(And don't start with the classic G.I.Joe playsets, from $500 to thousands of dollars).ĭo you want to know something? You can build your very own and personalized playset for much less, using upcycled plastic things and a lot of imagination. Depending of the size, an playset for action figures costs between $45 and $200 in US, and if you live in South America, the price triplicates. But, when we talk about the heroes/villains average headquarters playsets, a lot of those are overpriced things for children who will destroy them in the worst case scenario or stop playing with them in the best. I like toys, I love action figures and some of their vehicles and playsets are pretty cool. When you are a kid, toys beneath the tree are the best thing in life! But when you are a parent, you have to suffer how much "Evil Toys Megacorp" makes you expend a lot of money for only for a big piece of "Made in China" plastic with a famous logo.ĭon't get me wrong. They are originals from the era, but were never actually dropped during the war.Christmas. These unissued, mint condition original Rupert paradummies, are often found at collector's shows and auction web sites. There was also several left over vintage crates of these paradummies found in storage at an old English airfield in the 1980's. and in Europe and in the hands of a few lucky private collectors. They were small, only about 3 feet tall, and could be dressed in actual small uniforms.Ī few original D-Day Ruperts, which were actually dropped during Operation Titanic, can be found these days in war museums in the U.S. They were filled with sand, straw, or wood shavings and were attached to small scale sized parachutes. These dummies, which have come to be known as "Ruperts" (as opposed to the American "Oscars") were made of simple stuffed burlap sack cloth. There are many surviving examples of original British D-Day paradummies so physical details are available. Titanic is credited with surely reducing many Allied casualties as a result. The Titanic operation worked well and actually caused a good number of German troops to spread out away from the real landing areas, and also caused much confusion and doubt amongst German commanders who were then completely unsure if there was in fact an attack happening or not. Titanic is surely one of the best kept secrets of WWII involving sheer bravery amongst Allied Special Operations soldiers, out there on their own behind enemy lines. The other five were likely killed or captured but it is possible some survived so this web site is still trying to research their exact fate. Days after the operation only two of these six men had returned to friendly lines. Six brave SAS men jumped along with the paradummies to make a lot of noise on the ground, play combat recordings, make small attacks on German troops (like couriers) and generally help make the landings appear real to the Germans. The paradummy operation was code-named "Titanic" and involved dropping hundreds of paradummies along the French coast to confuse and deceive the Germans as to where the actual Allied Airborne drops would occur.
The British carried out the most famous of all paradummy missions during the early hours of D-Day June 5/6th, 1944. Here's some info about "Rupert" (for those who've never met him). I never really thought I'd find one BUT, GOT HIM !! He's in great condition with the original chute still packed up. maybe next year.Īnyway, luckily even when we don?t actively search for stuff. Over the past few weeks a few new things came my way ?nothing as nice as some of the SOS Show bring backs I?ve been seeing and hearing about though. Hi Guys ?Because of work I have not been around or had time to post but, I?m back for a bit.