What's inside the 72 Pontiac GTO box?
Turns out it was a time capsule from my pre-Australian self!
The Giant and Robinsons and the Forgotten Prisoner now all re-remembered!
Did you have these kits, Moonbasers?
Looey
Oz Base
Saturday, 18 November 2023
Friday, 17 November 2023
A LOOK AT THE DINKY TOYS KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER
Some photos of the Dinky Toys 357, ‘Klingon’ Battle Cruiser, which was released in 1977.
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The die-cast & plastic model is a reasonable representation of the D7 Class Klingon warship seen in the original Star Trek series, although for some reason, possibly so the model sits right when on a flat surface. the long boom connecting the rear main section to the bulbous front slopes down!
I’ve already covered the Dinky Toys, U.S.S. Enterprise, curiously numbered 358, which and released in 1976. It’s play value included using the inside of the saucer section to load and repeatedly fire ‘Photon’ torpedoes.
https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2022/10/boldly-going-look-at-dinky-uss.html
The Battle Cruiser also has firing ‘Photon’ torpedoes, although these are loaded into the top of the bulbous section and fired individually using the port side canard fin which doubles as a trigger.
Like the Dinky U.S.S. Enterprise, the Battle Cruiser was originally released in an enclosed cardboard box, after which at some point this was changed to a window box.
Apart from the Battle Cruiser, the box contained 8 ‘Photon’ torpedoes, and a set of spare waterslide decals.
Early models have sharp rear wing tips, which were rounded off on later models, presumably due to safety reasons, as the plastic Nacelle engines are prone to break off and expose the sharp points.
In 1978, Dinky Toys released a gift pack, numbered 309 containing both the Enterprise and the Battle Cruiser. The back featured a cut-out Star Trek communicator.
Finally some Dinky Toy adverts for the Klingon Battle Cruiser. One from ‘Battle’ comic, and the other from ‘Meccano’ magazine. I find this interesting as it shows the Battle Cruiser in what appears to be an early red & blue mock up stage.
may’Duj
Tony P's Cars Book One
Hi Woodsy,
Saw your post today about the "Cars" book.
I have Book One of the series, which I have had since I was a little boy – probably one of the first books I had.
Copy of the front cover is attached, showing a maroon Rolls Royce – unfortunately the silverfish have nibbled at the front cover, but the rest of the book is intact!
Cheers
Tony P
TAMIYA FLYING SALADIN: MANY TANKS
I just love the box art on this 1960s vintage Tamiya 1/35 British Armoured Car Saladin MK-2. Much better than the bland white background on their modern kits.
The vehicle is literally flying through the air, so I guess it belongs to an airborne unit ? The real Saladin was over 11 tons, so this one must have been really travelling to reach take-off speed.
I do not know what the correct order is for the box art styles, but both are likely from the 1960s.
Two photographs from Worthpoint.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Ed's Ideal P-39 Aircobra - One of The First Injection Molded Airplanes
Per Bill Hanlon's "PLASTIC TOYS Dimestore Dreams of the '40s & '50s":
The first documented mention of an injection molded airplane was in 1938 and was a DC-3 made by the Kilgore Mfg. Co., USA..
In 1941 Dillon Beck followed up with a P-39 Airacobra for their Wannatoy line. Popular at the time, the P-39 turned out to be a hit but by 1942 Dillon Beck turned its production to wartime efforts. Ideal then bought the molds of the P-39 from Dillon Beck and started producing the plane in 1944 ending production in 1947.
The plane measures 4 1/4"L x 5"wingspan x 1 1/2"H and is apparent when comparing to photos of the real plane that it is a somewhat loose interpretation. But I'm okay with that as it's a nice wartime era toy that goes perfectly with the Warren Paper Products Built-Rite Army Hangar and is an example of one of the earliest plastic toys offered.
I have both a blue and a gray version of the toy and one 'slightly used' box.
Enjoy!
From Vegas Army Airfield
Ed
USA
RESCUE ATTEMPT
I've always been a fan of the cute R6 Rescue Craft from the SpaceX range. I never had one and can only drool on readers who have. Well, drool over the readers... doh! You know what I mean.
Here's co-author Wotan Bill's own splendid R6.
So I amazed to see this little beauty online somewhere ages back.
I had to look twice!
Its definately got R6 looks!
What do you think?
Indiana Jones Model Kits
I've had a look at Indiana Jones kits.
All I found on Scalemates were a few resin or vinyl items, mostly figures.
The lack of kits surprised me, given the popularity of the films. So I asked Max from the You Tube channel Max's Models, and he said the only kit he knew of was an MPC diorama set from 1982. Somehow, I had missed this kit entirely.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Desert Chase Action Scene
MPC, 1982, model number 1-1906
Snap together kit. Molded in Color
Scalemates listing for this kit.
The set got a two-page spread of colour photographs in the 1982 MPC catalogue. This can be found on the excellent Box Art Den site. The kit was no longer in the range by 1984. It was one of a series of Action Scene diorama kits MPC made at the time, most of which were tied-in with various films.
The kit does not appear to have ever been re-issued. Despite its short life, there seem to be plenty of on-line listings for this set, if you want one.
The set included a large, vacuum-formed plastic base measuring 11 3/4 inches by 17 3/4 inches, in cream plastic. All the other parts were injection-moulded in brown plastic.
The set depicts the Tanis archaeological dig site in the desert. Included are the German Flying Wing aircraft, several vehicles, figures (including Indy on a horse), a camel, buildings, tents, an elevated railway line with tipping wagons, trees, and other accessories. No scale appears to be given, but it is clearly small. The figures, vehicles, and aircraft do not look to be to a common scale.
The large box has an action-packed painting on the lid, with a photograph of the diorama in one corner. More photographs of the model, and stills from the film, appear on the sides of the box. Also on the side is a copyright notice for Lucasfilm Ltd 1982; and 1982 Fundimensions Division of CPG Products Corp., Mt Clemens, MI 48045.
This is a Snap together kit, for easy assembly. The vehicles are all two-piece mouldings, mostly left and right halves, although the motorcycle combination consists of a separate motorcycle and sidecar. Even the Flying Wing only has four parts, including the two propellers.
Thanks to Max for pointing out the existence of this kit.
Six photographs, all from Worthpoint.
Have you any Indiana Jones kits and collectables?
Paul Adams from New Zealand
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