Reader’s Contributions Part 2 August 2017 has three contributions. First we have Andy Keliar’s he used the Marx Wyatt Earp for. Bill Nevins shares another maker of buildings Allan Roberts Erwin let us know that McFarlane’s Toys is coming out with three inch army figures.
Reader’s Contributions Part 2 August 2017 Andy Keliar
One of the famous events in Western history is the Gunfight at OK Corral. This fight between the Earps and the cowboys has entered into legend. Many movies and television have been done on this event. Andy decided to make his own figures.
Here is what Andy had to say on his figures.
The Wyatt Earp figure purchased from you for conversions was from dump. He was a rich cream color inside the outer gray when cut open.
Conversion figure, now painted gray, was made with Wyatt Earp’s torso, the right arm, dropping gun from the shot Rubenstein figure, and a head from a Marx miner. Conversion figure, now burgundy, is a P&P cowboy figure with Earp’s Buntline Colt arm.
He is my version of lawman Charlie Bassett, one of the recipients of the five Buntline Colts. The tan figure is a Marx miner with a peg leg made from a part of a cannon ram rod, a cane made out of a long straight pin, and the Earp Hugh O’Brian head. The Earp figure was a good investment and contributed to three new conversion figure poses for my collection.
Reader’s Contributions Part 2 August 2017 Alan Roberts
Bill nevins sent us this report and photos
I see that people are interested in Ed’s building. Are you familiar with Allan Roberts buildings? He makes Western Buildings in the same style as Marx. Anyway, over the years, I’ve collected about 60 different buildings from him. Many are one of a kind, where I used real peoples names on some of the signs. Allan custom made these for me.
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Check out the Alaska Streetfront building that he did for me. It’s fantastic.
I photographed every building front and rear, so if you want more pix let me know. I’ve attached a couple of samples.
Hopefully, this winter, I will be able to set this whole western town up. I plan to do one scene with 54 mm figures and then a 60-70 mm set up later on using European plastic.
Allan used to have a site but I can’t find it. Maybe he took it down.
Reader’s Contributions Part 2 August 2017 McFarlane’sToys
Erwin spotted on McFarlane’s Toy site they are offering 3 inch high American soldiers. There are six different figures. Check them out.
The McFarlane look like old figures from about 10 or more years ago. I have the sniper figure.
The conversions look great but the photos lacked close-up focus.
Mc Farlane .I do not know when they come out ,I just happen to find it at site
and pass to…
But for sure are well done ,just in the max scale we use(70-75mm),least me and some others as well
Is not just come out now.
best
A minor update …the series 1 come in 2007-2008 ,others follow after ,there is a 3er series that come in 2013 too..
Cool conversions.
Those McFarlane soldiers are long out of production. I have the entire set and they are close to 54mm. The detail is great. The only complaint is that for the era covered the uniforms would be used in Western Europe, and not in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Well they are described as 3″.I also saw then listed on amazon now x sale a lot with scale as same 3.While others list as a bit smaller ,but no near 54 mm.
I saw one to a Forces Valor pose figure next to and is huge,least 75 mm .But not doubt are well done .
I have some match scale x then in the other brands cheap from CHINA .However not my era of much interest ,neither price .
if found cheap in a lot or else,probably.But not know.
they are all over ebay too …
http://www.ebay.com/itm/McFarlane-Military-3-Series-2-Marine-Corps-Recon-MIP/152635064989?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D45729%26meid%3D8f55554470664f96b8905488c33690e1%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D152597147511&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850
McFarlane always has done some beautiful sculpts IMO. They’ve just never been anything in subjects I’m interested in. These, on the other hand…
If I had a place to permanently display figures I’d be tempted to buy them just to display – forget if they match my other figures or not. But I don’t see that happening unless my rich uncle dies in the poor house and leaves me all his credit cards… LOL
The last Military series McFarlane did were WW2 Marines in the 6-8? Inch scale. I was hoping the 3 inch scale would continue with the WW2 Marines but 🙁! The 3 inch scale of McFarlane could fit in with 54-56mm figures because they were sculpted on the thin side with small heads so beside 54-56mm figures they looked more like tall soldiers. In other words they were not bulky 60-65mm figures with large heads.
I agree on the slender or more “delicate” sculpting on these figures. They look athletic and somewhat small when mixed with AIP’s Modern US Freedom Fighter soldiers, which are 60mm+ in size.
McFarlane did do a series of 1/18 static figures of WW II US Marines. They were done as characters from the early “Call of Duty” video games. Sadly, they did not make it to the smaller scales.
I have to add my kudos to the conversions. It’s a shame they couldn’t be pantagraphed and mass produced. Hats off for a great job!
Beautiful Buildings ! Kudos to Allen !
Mr. Allen currently sells his buildings on Ebay. Usually four a week, and I have bought five.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-WESTERN-PLAYSET-BUILDING-GUNSMOKES-OVERLAND-EXPRESS-SAME-SCALE-AS-MARX/272807005033?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WESTERN-PLAYSET-BUILDING-GUNSMOKES-MOSS-GRIMMICK-STABLES-SAME-SCALE-AS-MARX/272807019349?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649