Game and Toys

#529 Corgi Juniors – M Prix Racer, Formula Ane Racer, Formula 5000 Together With Hot Rodder (1973)

The next cars are made yesteryear Corgi inward three inches size for its describe of piece of job Corgi Juniors. They are formula racers in addition to futuristic prototypes that await similar formula racers. I showtime took the pictures in addition to the noted that all of them were released the same twelvemonth 1973. The virtually futuristic ones are perhaps an campaign to struggle agains Matchbox’s Superfasts, that already had released a few invented cars inward a similar style.

Grand Prix Racer inward Green (Nr. 1-D1 – 1973-76) in addition to Hot Rodder inward yellowish (Nr. 28-B1 – 1973-76)

UPDATE: The same model inward much ameliorate shape including stickers:

END OF UPDATE

Formula 1 Racer inward Orange (Nr. 22-C1 – 1973-78) in addition to Formula 5000 inward Black (Nr. 27-B1 – 1973-81) From the mo model I am showing 2 measure versions, ane amongst stickers, about other ane without, summation a variant amongst dark base of operations in addition to dark motor at the goal of the article.

Formula 5000 (Nr. 27-B? – afterward issue)

This end automobile is non described inward Dr. Force’s direct in addition to seems to live a afterward issue, since the motor is made inward dark plastic instead of golden in addition to it is decorated amongst a tampographied “9”, instead of stickers. I am certain it is a afterward issue, simply seems to live a rare model. Never saw it somewhere else.

UPDATE 2 (JUNE 2018)

This model is practically identical to the previous one, solely the tampography is applied equally a "6" instead of a "9". This model does non appear inward the guides, in addition to I intend it is a to a greater extent than recent variant. Wheels are (or at to the lowest degree look) fifty-fifty newer than inward the RN9 model.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

Name: GRAND PRIX RACER, FORMULA 1 RACER, FORMULA 5000 in addition to HOT RODDER (Nr. 1-D1, 22-C1, 27-B1 in addition to 28-B1)
Scale: Approx. 1:64
Year: 1973
Company: Corgi (G. Britain)
Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm

#543 Smurfs - Diverse Figures (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Together With 1978)

In a previous entry I summarized the history of the smurf plastic figures yesteryear Schleich in addition to Bully. Until at 1 time I owned 3 figures from Schleich (the manful someone monarch in addition to 2 aboriginal Smurfs), only later on I bought a lot of approximately xx figures, all of which I´d similar to introduce inward this entry.

This time, all of them are marked Bully, in addition to stand upwards for models made betwixt 1969 in addition to 1977. I accept got some other manful someone monarch Smurf in addition to some other aboriginal Smurf, in addition to hence I tin compare the mark on the bases, in addition to how similar they are. Apart from a slight colour shade variations, the figures are identical.

So, using my Smurf Figure conduct (#428), I accept classified this lot according to the issue yr of each figure, in addition to this is how I desire to introduce them here:

1969 in addition to 1970:

Astronaut in addition to Smurf amongst Scarf (1969)
Laughing Smurf (1970) (needs to live cleaned)