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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47242

    Who had MARX Best of the West ?

    I had.........

    Sam Cobra (my fav figure of all time)

    Sheriff Garrett

    General Custer

    Geronimo

    Johnny West (of course)

    Jane West

    Jay West

    Josie West

    Jamie West

    and.........

    2 buckboard wagons with horses.
  • Megotu
    jerk
    • Dec 16, 2001
    • 10738

    #2
    I had a Johnny West with no hands and no accessories. He usually hung out with the GI Joes as a casualty.
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    • Mikey
      Verbose Member
      • Aug 9, 2001
      • 47242

      #3
      I never liked Johnny West himself.

      To me he was a sloppy old bow legged cowboy.

      He was my least liked figure of all of them all.

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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59200

        #4
        A friend of the family gave me a carry case for Best of the West that I don't think I ever used. In 1985 I traded it for MIB Megos.

        Not one ounce of regret.
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        • The Toyroom
          The Packaging King
          • Dec 31, 2004
          • 16653

          #5
          I had a boxed Johnny West with his horse (had the box for years long after Johnny had galloped into the sunset....it contained Christmas decoration).
          Also had Sam Cobra (I agree Mike...one of my favorites as well).

          Actually I still have Sam Cobra, minus all of his accessories. He actually served as the base for my very first custom figure in the early 90s. But that's since been dismantled and ol' Sam is himself once again, plotting against the Johnny West I picked up on ebay.

          For some reason I never remember them associating with my Gabriel Lone Ranger gang...must've been a size issue.
          Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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          • David Lee
            The Fix-it-up Chappie
            • Jun 10, 2002
            • 6984

            #6
            A real good friend of mine, who uses the same factory we do, makes replicas and kick arse new customs and extensions. They just re-made Jeb Gibson
            and made Jesse James from an unproduced prototype

            They also sell re-pro gear...http://www.marxmanbros.com/index.htm

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            • HardyGirl
              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
              • Apr 3, 2007
              • 13933

              #7
              My cousin had Johnny West, but to me he always looked like John Wayne! BTW...that black figure is cool!:smiley:
              "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
              'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
              Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
              If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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              • saildog
                Permanent Member
                • Apr 9, 2006
                • 2270

                #8
                I still have (somewhere):

                Johnny West
                Jamie West
                Captain Maddox
                Geronimo
                Sam Cobra

                Thunderbolt
                Buckboard Wagon

                I loved these figures as a kid, because you could really get in the dirt and play with them. Lost alot of pieces here and there, but I thought the tack for the horses was the coolest.

                They also sell re-pro gear...http://www.marxmanbros.com/index.htm
                David Lee, thanks for posting a link to that site. I checked it out and figure I will probably order some stuff from them.

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                • David Lee
                  The Fix-it-up Chappie
                  • Jun 10, 2002
                  • 6984

                  #9
                  Originally posted by saildog
                  I still have (somewhere):

                  David Lee, thanks for posting a link to that site. I checked it out and figure I will probably order some stuff from them.
                  No sweat man... Noah and Terri are close personal friends of mine and excellent folks, buy in confidence! They sell a really neat white "color change"
                  gear set that you can dye to any color you want... they really love MARX and BOTW.
                  Tell 'em Dave sent ya

                  -Dave

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                  • Marvelmania
                    A Ray of Sunshine
                    • Jun 17, 2001
                    • 10392

                    #10
                    I loved that line. I had Johnny, Custer and Geronimo. In my top 5 toy figure lines. Later on they became "giants" that my megos would fight.

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                    • phil
                      Persistent Member
                      • May 11, 2007
                      • 2078

                      #11
                      who had MARX Best of the West?

                      Boy does this bring back some great memories. A Johnny West was one of
                      the first toys I can remember receiving. I also had Chief Cherokee, the dark
                      haired boy (forget his name) and a horse for Johnny. I was never that big on westerns as a little kid but I had a lot of fun with them.

                      Later when G.I. Joe entered the Adventure Team era my Johnny West became
                      their boss, finacial backer and the inventor/designer of their equipment. Johnny also served as the liason with the government when the Adventure Team had to under sensitive or secret missions.

                      I don't know why I never had more stuff from the line. They were certainly
                      common when I was growing up. They were terrific toys and really held up.

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                      • megoat
                        A Therefore Experience
                        • Jun 10, 2003
                        • 2699

                        #12
                        Me and my brother had a bunch of 'em when we wuz kids. Over the last 15 years or so, I've bought and sold a skazillion of 'em but have never wanted to keep them for my personal collection. For some reason, they just don't appeal to my tastes anymore. But then again, I don't like the western Megos either. I'm just not a fan of western themed toys......

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                        • DocDrako
                          Formerly Doc Drako
                          • Nov 11, 2004
                          • 2813

                          #13
                          I had Sam Cobra and Geronimo. Sam Cobra was very cool! He used to beat the crap out of my Joes. They weren't the heroes they should have been I guess.

                          "I prefer to remain an enigma."

                          DRAKO'S GOOD TRADERS LIST

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                          • Psychopath
                            resident psycho
                            • Nov 19, 2004
                            • 115

                            #14
                            them were the days

                            had cowboy kid and chief cherokee, still got them as well and a johnny west that I got off of flea bay. liked the lone ranger better though. still got them and tonto in my collection of crap as my x wife used to say

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                            • Johnny
                              Salty
                              • Oct 1, 2003
                              • 3369

                              #15
                              My brother and I had tons of them. We had the covered wagon complete with the horses. Several loose horses and many figures.

                              I have been collecting this line for several years now. Very hard to find all the little pieces to complete each figure. A lot of fun hunting for them though.

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