The Papo Toy Company was established in France in 1983, and was taken over by the current management team in 1994. They decided to develop new ranges of characters - and this decision led to the astonishing number of hand-painted Papo figures that we see today. The Papo toy range contains literally hundreds of figurines to fire the imagination of boys and girls alike - with many wooden and plastic playsets including forts, ships, castles, farms and even a scary shark to choose from!
First came the Papo knights with their horses - a comprehensive range including crusaders, King Richard, Robin Hood and the awesome Red and Blue Dragon Kings. To complement the knights are fantasy figures and horses. This is one of most popular series of Papo toys - with fearsome looking characters including The Death Head Pirate and The Devil of Darkness. Perhaps the scariest of all, however, is the Two Headed Dragon!
For fans of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the Papo toy figures of Pirates and Corsairs are a must, including the black Barbarossa Pirate Ship, a treasure chest and Royal Navy Fighters to control them! Fans of the Wild West will be thrilled with the Cowboys & Indians. Another range for the girls is the Historical Characters featuring Musketeers, Kings, Queens and even the fearsome Samurai Warriors!
From pre-History comes the dinosaur models including the magnificent T.Rex. For animal lovers there is a comprehensive range of farm animals, plus horses and accessories for show jumping and stabling. Papo's incredibly realistic toys have superb detail to assist in a child's role playing imagination. The clever design means that figures can stand on their own, or be seated on many different horses. They are robust enough to withstand the roughest of treatment in battles encountering Ghosts in the Skull Fortress, or the Velociraptor attacking the Stegosaurus!
The original online book seller now sells virtually every product you can imagine... including toys!
Having traded since 2003, Toy and Gift is situated in Southport but sells Papo to customers all over the world via their website.
This online toy shop specialises in Papo toys and figures as well as many other major brands including Schleich and Melissa & Doug.
Based in Wilmslow, Hullabaloo Toys is a bricks and mortar and online toy shop that offers a large selection of products from various major UK brands.