Robin's Merry Men

A couple of photos of Marx 54mm Merry Men. These are from the mid-1950's.

Conte Saxons

A couple of Conte Saxon Warriors.

Crimean War in Miniature

Here's a cool postcard I picked up somewhere. I'm guessing I got it on a trip to Gettysburg, PA. The ink on the back looks like "Greystone's Store[?] and Emporium Gallery." A google search tells me there is now The American History Store at that address. Some places refer to it as "Greystone's American History Store," so I'm guessing that's where I got it. I haven't been to Gettysburg since 1997 or so.

Anyways, this postcard shows a nice layout of Crimean War era British figures by Imperial Productions. The back side of the card tells what the various figures are.

Ft. Apache Counterattack!

54mm Second Series Marx Cavalry figures spill out the gate of a Heritage Ft. Apache stockade to overwhelm the Indian attackers.

Romans and Barbarians

Romans and Barbarians from Toy Soldiers of San Diego.

Toy Soldiers vs. The Toilet

For a little change of pace, here's an ad from a plumber's trade magazine someone clipped out for me years ago...

Cowboy in the Woods

Cowboy by Tim-Mee. Tree in the background is from some Africa playset that was on clearance at Wal-Mart awhile back.

The Grand Canyon

A Toy Soldiers of San Diego Cavalryman makes his stand at the Grand Canyon.

Apache Assault

Some Apaches attack a small squad of Cavalry (figures by Paragon Scenics). Stockade fence is from the Barzso Treasure Island playset.

Frogmen vs. Radioactive Octopus!

Here's a neat little set a friend picked up for me about five years ago. The Frog Men are recasts of Marx figures, I'm not sure if the Radioactive Octopus is a recast of some earlier toy. As it says on the box: "created by nature or science?"

Below the picture of the box is an action shot featuring some very early photoshop work by myself.

Marx Pirate

Reissue 60mm Marx Pirate. This is from one of those bags from Mexico that also have figures in blue and purple.

M3 Halftrack

Here is a shot of Classic Toy Soldiers' M3 Halftrack.

Scotland the Brave

Here's some pics of an early Conte playset, "Scotland the Brave." It's a nice little set, with well-sculpted Afghan tribesman and Scottish Highlanders and a cool two-piece desert building and courtyard. I threw some recast Marx palm trees in the background to add a little color.

Sorry the pictures aren't too good. I just got a new lens and my flash seems to have a hard time talking to it. And it's too damn hot to take these outdoors. I promise better shots when it cools off!

Woodland Battle

These two figures came with the 1978 Ft. Apache with the big free-standing blockhouse. At first I kind of though "blech" when I say the colors, but I kind the blue of the cavalryman now.

Marx Prehistoric Times

Prehistoric Times Playset #3390, series 1000. This was the first dinosaur playset issued by Marx Toys, 1957. This set has a really neat vacuform terrain piece, and this example is in really nice shape. It was pretty easily damaged.

French Foreign Legion

Some Conte French Foreign Legion figures defend Classic Toy Soldiers' Desert Oasis.

Barzso Pirates

Here's some pictures of the figures and stockade from Ron Barzso's Treasure Island playset. If you're really interested in that set, I have mine for sale on Ebay until Monday, April 4. Also the Barzso Mike Fink Keelboat playset.




Character figures, L to R: Dr. Livesy, Ben Gunn, Long John Silver, Jim Hawkins




A couple of pirates on the attack.




A couple of defenders from the Barzso Treasure Island playset. I really like the guy on the left.

Airfix and Classic Toy Soldiers

Below are a couple little setups with pieces from my recently acquired Classic Toy Soldiers Desert Fox Playset. The figures are all Airfix, the vehicles are by CST.

Conte Alamo Figures

It's been all about the Alamo around here recently. Here's some shots of some Conte figures in front of a Classic Toys Soldiers Alamo fort. The Mexican Lancer and the Mexican with the bayonet are the single-color metal figures.

Battle of the Bulge

We had some snow here yesterday, so I had to take some of my Toy Soldiers of San Diego figures outside...