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Playset Magazine
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| This new bimonthly magazine covers plastic figures and Playsets as well as toys from “The Atomic Age.” Publisher Rusty Kerns has been a longtime contributor to PFPC. He and wife Kathy have put together a beautiful and informative magazine. This issues feature: Marx Giant Blue and Gray playset. Regular Features: Top 10s, Out There, PM Puzzler, Koch’s Corner and more. |
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40 |
Blue & Grey and Rev War Finale! Part III: The Heritage Sets
The Horse Soldiers; Sears Exclusive U.S. Cavalry Outfit
Toy Soldires of San Diego Interview |
$ 8.50 |
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39 |
Johnny Tremain and the MARX Revolutionary War Playsets PLUS Rev War Toys of the ’50s and ’60s
New Makers Tales
Colonial Guns
Ideal, MPC, Linemar |
$ 8.50 |
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38 |
Special Giant MARX:
Blue & Grey Issue:
Part II The Centennial Years
Best Toys Commemorating the 100th Anniversary. |
$ 8.50 |
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37 |
Space Playsets Throughout History
MARX: Sears DeLuxe Cap Canaveral, 1961
Greatest Playset of ALL TIME Announced! |
$ 8.50 |
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36 |
Annual Christmas Spectacular
MARX: The Battle of the Blue & Gray, Part I
OTS 2007 Show |
$ 8.50 |
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35 |
Complete Marx Robin Hood Playset Coverage
Errol Flynn Retrospective
Marx Medieval Castles |
$ 8.50 |
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34 |
GIANT SUMMER ALAMO ISSUE!
Walt Disney's Official Davey Crockett Alamo
Alamo Dioramas
Exclusive Fess Parker Interview! |
$ 8.50 |
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33 |
D-Day, the Normandy Invasion by MARX
New Britains/Herald Deetail WWII
Eldon’s Poly and B.M.C. Landing Craft
21st Century Commemmorates D-Day |
$ 8.50 |
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32 |
Ice Station Marx
MPC Arctic Defense
Arctic Missle Tracking Car, a Sears Exclusive
The Man Who Lived for Christmas; P.M. Remembers Frank Rice |
$ 8.50 |
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31 |
Super Dimestore Combat Issue
Marx Dimestore Playsets
The T.Cohn Story
Idea’s Increadaly Rare Batman Playset
Marx Combat Line; Toy Guns, Helmets and Accessories |
$ 8.50 |
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30 |
The Ben-Hur Playset. Beautiful color photos of all three sets.
Remco's Big Caesar, that big battery operated ship from the 60s
The Official Old Toy Soldier report with details on the most fun event of the year, plus several pages devoted to the newest sets now in production: Ron Barzso's SHORES OF TRIPOLI, Toy Soldiers of San Diego's new TARAWA ATOLL and Richard Conte's BLOODY OMAHA |
$ 8.50 |
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29 |
The Untouchables Playset by Marx
The Lido Toys Story
Register your opinion of "The Greatest Playset!" Published the opinions in the forthcoming gala Christmas issue!
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$ 8.50 |
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28 |
The Marx Construction Camp, #4444 (1955)
TV Trucks of the ’50s
Mysterious Castle by MPC |
$ 8.50 |
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27 |
Charge of the Light Brigade & Charge of the Bengal Lancers; Marx Mini Playsets
Marx Western Wagon Outfit
The Day Marx Fought Back |
$ 8.50 |
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26 |
Amazing Adventures in Outer Space!
Rex Mars Planet Patrol
Ideal Atomic Cannon
More '50s Space Toys |
$ 8.50 |
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25 |
Roy Rogers Part 2
Guide to 60mm Marx Western Horses
Imex Rev War Artillery |
$ 20.00 |
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24 |
Roy Rogers Christmas Spectacular
TSSD Germans and GIs
Conte Mexicans |
$ 8.50 |
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23 |
Army Battleground – the 1962 Sear Exclusive Playset by Marx
B-400 Battlewagon Deluxe-Reading
The Marx Bag Story – Determining the Correct Bags for Your Playset |
$ 8.50 |
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22 |
Disneyland – The Magic Kingdon of Playsets!
Schuco Disneyland Monorail
Remco Movierland Drive-In Theater |
$ 8.50 |
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21 |
Superior Naval Base, a Post War Classic
Rare Marx Dairy Farm
The Fort Dearborn Story |
$ 8.50 |
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20 |
Iwo Jima! 60th Anniversary plus History of the Pacific in color
Mobile Defense Convoy from Banner Plastic
PART FOUR: Fort Apache 1966-82 |
$ 8.50 |
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19 |
Gunsmoke!
Top 10 Most Wanted Playsets
Fantastic Plastic of Pyro
Conté’s 1864: The Crater |
$ 8.50 |
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18 |
Farms of the 1950s
Barzso’s New Playset: Braddock’s Defeat
OTS 2004 Show Report |
$ 8.50 |
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17 |
Zeroids, Ideal’s mechanized, motorized robots from the ’60s
Rex Mars Planet Patrol
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
$ 8.50 |
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15 |
The GIANT Alamo Special Issue!
John Wayne’s Alamo
Marx #3543 Alamo
Barszo, Conté, Ideal and Many, Many More! |
$ 8.50 |
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14 |
Fort Apache II: The 54mm Sets 1956-1959
Marx Canadian Factory
In Review: Awsome Kids Rev War and Toy Knights Robin Hood Castle |
$ 8.50 |
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13 |
Viking Invasion: Viking and Knights from Marx, Elastolin, Timpo and More!
21 Century Interview
Mid-City Service Station
Barzso’s Aztecs & Conquistadors |
$ 8.50 |
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12 |
Fort Apache: King of Playsets - Fort Apache
21 Century Review
OTSN 2003 Review
Build a Superfort |
$ 8.50 |
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11 |
The Montser Issue: Marx Monster Mansion
6" Marx Monsters
MPC Haunted Hulk
Custer Diorama in 90 Minutes |
$ 8.50 |
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10 |
Issue #10 hoists anchor to sail the Seven Seas of plastics adventure with:
The Ideal Pirate Ship - MPC Pirates - MPC Pirate Ship - Tim-Mee Pirates - Charbens - Starlux - Marx , Marx and more Marx pirates! - Plus Barzso Pirates
Also: Conte's Alamo Set Number 3 reviewed by Jamie Delson, Converting Figures by Jamie Delson |
$ 8.50 |
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9 |
The Early Marx Battleground Story - Mighty Matilda - Marx Birds / Marx Memo Part 2. Plus Battle of the Bulge Review, Sears Growing Farm with Charles Marx and"
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$ 8.50 |
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8 |
The Zorro Issue |
$ 8.50 |
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7 |
Winter Warm-Up" Issue
Double Bonus Cover Story - The first is a wonderful jouney into MPC's evocative and
colorful native experience "From Darkest Africa: MPC Jungle Sets"
The second color feature is an "ooh-la-la" feature, the "Marx See Through Doll House." Also, Francis Turner's "Jungle Book" prototypes, Marx VIP, Frank Rice with his take on Marx competitor - MPC
Part three of Kathy Kern's article on displaying a toy collection - New product reviews, full color ads, |
$ 8.50 |
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It's Christmas, 1961 in this issue of PM, as we feature: The assembly of a complete, flat tin, Sears Playset with several full color photos! Barzso's Battle of Churubusco, Merry Marx Memories, A "Dimestore Christmas" catalog special - in full color!
Many selections include Mattel Burp Gun, Lido Knights, Farms, Tinkertoys,
American Bricks much much, mor |
$ 8.50 |
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5 |
Giant Fall Issue
Johnny Ringo the World’s Most Exspensive Playset
Papo Review
Prototype Room New
King Aurther castle |
$ 8.50 |
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4 |
Featuring complete coverage of a Marx WWII Adventure Classic: American Patrol, with elusive Exploding Building!
Plus a Marx Alamo prototype set, Zvezda Ancients Invade, and Custer prototype EXCLUSIVE first photos from inside the Marx Hong Kong Factory by Sy Wane, the first article from a Marx Man (VP of Louis Marx & Co. ) PM Puzzler by Tom Stark, Marx Memories, Marx on the Internet and more! |
$ 8.50 |
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7th Cavalry Spectacular! Complete coverage of Custer's Last Stand by Marx, Britain's, and other makers of plastic both new and old. You'll also get a "fresh" look at what really happened at Little Big Horn as told by some of the surviviors - the Indians.
We don't forget about other news around the hobby with coverage of Toy Fair and Marx on the Internet. As always our VIP panel made up of former Marx employees answers your questions ... and there's plenty of great items offered for sale by our advertisers. |
$ 8.50 |
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Roaring out of the Bronze Age with complete coverage of the one-of-a-kind WOODEN HORSE OF TROY playset, long thought to be just another Marx Myth. Complete with two never before seen armies the walled city of Troy and a unique Wooden Horse, the FULL COLOR CENTERSPREAD is not to be missed. Also in this issue:
Marx cowboy and Indian Camp, Replicant's new Civil War dismounted Rebs and Yankees, Italerie, Stark's Raving Mad Puzzler and more.
We've also got lots of ads for new and vintage sets including the incredible
new CTS ARMY COMBAT set in blazing FULL COLOR! |
$ 8.50 |
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Premeir Issue
Giant Blue & Grey |
$ 8.50 |
