BJ George - Paper West Side Warehouse Redux

This project was originally posted back on Nov 1, 2011 but back then I didn't post the templates. BJ George, the designer of the templates, based the model on photos I had taken of the original Marx West Side Warehouse from their 'Untouchables' playset. My build effort turned out okay except for a wonky loading dock LOL This paper version is much smaller than the original and I never did get around to building the Railway Express Agency truck and delivery driver - my bad, sorry BJ! Anywho here have the warehouse once again with templates. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Here the paper version is shown with an original Marx Untouchables tin car.

Some more comparison shots with Marx 35mm figures

For comparison, here's some photos of the original Marx West Side Warehouse. As you cane see, BJ did a terrific job of converting tin to paper!

Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico, S.A. #2946 Untouchables Header Bag Set

Long after the 1950s hit TV gangster drama The Untouchables stopped airing it remains a hot item for playset collectors, at least the original Marx toys associated with the show. A complete original Marx Untouchables playset can go for big bucks and the tin-litho buildings command premium prices as well. But for those who can['t afford to take out a second mortgage on their house just to buy original Marx toys there's a cheaper alternate - the sets made by 'Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico, S.A.'. Marx had factories all over the world and when the parent company went out of business, many of their plastic toys were still being produced south of the border under different names. I covered their large playset on 2, 3, 4, 5 July of last year, this year we're looking at the smaller header bag set.

The biggest difference in their sets is the use of brightly colored plastics as well as the inclusion of '50s era Marx repo vehicles and various accessories culled from other Marx playsets. Repo figures are also available on the market in complete sets of silver and sometimes gray plastic - a lot less gaudy than those featured here today although I suppose one could re-paint these.

This header bag set consists of:

-14 figures in seven poses

-2 Beer vats

-Cement Mixer truck

-11 pieces of furniture

Same casting as above but with hat

The plastic used in these sets is quite brittle. This G-Man is carrying an ax with a broken handle. Unfortunately the handle wasn't in the bag so couldn't be glued back on.

Ya know, sometime Google is so frustrating. These were edited to bring out the black background and highlight the white, yet when they download to Google's photo albums all color editing is lost. It almost always happens on figures taken against dark backgrounds.

Here the color editing 'stuck' and the background is nice and black the way I intended it to be.

Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico, S.A. #5206 Untouchables Set - Pt 4

We continue today with the Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico Untouchables Set bringing for your enjoyment the Saloon Group and Alley Group of accessories. Enjoy!

Saloon Group, 18 pcs

                Banquette Seating, 1, white

                Ping Pong Table, 1, green

                Juke Box, 1, blue

                Bar, 1 red

                Upright Piano, 1, white

                Large Round Table (plain), 1, red

                Small Round Cocktail Table, 1, white

                Dining Table w/Place Settings, 2, blue/white

                Barstools, 2, blue/white

                Armchairs (large), 2, red/yellow

                Dining Chairs, 4, blue/white

                Large Rectangular Table, 1, white (not shown on box photo)

As long as one doesn't look real close at the accessories you can overlook little things like this 'MILK' bar!

That is one rough and tough saloon...or they were trying to throw off the attention of the Feds LOL

Alley Group, 12 pcs:

                Barricades,2 assemblies = 6pcs, blue/white

                Street Signs, 2, blue/white

                Streetlamps w/Callbox, 2, blue/white

                Fire Hydrants, 2, blue/white

The one thing not included in this set is the bent over streetlamp - the one meant to represent a a pole having been run into by a car.

Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico, S.A. #5206 Untouchables Set - Pt 3

Today we feature yet more pieces from the Juguetes Dinamicos de Mexico, Marx repo Untouchables Set. We'll look at the Distillery Group and Bank Group. Enjoy!

Distillery Group, 22 pcs:

                8 Vats, silver

                Dolly w/handle, 4pcs, blue/white

                Barrels, 4, blue/white

                Hand trucks, 2, blue/white

                Lanterns, 2, blue/white

                Sacks, 2, blue/white

Bank Group, 24 pcs:

                Desks, 2, blue/white

                Cashier Cages, 2, blue/white

                Safes, 2 blue/white

                Filing Cabinets, 2, blue/white

                Swivel type Office Chairs, 2, blue/white

                Coat Racks, 2, blue/white

                Cashier/Checkout Counters, 2, blue/white

                Gas Cans (stack), 2, blue/white

                Gas Cans (single), 6, blue/white

I found it rather odd that gas cans would be included in the Bank Group.