Everything has been revisited, freshly vetted by expert authorities, rewritten, added-to and done anew.Įvery Marx Fort Apache playset known to collectors is here, in color, some on two page spreads. And updates, published in subsequent issues, now knitted into the storyline. For instance a rare set sold at Western Auto stores, and color variations. Information on undocumented Fort Apache Stockade and Fort Apache sets came in and new photos piling up in anticipation of “someday” doing a book on the subject. ![]() And then we watched as the number of available back copies of Fort Apache set coverage dwindled - and then sold out completely, to the point that soon, we figured there would be no resource for that set in total.Ī new book’s time had come. It was an important resource, but the information was a bit spread out over numerous issues and "in-between" updates and a few corrections. But it came in so many versions and different cartons that they became the subject of a five part series in Playset Magazine covering many varieties available from 1951 through the end of the firm and beyond. Cavalry and Indians, tepees, cannon and horses in a finely made miniature scale that fit in one compact carton. It had a plastic stockade, steel headquarters, pioneers, U.S. You had your Childhood - Now Get It Back!įort Apache was deemed by its designer Frank Rice as “the King of Playsets,” and won the moniker during a poll open to all playset enthusiasts.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |