Bob's From the Basement 9/1/2021, MARX Civil War 50 pc Box Set 

I had this back in the early 60's. I got two sets one Christmas. One from my parents and one from my aunt. This was probably my favorite toy, I played with it constantly.

I'm really enjoying your videos.I just started to recollecting my marx figs.

Bob, Thanks for the memories. I had the box set (series one figures.) Got it for Christmas in the early 60's. This brings me right back 60 years ago!! The poses all look so familiar, like old friends. I spent many hours recreating my idea of Gettysburg on the floor! My set also contained those plastic black cannons that had a spring loaded plastic projectile. It was the same cannon they used for their other sets that I had, e.g. the American Revolution and Zorro sets. They used the same cannon in those sets. Great collection you have now!! Thanks again for bringing back my youth!

Another great informative video! I just missed on a bid for a Navarone set, sadly! If we could turn back time a buy all there sets new! Hahahahaha!

Love it Bob. These are excellent. We never had these in the UK. It was all airfix, Timpo and Britain's as well as older types like cholera for us. Keep the good stuff coming. 👍

Great Civil War soldiers! I enjoyed playing with these as a kid in the ‘80s. They were handed down to me from a Marx Centennial set my father owned as a boy. Definitely do more videos featuring the Civil War.

looks like the basement is expanding !....

Good 👍

It depends on what you want to do with them? If they are a collection then wait and see what pops up. If it's for wargaming then make do. I wanted the full Walthers steel mill structures and I had to look everywhere around the world because they weren't making them anymore 😔. After a few months I managed to procure the set but it took time and lots of searching. So if it's for a collection then search 🤔, it's fun and frustrating at the same time ⏲️. It's a nice haul all the same. 🧐

I wish we'd had the Marx figures over here in the UK when I was young. We did have the nice Timpo figures though and I'm trying to build up a collection of what I remember having in the 60s and 70s. By the way have you seen the news that Airfix have re-released their 1/32 range of WW2 soldiers? They go for about £9.99 a box over here.

Maybe Keep it in until you find the matching one Bob? Tough decisions

Hi Bob i collect Americana ACW back in the mid 2000's they were pretty cheap but now over here in the uk they are getting expensive ? They usually come in a Gettysburg battle set bag

When I was a kid I never got the Marx ACW set, but I did get a lot of the MPC Civil War guys which I think were less expensive. Of course, today you can easily assemble your own "Battle Of The Blue And Gray" by buying any of the many Marx re-issue figures available, not to mention the many other brands like Armies In Plastic which are available. The one thing I DON'T see, anywhere, are Civil War NAVAL figures. Seems to be a missing dimension in toy soldier production. The closest thing to it are the Union and Confederate Marines put out by Armies In Plastic. And this is surprising, since there was quite a bit of naval action during the Civil War, particularly inland on rivers like the Mississippi. Perhaps the reason is that businessmen are afraid sailors won't sell?

Very good. I saw this because I love all the old Marx stuff. I grew up in the 70s with hand me down soldiers and had Lido, Timmee and MPC but never had these.... I recently bought a cheap Civil War playset that was....kind of terrible but then not terrible compared to the prices these things go for now. Nice set though. I have some soldiers i got at a Union Misson for a dollar. About 50 and i really think they are a recent Marx knock off. I would love to find more and have no idea what they are BUT the North is a very dark blue almost black. A lot of the Marx poses though. Thank you.

CTS "Classic Toy Soldiers" actually have there own Civil War sets not the ones you have here, They did also remake the old Marx figures using the original Marx molds!