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

November 10, 2019 Add Comment 1:64, 1958, Car, Germany, Siku

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

#521 Fx Schmid – Pippi Langstrumpf Together With Pippi Langstrumpf Im Taka-Tuka-Land (Nr. 609 Twenty Together With 608 20) (1971)

November 07, 2019 Add Comment 1971, Card Decks, FX-Schmid, Germany

I 1 time showed a deck of cards made past times Naipes Comas from Kingdom of Spain that had Pippi Longstocking equally the principal character/theme. That deck of menu was genuinely a reissue of an master copy High German deck of cards that I desire to present today.

There is no doubt, that Pippi is a fascinating grapheme for children all over the world. Even today, you lot tin give notice detect this if you lot view Astrid Lindgren´s World inwards Vimmerby, Sweden. There, the actress playing Pippi has to walk from 1 side to other (without stopping) non to go obstacled/surrounded/grabbed past times really modest children chasing her as well as shouting "Pippi, Pippi". This paradigm was really surprising to me, I institute it virtually scary.

No affair what, Pippi had a start existent activeness TV serial shot inwards 1969 that was translated to many languages as well as became really pop everywhere where it was shown. The principal grapheme was played past times Inger Nilsson. Some movies were made after as well as earlier the series, and, of course,there were many books written amongst her adventures. I guess this may vary from 1 province to another, but beingness Pippi a grapheme intended for rather modest children, the TV serial as well as movies convey had to a greater extent than success than the books.

This is an representative of merchandising as well as licensed items. In this instance it´s 2 decks of cards made inwards Deutschland (where Pippi was likewise extremely popular) that sold really good durign the 70s. Probably, two of the best selling decks past times FX Schmid.

The start deck is exactly Pippi Langstrumpf, as well as the side past times side 1 is Pippi Langstrumpf inwards Taka-Tuka-Land, where Pippi travels to a pirate isle and gets back a treasure stolen past times pirates. Both are based on the movies amongst the same names (1969 as well as 1970).

Both decks were reedited a few years later, as well as inwards the instance of Pippi as well as the Pirates, I ain 2 versions. They are genuinely the same except for the embrace card, that has a to a greater extent than modern (70s!) design, as well as the dorsum of the cards are printed inwards approximately other shade of blue. The colouring fabric of the pictures inwards the cards are likewise a fleck different, but this may likewise vary amidst decks inwards the same issue.

And to complete this article, all cards from the minute develop summation "Facts as well as Figures"

FACTS AND FIGURES:
•Name: PIPPI LANGSTRUMPF as well as PIPPI LANGSTRUMPF IM TAKA-TUKA-LAND (nr. 609 twenty as well as 608 20)
•Year: 1971 (plus reedition from the piece of cake 70s)
•Company: FX Schmid (Germany)

#526 The Settlers Of Catan Alongside Seafarers In Addition To 5-6 Players Expansions (1995 In Addition To 1997)

November 04, 2019 Add Comment 1995, 1997, Board Games, Germany, Kosmos

I pick out neglected a piffling combat the board games inwards this blog. There is i primary argue for this, together with is that my weblog rattling very rarely talks nearly toys made after 1995, together with board games made before 1995 are non specially good... The best "Euro" board games are the newest ones; each time, board game designers are making ameliorate together with ameliorate games or updating quondam ones. If y'all pick out a big game collection at home, y'all commonly exclusively play the newest ones, piece the oldest ones are simply catching dust inwards around shelves or pick out been moved to the attic.

The Settlers of Catan is i of those exceptions, that has been forthwith played for over xx years, together with it is existence released together with sold twelvemonth after year. There is many chances that, if y'all similar board games, y'all pick out played this one.

The game simulates the management of villages on an island. Each hamlet produces unlike goods: clay, stone, sheep, wheat or wood. With this goods, y'all tin upgrade the villages to cities, laid novel villages or roads, or purchase special cards that brings y'all special advantages. Personally, I don´t similar the game much. Due to the game mechanism, it is slow to predict who volition win after simply a few rounds, sometimes simply after the initial placement of villages. If y'all teach out apart this modest detail, most people pick out a lot of fun amongst this game, since the goods tin live traded anytime together with there´s a lot of interaction.

I pick out i of the earliest german editions of the game, the get-go i didn't pick out the "Spiel des Jahres" logo on the cover, but boy afterwards, the box was changed to improve sales. It is a game that tin live rattling easily constitute on flea markets together with I pick out bought it a few times, although before versions are to a greater extent than scarce, together with to a greater extent than hard to find. The get-go box is the reason game, together with is yet unused. The get-go editions had pieces made of wood, together with the box inlay is made of carboard. Later editions included plastic pieces together with the interior was improved to host all components to a greater extent than efficiently.

The game is for iii or four players, which is a combat of a limitation for this game (and for whatsoever game inwards general), together with therefore the writer Klaus Teuber expanded the game amongst a few to a greater extent than tiles together with pieces for a 5th together with 6th player. I likewise ain this expansion together with it is likewise unused.

There are dozens of expansions to a greater extent than for this game. The get-go i of these was released 2 years later on together with is called "Seafarers". The expansion consist of novel tiles (many of them H2O tiles) together with therefore y'all tin shape around form of body of body of water amongst smaller islands together with ships, that are truly similar roads but built over water.

The expansion does non add together much to the game, but makes everything a piffling to a greater extent than challenging: if y'all are block yesteryear ground, y'all tin e'er crusade to sheet to a close isle to settle together with create to a greater extent than goods.
The box I ain is i time again a rattling quondam version, in all likelihood the get-go one, together with the game has been played, but is consummate together with inwards rattling prissy shape. Again, the ships are made of wood, which inwards my sentiment is much nicer to impact together with has a nicer feeling during the game than plastic.

The Seafarers expansion likewise had a (supra-)expansion for v or 6 players, which I likewise own, but never needed it. It is yet unopen together with it volition stay similar that for a while.

This is a to a greater extent than modern versión, which is the i I use. Most pieces are made of plastic (villages, cities, roads, thieves)

FACTS AND FIGURES:

Name: THE SETTLERS OF CATAN, SEAFARERS, EXPANSIONS FOR 5-6 PLAYERS
Alternate Names: DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN (German), SEEFAHRER (German), LOS COLONOS DE CATÁN (Spanish), NAVEGANTES (Spanish)
Year:1995 together with 1997
Company: Kosmos (Germany)
Size: approx. thirty x thirty cm (game box)

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

Oktober 23, 2019 Add Comment 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Bully, Germany, Plastic Figures, Schleich, Smurfs

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)