#660 Majorette Vs. Matchbox – Renault Eleven (1984 In Addition To 1985)

The Reanult eleven was 1 of the close pop cars inward its arrive at during the 80s. It was Car of the Year inward 1982 in addition to was available during many years. As a affair of fact, the eleven in addition to the Renault ix are ofttimes seen equally the same model. For the eleven at that topographic point were several “facelifts” in addition to this item Matchbox in addition to Majorette models are the 1st one, the 1st stage from 1984.

Considering both the ix in addition to the eleven are the same car, it was available inward Europe from 1981 to 1989, in addition to during a few years likewise inward the USA equally Renault Alliance, where it was chosen equally 1 of the 10 best cars inward 1983. After that, in addition to during the 90s it was likewise built for the South American market, equally good equally inward Turkey in addition to Taiwan.

Both Majorette in addition to Matchbox models are actually accurate, in addition to real similar to each other. The close meaning differences are inward the front end headlights, metallic element inward illustration of the the Majorette model an plastic for Matchbox. Another interesting divergence is that Majorette made the lower one-half of the torso inward plastic, equally the existent auto had, in addition to likewise added a practicable sunroof, which is actually nice.

Majorette made this model inward 1984 for the starting fourth dimension time inward (dark) red, 1 yr afterward inward vivid red. In 1987 it got a novel ornamentation inward white alongside dark in addition to xanthous rally stripes, that was likewise available inward 1988, in addition to inward 1989 it was non available anymore.

Matchbox premiered this model inward their 1986’s catalogue inward black, an it was available until 1989. In 1990 the model was replaced past times the Mercury Sable Wagon, in addition to then at that topographic point are no other versions than this one. When a model is in addition to then many years inward catalogue without novel decorations, it in all probability agency that the model didn’t sell real well. There are of course of pedagogy simply about international variants, in addition to a real interesting bluish version alongside a taxi low-cal on the roof from James Bond’s cinema “A View to Kill”.

Majorette  RENAULT eleven TXE (Nr. 275)

Matchbox RENAULT eleven (Nr. 33)

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENAULT eleven TXE (Nr. 275) in addition to Matchbox RENAULT eleven (Nr. 33)
• Scale: Around 1:64
• Year: 1984 in addition to 1985
• Company: Majorette(France) in addition to Matchbox (Great Britain)
• Size: Around 8 cm 

#661 Joal – Chaparral Prototipo 2F (Ref. 113) In Addition To Adams Bros Probe Sixteen (Ref. 118) (Around 1973)

These are 3 Joal models inward 1:43 scale that my manful somebody bring upwardly bought a duet of years agone inward a flea market. They are inward non bad shape, although the Adams Bros is non 100% complete. It is missing the plastic roof, a really difficult to detect bit.

Joal chose a mixture of prototypes, ordinary together with sport cars, together with these are an instance of sport together with race cars, cheque every bit good my entries dealing with the Renault 10, the Ferrari 512S or the Monza G.T. and the Alfa 1600.

 

 

We convey mentioned several times that Joal unremarkably "borrowed" designs from other companies similar Tekno of Denmark, Polistil from Italy or Corgi from the United Kingdom, only nosotros are non certain if the models are actual copies, licenses or if Joal bought casts from other companies. In the instance of the Chaparral, it powerfulness live similar to a model made yesteryear Mercury, together with the Adams Bros. Probe similar to Corgi´s. I cannot compare them, because I create non convey these, alone the 2 Joals, then this is alone a guess.

 

As commons inward Joal models, these were available inward several colours each: the Chaparral is at to the lowest degree available inward red, green, yellow, gilt together with blue, spell the Adam Bros. Probe is available inward red, green, blue, xanthous together with orange.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: CHAPARRAL PROTOTIPO 2F (Ref. 113) together with ADAMS BROS PROBE sixteen (Ref. 118)
• Scale: 1:43
• Year: Around 1973
• Company: Joal (Spain)
• Size: Around x cm

#662 Super Caser - Super Atlas Bot (Lh-747) (Around 1989)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

 

 

I flora this box a few years agone at a flea market. It is a transformers-like combiner (or "gestalt") robot made inwards Taiwan. The laid upwards comprises ii cars (both await quite futuristic) together with 1 jet, summation about chromed accesories. The names are Ex-Caeser, Atlas-Carbot together with Atlas-Jetbot. They combine into Super Atlas Bot.

 

 

I cause got made pictures of each part, although I ddin´t endeavour to transform or combine them, since this toys are oftentimes quite fragile, together with non really good done. I intend this laid upwards was made inwards the slow 80s, perhaps root for the American together with European markets, together with it in all likelihood came to Espana later, inwards 1991 or 1992. When I flora it, it was alongside many other inexpensive toys from the early on 90s, I estimate it was the classic street vendor of toys together with candies that goes from 1 fair to the next. During the 80s, most toys were made inwards Hong-Kong, merely starting inwards 1992 or 1993, Chinese toys were to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than common, together with character decreased.

 

 

To my knowledge, these 3 robots are non copies of whatever Transformers robot, they are non bootlegs, merely knock-offs. However, I intend about of these accesories are actual copies of other made yesteryear Hasbro or Takara.

 

The toys are made basically inwards white plastic, alongside parts inwards vivid orange, blueish together with other appealing colours. Stickers are similar to Hasbro´s: colourful merely without silverish background, together with the full general appearance is, I would say, similar a G2 Transformer. It could live easily false yesteryear a G2.

 

 

 

 

Something I discovery groovy virtually knock-offs are their imaginative packaging. The box is too colourful together with makes a groovy impression. Just similar the "expensive" transformers, the box has about windows that disclose the actual contents of the box. It too has a flap to live hung inwards about sort of display case. The labels used together with the names are really exotic, alongside an abuse of superlatives, similar "Double Joint Power Up", ". The dorsum of the box has the instructions, how to transform each business office together with how to combine them into Super Atlas Bot, merely they comprise several spelling errors, which is too typical inwards many Asian knock-off toys from the 90s.

 

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: SUPER ATLAS BOT (LH-747)
• Toy Line: Super Caser
• Year: Around 1989
• Company: Unknown Manufacturer (Taiwan)
• Size of the figures: Around 8 cm long

#663 Galaxy Fighters – Mace Ape In Addition To Magoon (1983)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

 

The Milky Way Warriors is in all likelihood the top-knockoff trouble of Masters of the Universe inward price of sales, characters (and vehicles/creatures) as well as besides because it was the laid out MOTU bootleg that reached a for certain peak of popularity. They were produced starting inward 1983 past times Sungold inward Hong-Kong.

 

Milky Way Warriors convey the “honor” to live a knock-off that has been knocked-off itself, as well as that’s what I wanted to say you lot today. Milky Way Fighters is truly a bootleg of Milky Way Warriors. But that wouldn’t live all. In subsequently years, at that topographic point were really depression character bootlegs made of them, inward figures that were poorly articulated as well as painted.

 

 

Milky Way Fighters were copyrighted inward 1984 past times Sewco, as well as sold during many years, equally many equally the Mattel franchise lived, as well as perhaps fifty-fifty more. Sewco produced their figures inward Hong-Kong equally well.

 

The connections betwixt Sungold as well as Sewco are unknown, only Sewco produced upwards to iii identical figures to those made past times Sungold, copied the pattern of the logo, the mode of the blíster, as well as evensome of the names, amongst pocket-size spelling differences. Why? We volition never know. In whatever case, the shape used for these warriors is identical except for the left hand, which is slightly closed, piece the GW convey it to a greater extent than open. Heads are made of soft plastic, which is cheaper than difficult plastic.

 

In the the States these figures were distributed past times Madison as well as East West, only exterior of the US, at that topographic point were other distributors, which led to unlike kinds of artwork as well as packaging art.

 

 

The figures came amongst 2 accesories each: a bladed weapon as well as a shield. The available weapons were 2 types of sword (one straight, ane curved), an axe as well as a halberd. The shields were 2 unlike ones. The weapons were added to each figure randomly, at to the lowest degree exterior the US. The shields had a sticker on the front, either a pocket-size circular ane or a big one, as well as the solely affair that was non random was the sticker on the shield. The proficient guys had an eagle on their shields, piece the bad ones had a skull.

 

 

The 2 characters inward the pictures are Magoon as well as Mace Ape. Mace Ape is, of course, the ane that resembles to a greater extent than similar an ape. Magoon is the human one. Great figures! I totally sympathise that they were hence successful dorsum then, as well as that people withal hold back for as well as collect them.

 

 

FACTS as well as FIGURES:

• Name: MACE APE as well as MAGOON
• Toy Line: Milky Way Fighters
• Year: 1984
• Company: Sewco (U.S.A.)
• Size of the figures: 8 to nine cm long

#664 Cf Hong-Kong - Fiat X1-9 (Tomica Knock-Off) (Around 1995)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

Here is a die-cast machine copied from a Tomica cast. Although the special degree is non that high, the manufacturer, CF, decided to position a pull-back motor inside, as well as thus the toy is to a greater extent than interesting for children. The wheels are bigger as well as come upwards amongst chromed hubcaps. This makes the machine a scrap higher as well as less realistic, merely it has to survive similar that because of the pull-back motor.

Nothing is know nearly CF, I could solely constitute a few notes as well as a few pictures inwards the internet. All models available (which are 6) are Tomica copies:

• Audi 5000 inwards nighttime bluish (#301)
• Nissan Bluebird inwards nighttime crimson (#302)
• Porsche 930 inwards brilliant crimson (#303)
• Jaguar XJS inwards greenish (#304)
• Fiat X1-9 inwards low-cal bluish (#305)
• Toyota Corolla Levins inwards brilliant yellowish (#306)

Some of this notes (found inwards gogotomica.blogspot.com or gasolinealleyantiques.com) fighting that these cars are in all probability made past times Faie, perchance because Faie made other Tomica copies before.

CF cars were available inwards inexpensive blistercards. I don´t know when were these released, merely I would tell the trend of the blister bill of fare is unopen to 1995 o 1996, non as well as thus old, merely a really interesting a rare sample.

This 2 pictures are taken from eBay - Seller: tresorduweb

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FIAT X1-9 (#305)
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: Around 1995
• Company: CF (Hong Kong) / Maybe Faie (Hong Kong)
• Size: 8 cm

#665 Globo Italy (Vr) – Several Cars Inwards The Micro Machines Scale (Around 1997)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

 

 

This serial of cars inward the Micro Machines scale (or slightly bigger) were actually mutual at fleamarkets the commencement of the 2000s. I jurist they were made past times the mid 90s together with could move flora inward inexpensive stores, otherwise I cannot explicate why are they together with hence common.

 

There are several unlike models, to a greater extent than oft than non race together with 4x4 cars, each of them inward ii colours, although at that spot are likewise tyke variations. I had much to a greater extent than of these, only I alone kept 1 of each type including variants. I left the balance inward unlike geocaches around Europe.

 

Note that some are marked: "TURBO", "DESERT DEMON", "TYPHOON" together with some likewise deport race numbers.

 

If you lot convey whatsoever data most these models, I´d dear to request heed it! Please piece of job out a comment to this entry.

UPDATE: I flora a blister pack alongside sme of these cars marked "GLOBO ITALY (VR)" (VR is for the portion Verona, since they are located inward Illasi). I intend this companionship withal exists together with it is straight off called GLOBO (see www.globo.it). Probably they started importing knock-off toys (according to the spider web inward 1982), similar Transformers Micro Masters (called Micro Metamorphs) together with they grew from that betoken on to move 1 of the most of import Italian toy importers today.

Even though these cars are likely older than 1997, I volition piece of job out the 1997 estimation. It is suspicious that they were withal together with hence tardily to find around 2010.

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: SEVERAL CARS IN THE MICRO MACHINES SCALE
• Scale of the cars: 1:150 aprox.
• Year: Around 1997
• Company: Globo Italia (VR) (Italy/ China)
• Size: approx. 2,5 cm

#666 Ninja Maestro Del Combate (Around 1993)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!
 

Maybe yous know or hollo back the Ninja Warriors, that corking together with curt trouble past times Child´s Play together with Hasbro from the mid to belatedly 80s. In Kingdom of Spain these were renamed "Guerreros Yakse" together with had a relatively big popularity amidst children. As a result, this toyline had several bootlegs, to a greater extent than or less of which were already mentioned inward the commencement entry dedicated to Ninja Warriors (#335).

 

In this illustration the Ninja that yous tin encounter inward the pictures is a PVC figure alongside a hole on the bottom that fits inward a pencil or pen. Nothing more, nada less. The figure has a relatively bad quality, it is non done or painted really well, yous tin encounter its many defects. It is interesting mostly for its cardback, which is plainly an crusade to popularize a serial of figures inward the wake of a to a greater extent than pop toy.

The figure comes from Hong-Kong, although inward Kingdom of Spain it was imported past times González Sanz fom Madrid.

The figure has no name, together with the packaging was mutual to the several figures that were available. Unfortunately, I don’t know how many these were.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: Has no name
• Toy Line: Ninja Maestro del Combate
• Year: Around 1993
• Company: Unknown (Hong Kong)
• Size of the figures: Around vii cm

#667 Simba/ Wentoys – Wrestling Champs (1993)

Catching Tiger

Simba is a German linguistic communication toy manufacturer and besides a toy importer. Currently Simba is the fourth biggest toy manufacturer inwards Germany. From the beginning, inwards 1982, the companionship has imported many toys from Communist People's Republic of China too other Asian countries. These figures are about examples of imported toys made yesteryear 3rd companies inwards China.

The Wrestling Champs use casts which are copies of Hasbro’s Official WWF. There are 2 waves, only today I volition solely verbalize close the initiatory of all one, which is far to a greater extent than mutual than the second. It comprised six figures, whose names were:

• Catching Tiger
• Pit Hammer
• Fighting Bull
• Earl of Power
• Punching Paul
• Knock Out Joe

Earl of Power

As you lot tin see, all figures are based inwards solely 2 torso parts, 2 types of arms, too 2 types of legs, solely the heads are different. Additionally, in that place are solely 2 activity features available: punch or waist twist. The colours are besides quite simple.

Pit Hammer

Figures came originally attached to a bill of fare yesteryear way of 2 wires. The bill of fare was printed inwards several languages, every bit Simba intended to import them every bit a inexpensive option to Hasbro’s. From the bill of fare nosotros know that in that place was besides a modest telephone available, much smaller´s than the “official” ane from the WWF.

Fighting Bull

Simba is withal active, although directly it is business office of the Simba-Dickie group, a entreprise belongings that besides owns Majorette, Schuco, Märklin, Smoby, BIG, Noris… Not too thus long agone I saw a Transformers knock-off that looked actually great. Bootlegs are non what they were twenty or xxx years ago!

Knock-Out Joe

These figures were besides sold nether the ring "Wentoys", inwards a blister pack alongside text inwards German, French too English.

FACTS too FIGURES:

• Name: Catching Tiger, Pit Hammer, Fighting Bull, Earl of Power too Knock Out Joe
• Toy Line: Wrestling Champs
• Year: 1993
• Company: Simba (Germany) / Wentoys (Germany)
• Size of the figures: 12 cm