I consider the vintage era of toy soldiers to be the days when American and European toy companies made figures in the USA and Europe. Before everything started being made in Asia. Until the US and Russian space programs took off in the late 1950s and early 1960s, vintage sci fi figures were heavily influenced by the imagery of the pulps going back to the 1920s. Weird head gear, capes and puffy shoulders were the order of the day. A good number of sci fi figures were made all around the world during this time, but I don't collect very many of them because I don't really like the style. Here are the ones I do like, in no particular order.
Thomas Toy
Marx Moon Base Aliens
Lido/Superior
Premier?
The Moon Platoon
Starlux Aliens
Miller Aliens
Mego: Star Trek Mission to Gamma IV
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| These are marx first version knights that have been reworked as space knights. Fairly modern production. |
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Lido/Superior
Premier?
I am not 100% sure about who made these or when.
The Moon Platoon
These were still available in later years, but seem very pulp inspired. Small red versions of these figures are included in Tara Toys Dark Adventure Playset.
Starlux Aliens
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Miller Aliens
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Mego: Star Trek Mission to Gamma IV
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The astronauts at the bottom of the Moon Platoon pics are the same as the LP spacemen you cover [under the name IDL].
ReplyDeleteThe premier/not sure figures were made by plasticraft
ReplyDeleteThe rare extraterrestrial Starlux figurines from 1979 come from the French comic strip John Parade drawn by Raphaël Carlo Marcello and published in 1973 in Le Journal des Pieds-Nickelés then in Trio: Raymond Chiavarino was both scriptwriter for John Parade, editor-in-chief of Trio and ... freelance illustrator for Starlux catalogs.
ReplyDeleteYou can also find the Moon Platoon in the Buck Rogers Galactic Playset, with also the soldiers of the Adventure 2000 Matchbox vehicles.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information.
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ReplyDeleteThe last figure is late1960's Nasa Project Apollo Moon Landing Astronaut Spaceman Cape KennedySouvenir figures that are in excellent plus perfect condition showing no broken or damaged parts at all and no play wear or use at all. Sold atthe Cape Kennedy gift souvenir store.
The Thomas Toy figures also came as targets for a cork gun game. Late 1950s. Cork gun was metal barrel & wood stock. The cork was attached with a string.
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