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Giant Ed 2: Plastic Figure And Playset Article

Woodsy,

As a follow-up to my GIANT brand space toys, here's the article from the now defunct 'Plastic Figure and Playset Collector' (PFPC) No. 57 article on the brand.

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Ed

Giant Slayers

Those meano Giant brand boys just love rounding up aliens. 

Evidence online suggests it doesn't matter about the ship.

They'll get the job done....

Chunky red and blue.

Are those Giant brand aliens?

Sleek silver and red.

LP bollard.

I don't fancy their chances against this LP knight guy above. He looks like a Sifu Ninja Ronin ready to pounce!

Have you any Giant astronauts and ships? 

Close Encounters of the Ed Kind

Woodsy,

Here's another 2 photos of my GIANT spaceship. Having landed, its troops are now deployed to scout for alien presence - which they found!

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ED'S STOKED!

Woodsy,

I recently acquired this job lot which had the last piece needed to complete my GIANT Plastics Corp. (aka Giant of Hong Kong) series of space toys: the spaceship! 

These are harder to find than unicorn horns and I'm happy to have finally latched on to one! It's taken me years to track down all the pieces, but this past year has been very productive in that respect. 

Now, I need to start looking for their Little Green Army Men (or WWII) figures and accessories.

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Ed

Ed's GIANT Space Toys

Woodsy,

Here is a photo overview of GIANT's line of HO scale space toys. 

I loved GIANT as a kid and had a nice selection of their toys, except the space stuff!

I don't even recall seeing their space toys in the stores, but I did have Romans, Vikings, American Civil War, and Old West sets. They were cheap pocket change toys and small carded sets could be bought for only 29¢. Larger sets could put you back a whole dollar or so.

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Ed

I have included this photo showing GIANT and Tri-ang together for comparison.

These are scans of Plastic Figure and Playset Collector (PFPC) magazine, issue no. 57 October 1998 featuring GIANT products [all text and images: Arlin R. Tawzer]

Ed's GIANT Plastics Corp Googly-Eyed Alien Knock-off

Woodsy,

I think we all like seeing or acquiring oddball toys and this is a cool toy I picked up a few months back. It is a knock-off of one of GIANT"s aliens but is a sliver blow-mold vs. a solid piece of plastic. I love his googly eyes! LOL

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Ed

Toys and Stuff Blog

THE RIPSAW: A GIANT TOY IN REAL LIFE?

Well, this Ripsaw seems to be a mixture of some fine old toys and then brought to life!

Maybe Big Trak?

a bit of the Project SWORD Moon Ranger?

and the Jetson's moon ranger?

See what you think. 

Do you like the Ripsaw?

https://youtu.be/prmrok1PQno?t=311

GIANT MAN BAG

 

I hadn't realised that Giant issued their bottle shaped rocket in baggies until I saw this example online. 

I couldn't see the reverse of the header but I assume it said that the rocket contains the aliens and astronauts.

Here's an example of the whole thing loose I saw on Worthpoint.

Have you any Giant brand toys like this?

GIANT BOTTLE ROCKET

I must say when I first saw this on Worthpoint I thought it was a plastic bottle.

Turns out its a rocket made by the firm Giant.

You may be familiar with the little Giant astronauts.

The rocket's door is on the bottom.

here it is with a bagged yellow Moon Launch case. Not sure what went in that. The figures?

Here's a much sleeker, glossier and stylised blue version with legs.

Compared to the astronauts it is a giant!

Have you anything like this?