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Giant, a Hong kong company, made most of its figures by copying larger 54mm figures from other makers, and having them shrunk to the 20 / 25mm range. Others have since followed suit, as exemplified by this recent Chinese set. The 25mm figures are copies of 54mm Airfix pieces, and the accessories are scaled-down copies of items packed in 50 - 54mm scale bagged toy sets. Cheap or not, better figures occasionally retain details in the "shrinking".
These accessories are 25mm scale versions of those found in current full-size bagged playsets. Note the palm trees. Oddities like this are common with Chinese-manufactured sets. |
These cowboys are 25mm size copies of 54mm Airfix Western figures. Note the good detail. |
Western horses are copies of the old Giant ones. |
Typical copy of Giant horse. Indians are 25mm copies of Airfix 54mm figures |
Indians also show good detail. |