Timpo in their literature only refer to these knights by KN
numbers, but the figure in in green with the yellow shield must surely be king
Arthur. The lion motif on his shield is a reversed copy of the earlier
hollowcast Arthur shied. The mounted knight also has the
unicorn motif belonging to Sir Mordred. The Standing figures are grey plastic and
their faces, shield,
plumes, etc were hand painted. Because of this expensive form of production they were
quickly phased out and replaced by other knights made from
different coloured plastic where no hand painting was required. This
move to other model designs finished Timpo Toys connection with Round Table
figures.
| KN 24 |
KN 25 |
KN 21 |
KN 20 |
KM 23 |
The
figure in green is a King Arthur figure, produced from 1957 for a
few years, he also be found in yellow and blue.
Take
care when handling, as they are prone to snap in two. The years have not
be kind to these plastics, probably because of too much talcum powder
being used in production. The very materials used to help them from
their moulds, destroying them in later life.
The Knight with the Unicorn on his shield must be Sir Mordred KN 37, the
yellow Knight KN 36 with the lions I like to think is King Arthur as Timpo
always gave him lion shields.
This
range Timpo mounted knights were numbered KN 30 to KN 38 , as I haven't
found any past 38 and the Roman figures started at KN 40
