Figure manufacturer identification thread

stargatedalek · April 21, 2023, 07:54:12 PM

That turtle is incredible!

The original is decades out of production and annoying to find, I'd love to have a source to get me one of these KO's.

Saarlooswolfhound · June 03, 2024, 01:02:59 AM

Found this guy in an ebay lot recently. Made of cheaper material but not quite a "chinamal" grade. Its marked zebra shark, china, and the number 1 on its fin. Any ideas?

NSD Bashe · August 29, 2024, 01:16:48 AM

Does anybody recognize this figure/have an idea what brand it might be? It only has "made in China"...

Saarlooswolfhound · April 28, 2025, 04:57:49 AM

Any ideas on brands or species for these? I think the only models I will be keeping for sure are the rat and fox.

Shane · April 28, 2025, 01:57:49 PM

The rat is an accessory for the Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rat King figure (either the original vintage version or more likely one of its more recent re-issues).

It plugs into a cross bow accessory. You can see it here: https://alltimetoys.com/playmates-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-reissue-rat-king/

sbell · April 28, 2025, 05:44:45 PM

The antelope looks like a copy of a Britains figure that has been recast so many times it's not possible to know when it came from.

Saarlooswolfhound · April 28, 2025, 06:18:01 PM

Thank you both! I knew the antelope was something like a Britains but I am very new to these older toys. And thanks Shane for the rat ID, that's interesting! My brother had a ton of those action figures as a kid.

Saarlooswolfhound · May 28, 2025, 05:19:29 AM

Any thoughts? Thrift store find so I have no info. It seems awfully familiar though...

JimoAi · May 28, 2025, 07:21:11 AM

Bootleg k&M swell shark

sbell · May 28, 2025, 02:15:15 PM

Quote from: JimoAi on May 28, 2025, 07:21:11 AMBootleg k&M swell shark

Or someone got creative with paint. Any markings on the bottom @Saarlooswolfhound ?

If it is a bootleg, that's the first time I've heard of any bootlegs (or recasts) from the K&M days

Saarlooswolfhound · May 28, 2025, 05:02:53 PM

I know its a bootleg, bit I have no idea of the brand. The figure is quite small and has no stamp. I'll try to add a pic of its underside later today. Unfortunately I don't have he K&M model to compare it to directly.

bmathison1972 · May 28, 2025, 05:05:09 PM

K&M's insects were shared with other companies, but they probably sourced the same original manufacturer rather than being a 'bootleg' scenario.

EDIT: I know Wing Mau for example made K&M's Insects Bulk figures: https://toyanimalwiki.mywikis.wiki/wiki/K%26M_Insects_Bulk

sbell · May 28, 2025, 05:47:40 PM

Quote from: Saarlooswolfhound on May 28, 2025, 05:02:53 PMI know its a bootleg, bit I have no idea of the brand. The figure is quite small and has no stamp. I'll try to add a pic of its underside later today. Unfortunately I don't have he K&M model to compare it to directly.

I do, there's a blog post for it.

It's from about 1999 and at that time, a lot of K&M were exclusive to them. Ones like this shark (exotic sharks bulk) and their endangered reptiles bulk sets are still awesome if you can find them, but until now I've never seen any recasts of those like we sometimes do with Play Visions or Safari. Maybe someone found the molds?

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