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Plastic Figure Roundup Part Two

Posted on January 23, 2016 by admin

 Plastic Figure Roundup Part Two starts off with the back of the Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes Cereal box showing the offering for the Combat Equipped U.S. Soldiers.  The offer was done in the 50’s and used Lido army figures. The offering had twelve … Continue reading →

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MPC Ski Patrol Playset Marxville Diner

Posted on January 18, 2016 by admin

MPC Ski Patrol is starting off this section of odds and ends.  I remembered I got a MPC Ski Patrol for Christmas.  I got it beside what whatever Marx playset I got that year.  The MPC Ski Patrol playset contained … Continue reading →

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Nevins Britains Limber Conversion

Posted on January 14, 2016 by admin

Nevins Britains Limber Conversion is latest from Bill Nevins. as you will see Bill converted some of the Hong Kong copies of the Britains Limber and cannon or as some know it as caisson. We will let Bill explain his … Continue reading →

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Ed Borris Alamo Conversions for 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by admin

Ed Borris  Alamo Conversions for 2016. Once again Ed has done  a number of  various figured from Marx, BMC and other  figure makers to do his conversions. Ed is a big fan of the battle of the Alamo. Ed did … Continue reading →

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Marx 60mm Egyptians and Other Figures

Posted on January 5, 2016 by admin

Marx 60mm Egyptians are figures I did not know they existed until  person came up to me in a show in New Jersey many years ago and showed them to me. I had bought from this person the previous year a … Continue reading →

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Plastic Figures from Around the world

Posted on December 26, 2015 by admin

Plastic figures over the years I have been amazed by the wide variety of plastic figures that have been produced. The above plastic figures I  found in a junk box. The figures were made in Hong Kong. I figured they were … Continue reading →

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More on the Marx Figures in Russia

Posted on December 16, 2015 by admin

Denis a well known Russian collector  has done a series on the Marx variations in 60mm.  He has been kind  enough to send those links to his pages to us so that you can see the difference between the various figures. Hi … Continue reading →

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Marx Sawhorse or Sawbuck Hardest Western Accessory

Posted on December 13, 2015 by admin

The Marx Sawhorse or sawbuck is the hardest Marx western piece .  I found it in a partial Marx Fort Apache playset recently.  The playset had 60mm pioneers and Indians. It was in a plain cardboard box so I do not … Continue reading →

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Bill Nevins Finds Marx Reissue Covered Wagon

Posted on November 24, 2015 by admin

Bill Nevins  has sent us some of  more of his finds. The first one is a Fort Frontier playset which while not exciting until realize it has a Marx reissue wagon minus the top.  here is what Bill said on … Continue reading →

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Figures from a Junk Box

Posted on October 27, 2015 by admin

I got a junk box where I found the following figures. The first item is little mouse figure with a cute face.  A piece of fence I have not seen before. It will stand on its own. The cowboy is … Continue reading →

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