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| Demons |
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| Faceless nagas. Creepiest minifigure ever? |
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| Nothing instills fear like a baby pink ogre |
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| Knights |
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| Wizards, giant, knight & beast |
What: One of the many fantasy-themed toy offerings of the 1980s were
playsets made by DFC (Dimensions for Children), made up of mini figures of knights, wizards and various monsters. I am pretty sure the figures that I have are bootlegs of the same sculpts, produced later. Some seem to be slightly different from the originals, such as the snake-like Naga figure, which originally had a face that for some reason disappeared on the bootleg versions. Most of these are hard plastic, but a few are made of flexible, soft plastic.
When: The DFC playsets were sold in the early 1980s. I remember buying the later/bootleg versions in the early-mid 1990s.
Where: I am pretty sure I got this bag of figures at a dollar/bargain/variety-type store.
Who: While DFC produced the original playsets, I am not sure whether it had anything to do with these later/bootleg versions.
The knight on beast was supposed to be a dragorider, but kinda turned into a knight riding on a wingless Dr. Seuss creature
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, the nagas lost their faces because they were based on illustrations in the old D&D Monster Manual, and TSR, the publisher, was quite litigious at the time.
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