If you are looking for something to complement your smurf display, you may want to consider looking at Plastoy Smurfs. After the 2inch smurf figurines, Plastoy Smurfs are my favourite because of their comic like appearance and how they work with my smurf display due to their size being around 12cm tall.
Plastoy Smurfs are made out of a hard resin that feel very much like a ceramic like material. This makes them feel quite brittle and can be very breakable. Originally from France, Plastoy makes not only smurfs but other comic characters such as Asterix and Garfield.
In 1996 Plastoy first produced a chess set based on the smurfs. This smurf chess set is extremely hard to find. The chess pieces are made out of resin, just like their figurines.
In 2000, six smurfs were released as part of Series 1. These included Papa Smurf, Laughing Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Naughty Smurf, Angry Smurf and Smurfette.
In 2003, seven smurfs were released as part of Series 2. These included Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf, King Smurf, Vanity Smurf, Earache Smurf, Shy Smurf and Lazy Smurf.
In 2009 Plastoy introduced two sets of bath (squeaky) toys which included four smurfs in are set. These are beautiful and bright and are made of a high quality material.
In the same year, Plastoy released another chess set. This time the pieces were made of a pvc material.
In 2011, four smurfs were released as part of Series 3. These included Astro Smurf, Greedy, Prisoner and Smurfette with a baby smurf.
Around 2012 a series of six Smurf eggs were released. The Smurfs in the eggs are like the bath (squeaky) toys but the plastic is slightly harder. I think it was around this time that Plastoy started producing some fridge magnets and money boxes.
The last Plastoy Smurfs released was in 2015. This included Hefty with halters, Smurfs shaking hands, Smurfette with a heart and a mini smurf money box.
When you are passionate about collecting smurfs like myself, you sometimes have to make a choice on what smurf toys or merchandise do you want to collect. I can highly recommend that Plastoy Smurfs are a great addition to any smurf collection.
Keep on Smurfin
Kath B