{"id":16955,"date":"2021-05-28T15:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?page_id=16955"},"modified":"2021-10-13T21:15:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:15:56","slug":"matchbox-fighting-furies-plaid-stallions-action-figure-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/plaidstallions-action-figure-galleries-mego-knock-offs\/matchbox-fighting-furies-plaid-stallions-action-figure-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchbox Fighting Furies: Plaid Stallions Action Figure Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16951&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Hot on the heels of Big Jim and the Lone Ranger, the Fighting Furies toy line made a big splash in 1974 but is largely forgotten by collectors today.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Created by Marvin Glass and Associates, the line of 8&#8243; Mego scaled figures harkened to swashbuckling days of yore. 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