Subject: Special Ops Marx Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:05 pm
I got this Marx Buddy Charlie that I repaired a few weeks back. The Sailor outfit he's in is nice; but I had something special in mind.
I saw this image in an Osprey book of the Alamo Scouts. They are one of the parent organizations of the modern Green Berets.
I splurged a bit and got a loose Captain Action SGT Fury camo jumpsuit. The Ideal and Marx bodies are nearly identical, so it fits Charlie. I've been going back on what headgear he'll wear.
A patrol cap like the illustration:
A green beret like his descendant:
Or a helmet:
For the moment, he's in the helmet:
-Nate
BAMComix Admin
Posts : 15331 Join date : 2012-11-07 Age : 52 Location : Birmingham, England
Subject: Re: Special Ops Marx Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:01 pm
He looks great Nate! Top work mate
FIELD STATION 42 Admin
Posts : 4098 Join date : 2018-03-22 Location : South Central Utah, USA
Subject: Re: Special Ops Marx Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:42 am
Interesting! I don't think I've ever heard of Marx Buddy Charlie. I see the resemblance to the Marx "Johnny West" figures, like Chief Cherokee.
_________________ ... DAVE
Glidah Drivah ASTRONAUT
Posts : 1006 Join date : 2013-12-21 Age : 48
Subject: Re: Special Ops Marx Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:11 pm
SCU_HQ wrote:
Interesting! I don't think I've ever heard of Marx Buddy Charlie. I see the resemblance to the Marx "Johnny West" figures, like Chief Cherokee.
The All-American Fighter (often referred to as Buddy Charlie due to Montgomery Ward branding them as such-MW was a big Marx retailer) was Marx's competitor to Gi Joe. It was basically a Johnny West head on a Captain Action Body. Marx and ideal apparently shared R+D. Same body style, and the SGT Fury accessories are basically the same as those used by Buddy Charlie and Stony Smith. The odd duck is the camo outfit. It's a modified Joe scramble pilot flight suit in Joe marine camo. You can tell that the same factories made items for the competitors and knockoffs!
Posts : 2018 Join date : 2020-07-22 Age : 62 Location : East Tennessee, US
Subject: Re: Special Ops Marx Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:24 am
I have one All American Fighter (Buddy Charlie). I have about three Stony Smith's. And I got two of Marxman's black body repros of Stony. One is assembled, the other isn't. The one I got unassembled came with the Buddy Charlie head and hands, unpainted.
I need to get around to assembling the repro black body, I picked up a Marx style head and hands to go with it. And two black berets from Stewart's Attic. Sort of a "commando" team if you will. I've haven't gotten around to assembling him, because I've never used a punch before, for the tubular rivets.
Home 
Subject: Special Ops Marx 
Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:05 pm
Green Beret pics Nate! 
