WE START YEAR SIXTEEN WITH SOME DUKWS!

Some of my DUKW's (colloquially referred to as "duck's") and a blue SEEP [thanks Paul V]

From Vegas Duck Base

Ed B

USA

THEY COULD SAIL ROUND A LOOFAH

I do love amphibious toys. They seem to sum up the Sixties.

Sunshine, secret agents and the seaside!

Old sales listings are full of them online.

This beautiful car-boat was by West German Schuco. Its probably also the origin of the T in a Circle/ Tai Hing version.

One we know ell, the Aquacar by HSi.

Here it is in an unusual camouflage livery. Not sure if its HSi or maybe its been painted?

Marx released this wonderful DUCK set complete with soldiers and extra craft.

Again, the Marx DUCK was probable the source for T in a Circle/ Tai Hing's own version of DUCK here.

Finishing with a swirl of Amphicat-style buggies in two sizes, the big one is actually labelled Amphicat.

Are you amphibiously inclined?

FANCY A LINCOLN STINGRAY IN YOUR CEREAL?

Now that's what I call a breakfast toy surprise!

Just check out what some lucky punter found in his All Bran!

Wish it was me!

This bundle was auctioned by SAS in 2014.

Can you spot the Century 21 toy?

If not, here's the description:

"Lincoln Stingray and other Hong Kong Battery operated 1960s-1970s Toys: Lincoln International Stingray, Century 21 11-67 Wrecker Truck, Carlossal Toy 1040 Hong Kong Air Cushion Car (Hovercraft), Hong Kong B 102 Twin Flying Helicopters, all in original boxes, F-G, some parts missing, Stingray cockpit loose and rust to battery controller, boxes F-G, Stingray lid torn, together with unboxed Marx Military green AMPHIB 2005, F, lacks battery cover"

DUKWS EVERYWHERE

The Spanish company ALNI made some great military toy vehicles I've recently found out. Here's their cool DUKW. For some reason it reminds me of the Sanchis Midi Tanque space vehicle also from Spain pictured below. A space Duck! Must be all the rockets.

Here's the T in a Circle DUKW, which has the classic amphibious shape with a huge turnable canon at the rear.

The last DUKW in this post is one I picked up at a car boot sale last summer, if indeed it can be described as a DUKW. Again it has huge missiles. Does anyone else like DUKWS