Swivel and Swop Content

Each range/series is covered in a systematic format to cover the big picture, details of the figures, and interesting issues.  A commonality throughout is a heavy dosage of color photos of figures, boxed sets, and catalogue images for documentation and interest.  

Series Overviews provide such things as historical backdrop, common threads that run through the series, and any changes in design versus preceding Swoppet series.

Spotlight on the Figures - A focused look at each individual figure.

Component Descriptions - Documentation and discussion of all body components (head, torso, lower body) and equipment variations.

Standard Pairings and Paint Schemes - Each Swoppet series had unique protocols for plastic component colors and paint schemes that helped define the 'factory standard' figures that were marketed from 1958-72.  This is pretty straight-forward for most series, but quite complex for the original Cowboys and Indians series.  Swivel and Swop provides pairings and paint schemes for each figure in these series for three distinct periods during production.  So, what's the big deal? 1) If you want to collect the factory-standard figures, an understanding of the pairings and paint schemes is necessary, and 2) a good understanding of the factory-standard offerings is very desirable for spotting rarities.   

Rarities - Well known and obscure rarities are discussed and illustrated.  This includes boxed sets and peripheral items such as show stands and masters.

Swopping and Hybrid Figures - Hybrid examples are shown for each series along with swopping insights (e.g., degree of difficulty).

Accessories that accompanied the figures in Britains catalogues are documented and woven into discussions of each series.

Swoppet Mysteries are intermingled throughout.  These sidebars are used to drill down on 'head scratching' anomalies or issues that collectors may have been wondering about for decades.