Rich Fisher’s Figure Conversions, Rich Fisher returns with some conversions of the Marx Presidio Hat figures. I am sure it will give our converters some ideas. Rahway has spotted a rare Marx Playset on Ebay.
Rich Fisher’s Figure Conversions Mexican Presidio Hats
Rich Fisher has taken some of the Marx Presidio hat Mexicans and convert them. While the standing with lance is nice you only need so many.
Here we have two of Rich’s conversions. The one in front Rich changed the weapon from a sword to a pistol. The Mexican soldier in the back the sword had been originally overhead. Rich changed the pose to en garde pose. In the photo, he included several of the Zorro figures he owns.
Rich took several of his Mexican Presidio hat standing with lance into several interesting poses. In front of the cannon we now have a Mexican soldier with ramrod. In the background, we have two two standing with rifle and standing with sword. The most detail is the drummer. I am curious where he got the arms and drum.
One other item that Rich mentioned was his Cofalu Zorro was not standing as it was missing its cape. The figure was designed to have a cape. Not having a Cofalu cape Rich used a Dulcop cape. He feels that you could use the Dulcop cape for the Ideal Batman and Robin figures which are usually missing their capes.
Rich Fisher’s Figure Conversions Rare Playset?
Rahway has turned on Ebay a Marx Miniature Flintstone Playset. The set being is a store display. You can see the listing here. This playset came with dinosaurs, buildings, trees, and Flintstone TVkin figures. The dinosaurs are not into the scale of the Flintstone figures. The price that the Ebay dealer wants is $7000.00. While demonstrator playsets are hard to find, I find the price high. what do you think?
I think the drum and arms are from the Timpo Waterloo British infantry
great conversions ..
Detlef
These are outstanding conversions.
The Mexican Lancer standing at attention is just as useful and logical a figure when he is holding a ramrod, a rifle, and/or a sword. And Mr. Fisher’s substitutions make each of the three new figures look just as natural as the original.
Likewise, changing the swordsman’s sword to a pistol, and then changing the pistolaro’s pistol to a sword is just as logical of a change, and then gives us a total of four good figures in place of just two. Once again, the substitutions are just as well done as the originals.
The building is scratch built? The details painted on the building are great, done with considerable artistic skill. Well done!
I purchased the building on ebay several years ago. The guy is still doing Western town buildings & they cost around $39.00.
Some great conversions; is the drummer a conversion from the Marx Mexican War officer or NCO reading from Daily Book or the Timpo British drummer? Those were my first thoughts when I saw them.