Ideal Dodge City Playset

With all these Ideal Western wagons I've been posting it seems only appropriate to post the Ideal Dodge City playset that makes a perfect backdrop for them. Ideal had made a series of forts that came in header bags. Some of them were The Alamo. a Marine Corps base, Fort Pitt, Fort Laramie, Valley Forge, Knights and Castle, and of course this Dodge City (which technically is not a fort) and perhaps others. I have The Alamo, Knights and Castle, and this Dodge City set. 

The sets were originally issued in header bags, then later in blister packs and contained a gate, two tin-litho walls, a few accessories, and about 10-12 figures. The two walls in each set would be identical with different scenes on the front and back, and designed to connect to the plastic gate piece. They're meant to be bent in the middle so as to form an enclosure however, as this set is a town not a fort, I chose not to bend them, but rather keep them straight to resemble a streetfront. The 'gate' in this set is a combination hotel/jail and measures 6" (15.24cm) W x 5" (12.7cm) H x 1 1/4" (3.17cm) D. The walls measure 10" (25.4cm) W x 2 1/2" (6.35cm) H. The figures are 54mm and I believe my set is complete with all of the original poses and horses. The accessories are minimal: hitching post, water trough, water pump. Enjoy! Opa Fitz

Quite frankly. I'm not happy with the way these photos turned out. I'll have to pick a time that's relatively comfortable so that I can go out in The Cave and do a better setup.

Here's a few of the Ideal wagons that have been blogged recently to show how they fit in with the streetfront