Here's my slightly tarnished 'Whirl-a-way' Runabout from Ideal's Boaterific range.
Like my other Boaterific toy boat, the 'Atlas' Tug there's a few bits missing, notably the radio mast.
One thing that is odd about it is its backing card which is actually for another boat in the series, the 'Barracuda' Sport Fisherman.
At first I thought someone must have just mixed them up, but on closer inspection the name has been crossed out in the factory, but the number is the correct one for the Whirl-a-way boat, so this quite possibly is as it was originally purchased.
I'm speculating that it was a mistake made in the factory as the same number is attributed to both the Whirl-a-way and the Barracuda on the back of the card (the correct number for the Barracuda is 4360-4, while the Whirl-a-way is 4365-3)
The Whirl-a-way, although missing a lot of the chrome paint on its plastic parts still looks good.
It has that deep hull to accommodate the batteries and the Motorific motor.
Like all these toys, there's lots of bits of detail.
The problem for me now is as this is my second Boaterific boat, it means it's the start of yet another collection!
I have to ask Scoop - are you brave enough to test it in the water? :-)
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, yes I would Ed. The only problem is the Motorific motor needs changing and the battery terminals might need a clean but apart from that, lead me to the boating lake!
ReplyDeleteThey are quite gorgeous Scoop! Lovel coloured plastics and as you say tons of detail. The plastic boxes are inspired from Ideal. Like the Zeroids' cases, instantly displayable. I wonder if anyone at Ideal thought robot/boat/robot? They'd have invented Transformers if they had! It may be a new collection but I can see why you want to get them all Scoop! BTW The hulls are really deep, why's that?
ReplyDeleteIf you like toy boats Scoop you'll probably like British Toy Boats, a book I picked up in a bargain book shop. There's one on Amazon UK, used, for £3.94 at the mo.http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Toy-Boats-1920-onwards/dp/1845843649/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439052211&sr=1-2&keywords=toy+boats
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