![]() This first set was was aĬompanion piece to the 60mm pioneer set above, also initially released Of Indian warriors was the first of three 60mm Indian sets With Pistol, but you have to admire the female re-loading the musket in ![]() The pioneers were most commonly molded in cream, I believe the revisions shown below are those with the larger bases. The two poses were actually revisedīut the final change only added a larger base. Both versions of theseĪre pictured below. Of art in its wild west playset figures and are now among the most ![]() Strikingly-detailed poses might be called Marx' (Pose 5 and 5R) and Running with Rifle (Poses 6 and 6R) poses. Pioneer woman (Pose 4), Marx added bases to the figures in 1954.Īt the same time, Marx completely redesigned None of them initially had bases to help them stand, so most had difficulty In detail and realism from the Western Ranch cowboys. Marx finallyĪ relief force of 60mm cavalrymen to assist the pioneers in 1955. The Indians continued multiplied (see the sections on Camp Indians and Skinny Indiansīelow), the pioneers became quickly outmanned. With the old 45mmįort Apache frontiersmen cast aside, they were released in Fort ApacheĬhristmas 1953, to do battle with the Stockade Indians below. These rustic pioneers were the first figures thatĬreated to defend Fort Apache. I have never seen re-issues or copies of this group.Ĭlick here to see horses related to these figures. More figures that infrequently were found with these Chubby cowboys. Way, see the section on "Other Extremely Rare Figures" for a couple of My favorite? The Old Guitar Player, Pose 6. Most peaceful set of wild west figures that Marx made." No Indians, no bad guys, none of the fighting Marx cowboysĪnd cavalrymen that came later. I'm sure that Marx was experimenting with itsĬolors in those early days, so that lots of interesting colors appeared in playsets! These and similar colors if you scour eBay or attend a few toy soldierĬlean them to find out what color they really are under all that dustĪnd grime. Yellow, cream, white, and gray vinyl, you can find them in many shades of Marx reportedly reworked the mold several times, attempting to improve the Only one cowgirl (Pose 8) and one gunman (Pose 3), so contents were not The 16-cavity mold included two sets of the figures, Happy days with them, and I will always rue my failure to keepġ950s. And has anyone ever held a lasso like theĬowboys in this set (Poses 2 and 4)? However, I am sure that I spent many Horses, and many wild west accessories that came with them.Ĭommonly called "Chubbies," these 60mm cowboys were not theĪlways called the walking cowboy (Pose 5 below) "Old Flatface," because theĬaused the right side of his head to look as if he had just been hit byĪ two-by-four. Vividly recall these early, block-like cowboys, as well as the cabin, First Marx playset I owned was a Marx Western Ranch Set.
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