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Flashback Friday ~ The Funhouses! Chuckles...

10/29/2021

 
Chuckles Funhouse and The Funhouse are two carnival themed Funhouses produced by Lemax.  Which is your favorite? Both are amazing houses and deserve a moment in the spotlight. ​
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Chuckles Funhouse is probably THE UNICORN of most Spookytown collectors.  Produced in 2013 and quickly retired in 2015, this piece is VERY very rare and hard to find.  When found this piece usually commands well over $1,000.  I have seen one fetch $2500 on eBay.  More times than not it is non working. 

This amazing piece is quite heavy and on the larger size for the average Spookytown piece.  What makes this Spookytown house different from most is the shaking platform the two kids are trying to navigate on the second floor. I cannot say I have seen any other village piece have this kind of animation.  The rotating mirrors are very reminiscent of a true funhouse from yesteryear. This is an amazingly colorful piece, however my only gripe is the lack of children's voices squealing and screeching as they traverse the funhouse.  What you hear is simply the shaking of the platform.  See my video below to see what fun animation this piece offers.  

​Lastly... good luck in your search!

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Simply named "Funhouse", the predecessor to Chuckles Funhouse (Stock #65344) made it's debut in 2006 and was retired in 2013.  It was in the line for 8 years which reflects in it's secondary market price of just  $100-$150.  As Chuckle's was making his way to the market, this guy was slowly descending into happy retirement. I LOVE the colors on this Spookytown house! Although it's animation is a little lack luster it still adds an amazing element to your carnival themed layout. The kiddos run around (rotate) the second level with the house of mirrors in the center.  The sounds you would expect in a real funhouse are found on this piece, and in my opinion exceeds Chuckle's sounds.  This house can usually be found on eBay in good working order for around $100-$150 in it's original box.

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Thanks for checking out this week's Flashback Friday.
Happy Lemaxing!
​Sissy

Flashback Friday - Oct-o-Squeeze

10/22/2021

 
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On Friday's we will begin highlighting  one retired Lemax piece from the archives.  We will kick it off with a bang!  The Oct-O-Squeeze is a highly sought after, very popular and hard to find piece. Stock #84800, it originally retailed for around $100 bucks.  Released in 2008 and retired in 2012. Is this your unicorn?

What can we say about this wonderful rare Spookytown piece?  Well, for one thing, it's extremely hard to find.  Especially in working condition.  If you are lucky enough to find an in tact, working Oct-o-Squeeze you are a lucky Lemax collector!
​This piece tends to seize up rotating, and the fence is very fragile and can break easily.  Lemax, from time to time, has pieces in their line that have a power cycling motor.  What this means basically, is when you shut the power off, the unit continues operating until it finishes it's cycle.  So with that said, never ever plug this unit into a surge protector, power strip, or on a smart plug.  Only use the original power adapter, and plug directly into a wall socket.  You want to avoid turning it off abruptly by a secondary source.  Only power on/off with the toggle switch on the unit.


The Octopus itself is made of a soft squishy foamy material, so it has held up very well over the years, as there is a lot of give when bumped into. The unit has 2 light posts, with 2 lights each, plus LED's around the base of the Octopus and around the reader-board.

​Value on this item? AS of the writing of this article, in good operating condition $600+.  Units broken/malfunctioning for parts can even fetch $200-400 as well.  


Sissy


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The video link above, shows power cycling of the unit.  You can see that at the start up, the unit lights up, music and sounds begin immediately, and seconds later a delayed start of the motion.  When cycling down, the music and sounds stops instantly, while the lights and motion continue until it finishes it's cycle.

Another fun - fact! Did you know that Lemax stock #'s are generated from the year of their production?  Eg.  Stock #84800 = year 2018.

Welcome to our blog

10/20/2021

 
We have discovered there is a need for repair tips, faqs, and general info about the wonderful world of Lemax products. So we have started this fun new blog.

Our first entry is a simple thank you. Thank you for visiting our website and supporting our venture that turned from collecting, to diving in as a full blown Lemax authorized retailer. We have much gratitude for every single order, large and small that comes in.

Our primary goal is to get you Lemax products that are shipped with the utmost care, where all pieces are tested and inspected for damages and defects before they leave our warehouse. Yes, we do take time with every piece, looking them over for damages making sure the lights work, and the animations are operating properly. There is honestly nothing more disappointing than waiting for a new piece to arrive at your doorstep to find it's been tossed in a shipping box with little to no cushioning and pulling it out to find that it's either broken or not even functioning. We hope to eliminate as much of this as necessary. Are we saying that there will never be a broken or damaged item? Of course not, we are only human. But, we will take the extra step to do all we can to avoid unnecessary problems.

Please stay tuned... Scooter will be diving into some repair tips, when your house has an issue.

​Sissy
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