"History of Britains Deetail Plastic Toy Soldiers in" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Apr 2020 9:30 p.m. PST |
…Argentina.
"During the 1970s many of the 54mm (1:32 Scale) Britains Deetail and Herald toy soldier molds were moved to Argentina to reduce production costs. The molds eventually became the property of the Crovetto family, a toy manufacturer that produced the British 8th Army, German Afrika Korps, French Foreign Legion, Arabs and Mexican Bandit figures as well as 7th Cavalry, Indians, Cowboys and Royal Guards. The sets were manufactured earlier in Hong Kong with a plastic base replacing the traditional metal base.
All colors used in the manufacture and painting of these early recast figures were a direct copy of the original Britains standard of only four colors per figure. The most obvious change was the introduction of a plastic base as opposed to the original metal base. This being done with the sole purpose of reducing costs…"
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| Cesar Paz | 01 May 2020 3:49 p.m. PST |
Muy interesante. Gracias por compartir este artículo. |
| Tango01 | 02 May 2020 11:44 a.m. PST |
Me alegra te haya gustado mi buen amigo!. Amicalement
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