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Odds and Ends

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin

  For those of you going to OTSN, the show is only two months away. At the moment the only new figures we know of are TSSD’s Alamo figures and Austin Miniatures Western figures. It will be interesting to hear … Continue reading →

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A Question

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin

Recently I picked up a silver Space Cannon. Does anyone know what specific playset (Tom Corbett, Rex Mars etc.)it comes from? I am not strong on what playset certain items went in. I have always been a parts man with … Continue reading →

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You never Know what will Sell

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin

Back in 1967, a buddy and I went to see a movie called “Torture Garden”. It was series of short horror films with Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith others in them. Each patron got a packet of fright seeds. Sometime … Continue reading →

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Marx Canadian Flag

Posted on July 10, 2013 by admin

Our good friend Brian Johnson sent us an EBay listing for a Marx Canadian Flag that was done in Canada. The only problem is the flag was not design until 1965. Brian emailed the seller and informed them of the … Continue reading →

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Marx 54mm Race Track Figure Set

Posted on July 9, 2013 by admin

Marx did a series of six 54mm figures for the race track. This set was done for a slot car set. Looking at Kent Sprecher’s web site Kent notes that there are two versions soft plastic and hard plastic. I seem to … Continue reading →

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Lone Ranger Movie

Posted on July 4, 2013 by admin

As promised I am giving my feelings on the new Lone Ranger movie. First what the critics are saying on the movie are correct, it is overlong and tedious. If you are Lone Ranger purist, you will be very upset with … Continue reading →

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Somebody is Going to be

Posted on July 3, 2013 by admin

Somebody is going to be shocked I actually like issue 70 of Playset Magazine. The article “The Alternative History Western Towns” had lots of new information for me. While I had seen a number of the sets over the years, there … Continue reading →

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Toy Hunter Puerto Rico

Posted on July 2, 2013 by admin

Jordan Hembrough has decided to do the Comic Con in Puerto Rico. This is the first time he has done the show and figures he will only do $15,000.00 compare to his average of $25,000.00. Jordan plans to take American … Continue reading →

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Lone Ranger and the Disney Store

Posted on June 30, 2013 by admin

Today Laurie and I went to our local mall to do some shopping and cool off from the heat.  We did not find anything at the mall and the mall was warmer than the house.  We did stopped at the … Continue reading →

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TSSD Next Figure Sets

Posted on June 30, 2013 by admin

TSSD will be doing Alamo figures in their next two sets. Set twenty-five slated to appear at OTS in September will be hand to hand combat. This set will contains Mexicans and Texans with plug in hands so you can put … Continue reading →

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