{"id":16967,"date":"2021-05-28T15:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?page_id=16967"},"modified":"2021-10-13T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:06:10","slug":"matchbox-fighting-furies-pirate-figures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/plaidstallions-action-figure-galleries-mego-knock-offs\/matchbox-fighting-furies-plaid-stallions-action-figure-archive\/matchbox-fighting-furies-pirate-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchbox Fighting Furies Pirate Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16951&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/plaidstallions-action-figure-galleries\/matchbox-fighting-furies-plaid-stallions-action-figure-archive\/&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16971&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Cap&#8217;n Peg Leg was part of the first assortment, his hidden feature was that he had a treasure map in his leg. 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