If I had the money I could well imagine collecting Supercar toy vehicles.
Even then I might have to replace scarce spare parts with alternatives. Maybe in the spirit of my Johnny Lemon household spares I've blogged about before.
So when I read an old comment about the Fairylite Supercar by reader Paul Vreede from 8 years ago I thought, yes! that's so ersatz!
"I'm just wondering, since I don't know the size of this thing, but that canopy looks rather similar in shape to a transparent Apple Mac mouse?"
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I looked into the Apple pro Mouse. Here's its clear cover:
Its a transparent domed pill-shape cover that sits on the mouse.
Paul's right, it is like the domed pill-shaped canopy of the Fairylite Supercar!
Here they both are side by side, although not to scale.
We know how big a computer mouse is but what about the Supercar? Would it fit?
The Fairylite Supercar is approx. 8 inches long.
It might just work, the Apple Pro canopy!
Not sure it would do for the bigger Plaston Supercar though.
Thats about a foot long. That's 12 inches, the length of an ruler.
Here's the Plaston and and small Fairylite Supercars together in a pic I recently saw on Ebay.
I really do like Supercar toy vehicles! Do you?
It might just work, the Apple Pro canopy!
Not sure it would do for the bigger Plaston Supercar though.
Thats about a foot long. That's 12 inches, the length of an ruler.
Here's the Plaston and and small Fairylite Supercars together in a pic I recently saw on Ebay.
I really do like Supercar toy vehicles! Do you?
For more fab Supercars check out the essential website Mike Mercury.
The Fairylite Supercar is the very first Supercar I ever owned. I sat it on top of our Belling electric fire one day and the rising heat warped one of the wings. I've only ever seen it in photographs since then, not 'in the flesh' (plastic), but I hope to be able to track one down some day when I have a bit of spare dosh.
ReplyDeleteIt seems fitting that a Supercar would have a wing warped by rising heat Kid! All of its missions were dangerous! I never had any Supercar toys I don't think but I adore the design and like you would love to see these toys in the flesh.
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