My little figurine collection: 4. Dumbo Jnr. and Timothy Q Mouse

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I have been collecting figurines of cartoon, movie and promotional characters for years. The obsession started when I was about 6 years old. I have always had a love for anything miniature and the first figurines I fell in love with were the Muppet Babies figurines released in Australia by McDonald's in about 1986. For some reason they were some of my favourite toys. As I grew up and started discarding my toys, I always held on to them and started buying more. 24 years later I have hundreds of figurines and I cannot help but buy more whenever I see them. I have a few general rules for the types of figurines in my collection - they must be coloured, made of PVC or hard rubber, be about 5-10cm tall, be solid rather than hollow, have no moveable or articulated parts, not be bendable and have no separate stand. There are the odd exceptions in my collection. I decided to start this blog to catalogue the collection (for my own benefit and anyone else who is interested) and give some background as to who the characters are and where they came from.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

4. Dumbo Jnr. and Timothy Q Mouse

From: the film Dumbo produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

Height: Approx 5.2cm

Made by: Bully

Markings:
(c) 1987 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CE
BULLY
GERMANY

Where/When did I get him: from a toy store in the airport at Berlin in August 2009

History: The Dumbo movie was released in 1941 and was the fourth film of the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is based on a book by Helen Aberson. The figure is based off the original animation, which has been remastered, but never remade by Disney since the 1941 film.