The less interesting to figure collectors
first; these were issued by a supermarket type concern in Australia, I think as
part of a promotion, i.e.; if you spent so much you got one for free, rather
than as purchases? checks eMails . . . every AU$30, got you a toy!
Blind-bag groceries which the Airfix 'Multipose' Bren-gunner reveals
to be in-scale with larger dolls, but which could also be used to 'play shop' .
. . presumably Coles shop! And -
apart from the blow-moulded bananas - realistic renditions of
high-street/household-name brands.
Tom pointed out there was a certain irony to the supermarket giving-away little bits of ephemeral plastic tat, two weeks after they phased-out their plastic carrier-bags, but sadly that's the nature of the world we live in! I have seen more wooden toys this year, even Mattel Hotwheels have a wooden range out at the moment!
These are a little more like it!
Also found by Tom in Coles; chino-dino-bods! Blind-bag mini chinosaurs, looking slightly familiar, but it's
a while since I had a session on them so I'm not sure if we've had them here
under other packaging, but lovely sculpts, with realistic, subdued paint schemes
. . . nice!
Scaling comes from the LB-Airfix Saladin armoured car and you can see they are 3 or 4-inches
in the main, around 6-inches maximum? Thanks to Tom for sending both and
letting us know what's happening 'Down Under'!