I'm not knowledgeable on vintage toy colour but I do remember that florescent was a thing in the early 70's as for probe force 3, rhubarb and custard???
Yeah. I agree terran. Dayglo. How would toy companies have ordered colours for the plastic? Or would they have acquired plastic already coloured? Do you know?
I believe the plastic was sold as bags of precoloured pellets by the manufacturers. You might remember early American plastic toys, late 40's early 50's sometimes were not one colour but a marbled pattern, brown, reds and greens mixed as limited supplies of raw materials were mixed.
I'm not knowledgeable on vintage toy colour but I do remember that florescent was a thing in the early 70's as for probe force 3, rhubarb and custard???
ReplyDeleteLike it. Rhubarb n custard! Ha ha
DeleteWell,it was the 60's,so how about;Lime and Limpid Green,Red Rubber Ball,Mellow Yellow,and Purple Haze? ;p
ReplyDeletePurple haze! Ha ha. I adore that track mark. Jimi was the king of frets.
DeleteDAYGLO(W) was the term for printing inks so probably applied to plastics as well.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I agree terran. Dayglo. How would toy companies have ordered colours for the plastic? Or would they have acquired plastic already coloured? Do you know?
DeleteI believe the plastic was sold as bags of precoloured pellets by the manufacturers. You might remember early American plastic toys, late 40's early 50's sometimes were not one colour but a marbled pattern, brown, reds and greens mixed as limited supplies of raw materials were mixed.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting Terran. Do you think its possible to recreate that look with paint?
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