tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post1648980188736781530..comments2024-03-28T12:10:50.410+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: CORGI JUNIORS AND 1970's HOT WHEELSWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-50299116134802912122020-02-27T11:56:12.212+00:002020-02-27T11:56:12.212+00:00Corgi made Husky models. The Husky line was introd...Corgi made Husky models. The Husky line was introduced in 1964, for sale exclusively in Woolworths, at least in Britain. When the exclusive deal ended, Husky models were rebranded as Corgi Juniors. There was also a short-lived line of models with low-friction wheels called Rockets. Later the Juniors were fitted with small Whizzwheels, the Corgi name for the type of wheel fitted to Hot Wheels and Matchbox Superfast models. In the 1970s the Juniors part of the name was dropped, and the models just said Corgi on their bases. Collectors still call them Juniors to avoid confusion with the larger Corgi models.<br />Being an aircraft modeller, to me the term undercarriage always refers to the landing gear (fixed or retractable) of an aircraft. So seeing it used to mean the base or underside of a model is really strange. Is this a standard term in the world of toys ?<br />Paul Adams from New Zealandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-7243461238473583862020-01-03T02:25:37.240+00:002020-01-03T02:25:37.240+00:00Yup, and Happy New Year to you, too.Yup, and Happy New Year to you, too.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-18888618131571316402019-12-31T09:34:35.533+00:002019-12-31T09:34:35.533+00:00Thanks for checking Kid. I'll compare your not...Thanks for checking Kid. I'll compare your notes with my cars once I find them again. Put away before Xmas and Ive forgotten where! Happy New Year Kid and see you in the new decade.WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-88551351852420217832019-12-31T00:43:34.547+00:002019-12-31T00:43:34.547+00:00Finally remembered to check. My Husky Batmobile ha...Finally remembered to check. My Husky Batmobile has a black metal undercarriage and the Corgi Junior version in your photo has a black plastic one. My Corgi Junior DB6 (yes, 6 - not the one in your pic) has a bright silver plastic undercarriage, and the Corgi version of the Johnny Lightning DB5 in the photo has a dull metal undercarriage. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-25744430298977058682019-12-12T23:08:05.666+00:002019-12-12T23:08:05.666+00:00Get better soon. I'll dig into my display cabi...Get better soon. I'll dig into my display cabinet and get back to you about the undercarriages.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-87982466378920370152019-12-12T21:39:55.296+00:002019-12-12T21:39:55.296+00:00doe? die!doe? die!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-53407842344133158972019-12-12T21:39:36.423+00:002019-12-12T21:39:36.423+00:00I'm ill Kid. Things have slowed down. Thanks f...I'm ill Kid. Things have slowed down. Thanks for the insights into Corgi and Husky. You certainly know your doe-cast. Didn't Husky have bright silver undercarraiges or have I got that wrong?WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-74649247007673196862019-12-12T21:33:57.621+00:002019-12-12T21:33:57.621+00:00H'mm, the above comment is feeling a little ne...H'mm, the above comment is feeling a little neglected, Woodsy.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-78696431707492820792019-12-11T09:57:17.234+00:002019-12-11T09:57:17.234+00:00The Aston Martin is actually the Corgi reissue of ...The Aston Martin is actually the Corgi reissue of the Johnny Lightning version. Although the base says Corgi and the hubcaps aren't the 'spoked' (in impression only) ones of the JL car, it appears to be from the exact same mould. The later Corgi Juniors version of the Batmobile that you show here wasn't as good as the earlier Husky one, but originally, they were the exact same car, except Husky's name was replaced with Corgi's.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com