tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post214089386999344022..comments2024-03-17T09:16:18.726-04:00Comments on Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture: Inaction HeroesPlaidstallionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922569505772725122noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-3799010732038403292009-06-17T16:21:48.455-04:002009-06-17T16:21:48.455-04:00Man, those astronauts and cowboys were slightly be...Man, those astronauts and cowboys were slightly before my time...but they're way awesome. I didn't start playing with toy soldiers til I was like 6-7 (1977-78) so by that time it was the green army men like in Toy Story. Those Marx soldiers above are way more detailed. Killer!narvolicioushttp://leftylimbo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-7488731998994366802009-06-17T16:08:09.156-04:002009-06-17T16:08:09.156-04:00Oooooooo... I had some of the astronauts and the s...Oooooooo... I had some of the astronauts and the superheroes. Such fun memories!Monsterforgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677651314838192098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-33749338461754733402009-06-17T14:06:00.334-04:002009-06-17T14:06:00.334-04:00Cool, thanks for the closeups. What the heck is S...Cool, thanks for the closeups. What the heck is Spiderman doing then? The Hokey-Pokey?John IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132698775961146036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-69520604432012499482009-06-17T08:18:58.346-04:002009-06-17T08:18:58.346-04:00Definitely Spider-Man.
check out this detail sho...Definitely <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2380/1571328164_9abe7c18c9_o.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Spider-Man</a>.<br /><br />check out this <a href="http://www.toymania.com/archives/ironman/marx.jpg" rel="nofollow">detail shot</a> of Iron Man. Now that's some niece molding for the early sixties!<br /><br />verification word: Henses. What female chickens use in their glasses, telescopes and camerasArkonbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056581569235023216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-50312437488777888342009-06-16T17:25:08.807-04:002009-06-16T17:25:08.807-04:00Its not Spidey? I assumed it was, with the underar...Its not Spidey? I assumed it was, with the underarm webbing thing going there.<br /><br />It's, from L to R, Spidey, Hulk, DD, Cap, Thor, and Iron Man---right?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-86285687803897387472009-06-16T13:34:22.833-04:002009-06-16T13:34:22.833-04:00My brother and I used to set these up and blast &#...My brother and I used to set these up and blast 'em with dart guns. The favorite target was the cowboy with the bullet wound. I remember that if you hit him just right, he'd do this funny spin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-5925852168671016592009-06-16T13:28:35.957-04:002009-06-16T13:28:35.957-04:00Actually that's not Spider-man is it? Hard to ...Actually that's not Spider-man is it? Hard to tell but I think it's one of the classic monsters. Creature from the Black lagoon or Dracula? He's standing next to Wolfman. Brian? Can you help us?John IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132698775961146036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-231367201696091142009-06-16T12:55:56.065-04:002009-06-16T12:55:56.065-04:00@Rob! He's not surrendering, he's being a ...@Rob! He's not surrendering, he's being a <em>scarrrrry ghoooooost! Oooooooo</em>!Arkonbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056581569235023216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-86499201975417658752009-06-16T11:14:42.667-04:002009-06-16T11:14:42.667-04:00Back in the late 70's early 80's every kid...Back in the late 70's early 80's every kid on my block had at least one Marx set (Battleground, Fort Apache, Navarone, Iwo Jima)<br />They were some of the coolest soldiers ever produced. Hours of fun and many memories. Unfortunately most of mine got tossed in the trash when I got older. I'd give my left nut for them back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-47655106164147328362009-06-16T11:06:57.164-04:002009-06-16T11:06:57.164-04:00I have quite a collection of Marx figs.. The Astro...I have quite a collection of Marx figs.. The Astronauts are some of my favs. There's also a cowboy being shot, and he actually has an exit wound in his back! They don't make 'em like they used to!!JFStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469610652740045118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-19335585753058866822009-06-16T09:20:46.261-04:002009-06-16T09:20:46.261-04:00Why is Spider-Man surrendering?Why is Spider-Man surrendering?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-68274622270439662662009-06-16T08:25:42.306-04:002009-06-16T08:25:42.306-04:00Those are nicely sculpted. The Iron Man breaking c...Those are nicely sculpted. The Iron Man breaking chains is nice, if not very play-able.Arkonbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056581569235023216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-22567366101655246742009-06-16T03:38:57.320-04:002009-06-16T03:38:57.320-04:00The nice thing about them, was that you could real...The nice thing about them, was that you could really trash them--light them on fire, bury them in cement, toss 'em off a cliff--and it wasn't a huge loss.plasticfetishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144798816642282702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-29074012460171594352009-06-16T02:34:10.822-04:002009-06-16T02:34:10.822-04:00See, if I had gotten these, I'd be so tempted ...See, if I had gotten these, I'd be so tempted to just take minatures paint to 'em. I'm all defacement-happy like that.Ian Sokoliwskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088518873613161316noreply@blogger.com