| ISSUE 136 DAKTARI |
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| ISSUE 136 is coming off the presses for shipping throughout the United States on February 15. This issue we showcase the awesome DAKTARI playsets in its numerous versions, (7 including ones with only soft plastic jungle animals). We had a blast setting this one up as it is very detailed and adventurous, what with the Daktari ("doctor" in Swahili) compound, special jeep, and through the jungles toward the mysterious native village which seems peaceful enough, but what's that torture stake for? And the natives -- there are so many! Also here are the towering rock formations of the jungle and a splendid canoe among its many accessories, each one vividly cast and detailed. This issue spends quite a lot of time in the Jungle -- with "other" jungle and toys of the 1950s and 1960s, and a memorable "2 Shot" as well as a new diorama from Tom Stark. Speaking of Tom, the "Puzzler" is being discontinued for 2026 and likely beyond, so bid it farewell, as Tom is moving into a new creative direction with an eye toward bigger Dioramas and you'll enjoy a first taste of that with Tarzan swinging the vine life away from his pursuers. ENDING TOM STARK's PM PUZZLER We want to thank Tom for an unbelievable run of 24 years doing the "PM Puzzler" (which used to be called the "Stark Raving Mad" puzzler, remember? Or are we dreaming? Each issue he brought a tantalizing twister of an image from which our poor readers had to identify each figure. "I was running out of new figures to mix up into a Puzzler," he told us recently, not to mention the time it took going out and scrounging for them, all doing something like one of over 133 themes he presented. So now, it's not goodbye but "Hello!" as he'll be doing what he likes best with dioramas to share in PM. Thank you, Tom, for all the dedication to the readers and to the hobby. They are all much appreciated. In fact, you might say we both moved over in the interests of more toys per issue. MORE TOYS -- OH, THAT'S BETTER I'm not sure you'd even notice if I didn't mention this, but - also gone is our full page "Editor's Page," which is now devoted to bringing more toys into each issue, and sooner. We just judged that more toys are better than talk, that's all. I have enjoyed doing editorials and expressing personal opinions and sometimes insider information, but you are all insiders and now the editorial too is gone -- condensed into a few words over on the "Info" page 4. As you can imagine, the change has brought about a neat new adjustment to the format of PM that we hope you will enjoy. Here's just a bit of news, the new "AMERICAN FARM PLAYSETS by MARX" is coming to a complete, and exhaustive finish. I think we can update the printed estimate in the new issue by promising the new book, well over 250 pages of one of the absolutely most confusing series of sets Marx ever made -- that the new book will be ready for Spring release. Thank you each and every one for being readers of Playset Magazine, you are very much appreciated. Rusty |
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