Timpo "French Foreign Legion 1918" 1:32

Hi everyone!

At first I have to say , I'm not fan of these figures! I don't really like the poses, and the details are abnormal or not realistic in my eyes... But, on the other hand, they are so classic that I couldn't resist painting them even for historical reasons!!

Timpo is very a well known manifacturer of plastic toy soldiers mostly for the famous Swoppet figures they produced . Timpo Solids (one piece figures) first released in the 50's in several themes, such as Cowboys, Indians, ACW, etc. In the 70's some of that solid moulds released as "Timpo Action Packs" , "Ready to paint" figures .

They were made by the same mould but with simple unpainted plastic. I believe, that's when they became so classic!
I have in my collection some more of these set so you will probably see some more Timpo solids in the future...( such as WW2 8th Army desert rats witch is a better detailed set than this one..)

For these figures I tried a more simple painting to make them as smooth as I could ! The colors I used is from 1918 uniform in Morocco.Here are some pictures below to enjoy.