Accessories

One of the interesting aspects to ring hand figures is a small number of poses can be used to make many different figures.  This basic figure in a basic pose is usable for many things.  I often use him to man artillery, or to crew a boat.

Given a rifle and a life vest, he is suddenly a landing party member.  Note the gold color figure.  Ring hand figures often came in a variety of colors.

Give him a carbine and a helmet and now he's a regular G.I..

This rather worn soldier gets a belt.

Add a helmet, bipod, BAR, and belt to this figure makes a nice BAR gunner.

Accessories

Helmets, belts, life belts, even holsters and pistols.

I liked to give each figure at least one weapon or tool.

More important figures got two items.

They had plenty of different rifles.

Important figures got three, even four accessories.

BMC / Lido Re-Cast Figures

As I kid I got these figures from Lido and several other sources.  Recently, I have been buying used ones on eBay and at toy soldier shows.  Now BMC has obtained the molds and is re-casting them as brand new figures.

These are 60mm plastic army men.

In a forty figure bag, you get four each of the ten poses.

Figures like this are made for outdoor play.

There is a tiny about of flash on these figures, but nothing substantial.

They stand up perfectly on a smooth, flat, level surface.

But they work best outdoors in the dirt.

Artillery

Artillery, the queen of battle.

Light field howitzers ready for firing.

The crews ready at their guns.

Other soldiers standing by to advance.

Motorcycles the modern horse cavalry.

MPC ring hand figures, Tim Mee Cold War figures, Tim Mee Combat Patrol Jeep and cannon, 60mm.

60mm Tank

The announcement is made that the new vehicle is ready for service.

The General thanks those who built the new machine.

Machines like this one will replace unarmored Jeeps.

They have NBC protection and a small cannon.

An important vehicle for the US Army, in 60mm.

Recon Tank

A new armored recon vehicle is unveiled for the first time.

It uses the turret from the Tim Mee armored car.

It uses the body from the MPC light tank.

The Timpc Armored Recon Vehicle!