#517 Plásticos De Albacete - Citroën Visa As Well As Renault Fuego (Around 1986)

Plásticos de Albacete (short PA) is some other real pocket-size Castilian fellowship that produced toys inwards the 80s, I accept works life no data at all inwards the internet, in addition to therefore I gauge that the fellowship produced toys exclusively for a few years, in addition to likely afterwards in addition to earlier produced other types of plastic goods. Maybe the fellowship operated amongst other name, although this seems improbable, since it is real hard to honor a less commercial build than "Plásticos de Albacete" (“Plastics from Albacete”, which is a metropolis inwards fundamental Spain).

The exclusively toys known are a few dissimilar serial (=different scales) of plastic cars amongst friction motor.

In this series, the scale is unopen to 1:32. There were exclusively a few models made: a Renault Fuego, a Citroën Visa, a Fiat/Seat Panda in addition to a Simca/Talbot Horizon. These cars were made is several brilliant colours: red, blue, yellow, white in addition to green.

Other serial include cars inwards bigger scale in addition to amend quality. Another serial inwards unopen to 1:20 reproduced several cars similar the Renault 5, the Fiat/Seat 600, the Fiat/Seat 850 or the Fiat/Seat 127... All were real pop cars earlier the 90s. These were made of i slice of plastic, but before, perchance inwards the terminal 70s, at that spot were some other serial made amongst much to a greater extent than quality, including cars similar the Ford Fiesta, the Fiat/Seat 124 or the Chrysler 150.

The intermediate scale serial was real similar to other serial made yesteryear Fundiplast, similar for instance the Renault five shown in #237.

PA e'er reproduced pop cars that were sold inwards Kingdom of Spain those years, some amongst dainty "fire brigade", "police", "ambulance" or other attractive decorations.

 

There were at to the lowest degree 2 issues of these cars. The older of these 2 included plastic hubcaps (a dissever piece, glued to the wheel), spell inwards older versions, the wheels had a novel sort inwards which the hubcap was only carved on them. Here's a pic for comparison: the yellowish model is i toy a buy the farm along from my childhood days, in addition to which originally had winshield in addition to windows. The bluish model was bought inwards a flea marketplace inwards Austria. I gauge it had a neat history to country if it could talk, almost how it crossed one-half Europe.

In the terminal picture, yous tin john come across i of the cardboard showcases amongst all iv models in addition to inwards all iv colours.

Picture: todocoleccion.net, seller: Alfreedom.

You tin john come across much to a greater extent than pictures of toys made yesteryear Plásticos de Albacete hither (a must for plastic toys/cars collectors): http://miniaturas70.jimdo.com/plásticos-albacete/

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: CITROËN VISA in addition to RENAULT FUEGO
• Year: Around 1986
• Company: PLÁSTICOS DE ALBACETE (Spain)
• Size: Around 10 cm.
• Scale: Around 1:32

#518 Siku Plastik – Fiat 600 (V49) (Around 1958)

This is my oldest Siku model, as well as the entirely ane I ain made of plastic. It represents a Fiat 600, which is the model that could involvement me the almost from the whole range, since the Fiat 600 is identical to the Seat 600, as well as this ane is past times far the almost pop Castilian car.

I establish it at a flea marketplace position as well as bought it real cheap, otherwise I approximate I would accept never bid for it equally it ordinarily ends alongside real high prices.

My model is calorie-free blue/grey, simply at that topographic point are likewise ane version inwards white. It tin hand notice live that the motorcar was originally calorie-free blue, simply alongside the role (mine is non perfect) it turned to grey.

No thing what, I’m actually happy alongside the model, as well as I volition buy the farm on it together alongside other Seat 600 I collected.

Siku Plastik trouble started inwards 1954, as well as was from the starting fourth dimension a 1:60 scale trouble of vehicles as well as accesories. Siku dealt since it's foundation alongside plastics as well as produced a dandy diversity of toys as well as objects for daily life inwards unlike plastic componds, as well as thence they already mastered the fabrication of modest objects inwards this stuff when the Plastik trouble came to life.

The scale selection was something intermediate to the European 1:43 as well as the 1:90 that at the fourth dimension was using Wiking (in Germany).

The next year, Sikualready had 55 motorcar models, to a greater extent than than seventy accesories as well as to a greater extent than than 120 traffic signs. Cars were all mutual vehicles of the time, almost of them German. Year later twelvemonth the publish of models increased. Up to twenty novel models each time!

By 1958, Siku Plastik counted to a greater extent than than 100 models, agency to a greater extent than than Wiking.

The trouble was complemented alongside or as well as thence Street plans, were you lot could house all Siku accesories (buildings similar shops, garages, schools, stations; modest figures, street lamps, traffic signs, traffic lights, trees... Some of these sets were fifty-fifty offered to driving schools, equally they include ítems to simulate/explain every possible traffic situation.

For to a greater extent than information, I advice you lot to purchase this book.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FIAT 600 (V49)
• Scale: 1:60
• Year: Around 1958
• Company: Siku (Germany)
• Size: approx. 2’’ or 4,5 cm

#520 Efsi - Mercedes 250 Se Coupe In Addition To Citroen Dyane (Nrs. 406 In Addition To 410) (Around 1972)

 

These are ii real quondam EFSI models I own. The Mercedes was likewise available nether the BestBox brand, although that older model had practicable doors. As yous tin run into inward the base of operations plate, the Efsi build has been placed over to a greater extent than or less deleted part, where previously the BestBox logo was. The dark wheels were likewise used past times the latest BestBox, simply are best known for beingness the classic blueprint of a big business office of EFSI models.

The kickoff model is a Citroen Dyane inward yellow, real good casted as well as amongst keen details. The almost impresive 1 is the practicable sunroof made of sparse plastic.

 

 

The minute model, likewise inward yellow, is a Mercedes 250 SE Coupé decorated amongst race release 10, as well as a dark base. It is non as well as thence detailed equally the previous model, simply withal a rare model.

 

 

None is inward their best conditions, simply withal convey collector value.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: CITROEN DYANE as well as MERCEDES 250 SE COUPE (Nrs. 406 as well as 410)
• Scale: 1:60
• Year: Around 1972
• Company: EFSI Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm

#523 Joal – Renault Ten (Ref. 104) (Around 1969)

I ever considered the miniatures from Joal to move bang-up reproductions.

In or as well as then cases, Joal copied the models from Corgi or other major manufacturers from other countries. I mean value or as well as then are equally good based inwards Mercury models. The Italian die-cast manufacturer had many reproductions of Fiat cars, which were, of course, really interesting for Castilian manufacturers, since Seat models were equal to the Fiat models.

In this case, the automobile is like to an onetime Norev model, although I cannot assure it because I cannot compare them. The character of the Joal model is rather high, considering that it was made inwards the slow 60s past times a Castilian fellowship (which had non the latest technology of that time). If you lot pay plenty attention, you'll move able to encounter or as well as then imperfections.

The automobile is however inwards its greenish as well as white master box, the kickoff model used past times Joal. The same automobile was available at to the lowest degree inwards white, brown, bluish as well as green. The master automobile was made from 1965 to 1971 (in Espana it was manufactured from 1966 to 1970).

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENAULT 10 (Ref. 104)
• Scale: 1:43 (approx.)
• Year: Around 1969
• Company: Joal (Spain)
• Size: approx. 10 cm

 

#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