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SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Rough Riders
The mounted figure was not used for the Warriors of the World series. Photo courtesy Mark Hegeman.
Picture with card courtesy Francis Turner.
Marx made three Warriors of the World poses of Spanish American War Rough Riders given seven names (3 marching with rifle, 2 running with rifle and 2 with hand on sword hilt). The man with sword in the above picture has been collector pained a darker uniform color.
Col. Roosevelt,white HP. 
NONE IN STOCK
WORLD WAR I
Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
Marx made five poses of WWI American "doughboys" given seven names (two marching with rifle wearing overseas cap and two wearing campaign hats).
- Recast 60mm WWI US GIs.
The WWI German soldiers were painted in darker and lighter gray.
Marx made several molds depicting American military officers from WWII and historical eras. They also made a limited number of foreign generals. In 1954 a six cavity mold, PL-637, was made for the upcoming military academy playset containing the five men from WWII who had become five star generals + four star Al Gruenther a personal friend of Louis Marx. The figures were made in white hard plastic. Later the mold was sent to Germany where painted versions were produced. These figures will have the GERMANY hallmark under their bases. Modern collectors have also painted some of the original white figures so if you are buying a "painted by Marx" example make sure it has the GERMANY hallmark.
Picture of the vintage German factory made generals courtesy "photo © 2019, Marx Toy Archive".
Marx then made a twelve cavity mold (PL-648) of other generals and admirals who served during WWII. Like the above the were made in white hard plastic. General Patton was also made in cream hard plastic and white soft plastic. Marx did not sell painted versions of these figures.
Marx only made these in white hard plastic.
Collector painted figure picture missing; Halsey, LeMay & Patton.
Reissues circa 2000 have been made from the above mold in green and tan semisoft plastic.
Two more single cavity molds were made for WWII Marine General Vandegrift (PL-638) and Korean War General Shepherd (PL-691). General Vandegrift can be found in an American Hero boxed set with 60mm soft plastic soldiers. General Shepherd surfaced when the Marx warehouse sales were held in the early 1980s and apparently was never retailed. Vandegrift picture courtesy Joe Leonard. Shepherd picture courtesy David Schafer.
Marx then made another twelve cavity mold (PL-649) of American officers from historic eras. As the others these were made in white hard plastic. Grant & Lee were also sold painted in window boxes with Warriors of the World figures, and in cream soft plastic in the American Heroes series of boxed sets with unpainted WOW Civil War soldiers.
SP = soft plastic, other wise they are hard plastic
Reissues circa 1995 have been made in the UK from the above mold in dark blue.
Other American and foreign military officers were also made.
12.00 General Custer unpainted; 1 gray, 2 tans
- NONE - Napoleon, hard plastic unpainted.
reissue soft plastic Napoleon (Louie Marx was the model?).
WORLD WAR II
Marx made Warriors of the World WWII US Navy & Marine sets. There were seven Navy figures painted in both darker (blue or gray) and white uniforms and four different Marine poses given seven different names (2 at parade rest & 3 marching with rifle) painted in Marine Green. The two Marines in the picture were collector painted wearing Marine dress blues.
Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
US NAVY
The seven US Navy WOW figures were painted in both white and "dark" uniform schemes and their boxes will indicate which paint scheme will be found inside. The sailor walking swinging arms in white uniform was painted as an African American.
US MARINES
Reissue Marines in dark blue soft plastic.
Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
Unique that these figures are 45mm in scale while all other Warriors of the World figures are 60mm in scale. Only two poses were in this group, with each pose getting four names.
- Reissue Two 60mm WWII British (from WOW mold).
KOREAN & VIETNAM WARS
KOREAN WAR FIGURES
Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
Marx made all nine Korean War UN soldiers as Warriors of the World.
The painted versions could also be found in a window box set that also includes Douglas MacArthur.
Marx reused five of their 54mm cadet master sculpts and made a mold making eight 60mm cadets. Four in uniform marching with rifle and one each of the other four poses.
Made in unpainted soft plastc they were sold as bin toys.
The Warriors of the World series only used six of the eight figures in the mold leaving out the cadet marching in over coat and the cadet standing at attention. Those two figures have been found painted and were probably made in Europe. The paint can be worn on these figures.
- Made in Germany we think, not part of the WOW series. Photo courtesy Michael White.
Photo courtesy Serious Toyz.
The 54mm cadets were made in mold PL-611 in 1954. The mold made 20 figures in 11 poses. Six marching with rifle, four marching with rifle in overcoat, two marching with sword and one each of the other eight poses. Reissues out of Mexico have been put in 16 figure assortments.
Put To-Gether English Soldiers, Made in the 1950s the pictures shows some of the parts. Box is worn one corner split. Missing 1 head, 1 scabbard & 1 drum bottom. One drumstick broken and 1 body peg broken off. Enough pieces to make 7 of the 8 figures. Pieces are hard plastic and finished figures are about 54mm in scale.
Marx made a set of five 60mm British Lifeguards that can be found in cream, silver and metallic blue. The mold probably made four enlisted men marching with sword and one of each of the other poses. Vintage figures were made in; cream, waxy cream, silver, metallic blue and white. Reissues have been made in red.
THREE TO SIX INCH FIGURES
Factory painted. Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
Factory painted. Picture courtesy Francis Turner.
All six 3-4 inch (yes 4 not 6 inch) WWII Japanese, probably Mexican production, gray.
4-5 Inch seated GIs 
GOLDMARX Six Inch figures
Some of the poses were also used for the 54mm & 6 inch unpainted Russian toy soldiers. Picture courtesy Mark Hegeman.
The GOLDMARX WWII Japanese were made in 1963 and may not have been sold in the US. Pictures courtesy Mark Mcdermott & Mark Hegeman.
In 1964 Marx made a series of GOLDMARX six inch hard plastic painted figures including four WWII sets. Below are catalog pictures.
- NONE -
Two Figure 6 Inch GOLDMARX Sets
These figures were made in Hong Kong and evidently not sold in the US as they are very scarce.. Picture courtesy Mark Hegeman
1972 catalog picture.
In 1958 Marx made a set of six inch US Marines. In 1963 they added Germans, Japanese & Russian soldiers to the line up. Made of unpainted soft plastic.
These will show play wear.
Photo courtesy Doug Cusic.
Photo courtesy Doug Cusic.
Photo courtesy Doug Cusic.
Only two sets of the painted cartoon generals with Louis Marx as the Chinese man Yau Fei are known to exist. Given to executives in the Marx organization the boxes are hand decorated. The figures were made in mold PL-1239. Unpainted versions were made for retail sale but are mot easy to find. Picture courtesy Christopher Wallentine.
"HO" 30mm FIGURES
Marx made quite a few miniature "HO" WWII themed sets. They were made in Hong Kong ans figures were touted as painted by artists. The above set is MIB with te figures and vehicles still in sealed bags. Picture courtesy Christopher Wallentine.
The Marx "HO" figures are about 30mm and do not blend well with 1/72 figures. Some accessories are closer to 1/72 and the WWII Vehicles are close to true 1/87 HO scale.
Figures are usually found in groups with some or many damaged. The US & German lots below are a75% intact but the British have suffered more "wounds".
Japanese Infantry.
Germans
British lot
US Army lot A
They range in size from 30-35mm and many are downsized versions of 45 and 54mm figures.
