MPC Royal Canadian Mounted Police Set UNK YR (No Box) - Pt 5 MPC 60mm MP124 Ring Hand

I'm gonna have to dig out my MPC red ringhands and pair them with these accessories. I do like the blue, but red fits better with the Mounty theme.

Ed

MP124 Ringhand Without Gear

MP124 Ringhand With Gear

MPC Royal Canadian Mounted Police Set UNK YR (No Box) - Pt 4 MPC 60mm MP123 Ring Hand

This set was really interesting to me because of the accessories that came with it. Nearly all of the hats, belts, weapons, etc. were things that I hadn't seen before. I dressed this guy with the traditional Mounty hat, belt with separate pistol, and a pair of handcuffs! Handcuffs! I had never before seen those in any MPC set. You'll notice that on the back of the belt are two small clips meant to hold them in place.

Ed

Without Gear

With Gear

MPC Royal Canadian Mounted Police Set UNK YR (No Box) - Pt 3 MPC 60mm MP120 & MP122 Ring Hands

One of the unusual aspects about this set were the figures. They were all of the older style ring hands (I know, I know - mostly these are slot hands, but generically the MPC guys are referred to as 'ring hands'). Also, they were all in blue vs. the traditional red of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. That's easily rectified because I have enough red ring hands to make it a 'proper' Mounty set. But for now, let's just look at the blue figures that came with my purchase.

Ed

The 'MP' designations (like 'MP120' & 'MP122' shown here today) have been around for quite some time. I don't know who first came up with them but they do make identifying figures a bit easier.

Courtesy Toy Soldier HQ

These first two figures were photographed without accessories.

MP120

Quite frankly, this guy looks more like a garage mechanic than he does a military or police figure. That said, if he were in olive green then yes, he could pass for a motor pool mechanic or even flightline mechanic as those guys did wear overalls.

MP122

This guy is definitely a ring hand, and the figure itself has a distinct backward lean.