"Series 77" figures

The Bird's sold the molds, name & business to another party, whose name escapes me. The new owner was not a great caster or business man. The quality of the castings went South & prices went up. Eventually, the new owner moved to Hawaii & tried to continue the business. Problem was, he was charging full shipping rates from Hawaii to the mainland Distributors, which dramatically increased the cost of the figures. The business went bust. That's all of the story I know. They were really excellent figures & I have several that I have painted & a few left in my unpainted stash.

Regards, Rick

Hi Rick
Thanks very much for the info.
Like you I have several painted figures and a larger unpainted stash. My huge regret is that as part of the Indian Army series they did a figure of 2 men on an elephant - magnificent at that scale. Saw one unpainted in a shop when it first came out but have never seen a painted example. Guess I will just have to keep scanning ebay.

All the best

David

David, They show up now & then on eBay & at shows, but they are rare & very expensive. I always wondered what happened to the original molds & hoped someone would re-introduce the line. But it's been several years now & hope is dimming.

Regards, Rick

From what I've read from Shep Paine the only problem with them was they were usually to short in the legs but once corrected they were superb figures. I just wish I had bought some back in the day when I had the chance.