Deadstone Valley by H. Grossman Limited - Auntie Flo

 FIRST A BIG SHOUT OUT AND A "MANY THANX" TO HUGH WALTER OVER AT "SMALL SCALE WORLD" BLOG

It's been four years since I did anything for Halloween here on the blog. Back then I was hot-&-heavy into the Halloween theme and was acquiring stuff for the next set-up even after the season passed. Little did I know it would take me four years to get the 'oomph' to re-engage. This is where Hugh comes in. We worked out a trade for some stuff I had back in 2016 -17?? He offered to send some of these terrific 'Deadstone Valley' sets marketed by H. Grossman Limited (HGL) in the U.K. in return for some Pyro military toys. I have to apologize to Hugh for being sooooo late in covering these gems, but, as I am wont to say, I get easily distracted :-) He sent me two carded sets and two boxed sets at great cost - unfortunately postage rates from most of Europe are astronomical (we complain about our rates here Stateside but we still have it good - trust me - we HAVE IT GOOD!)

'Deadstone Valley' is a set of ghoulishly delightful figures, each coming with its own coffin and burial plot. The headstones all have funny sayings on them and there are more than a dozen figures in the range. Unfortunately I haven't been on the look-out for more of these as my interests have swayed from one subject to the next since then, but I may be in the market for more. I have no clue as to how extensive this line of toys really is so it'll be a learning experience.  Enjoy! Opa Fritz

                                                                            Auntie Flo

                                                                          Lies Beneath

                                                                           She Took A

                                                                           Deep Breath

                                                                                 And 

                                                                            Swallowed

                                                                             Her Teeth  

Flo measures 3 1/4" (8.25cm) D x 1 7/8" (4.76cm) W x 2 3/4" (6.98cm) H. The set includes a coffin with removable lid and detachable headstones. The figures sit on a hinged base which is the coffin end and they can be removed as well. The result is such that you can pose them in a way that makes them appear to be rising from the dead. Often times the coffin has little surprises molded in it like mice or spiders LOL In addition, it appears as if the product or item numbers on the sets are the same for all of them - hmmmm

the 'burial plot' is nothing more than a serrated box lid with graphics printed on

Remove the serrated part of the lid and you can 'bury' the figure. However, the plot is not high enough to have the entire coffin fit below and get covered over.