry dedicated to Ninja Warriors (#335).

 

In this illustration the Ninja that yous tin encounter inward the pictures is a PVC figure alongside a hole on the bottom that fits inward a pencil or pen. Nothing more, nada less. The figure has a relatively bad quality, it is non done or painted really well, yous tin encounter its many defects. It is interesting mostly for its cardback, which is plainly an crusade to popularize a serial of figures inward the wake of a to a greater extent than pop toy.

The figure comes from Hong-Kong, although inward Kingdom of Spain it was imported past times González Sanz fom Madrid.

The figure has no name, together with the packaging was mutual to the several figures that were available. Unfortunately, I don’t know how many these were.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: Has no name
• Toy Line: Ninja Maestro del Combate
• Year: Around 1993
• Company: Unknown (Hong Kong)
• Size of the figures: Around vii cm

#717 Schleich – Function Drollinge From The Tv-Program “1, Two Oder 3” (1984)

I of late had the conduct chances to purchase this serial for petty money, as well as fifty-fifty though I knew nix nearly them, I finally took them home.

They are 3 ducks amongst unlike coloring outfits as well as each 1 carries a expose 1, ii as well as 3. They are the mascots of a High German TV programme called “1, ii oder 3”, “Eins, Zwei oder Drei” for children inward main school. The TV programme is beingness aired currently inward Republic of Austria too, hence I gauge it is the classic “long-runner”, which has been aired for decades. According to the Wikipedia, the programme could live seen inward ZDF, KiKA, okidoki as well as ORFeins, as well as included participants from Germany, Republic of Austria as well as Switzerland.

The programme is some form of quiz show, where children convey to response questions past times choosing betwixt 3 possibilities. The inquiry is made as well as they convey to piece of employment to 1 identify or the other if they recollect the response is 1 or the other.

Some videos tin live establish on the cyberspace of the present from the 80s. The drollinge ducks tin live seen at the commencement of this one:

Today the programme has “cult” condition amid people who are forthwith unopen to 35 years old, as well as it is considered 1 of the firstly existent children TV-shows, amongst quiz show, activity as well as humor.

The “Drollinge” every bit a discussion is truly a variation of “Drillinge”, that way “triplets”. Schleich manufactured them inward 1984 as well as nosotros tin run across the copyright “ZDF” as well as “J. Althöfer”, who was in all probability the designer of the characters. The names of the characters are Knuddel (Nr.1), Knax (Nr.2) as well as Knibbel (Nr.3). Despite the programme is truly popular, the Drollinge don’t appear to live so, perhaps they were used solely during a curt menses of time, as well as hence replaced for some other mascot.

FACTS as well as FIGURES:

• Name: DIE DROLLINGE KNUDDEL, KNAX as well as KNIBBEL
• Year: 1984
• Company: Schleich (Germany)
• Size of the figures: v cm

#727 Schleich – Ferdy Pvc Figures (1986)

Ferdy is a non thence pop cartoon aired inwards Kingdom of Spain at the destination of the 80s. The serial tells the adventures of an emmet named Ferdy (Ferdinand) together with a few of his friends: a ladybug, a spider together with several insects.

The serial is a co-production of Czechoslovakia together with the United Kingdom, together with it was aired for the kickoff fourth dimension inwards 1984. It is based on several books written yesteryear the Czechoslovak writer Ondrej Sekora together with whose psyche graphic symbol is Ferda Mravenec (which translated something like: Ferda, the Ant). The serial knew a certainly success inwards many European countries, but also inwards far away countries similar Islamic Republic of Iran or Indonesia.

Since the serial was also aired inwards Germany, Schleich made 6 unlike figures from the show. All are marked amongst the copyright from 1986, but simply about are made inwards Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany together with other inwards Portugal. Probably the figures made inwards Portugal convey simply about other before version made inwards Germany, similar it happened amongst the Smurfs (see #543).

From the half dozen characters made yesteryear Schleich 3 are easily recognisable, but to the other 3 I cannot laissez passer the proper names. Maybe simply about friend out at that spot tin help me?

• Ferdy (Ant)
• Gwendoline/Laura (Ladybug)
• Arambula (Spider)
• Sniffy (Bug/dog?)
• Gobbler (Green Bug?)
• Woody (Brown Bug?)

Of course of teaching at that spot were other characters inwards the TV series, but these were the solely manufactured. It would convey been quite cool to convey the grasshopper, but I approximate the shape for this figure is technically complicated amongst its long legs.

I could purchase the consummate ready at i time for a reasonable price. It is non i of the serial I similar close from my childhood days, but nonetheless something I watched every straight off together with then, when it was on TV.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: FERDY, GWENDOLINE, ARAMBULA, WOODY, GOBBLER together with SNIFFY
• Year: 1986
• Company: Schleich (Germany)
• Size of the figures: Around five cm

#744 Unknown Manufacturer - Handbasket Fever Pvc Figures (1993)

This plastic figures were made inward 1992 too are marked (C) D´Ocon 1992. Interestingly, in that location is no manufacturer marker on the dorsum of the figures too collectors inward Espana fence if the manufacturer was Comics Espana or not. The figures are identical to these: same plastic, same paint, like design, exactly the companionship inward 1992 has some economical problems every bit I explained inward entry #267. This would brand some feel if they did this figures using a 2nd companionship inward lodge to cash the coin too avoid paying other debts. One item hither is that inward 1997, together amongst Comics Espana in that location were other 2 companies that were precincted too closed.

Curiously, that same yr it would live some other D'Ocon production (Delfy) that would crusade the destination of Comics Spain.

It volition in all probability accept a few years to a greater extent than until nosotros notice individual involved inward the casting or manufacturing of these figures too nosotros know the balance of the story. No affair what, the figures  are actually swell too stand upward for characters from the Castilian cartoon serial "Basket Fever" or "Locos por el Basket".

This serial was produced yesteryear the Public Castilian TV (TVE), the ACB League (professional basketball game league) too the Castilian Basketball Federation to promote basketball game too sports amidst children. The primary character, a grasshopper was also the official mascot of the ACB league.

Charlie too Hooper

The cartoons´ script dealt amongst 2 challenger gangs who instead of fighting create upward one's heed to play sports for the command of the block. One of the gangs is formed yesteryear respectable, overnice too sort dogs, too the other ane are crook too troublemaker dogs. The grasshopper arrives too joins the offset group, too volition get got the stance to play basketball game amongst the challenger gang.

Linda

The expert guys gang is called "dinamics". Although inward the master copy serial in that location were to a greater extent than characters, these are the ones made inward PVC:

-Mike (a.k.a. Boss): Gang Leader

-Linda: Gang member

-Hooper: The grasshopper, newest fellow member of the gang

-Sargent: Trainer (I employ non get got the figure yet!)

The bad guys gang is called "quebrantahuesos". This mention literally agency "the bonecrushers", exactly it is also the mutual mention inward Castilian for the bearded Vulture, a plane that tin live works life inward many places to a greater extent than or less Spain.

-Charlie (a.k.a. Kilo): Gang Leader

-Yvonne: Gang fellow member too Charlie´s girlfriend

-Rapper: Gang member

-O'Rejas: Trainer

Boss too Ivonne

Unfortunately, in that location are other characters that employ non got their figure. In the dinamics gang: Freddie (a.k.a. Krueger) too Plasta, too for the Quebrantahuesos team: Paccino too the Destroyer. With these figures nosotros would get got 2 5 fellow member teams too 2 trainers, too hence nosotros could get got played 5 on 5 basketball game games.

Rapper too O'Rejas

FACTS too FIGURES:

• Name: HOOPER, BOSS, LINDA, CHARLIE, YVONNE, RAPPER and O'REJAS.
• Year: 1992
• Company: Unknown Manufacturer, perchance Comics Espana (Spain)
• Size of the figures: Around vii cm (between  2’’ too 3’’)