Multiple Toymakers Fire Emergency Playset #1204

A couple of weeks ago I posted the Multiple Toymakers Fire and Police Emergency Playset #49-59899 which included Fire and Police vehicles and figures along with a really cool 'burning' building made from cardboard. Today we'll take a really quick look at the sister playset to that one: the Fire Emergency Playset #1204 and as its name implies, the set is all about fire, not police. Just as in the bigger set, this one has an odd mix of 45mm figures and 60mm ringhand figures. My sample is missing a couple of the accessories for the ringhand guys but those are relatively easy to come across. It does have all four emergency cones which are missing from my larger set. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Ed's Travelogue: Milwaukee County Zoo, August 1979 - Pt 4 Final

Well, here's the last of the pics I took at the Milwaukee County Zoo back in '79. Since then I've only been back to Milwaukee a couple of times and there was no time to visit the Zoo. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Playing With Dino's (6)

Here's some modern era toy dino's using the set-up for the Marx toys. We now have a small problem in regards to dino size vs. trees. The modern era dino's from Safari Ltd, PNSO, Collect A, etc., are all much larger than the vintage stuff and dwarf the Marx, Toy Street, or modern era Chinese aquarium decoration Palm trees. There are taller Palm's available but they're pricey and for any diorama requiring many trees, they get to be quite pricey. Another option is to forego that whole tropical look and opt for various Evergreens which come in larger sizes for abit less than Palm trees. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Ed's Travelogue: Milwaukee County Zoo, August 1979 - Pt 3

Some more pics from the Milwaukee County Zoo as I saw it in August of '79. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

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Playing With Dino's (5) - The Trek

One of the more interesting shots I've done recently is this Woolly Mammoth trek through the hills using MPC, Marx, Safari, and one Mammoth from an unknown manufacturer. Using different sized figures creates a forced perspective. At the very front of the line are two MPC Woolly's which are the smallest I have. Just behind them are two Marx Woolly's which a re slightly bigger. Followed are two recent acquisitions from Micheal's Craft Store - Safari Ltd Woolly Mammoth's. The largest one nearest the camera is Manny from 'The Ice Age' but I don't know who made the figure. The night effect and illusion of snow was done when I converted the image from color to B&W in Photoshop. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

The original shot