Marx Playset Figures, Structures, and Accessories
Manufactured from 1951 to 1980 Depicting American History in the 18th and 19th Centuries Appendix III A Short Look at Marx Figure Colors |
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Whites and off-whites | ||
cream (Marx called this much-used color ivory.) |
white | flesh (coming soon?) |
Yellows | ||
yellow | light yellow | semi-waxy yellow |
waxy yellow | ||
Oranges | ||
orange brown (This color was used a lot in early figures.) |
bright orange (Only Indians from Fort Apache #4202 came in this color.) |
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Grays | ||
gray | light gray | |
Blues | ||
blue (coming soon?) | light or powder blue | dark blue (coming soon?) |
royal blue | metallic blue | waxy blue |
turquoise | ||
Greens | ||
green (This color was seldom used, generally for groups of figures sold in bags.) |
pea green (Only the frontiersmen from the Comanche Pass playset came in this color.) |
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Reds | ||
red (coming soon?) | dark red | blood red |
waxy red | ||
Silvers | ||
silver (coming soon?) | metallic silver | |
Browns | ||
brown | light brown | dark brown |
red brown (Marx used this color a lot, with many different shades of it. The one shown is a rather dark red brown.) |
butterscotch (Be careful with your plastic butterscotch figures; figures made in this color are very brittle.) |
light tan (This color was used in early figures. It is almost cream, but has a tan tint to it.) |
wine? (Wine is what collectors call a beautiful color used only in one or two later sets, and I think this darker brown may be it.) |
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