Anyone else remember Marx Toys wooden castles

[marie]

They were about in the sixties, and made fab castles and 12 inch action figures...
yes unfortunately, I was a child then,lol....
I remember having a gold knight from the noble knight collection....no dolls for me....
Thanks dad...you started all this......

[get2grips]

Britain's knights for me.  Plastic ones with nice weighty metal bases.  You could swap and change the weapons.

AWESOME

[skywalker]

I had a wooden castle, can't remember the manufacturer but I played with it a lot with my Britains, Timpo and Airfix toy soldiers.

On a different note if there is anyone out there how likes nostalga pay a visit to: Soldiers In Silloth, a small museum in Silloth Cumbria devouted to one mans collection of toy soldiers.
The owner/curator is a nice chap who knows a lot about his chosen hobby.

[sunjester]

Thanks for that info skywalker, when we go to Cumbria we stay in Cokermouth, and are often popping along the coast between Silloth and Maryport to walk the dogs. I'll look the museum up the next time I'm there.

[fsn]

I had a wooden fort made in Germany and masses of Timpo Confederate and Union soldiers. The fort was made of individual wall sections so it could be set up in a varity of ways. Had a gate and all sorts of associated gubbins. I had two or three waggons as well, and artillery. 

*Sad story*
As a child I spent many years in hospital. Every time my parent visited they brought me 2 foot or 1 horse Timpo figure. We we BFPO at the time so I only got to see them once a week.

[marie]

Seems, their products are quite collectable now...
On another note I had a great action man with sledge...cool..

[Ithoriel]

Mainly Britain's figures for me. "Swoppet" knights were undoubtedly my favourites but they were pricey.

Two wooden castles, source unknown.

[Fenton]

I never had a Marx castle though my Dad built me one for I think my 7th birthday along with loads of Timpo knights etc..I was about 3-4 foot long and about 2 feet wide...I think I played with it everyday for about 3 years

[petercooman]

Britain's knights for me.  Plastic ones with nice weighty metal bases.  You could swap and change the weapons.

AWESOME

I still have a bag full of knights with interchangeable weapons over at my folks' house! Used them togheter with my playmobil western fort 

I was using proxies already 

[get2grips]

I still have a bag full of knights with interchangeable weapons over at my folks' house! Used them togheter with my playmobil western fort 

I was using proxies already 

That is funny

[Steve J]

We had the Action Man sized knight, Geronimo and a 'cow girl' as we called her. Many happy days spent playing with these and Action Man

[Hertsblue]

I had a load of the old hollow-cast lead soldiers. Sadly, they were very prone to losing their heads. The solution was a matchstick rammed into the head and then down into the body. Worked for a while, anyway.

[cameronian]

I has a marx mini playset Blue and Grey, a bit bigger than Airfix, hard plastic and painted, lots of interesting extras, how I loved that set.

[Leman]

Had one in the very early sixties which I used with my WOR Swoppets.

[get2grips]

I has a marx mini playset Blue and Grey, a bit bigger than Airfix, hard plastic and painted, lots of interesting extras, how I loved that set.

Bet you wished you'd kept it:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Old-1960s-Marx-BLUE-and-GRAY-Civil-War-Miniature-Playset-Vintage-MARX-MINI-TOY-/231050488884