An Inventory of Marx Playset Figures Accessories Manufactured from 1951 to 1979
Addendum M-3 - Modern Military Accessories (World War I and later)
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Please note: For the most part, figures on this page are shown in approximately proper proportion when compared to other figures. The primary exceptions to this are 1) 6-inch figures, which are decreased by about half and 2) some photos which I have obtained from other people. In addition, due to size, some accessories shown are not scaled in this manner either, smaller items being increased in size and larger items decreased. |
1. Pup tent front (Army olive drab) and back (Air Force metallic blue) Note pegs on tents. Competitor tents often looked similar, but had no pegs. |
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2. Trash cans | 3. Stack of five rifles | 4. Bazooka |
5. Air-cooled machine gun |
6. Water-cooled machine gun |
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7. Recoiless rifle |
1. Sitting, shooting rifle with scope | 2. 2-piece swivel chair |
3. File cabinet |
4. Table | 5. Straight back chair |
6. Telephone switchboard |
7. Bench, with back | 8. Waste basket | 9. Rifle rack |
10. Crate of rifles |
U. S. Army Headquarters - Training Center - Building T3-21 |
Barracks - Building T7-34 Fire escape is re-issue. |
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Other side of the barracks | |
Ends of the Army barracks building - Building T7-34 Note that building has no sign on top and that fire escape is lithographed on. Smoke stack is missing Photos courtesy of Shannon Edwards, Ebay ID theworkingartist. |
Armed Forces barracks building - Building T7-34 Note plastic fire escape. Originals were yellow, as shown, though re-issues have been made in yellow also. Photos courtesy of Bob Wilson, Ebay ID angusiii. |
Down-sized Army Headquarters - Building T1-12 Photo courtesy of Ebay ID wwsd516. |
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$43 | September 2013 | Ebay |
Armed Forces Headquarters - Building T1-14 |
Down-sized Armed Forces Headquarters - Building T1-12 |
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$62 | June 2013 | Ebay | with back bar, price seems a little high |
Post Exchange building - front The photo is shown slightly smaller in scale that most buildings on this page due to it 20-inch width. |
Post Exchange building - back |
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$225 | March 2012 | Ebay | ||
$370 | December 2015 | Ebay | ||
$225 | September 2017 | OTSN |
Destroyed Building Photos courtesy of collector David Schafer |
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$371 | September 2012 | Ebay | ||
$306 | May 2013 | Ebay |
S.A.C. Operations Office and Hangar Photo courtesy of Rick Eber, www.marxplaysets.com |
Military Academy with figures Photo is of items in Marx Museum, Moundsville, West Virginia |
Military Academy Photos courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
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$47 | May 2013 | Ebay | some rust, walls in poor condition | |
$80 | June 2013 | Ebay | light wear |
Army Combat Center gate - front and back views Photos courtesy of David Schafer |
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Army Combat Center gate - front and back views Photos courtesy of David Schafer |
Army Combat Center Gate and Attached Walls Photo courtesy of the Thomas Terry Collection, Ebay ID pfpcmagazine |
1. Command tent | 2. 3-piece cot |
Atlantic Seal Wall - crack on left side Item shown is is a re-issue. |
Atlantic Sea Wall - crack on right side Item shown is a re-issue. |
Flatbed truck with radar unit Photo courtesy of Faded Glories (FG) Military Antiques of Lynchburg, VA. Vehicle is about 7-1/4 inches long. |
Back view of radar truck Photo courtesy of David Schafer |
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$104 | October 2011 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Flatbed truck with searchlight |
Flatbed truck with anti-aircraft gun Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
Back view of aircraft gun truck Photo courtesy of David Schafer |
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$42 | September 2012 | Ebay | ||
$183 | August 2013 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Halftrack Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf Vehicle is about 6-1/2 inches long. |
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$38 | May 2013 | Ebay | with flag, nice deal for the buyer |
Armored Scout Car (about 7 inches long) Photo courtesy of Jim McGough, Ebay j.mcgough |
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$22 | November 2011 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Jeep Not quite 5 inches long, 2-3/4 inches wide |
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Jeep | $19 | November 2011 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Stake truck with sides up Photo courtesy of David Schafer |
Stake truck with sides off Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
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Stake truck | $66 | August 2013 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Stake truck - personnel carrier Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
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Personnel carrier | $72 | August 2013 | Ebay | excellent condition |
Cargo truck Photo courtesy of David Schafer |
Amphibious duck - front and back views Photos courtesy of David Schafer |
1. Tank 41 About 5-1/4 inches long. Although not seen, the tank has a pair of axles and wheels that allow it to roll. They protrude only about 1/16 of an inch below the tank treads, which do not move. |
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2. Half Track (Armored Personnel Carrier) Although not seen, the half track has an axle and wheels in its rear section that allow it to roll. They protrude only about 1/16 of an inch below the treads, which do not move. |
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3. Amphibious Landing Craft About 5-3/4 inches long. Although not seen, the tank has a pair of axles and wheels that allow it to roll. They protrude only about 1/16 of an inch below the bottom of the craft. |
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4. Jeep |
5. Small raft |
6. Large raft, measuring 5-1/2 inches long and 2-3/4 inches wide both rafe and figures shown are re-issue |
Tank 51 Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
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$74 | November 2011 | Ebay | ||
$76 | November 2011 | Ebay | ||
$45 | March 2012 | Ebay | ||
$59 | April 2013 | Ebay | Desert Fox tan |
1. Tank 351 |
2. Armored personnel carrier Figure is seated German soldier shown on Military Figures page; back of carrier has room for six of the seated German figures. |
3. 2-piece motorcycle with driver and side car Driver is molded onto motorcycle; side car can be removed, if desired. Seated German figure shown on Military Figures page can be placed in side car by using a little force. |
Airplanes included in a few early Training Center playsets Photo courtesy of collector Joe Henderson |
F-86 Sabre jet Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
Bottom of Sabre jet Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
2. Banshee jet Photo courtesy of Ebay ID gtohall |
3. Navy Cutlass jet - top and bottom views Photos courtesy of Shannon Edwards, Ebay ID theworkingartist |
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Banshee jet | $20 | May 2013 | Ebay | |
Cutlass jet | $20 | June 2013 | Ebay | soft plastic blue |
Banshee jet | $23 | June 2013 | Ebay | |
Banshee jet | $25 | August 2013 | Ebay | partially painted |
Sabre Jet | $70 | September 2013 | Ebay | |
Sabre Jet | $33 | September 2013 | Ebay | |
Sabre Jet | $150 | October 2013 | Ebay | With 11 bids, this is an example of what happens when a bidding war gets out of hand |
Sabre Jet | $24 | October 2013 | Ebay | |
Sabre Jet | $29 | October 2013 | Ebay | |
Banshee jet | $29 | October 2013 | Ebay |
4. Helicopter Photo courtesy of Ebay ID gtohall |
4. Helicopter Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
Helicopter with winch Photos courtesy of veteran seller and collector Kent Sprecher and collector Bob Spreitzer |
Underside of helicopter Photo courtesy of collector Bob Spreitzer |
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$36 | May 2013 | Ebay | metallic blue | |
$37 | May 2013 | Ebay | metallic blue | |
$31 | June 2013 | Ebay | metallic blue |
Rocket-firing jet Photo courtesy of Phil Webb |
Flying helicopter (PL-1098 and 1098A) Photo courtesy of collector Phil Webb |
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Rocket-firing jet | $31 | April 2013 | Ebay | with rockets, nice deal for the buyer |
7. P-51 Mustang | 8, P-47 Thunderbolt |
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P-51 Mustang | $16 | May 2013 | Ebay |
10. Shell-shooting P-39 |
11. Japanese Zero airplane Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
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$28 | October 2013 | Ebay | nice price, wish I had bid! |
B-52 Bomber |
Short-barreled howitzer | Sprue of howitzer shells |
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$28 | February 2013 | Ebay | minor damage, good deal for buyer | |
$46 | October 2013 | Ebay | with sprue missing one of ten shells |
Shell-shooting machine gun Photo courtesy of Allan Ford, Ebay 610allanf (PL-440) |
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$48 | November 2011 | Ebay | with sprue of shells | |
$34 | September 2013 | Ebay | silver with shells, eight on sprue | |
$21 | September 2013 | Ebay | olive drab, no shells, good deal for buyer | |
$52 | October 2013 | Ebay | with sprue of shells |
Nike missile launcher Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
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$32 | September 2013 | Ebay | ||
$24 | October 2013 | Ebay | with three red rockets |
Field cannon (Part of the 6-piece vehicle group shown above) |
Long-barreled howitzer (PL-943) Third version with L-shaped metal pin. |
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Long-barreled howitzer (PL-943) Version in which breech is pulled out and shell placed directly into breech. |
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Close-up of breech on breech-loaded version | Close-up of shell compartment in breech on breech-loaded version |
Back side of howitzer Third version with L-shaped pin to fire shells |
Front side of howitzer |
Re-issue howitzer in olive drab (non-firing) |
Bomarc missile launcher | Launching instructions from playset instruction sheet | Ready to launch with rubber band attached to one of four hooks below the boom (rubber band is not original) |
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$10 | April 2013 | Ebay | item from Cape Canaveral set | |
$23 | June 2013 | Ebay | with 5 figures and 2 other small accessories | |
$24 | October 2013 | Ebay | this was me |
German 88mm artillery gun (non-firing version) Hole in side of front barrel is for firing spring. |
Shells for German artillery gun Shells are about 3/4 of an inch long, two are missing from the sprue |
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$20 | December 2011 | Ebay | no spring | |
$41 | March 2012 | Ebay | ||
$41 | September 2012 | Ebay | firing with shells |
Assembled camouflage artillery cover Slanted support rods shown below are at the back in the photo above Photo courtesy of collector Terry Isbell |
All photos of camouflage cover below are courtesy of seller Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf | |
Unassembled pieces camoulaged gun cover | Thin plastic camouflage cover |
Poles for frame The piece includes two straight poles and two triangular pole frames. |
Cross bars for frame The piece includes five cross bars. |
Caps for tops of poles The caps hold the plastic cover in place. |
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Photos above are courtesy of seller Allan Ford, Ebay ID 610allanf |
1. Pill box |
2. 2-piece potoon bridge |
3. Destroyed building |
3. Second view of destroyed building (with marbled plastic) |
4. Log and barbed wire barricade Photo courtesy of Samm Graci Barricade is shown smaller than other accessories; it is about 9-1/2 inches wide. |
5. Barbed wire barricade About 6-3/4 inches wide |
6. Large gun emplacement | 7. Small gun emplacement |
8. Tank barricade | 9. Fallen tree |
10. Mortar | 11. Radio on table About 2-1/4 inches high |
12. 2-piece recoiless rifle with separate tripod | 13. Crate of mortar shells |
14. Crate of medical supplies |
15. Landmine |
16. Mine marker flag |
17. Mine marker rag |
Military Weapons Sprue Sprue shown is missing its second grease gun which should be opposite the grease gun attached, in the upper left of the photo just above the two bipods. |
Exploding building |
Exploding machine gun nest (PL-1056) Photos courtesy of Shannon Edwards, Ebay ID theworkingartist |
Exploding mountain (PL-1163) Photo courtesy of Rick Koch, Ebay ID toy-hood |
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$60 | March 2012 | Ebay | Price seems very low |
Exploding building |
Exploding submarine Photos courtesy of collector Phil Webb |
1. 48-star U.S. Flag | 2. German Flag | 3. Japanese Flag Photo courtesy of Kent Sprecher of Toy Soldier HQ |
1. British Flag | 2. French Flag | 3. Russian Flag |
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French flag | $40 | January 2012 | Ebay | with pole and base |
Split rail fence |
Barbed wire fence (PL-939) |
Concertina wire Note tabs at bottom of fence that keep it rolled. |
Full tree or Oak tree (PL-131) |
Scraggly tree (PL-131) |
Delta tree or A tree (PL-524) |
Stand of trees (not separated) - Identified as unforked section on left, Forked section on right |
Large single palm tree | Large double palm tree | Small double palm tree |
Many thanks to the late Rob Colwell for providing original palm trees and ferns for photos. |
Fern with three leaves | Fern with four leaves |
Dead tree (PL-332 and PL-332A) |
Large stump (PL-332A) |
Small stump (PL-332A) |
large boulder (PL-332) |
small boulder (PL-332) |
pile of rocks - bulge left | pile of rocks - bulge center | pile of rocks - bulgeless |
Small mesa rock | Small cliff rock Notice the nice marbling in the plastic. |
Rock formation with cave Again, notice the nice marbling in the plastic. |
Hill with pond No longer in the best shape, but it is original and also nicely marbled! |
Vacuform Island |
Playmat for Navarone Playset The mat is about 32 inches square. |
Playmat for Desert Fox Playset Photo courtesy of veteran collector/seller Allan Ford, Ebay 610allanf |
Six-piece Battle Terrain Photos of original terrain courtesy of collector Darrel Lang |
Four of the six terrain base pieces Three of the four corner pieces are almost identical to the photo in the upper right. |
Terrain Set box | Side of box | Terrain pieces packed in box |
Re-Issue Battlefield Terrain Photo courtesy of John Stengel, aka The Marx Man |
Front and back views of Navarone mountain Back view includes cap piece that has hole for flag pole and pulley for string "cable" that is used to haul up supplies. Elevator on right is also moved with this "cable" and tied off at bracket on second floor. |
Iwo Jima mountain Photo courtesy of Marx Museum in Moundsville, West Virginia |
Close-up of small cannon | Close-up of larger cannon |
Cannons are in three pieces -- light gray base that fits into mountain, base of cannon, and cannon itself. Both cannons can be rotated upward and side-to-side; neither actually fires. Small cannon is 4 inches long; large cannon 5-1/2. | |
Close-ups of elevator, interior ladder from 4th floor to top floor, and cap piece that fits into back of mountain top with hole for flag pole and pulley for supply cable. | Close-up of 1) hook for supply cable (string) with ammo pile attached and 2) handle for other end of cable. |
Exterior doors on front of mountain Both doors open and shut. The bottom door opens like an overhead garage door. |
Pill box at top of mountain Note the hole for one of the exterior ladders at the right. |
Outside scaling ladders | Navarone ladder - complete with connecting tab at top | U.S. flag | German flag |
These are the ones included in my set. The long one with a tiny part of the original tab that held it in place at the top is almost seven inches tall. | Photo courtesy of veteran collector and seller Rick Koch. | Flag poles are six inches tall. The flags are paper stickers with both flag sides that fold around the pole. |
1. Beds Beds can be stacked by pegs on bottom and holes on top of bed posts. All beds are the same; more than two can be stacked if desired. Beds are 2-3/4 inches long. |
2. Rifle rack Rack is about 1-1/2 inches tall and wide. |
3. Cart Cart is two inches long. |
4. Bench Bench is small, just 1-1/4 inches wide. |
5. Radio This small accessory is 3/4 inches square. |
6. Large table 1-1/2 inches wide |
7. Small table 1-1/4 inches wide |
8. Flag base 1-7/8 inches at greatest width |
Both tables are the same height and depth, but the large one is about 1-1/2 inches wide and the small one about 1-1/4 inches wide. It's difficult to understand why the company did not just make two of the same table instead of creating two molds. | This is for the flag of whoever is not currently in control of the mountain (whose flag should be at the top of the mountain!). |
9. Small box | 10. Large box | 11. Long box | 12. Pile of ammunition |
Small and large box are both 5/8 inches tall, but small box is an inch wide and large box is 1-3/8 inches wide. Long box is not quite as wide as large box -- only 1-1/4 inches wide -- but is only 3/8 inches tall. Bottoms of all boxes are slightly larger than tops. |