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Collecting Monsters => Vintage Monster Toys => Topic started by: mjaycox on August 16, 2014, 02:09:04 PM

Title: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: mjaycox on August 16, 2014, 02:09:04 PM
This is weird... I thought only the frame-tray versions of the puzzles had the yellow border, and the Jaymar insignia on the image.

But this is clearly a regular puzzle in the 10x14 box. Odd, because my boxed one in this size doesn't look like this. Is this a well-known variant? Or some factory error?

Matt

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Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: fmofmpls on August 17, 2014, 08:34:26 AM
This is strange. I haven't seen this before either. My boxed Jaymars don't have this type of puzzle either.
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: Mike Scott on August 17, 2014, 09:34:49 AM
You got yourself a real oddity there, Matt!
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: monsterjoe on August 17, 2014, 06:39:16 PM
This variation  can be found in this size puzzle for Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula...I guess at some point for whatever reason Jaymar  used the tray artwork with these 3 characters in this box size. I have all 3 with both variations with the tray versions being much harder to find. Maybe they were done towards the end of production, who knows.
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: Earth 2 Chris on August 20, 2014, 12:05:45 PM
Those puzzles kill me. Love the blood and needle next to the guy who looks a bit like Larry Talbot with some bad dental work.

Chris
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: Mord on August 20, 2014, 12:17:22 PM
Quote from: Earth 2 Chris on August 20, 2014, 12:05:45 PM
Those puzzles kill me. Love the blood and needle next to the guy who looks a bit like Larry Talbot with some bad dental work.

Chris
Funny! I love the guy trying to silence the woman. I guess he figures the monsters wont notice them, right? His right hand seems to be copping a feel.
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: Mike Scott on August 20, 2014, 12:19:19 PM
Quote from: Earth 2 Chris on August 20, 2014, 12:05:45 PM
the guy who looks a bit like Larry Talbot

Looks exactly like this guy.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/The_Human_Monster.jpg)
Title: Re: JayMar puzzle weirdness
Post by: darkmonkeygod on August 20, 2014, 01:06:36 PM
Quote from: monsterjoe on August 17, 2014, 06:39:16 PM
This variation  can be found in this size puzzle for Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula...I guess at some point for whatever reason Jaymar  used the tray artwork with these 3 characters in this box size. I have all 3 with both variations with the tray versions being much harder to find. Maybe they were done towards the end of production, who knows.

Did Jaymar also release the tray puzzles without the title box?