SPACE IS THE PLACE!

SPACE WARRIORS

Star Date: 1981 

Co-ordinates: Planet Airfix

Mission: Highlight Space Warriors 

Sorry, for getting carried away with 

the heading, but these figures warrant

a little Sci-Fi don't you think? With the 
success of Flash Gordon in 1980 and Star Wars 
before that it was inevitable that Airfix, 
now struggling financially should knock out 
some space figures, and a great set they are too.
They were originally moulded in grey but also
beautiful silver plastic in 1995 which is superb! 
Space on the other hand gives one artistic 
freedom to do whatever they like, and these 
figures are proof of that!

Original grey set from 1981 

 

Silver set from 1995

The Super-Cool box is worth 

pursuing alone. You see 3 figures 

on the front...

...and 3 figures on the back. 

The being with the ring is on 

the side of the box!

The Cosmic Seven 

Lazer guns are plenty, a robot resembling 

a Samuri and a leggy blonde, resembling 

Jenna from Blake's 7, possible the only 

woman in the Airfix 1/32 range!

The names were made up by myself

and are totally fictitious!

Space Commander Ryder

Looks like Buck Rogers in a skirt!

Clia Andromorra

No space film can ever be complete 

without a girl in a mini!

Lizerat

Half man, half reptile with 

disco boots!

Zak Orus

A fine Android with a Dracula cloak!

 

R101 B3
The robotic one, but armed with
a sword?

Zargon

A contestant for the 

Space Olympics!

Ardatt Orion

Let's face it, an Android with

a Dyson hoover as a head!

His weapon tip was missing 

and I improvised!

An artistic impression!

Boldly going where...you know the rest!

Space Art

You can paint these any colour 

you like which is great!

TIMPO

TIMPO

SWOPPETS

Ahh, don't these bring back memories? Timpo made a great range of figures 

covering all the major ages of conflict. They were sold as singles so you

could choose the best ones. There was vehicles too so the range was great.

I had quite a few back in the day but I sold them all a few years ago.

They were not as durable as their solid plastic counterparts and the hands

could break off and then it was time for Super Glue! 

GERMAN

The Germans were probably the best of the WW2 figures but

the problem with them was that there was only a few leg poses so they

were limited by this, as were the other sets. The man with the binoculars and the 

man  with the MP40 were my favourites. The rifle man's hands are the same colour

as the gun and I like the officer because he is wearing a helmet and

not a cap like dozens of german sets. 

Note:- 

The Germans had detachable helmets and the same heads

as the others, but then they came with fixed helmets, red hair, 

and the faces were more menacing than the others!

BRITISH

The British poses were less realistic just look at  the man 

throwing the grenade, and the man with fixed bayonet! 

The mix of steel helmet and beret is cool no doubt. The bright 

green webbing is ridiculous to say the least. These figures 

like the rest lacked water bottles, bayonets, entrenching tools, 

possible due to the manufacturing process.

AMERICAN

The Yanks were pretty gormless too, while the 

firing poses are passable the men pointing, running and throwing

grenades are cartoon quality! I loved the silver automatic pistol the captain

was firing. The good thing though is there is a black man in there and this

is an often overlooked issue when dealing with WW2. Blacks did fight in the 

U.S. Army as well as other armies around the world, but for a long time

toy companies were slow to portray this.

CRUSADERS

I guess I should not have sold them!

THE TIMPO SCRAPYARD

Here you can see the remains of the swamp boat,

Bren gun carrier and manned torpedo!

ACTION PACKS

These came out around the same time as Airfix Series 2 and

they covered a big range from all the historical ages of warfare that were.

I must admit they had a comic book style to them. Some of the poses are

pretty awkward looking and clumbsy. Still they are worth having as the

detail is good and they look better painted. 

British 8th Army

Typical box contained 20 figures

This machine-gunner looks excellent!

Comic book heroes!

Admit it, the boxes have a certain charm!

There was even footballers!