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!