Years ago a single hit on Google was called a Googlewack. The name stuck with me and now and then I find one.
Here's another; contained within this superb Fab1 article on the ever-informative Dinky Toys TV and Space site is mention of a rare FAB1 custom model car made in 1982.
https://dinkytvspace.com/100-lady-penelopes-fab-1/
Its about two thirds down in the rarities and oddities section talking about two gold hand-made FAB1's. One is shown and another non-gold normal model is also shown on the company box. It looks amazing and a bit like a JR21 toy FAB1 but more detailed.
Anyways I wont say the name of the company, S, or the model maker, DM* and FAB1 in the same sentence as that would explode the Googlewack!
* I have read separately that DM was previously the Marketing Director at Dinky Meccano before setting up his own model company, S.
Thats a great little site, which i think is overlooked sometimes. if you look in the UPDATES section, theres some great information about the Investigator Coastguard and also the Shado 2 with the Radar Dish. I distinctly recall someone in Primary school bringing one in to class one day, but he was very secretive about it. The Meccano/Dinky factory wasn't far away in Liverpool and my brother in law who lived just outside Speke, said that a lot of the wasteland nearby was used as industrial dumping grounds and there were several areas which were used by Dinky to bury their scrap. He and his mates would often go down and could dig up cars and toys. The only downside was that the area was also used as a waste dump, so parts of the ground would literally 'wobble' under the old turf, due to the semi liquid waste that had been buried, so it was a bit hazardous to say the least! Bill
ReplyDeleteIts a great die-cast site and a shame that updates are occasional. I suppose that's the nature of updates once a good site is established. Hope it stays online. So many have gone. Your Liverpool dump story is fascinating! ha ha. No recollection of the SHADO 2 Radar dish soz.
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ReplyDeleteFor this week's comic, I featured the Helijet from Thunderbirds as my villain is escaping.
http://www.hirezfox.com/21cf/index.html
This week's comics were fun to draw. :)
Hope you enjoy them!
Wow! Scott, great illustrations! Love that Helijet and the Firebolt Laser Cannon! Superb comic strip!
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