Sometimes stated, I have gathered additional information from other Magazine (PFPC) and/or the current Playset Magazine (PM). Present comes from the former Plastic Figure and Playset Collector Themes included World War II battles in both Europe and Asia, as wellĪs training centers, the Strategic Air Command Base, and West Point.Īs with most pages on this site, a good deal of the information I I figures, as well as occasional suggestions of the Korean War and even a miniature Vietnam set. Of Germans, Japanese, British, French, and Russian playset soldiers.įigures represent World War II soldiers, but there are a few World War military forces: Army, Navy,Īir Force, and Marines. Of the military figures represent the U.S. Made in the 1960s with soldiers about an inch tall, as well as larger 6-inch figures. Moved to much better sculpted 60mm poses, and in the mid-1950s changed Other playset themes, the company began with rather crude 45mm figures, With me their vast knowledge of Marx playsets.Īfter Fort Apache, Marx' military playsets were probably the mostĬonsistent sellers throughout the company's lifetime. InĪddition, of course, I thank the many collectors who continue to share Sprecher's web site page on Marx military figures and accessories. Issues of Playset Magazine that feature Marx military playsets and Kent Other primary sources of information include various All references to PFPC below relate to that issue of the Wealth of information, but dozens of photos and several playset content Incredible 58-page article on Marx military sets that includes not only Special Collector Edition of Plastic Figure and Playset Collector Now, however, I guess I do collect toy soldiers too.Ī great deal of the information on this page has come from the 1994 I collect cowboys and Indians, pioneers,Ĭircus performers, cavemen, knights (OK, a kind of soldier), etc. To seriously collect toy soldiers in 2002, I have always beenĪble to tell folks that although I collect toy soldiers, I do notĬollect toy soldiers. Military figures than I ever thought I would own (though there are still plenty of empty photos). However, I believe that I have the bulk of the figures andĪccessories cited, the primary playsets noted, and photos of more Provide as much narrative as I do on the Wild West pages. Since it is not my primary area of concentration, I do not Sets over the past many months, and below is what I have to offer you. It's odd what you remember and don'tĪnyhow, I have done my best to learn all I can on the Marx military That I had a few military figures, but where I got them or who made On the military something that should be reduced to a toy. I have no idea why my parents never bought me a military set. Play Set, which will eventually be discussed on this site's Space Exploration Page. For whatever reason, theĬlosest I got to a military playset was the Tom Corbett Space Academy Many military playsets, B) some military playsets, or C) no military Therefore, owning several Marx playsets in the 1950s, I had A) Army, actually holding the rank of captain and major during my formative years in the 1950s. Site in December 2011 because several people requested aįather was a Colonel in the U.S. I added this page and the related military accessory page to this web The primary exceptions to this are 1) 6-inch figures, which are decreasedīy about half and 2) some photos which I have obtained from other people. Are shown in approximately proper proportion when comparedįigures.
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