tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post7963510734131527056..comments2024-03-29T09:24:51.598+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: THE GREEN HORNET PART 5: CORGI BLACK BEAUTY DIE CASTWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-84937735869395593972016-07-20T15:00:46.699+01:002016-07-20T15:00:46.699+01:00Thanks for the comment. The spoked wheels do turn ...Thanks for the comment. The spoked wheels do turn up from time to time. I suppose it would be nice to examples of both versions. SCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-30836235388724987112016-07-20T13:48:45.848+01:002016-07-20T13:48:45.848+01:00A beautiful model. My brother had one back in the ...A beautiful model. My brother had one back in the 60's and it was played with to death! I found the 2000 re-issue some time ago and also have an original that I fixed up with repro parts. Recently I was lucky enough to find a rather nice un-boxed original second hand example from a toy fair and noticed that it had spoked (cast) wheel hubs rather than the spun ones on my earlier models. I'd never seen this version before, but the chap selling it thought that it was perhaps an early release! I rather like these wheels personally. It is still one of my favourite Corgi Toys. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-88261520204187838162016-04-24T20:38:37.182+01:002016-04-24T20:38:37.182+01:00You're spot on Woodsy, Corgi brought it out ar...You're spot on Woodsy, Corgi brought it out around 2000. It's close, but not quite the same as the original, and comes with a separate figure of Kato. I'll be doing a short piece on it soon.SCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-57295633825869719722016-04-24T18:02:59.728+01:002016-04-24T18:02:59.728+01:00Am I right in thinking that there's a modern r...Am I right in thinking that there's a modern re-issue of this Corgi Scoop?WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-30507215197573496442016-04-24T16:44:16.478+01:002016-04-24T16:44:16.478+01:00That's a shame, Patricia, I'm presuming yo...That's a shame, Patricia, I'm presuming you watched the show in the sixties, and are hopefully still a fan. Did you ever get hold of one of the toys later on at some point?SCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-15960602838953021332016-04-24T16:30:07.365+01:002016-04-24T16:30:07.365+01:00Thanks Woodsy, yeah, it's cool alright. As wit...Thanks Woodsy, yeah, it's cool alright. As with most Corgi and Dinky toys good quality cheap plastic repro parts are plentiful thesedays, which does help make owning a fairly complete one a lot easier : DSCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-16041894100003213052016-04-24T16:19:34.230+01:002016-04-24T16:19:34.230+01:00Thanks Tony. The Black Beauty was, and is a real c...Thanks Tony. The Black Beauty was, and is a real cool car. From what I can gather its still a popular and well known TV car in the States. Obviously, not as big a draw as the famous Batmobile, but still very cultish.SCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-90499355151229275972016-04-24T16:12:51.058+01:002016-04-24T16:12:51.058+01:00Glad to it, Kev. As a youngster in the sixties, mo...Glad to it, Kev. As a youngster in the sixties, most of my knowledge of the Green Hornet came from TV Tornado, so a least I knew about the character. It's a shame the TV series never made it to Britain at the time, I reckon it would have done well. SCOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481423869059986451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-23729839095074359242016-04-24T15:59:22.224+01:002016-04-24T15:59:22.224+01:00I so wanted one of those, but they were a bit pric...I so wanted one of those, but they were a bit pricey for a die cast in those days. My folks also thought that I didn't need to have it since I was a girl...Patricia Weakleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-83494255495926992622016-04-24T14:50:52.045+01:002016-04-24T14:50:52.045+01:00Lovely post Scoop! One of my fave die-casts ever a...Lovely post Scoop! One of my fave die-casts ever as a kid. It was the epitome of cool. When i got one later on as an adult I got hold of some repro parts, the front missile and the disc spinner, but they were metal. I'm sure its all available in plastic now.WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-42349387837792036712016-04-24T12:55:18.503+01:002016-04-24T12:55:18.503+01:00Another significant trip down memory lane as I rea...Another significant trip down memory lane as I read this, scoop. I had a Corgi Black Beauty as a kid. A stunning toy, but I never realised there were two versions. Great article :)Tony Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-70436950004149624472016-04-24T12:33:14.772+01:002016-04-24T12:33:14.772+01:00I had that toy as a kid but had no idea at all abo...I had that toy as a kid but had no idea at all about who or what the Green Hornet was. Thanks for filling in that gap nearly 50 years later!KevinDnoreply@blogger.com