Bob's From the Basement, Marx Guns of Navarone 1977 Playset, 10/22/2021

[@bobbillings]

Still have my marx 4302 in the basement. I thought my mom threw it away decades ago when I became a teen.. After she died, I found it going thru stuff still in the box.. I pull it out and play with it when the need arises. Love it.

[@robertgagne2388]

:) Awesome!!!!

[@stevealgate2436]

Oh MAN! I remember this…I remember taking trips to Birmingham and buying every last army pack we could afford! This is AWESOME!!!

[@zippymufo9765]

I had a used incomplete one as a kid in the 80's and loved it

[@mixedhairless]

Thank you for the memories

[@sw640]

I had one and used it so much hours and hours of great imaginative playing

[@hansfranklin5070]

Thanks again for sharing! I have two, one from '75 and the other from a show....trying to replace pieces! Shafts are snapped and was able to glue one so far! Corner clips are missing on one side the exterior concrete shelves! 😕 I combined my Battleground sets too! Haha!

[@hamsteronthepaintingtable6465]

Thanks for sharing Bob, most bizarre and interesting so far 😁👍🏻

[@adamfox1669]

Great toy. Great movie too I always wanted to get a navarone to use as a warhammer 40k/necromunda battle- objective to fight over.

[@robertgagne2388]

Thats a cool idea, I like it.

[@adamfox1669]

@@robertgagne2388 right? You could use it as the 'Fang' fortress for space wolves or outright necromunda style terrain- but it could be a planetary defense system, port facilities ,etc you get the point

[@khyronkravshera7774]

Loved this toy as a kid. I still have the troops. Although I painted the Germans with some of my moms nailpolish to make them look like the ailen soldiers from V.

[@robertgagne2388]

thats original and pretty damn cool

[@khyronkravshera7774]

@@robertgagne2388 As a kid I had troops featuring US, British, Soviet, Australian, German, Japanese even Italians. The sculps they had back then are miles ahead of anything available today outside of a hobby store.

[@johnhartles290]

Fantastic channel Love all you do from England 👍

[@robertgagne2388]

Thank You John. Im glad you joined and are here.

[@anilles2001]

Actually, the light gray Germans didn't begin to appear in the Navarone sets until 1976. The 3412 sets were from 1974-1976 in two different style cartons. 4301 and 4302 sets begin in 1977 thru 1979.

[@robertgagne2388]

On point with the light grays, these sets are so cool and are a true pleasure to own.

[@raymccarty4612]

I always thought that large door was made with the German vehicle set in mind.

[@jonathanowen9917]

Cool WW2 set!

[@manlymcstud8588]

arguably the best play set ever, only rivalled by kenner's death star.

[@robertgagne2388]

I love these sets. :)

[@AyebeeMk2]

WOW

[@AlternityGM]

My favorite play set from my childhood. The other was Marx Knights castle carry-all play set.

[@robertgagne2388]

Absolutely :)

[@scottroth602]

I have a Navarone set that is olive green. Got it about 1979 and has the painted cover on the box. I didn’t hear you mention that one. Do I have a weirdo or what? Love your videos btw.

[@robertgagne2388]

I think some else also has a green Navarone Set as well. I have never seen the Green set, 1979 date suggests it could be the MEGO set that came out, also of note is the painted box is very cool and was in fact the MEGO verson of the BFN set. I could be off base with this opinion, but the difference in color could have been a result of color powder mixed in with the plastic. Black was the chosen color for the MEGO set, BUT if they ran short of the black powder dye, they could have substituted the Black with the Green in order to NOT halt production in the factory.

[@scottroth602]

Thanks! And after I left a reply I think it may have been the Iwa Jima set and just not remembering correctly. I think now my Germans may have come from a battlefield set. Anyway I’ve really been enjoying your videos. Keep it up.

[@robchamberlin4900]

I thought in addition to Navarone this set was issued also as an Iwo Jima set

[@robertgagne2388]

Yes Rob you are on the money, the iwo set came in sand color.

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Plan on doing a video showing the Mego set?

[@robertgagne2388]

Absolutely, will do :)

[@raymccarty4612]

@@robertgagne2388 The Mego sets sometimes came in "Mego" green and even had strange off color of green for seated and weapons.

[@robertgagne2388]

@@raymccarty4612 I would like to see that set, that would be cool. Thanks for the info :)