Weird-Ohs Items!

[Hepcat]

Aw!  Then the chronology would be ....Big Daddy Finks, Hawk Weird-ohs, Marx Nutty Mads. Got it!

It's interesting that the sculpts of the subsequent Marx Weird-Ohs figures were far superior to the sculpts of the actual Hawk models. It's ironic but the Marx figures are much more faithful reproductions of the box art of the Hawk kits than are the Hawk models.

Here's the Hawk Digger kit box art:



Here's an assembled Hawk Digger kit: 



And here's a Marx Digger:

[jimm]

Guess this belong here too, getting close to Spring Training 

[Street Worm]

loved them orangey Marx Cavemen 

[jimm]

 He always has trouble with the slider though...

[Street Worm]

Saw this looking through the Toy Fair 2014 coverage
(Round Two/AMT & Dirty Donny)



always good to see something Finky...

[Hepcat]

Wow, cool! Are there others in the series?

[jimm]

FANtastic!

[Street Worm]

Wow, cool! Are there others in the series?

That's the only one I've seen so far - maybe they'll be more if this one does good...
Dirty Donny's got some great stuff that would translate well to toys & models-

[Hepcat]

Hey, I just found out that the Weird-Ohs were made into a TV series! Wild! Here's an episode:

Rebel Without a Ride

[Hepcat]

Here's a great write-up on the history of the Weird-Ohs by Bill Campbell himself:

Weird-Ohs History - Bill Campbell

[Street Worm]

[Hepcat]

Wow! Is that the original art for the Lindy Loonys?

[marsattacks666]

Hey, I just found out that the Weird-Ohs were made into a TV series! Wild! Here's an episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neQ1T7D0Qns

Thank you for posting the episode, Hepcat. Very cool.

[Street Worm]

Wow! Is that the original art for the Lindy Loonys?

It is. These Ray Gaedke paintings were being auctioned by Hake's in 2014-

Here's one: click

[Hepcat]

So were you the winner of the auctions?