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Monday, July 31, 2017

Marx Navarone Giant Playset Howitzer

For some reason, this was one of my favorite Little Green Army Man pieces when I was growing up. There were a couple of small howitzer variations by different manufacturer's back in the day and I just kinda liked their looks. Growing up I always had these hanging from the back of the Jeep as depicted in catalog illustrations, and that's how I photographed it here. The Howitzer measures 4 1/2" (11.43cm) L x 1 5/8" (4.12cm) W x 1 1/2" (3.81cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina


















The Jeep + Howitzer configuration is what I remember from catalog illustrations growing up and how I played with these as a kid. After perusing the Internet I did notice that Marx box art for the Battleground sets did show the howitzer being pulled by the Halftrack - a more likely real-life scenario. The Halftrack would also probably have been hauling the ammo needed for the gun. When looking at these photos it is clear that the Jeep probably would have struggled hauling a piece of ordnance like this gun and may have been a last resort if needed on the battlefield.

Sears 1966 Christmas Wishbook Catalog pg521 Marx Battleground Playset









Sunday, July 30, 2017

Marx Navarone Giant Playset Jeep

Here's the third piece in our look at Marx's Navarone Giant Playset vehicle group, the venerable Jeep I can't add much to the Jeep narrative that hasn't been said before so we'll just let you enjoy the photos. It measures 3 1/4" (8.25cm) L x 1 3/8" (3.49cm) W x 1" (2.54cm) H. It does bear mentioning that this group of vehicles came in a variety of OD/olive green hues depending on which playset they were in and some were actually quite dark, while the ones I'm featuring this week are very light colored. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina


















Saturday, July 29, 2017

Marx Navarone Giant Playset No. 41 Tank

We've covered the Noi. 41 Tank before but as this one was part of the set of Navarone Giant Playset vehicles we're covering this week, I thought it bext to just go ahead and feature it again. It measures 6 1/4" (15.74cm) L x 2 3/4" (6.98cm) W x 2" (5.08cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina