Marx Monsters

[Plastic Nebula]

I dont even know how theyd do that.    Its like  the larger was panagraphed and produced slightly smaller mold.      Perhaps for another factory?     Which shoots a hole in my theory that airbubbled Teal and Orange were the very first run.

Yeah, that could be the case. Do you have any of the Pumpkin/Butterscotch/Flat Orange figures? Just curious if they
have the bubbles. And also what markings do they have? I wonder if the bubbles could be caused by the temperature
of the plastic when it goes in the mold? Maybe hotter or cooler produces different results.

[Hepcat]

I dont even know how theyd do that.    Its like  the larger was panagraphed and produced slightly smaller mold.

Ahhhh, pantographed! I didn't even know the word. 

Which shoots a hole in my theory that airbubbled Teal and Orange were the very first run.

I think it's quite clear that the blue were produced first. At the time in 1963 Marx thought that would be the one and only run. But then they sold so well Marx decided to keep producing them through 1963 and at least into 1964 which is why the date was barred across. But for how many years they were produced and in how many Marx factories is a mystery.

Why they went to the trouble of reducing the size though is another mystery. Perhaps to save a few cents on plastic use and shipping costs? And why the size reduction was never noted previously on this board is yet another mystery.

[RPM]

I have three pumpkin orange monsters. All bubble free and all have the bar instead of the Roman numeral date. My Wolfman has a red 25 price ink stamp. I'm trying to attach a photo of the bottom of my Wolfman, but haven't used my photo hosting site in a couple of years and having trouble reactivating it. 

[Plastic Nebula]

I have three pumpkin orange monsters. All bubble free and all have the bar instead of the Roman numeral date. My Wolfman has a red 25 price ink stamp. I'm trying to attach a photo of the bottom of my Wolfman, but haven't used my photo hosting site in a couple of years and having trouble reactivating it. 

Thanks for the info RPM. I'm sure everyone would love to check out pics of your figures. Those hosting sites
can be tricky!!

[RPM]

I can't reactivate the photo hosting site I've used in the past and tried three other sites and still can't post new photos.

[Mike Scott]

I can't reactivate the photo hosting site I've used in the past and tried three other sites and still can't post new photos.

https://tinypic.host/  Just dag and drop and scroll down and copy the BBCode link.

[RPM]

After attempted uploading of the photo on TinyPic, I keep getting an error message. I successfully uploaded an unrelated photo. Also tried taking new photos of this subject and again after numerous attempts, still get an error message.

[Mike Scott]

I keep getting an error message.

What did the error message say?

[RPM]

No image have been uploaded.
Some errors have occurred and the system couldn't process your request.
In the error report it says server error ( internal server error)

[Mike Scott]

Did you click "start uploading" then drag and drop (or click on your image and "open") your image, then click "upload", then get your link?

[RPM]

I used my cell phone to take a photo rather than my camera that I usually use. This new image has successfully downloaded to TinyPics, copied the BB code, inserted the code between the brackets in the Mona Lisa icon, but when I preview it, it still shows the code rather than the photo. I've tried it many times.

[Mike Scott]

, copied the BB code, inserted the code between the brackets .

The BBCode already has the img code in it. Did you add an extra img code?

[RPM]

[RPM]

Thanks Mike,
it was copying an extra set of IMG at both ends,
Rich

[Plastic Nebula]

That 25 cent stamp is really cool!! It's really interesting that the date is blocked out, i always assumed that
this color was produced in 1963. I NEED to get a set for my collection. Thanks for the pic and sorry for all the
hassle you had to go through!!