Peter Wassmiller: Rex Mars/Tom Corbett HM Marx Compatible Space Training Center - Pt 3 with Tom Corbett Figures

Here's the handmade Training Center populated with original Marx 45mm Tom Corbett figures to give you an idea of what this thing would look like in a diorama setting. I have the complete set of Marx Tom Corbett figures but haven't yet photographed them In a way I'm kinda not looking forward to it because it's quite a big set. However, if I'm ever going to catalog all these vintage spacemen, then it's gotta get done. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Here's the suggested furniture placement

I obviously did mine differently - just because!

There are over twenty separate poses in the 45mm Tom Corbett line and including them all in this small of a space would look awkward as heck, so these are the ones I chose to include in the photographs.

The ladder was suggested to be placed on the outside of the building, however, Peter included graphics for a hatch just above where this ladder is placed. It seemed more logical to have some way to get up to that hatch.

Lido 50mm Spacemen: 'KQJT' - Two Fisted Shooter Alien - Red HP

I don't have as many duplicates in different colors of these larger 50mm figures as I do the smaller 35mm ones, but I'll post what I do have. This one, like the blue figure posted a couple of days ago, has busted ray guns. I'm always on the lookout for better specimens but often times figures are either sold in job lots with a bunch of other stuff I don't want or the asking price is stupid expensive! Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Peter Wassmiller: Rex Mars/Tom Corbett HM Marx Compatible Space Training Center - Pt 2

Here's the Space Training Center by Peter Wassmiller all built up. I managed to do a decent job placing the peel-&-stick details on the building but a couple of places could have been better thought out if I had compared the inside space to the outside as some interior details - like windows - should be in the proper corresponding spaces inside and out. Overall though it came out well. Overall the building measures 11" (27.94cm) W x 3.5" (8.89cm) D x 4" (10.16cm) H. Our next post will show what figures look like inside the building. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

The included Marx Space Academy furniture is in place.

A little hard to see is the 'hatch' on the ceiling just above the ladder.

Lido 50mm Spacemen: 'KQJT' - Two Fisted Shooter Alien - Blue HP

The tough part about collecting any hard plastic figure is getting them intact. This guy has both of his ray guns broken unfortunately. It is what it is and I'm still glad to have him in the collection. Enjoy! Opa Fritz