Marx Monsters

[Hepcat]

That paint up proves that those were the best monster figures of that era. Jaw droppingly good.

I can't even envisage the painting of these at all let alone painting them as exceedingly well as this one!

[Mord]

I can't even envisage the painting of these at all let alone painting them as exceedingly well as this one!

I think we've all attempted to paint those at one point or another. I used my Aurora paints on mine. Needless to say, they looked nothing like this.

[YoungestMonsterKid]

I think we've all attempted to paint those at one point or another. I used my Aurora paints on mine. Needless to say, they looked nothing like this.

I build and paint my Aurora models (reissues) and they look like... well, like I painted them. There's no way I could even try to paint these.

[jimm]

Very glad to have this Creech... alas, wasn't I who slung paint on it.

[horrorhunter]

As we know, the cream colored Marx repops by Uncle Milton were marketed to be painted.





They are made of harder plastic than the original Marx UniMons and paint up well.

[Gory Glenn]

As we know, the cream colored Marx repops by Uncle Milton were marketed to be painted.





They are made of harder plastic than the original Marx UniMons and paint up well.

I have a set of these and I like the detail on them better than the colored ones even in unpainted form.

[jimm]

They look pretty crisp all right! Neat set

[horrorhunter]

I have a set of these and I like the detail on them better than the colored ones even in unpainted form.

The detail is good on them but they suffer from excess plastic flashing, and they are much more easily broken than the originals since the plastic mix is harder and more brittle. Uncle Milton didn't have the excellent quality control Marx did so some of these and the glows are mismolded and have the excess plastic at the seams that I mentioned. I have several Marx-mold Phantoms and the only one with a broken mask is the Uncle Milton glow still in the package. The mask is in there bouncing around. The Uncle Miltons are still way better quality than the Mexican repops, though.

These Uncle Milton cream colored are the ones to use if you plan on painting them, but to me nothing even comes close to the original Teal and Orange ones. The Teal Creature is one of the most iconic monster toys IMO, ranking up there with any of the expensive ones. We are fortunate that Marx was so prolific that we can still get a nice Teal Creature for less than $100.. if you can find one that is. Almost every Teal Creature I've seen has condition issues. All that said I still have all of the Uncle Miltons along with the Monster Studio because I love the Marx Universal Monsters so much they are one group of monster toys that I'm a completest for.

[Gory Glenn]

The detail is good on them but they suffer from excess plastic flashing, and they are much more easily broken than the originals since the plastic mix is harder and more brittle. Uncle Milton didn't have the excellent quality control Marx did so some of these and the glows are mismolded and have the excess plastic at the seams that I mentioned. I have several Marx-mold Phantoms and the only one with a broken mask is the Uncle Milton glow still in the package. The mask is in there bouncing around. The Uncle Miltons are still way better quality than the Mexican repops, though.

These Uncle Milton cream colored are the ones to use if you plan on painting them, but to me nothing even comes close to the original Teal and Orange ones. The Teal Creature is one of the most iconic monster toys IMO, ranking up there with any of the expensive ones. We are fortunate that Marx was so prolific that we can still get a nice Teal Creature for less than $100.. if you can find one that is. Almost every Teal Creature I've seen has condition issues. All that said I still have all of the Uncle Miltons along with the Monster Studio because I love the Marx Universal Monsters so much they are one group of monster toys that I'm a completest for.

Since I'm an adult and mine are displayed on a shelf and not played with breakage is not really an issue for me. The only flash issue on mine are the Creature's claws. You can see that clearly in the photo posted here. Also I picked up the whole set brand new for $40 and I know Mike sold a set here for $20. So the cream ones can be a great value for those of us that aren't willing to spend the kind of money that people want for originals. However, there are people on eBay asking exorbitant prices for the cream ones as well thinking they are originals because they have the original stamp on the bottom.

[horrorhunter]

Since I'm an adult and mine are displayed on a shelf and not played with breakage is not really an issue for me. The only flash issue on mine are the Creature's claws.

I believe all of us are past slamming them together going "Wham.. Pow!".  I just meant the plastic being slightly brittle makes fingers, masks, and the like snap off fairly easily if one falls off the shelf or is dropped while painting it or dusting under it, for example. The ones in that pic are pretty clean, but not all of them are like that. I bought several sets of the cream ones really cheaply from M & J Variety back in the '90s from a Toy Shop ad. I kept one of the best sets for my collection, but even they have minor flash issues on the Creature's claws, Wolfman's hands, Mummy's base, and Frankenstein's base. A couple of the figures I gave away even arrived with broken fingers. The Marx originals are very difficult to break (except for Phantom masks), with scuffing and excessive wear being the common defects from being played with so much. You got a great deal on those Uncle Milton repops. I was just giving a comparison between them and the originals, from my experience with them going back to the first ones my parents bought me in '63 and '64. No disrespect towards the cream repops.

So the cream ones can be a great value for those of us that aren't willing to spend the kind of money that people want for originals. However, there are people on eBay asking exorbitant prices for the cream ones as well thinking they are originals because they have the original stamp on the bottom.

I agree. I would probably go that route had I not grown up with the originals and have such a fondness for them.

Yes, some sellers do advertise them as being originals from the '60s. Buyers need to become knowledgeable on what they collect by visiting sites like UMA and reading conversations like this very one. 

[Gory Glenn]

I believe all of us are past slamming them together going "Wham.. Pow!". 

[YoungestMonsterKid]

It's masks like the one The Phantom is holding here that confused me so much when I was little. No one ever cared about Lon Chaney's mask so they never showed it in pictures and since then people just used totally different masks in drawings. It was specifically the Aurora mask that confused me but this one would've confused me even more. How does he hide his face with such a tiny mask.

[Mord]

 I know what you mean. It looks like he was planning to go as the Lone Ranger the masked ball.

[horrorhunter]

Anybody know what the deal is with this?



Ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARX-HUNCHBACK-FIGURE-MINT-SEALED-IN-TOY-SHOP-HEADER-BAG-SIX-INCH/261895675171?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003150253%26meid%3D93e9736ac4e4420c9d8d25f081a2f1d1%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D221952902862

[Anton Phibes]

Looks like a store in the 60's had their own label and bagging system for toys that arrived naked to me.