General Custer

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General Custer

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The new release by Marx is a mixed blessing! Read on for details!

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The Box

Great Job Marx! Sticking with the new "Special Collector's Edition" box, Marx does not disappoint too much. The box cardboard could be thicker (several of the boxes I received were damaged) but they did make the end flaps larger and used two pieces of tape to secure. My other complaint is that they only used one twist tie to secure the figure. This combined with the thin cardboard and heavy weight of the figure usually means that ole George will be 'floating' around inside when you get him.

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The Set

Great Display value. Nice box and accessory color makes this a nice open box piece

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The Figure

Wow!
The rivets are recessed and the accessories go on nicely.

The head is well painted with ice blue eyes. George is a lighter blue than his 60's cousin. Looks more faded. Also his hair is now a much brighter yellow instead of the sandy blond of yesteryear. Geronimo will really want this pretty scalp! The plastic of the body is a little lighter than the original plastic. In fact, the figure I opened for this shot had a hairline split in his back elbow joint. Hmmmmm.....

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The Face

Same mold - Excellent Job.

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The Accessories

In a word - DOH!:
Marx, Guys / Gals, how could you do this to us?! Here we were waiting patiently for you to issue this classic figure and you blew it! You gave George Armstrong Custer cowboy stuff! Where are the soft Cavalry accessories?

Details: Scarf and gloves are great - better than the original - nice soft poly plastic in a soft yellow color.
Silver hard accessories are very nice - little softer than originals but nicely done.
Black Soft accessories are for cowboys! You get a range hat, canteen, gun belt with holster and spur straps. Looks just like black Johnny West accessories! No cav stuff at all - In fact! The pistol doesn't even fit in the stupid holster! Gadzooks folks what were you thinking?

My only hope is that they will fix this and these will become rare variation collectibles (yeah right!).

Marx really missed the boat on this one. Still, the black accessories are nicely done. I'll just have to scrounge up a vintage holster (There goes their prices!) for use by the new George.

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