Are these figurines from any recognisable franchise?

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As a kid in the eighties, I used to play with these plastic space soldiers, lovingly painted by my grandfather.

I just rediscovered them and immediately wondered if they're from an actual franchise, or just sprang from some manufacturer's imagination.

They're the same size as "regular" toy soldiers, about 6 cm. in height. They are made in one part out of grey plastic, which is coming through in parts where the paint has chipped.

I could not find any identification mark anywhere on the figurines. They're from the early to mid eighties, but may have been bought earlier.

I assume my grandfather used his imagination and whatever colours he happened to have on hand, so the colours may not match with any franchise.

There's a centurion with a rebel trooper blaster and Killer Croc wearing a punk Black Manta helmet while wielding a shark-finned gun. I dig it. — Jenayah, Oct 17 '18 at 20:31

score 67 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '18 at 22:20

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These are Airfix Space Warriors.

answered Oct 17 '18 at 22:20

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so ... no franchise ? – bolov Oct 18 '18 at 02:40
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@bolov: franchise licenses are expensive – Ben Voigt Oct 18 '18 at 04:46
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Wow. Nice to learn he did paint these according to the scheme. Would you mind sharing (in your answer) how you managed to find these? – SQB Oct 18 '18 at 06:10
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@SQB - Well, as soon as I read the question properly and realised that they were bare plastic, doing a search for [airfix space soldiers] was sufficient to find them – Valorum Oct 18 '18 at 07:03
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@Valorum ah. I just didn't think of Airfix. In hindsight, duh! – SQB Oct 18 '18 at 08:01

Are these figurines from any recognisable franchise?

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