Somebody is going to be shocked I actually like issue 70 of Playset Magazine. The article “The Alternative History Western Towns” had lots of new information for me. While I had seen a number of the sets over the years, there was still new information like the Auburn Big Valley Playset. The one thing I would like to add to the information is years ago I met a gentleman at MFCA, whose father either worked for MPC or was a toy buyer. His father got him into the New York Toy Fair where he saw the MPC Have Gun Will Travel playset. He said to the people there that there was no Paladin figure in the set. MPC added a mounted ring hand figure in black, which is the only MPC ring hand figure in this color. Over the years, I have only have found one of this color.
Several foreign toy soldier companies have done western buildings. Some of companies are Britains of UK, Comansi of Spain and Plasty and Elastolin of Germany. Also a Hong Kong company did a hard plastic western building that I sold years ago. I am sure there are other companies. If I can get a chance, I will scan a page from the Elastolin trade catalog.