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Plastic Figure Showcase Four Interesting Items

Plastic Figure Showcase Four Interesting Items looks at some figures from my collection. First an interesting use of a Elastolin knight. Then we have a interesting English figure along with deck cannon.  Finally we will  take a look at various figures … Continue reading

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More Mystery Cowboy Information Timpo Swoppet Confederates

More Mystery Cowboy Information  Timpo Swoppet Confederates as noted in the comments on our quest for Chris Shaw’s mystery cowboy it was discovered by Reamsa. Mike Mullins has the answer as it was in his collection. Erwin Sell has given … Continue reading

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RES.Atlantic Figure Copies Not Done by Gulliver or Hong Kong

Atlantic Figure Copies. Not Done By Gulliver or Hong Kong .Erwin has found some interesting information of Atlantic Copies.  As mention they are not  by Gulliver of Brazil which copied the Atlantic western and World War II. Gulliver did a … Continue reading

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Francis Turner American Pickers

Francis Turner American Pickers did you watch the show. Laurie and I saw and enjoyed it. We had been to the museum twice.   On the show Francis showed  the ranch kids dog. He told Mike it had sold as high … Continue reading

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Reader’s Contributions Plastic Figure Showcase Fun Stuff

Reader’s Contributions Plastic Figure Showcase Fun Stuff we merging a couple of categories together in this post.  First we have a question from Chris Shaw on a cowboy he needs identified. Erwin Sell share a find from Target and link … Continue reading

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Britains Herald Trojan Figures An Overview Look

Britains Herald Trojan Figures An Overview Look, we look at one of Britains Herald’s most popular figures.  With the help of the book “Herald Civilian Models The Golden Years” by Barney Brown and Peter Cole we are got to look … Continue reading

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Question time Marx 54mm Matt Dillon Chocolate Brown?

Question time Marx 54mm Matt Dillon Chocolate Brown?  I had a reader ask me the following question have you seen a Marx 54mm Matt Dillon in chocolate brown. Have you ? If not any thoughts?

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Allentown Toy Show Interesting Show

Allentown Toy Show Interesting Show  we look at  several subjects.  I will give a report of the Allentown Toy Show my closet show Allentown Toy Show, Britains Trojans, Matt Dillon Odds Ends  Show The Allentown Toy Show is a two … Continue reading

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Anzio Invader

This showed up on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anzio-Invader-WWII-Toy-Ship-Vintage-IDEAL-Toys-Playset-Soldiers-Tank-Helicopter/253111560138?hash=item3aee9fe7ca%3Ag%3AxRsAAOSwc-tY5X9J

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Lost Marx World War Two German Figure Mold

Lost Marx World War Two German Figure Mold  one of the biggest questions for collectors is where are certain of the Marx molds.  There are a number of the Marx molds missing. Top of the list are many of the … Continue reading

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