#619 Star - Technik-Quartett - Slowly Passenger (Nr. 3246) (Around 1983)

There are a few quartetts with the advert "Easy Rider" past times dissimilar manufacturers, too this 1 is alongside the rarest ones. I convey establish only 1 reference of "Star", the menu manufacturer, but this reference does non include whatever relevant data nearly the beginning of this brand.

It seems to travel a rare deck, too Star a really small-scale manufacturer, or possibly a "white brand" for about other larger Company. I intend it is genuinely the second: this deck was in all probability made past times Piatnik from Vienna, because it is almost identical to the homonimous Piatnik deck, reference 4222 from 1977. Only 8 cards are different. Earlier versions of this Piatnik deck convey to a greater extent than differences, then my approximate is that the Star quartett must travel slightly newer than the Piatnik 4222.

Sorry that I cannot nation anything else nearly this deck, if y'all know something nearly it, delight don´t hesitate to larn out a comment to this entry. Thanks.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: TECHNIK-QUARTETT - EASY RIDER (Nr. 3246)
• Year: Around 1983
• Company: Star (Probably Austria?)

#677 Piatnik - 200 Km/H Gild (Nr. 4220) (1973 As Well As 1981)

These are 2 sets made past times Piatnik alongside the same advert as well as reference. The older i seems to live on from to a greater extent than or less 1973 as well as the to a greater extent than modern i from 1981. Each year, Piatnik (and other manufacturers) changed each yr a few cards to proceed the deck modern. There are 24 dissimilar cards from i railroad train to the other as well as 8 years betwixt them, that makes an average of four cards/year.

In this case, the topic is "200 Km/h", that is a mixture of race cars, rally cars as well as too commercial models mixed upward together, all of them reaching to a greater extent than than 200 kilometers per hour. The "landscape" format used past times Piatnik allows larger photos.

 

1973 Version

 

 

1981 Version 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: 200 Km/h CLUB (Nr. 4220)
• Year: 1973 as well as 1981
• Company: Piatnik (Austria)

#726 Piatnik – Heinzelmännchen (Nr.4052) (1976)

This laid upwards of cards is based on the industrial plant of Will Huygen together with Rien Poortliet, who inwards the 70s created together with released several books nearly these creatures from the forest. Although originally from Holland, those books where presently translated to other languages, thus at to the lowest degree inwards Europe they are to a greater extent than or less good known.

In Spain, however, I cannot think those books, only anyone over xxx years volition inmediatly recognise these characters from the TV cartoon serial “David, el Gnomo”. This cartoon was a coproduction betwixt Kingdom of Spain together with Nihon together with was cordinated past times BRB International, a fellowship that during the 80s created many unforgettable cartoons. This ane is ane of the most mythical ones.

The serial was aired for the outset fourth dimension inwards 1985 together with 1986, only thus has been repeated several times during the adjacent twenty years. Of course, afterward the non bad success of the cartoons, many books were published, thus I gauge at to a greater extent than or less indicate the master copy books from the Dutch creators were also available inwards Spain.

The deck of cards has 8 families (32 cards) addition ane embrace carte du jour together with came inwards a so-called “soap-box”. The copyright is from 1976, although the copyright together with the yr of industry are most of the times 2 unlike things.

Each describe solid unit of measurement is devoted to ane seem of the life of the Heinzelmännchen: which types are there, how create they await depending on their age, what create they create for a living, who are their enemies, what create they create during a normal day, what things create they convey at home, which animals are their friends together with other customs they have.

Needless to tell that the illustrations are beautiful, together with that I tin post away imagine that these books caught the attending of kids at the time. The gnomes, kabauter, Heinzelmännchen or gnomos convey today a for certain “cult” condition inwards most European countries. I am aware of many toys (for event PVC figures) based on these characters, only unfortunately, I create non convey any.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: HEINZELMÄNNCHEN (Nr.4052)
• Year: 1976
• Company: Piatnik (Austria)

#816 Piatnik - Rennfahrer (No. 4230) (1977 As Well As 1983)

I am (or at to the lowest degree was) a smashing F1 fan, together with enjoyed watching races. One of the laid out memories I convey is reading together with re-reading a magazine dealing amongst the coming 1990 flavor inwards which Prost (current champion) changed from McLaren to Ferrari. Some seasons are really exciting, piece others are extremely boring. In the finally years, I stopped next F1 because of this.

That is why I relish watching this form of decks, from a fourth dimension inwards which Formula 1 was really different. Yes, really different, but well-nigh of the times it was too boring. Some seasons had solely 1 or 2 potent teams together with the residual were far away from these, to a greater extent than or less similar today, but well-nigh times, nosotros were able to run into many dissimilar winners inside 1 season, from dissimilar teams. Even to a greater extent than humble teams were capable of scoring around points due to technical problems (which were to a greater extent than mutual than today). Of course of pedagogy at that spot were too to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than unsafe accidents, which I intend the existent fan does non similar watching.

I wonder if the F1 volition always innovate around changes to cut the inequality of the teams, or around inverse qualifying or something similar this inwards gild to brand races to a greater extent than exciting together with laissez passer on the pilots the gamble to demo their skills (and non best automobile = champion).

Take a await at the pilots, many of them are nevertheless working somehow for the FIA or directing F1 teams. Also notably, a few of these people had children who after became pilots.

The laid out deck was released inwards 1977 or 1978, according to the pilots that seem inwards the pictures. It was well-nigh likely inwards 1977, after Niki Lauda had won its laid out entitle inwards 1975 together with the 1976 flavor was going smashing for him earlier the accident inwards Nürburgring. He missed 2 races together with his comeback was non together with therefore successful, finally ending minute amongst solely 1 betoken divergence to the champion James Hunt. This rivalry was partially portrayed inwards the moving painting “Rush” from 2013.

This deck came amongst 2 "Super Trumpf" cards, which are nevertheless present.

The minute deck is updated until the 1st of Jan 1983, what makes me intend that it was likely designed inwards 1982 simply to hold upwards released for the upcoming flavor together with too because of the comeback of Niki Lauda, who, similar Piatnik, is Austrian. All pilots are F1 pilots (no other categories) from the 1982 season, together with the old champion was Keke Rosberg amongst Williams-Ford. The flavor is too remembered for the fatal crash of Gilles Villeneuve inwards Belgium, the give-up the ghost of Riccardo Paletti together with other accidents without fatal consequencies, but serious injuries.

In the yr 1983 Nelson Piquet was the champion amongst a Brabham-BMW.

This deck should include a Mini-Puzzle, which is unfortunately missing.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENNFAHRER (No. 4230)
• Year: 1977 together with 1983
• Company: Piatnik (Austria)

#837 Piatnik - Autos´75 (Ref. 4228) (1975)

I am aware of many sets from Piatnik from several years, similar Autos´74 together with Autos´76, together with I intend this was a skillful idea.

The families of this quartett are cars inwards unlike gas consumption categories, starting from 7.5-8.8 liters/100 kilometers to 14,0 to 19,0 liters/100 kilometers. This would last today quite crazy, currently, at that spot are many cars that tin hand the sack construct 100 kilometers amongst less than four liters, only at the fourth dimension it was normal. The Renault 8 was the ane amongst the lower fuel consumption amongst solely 7,5 liters.

Unfortunately, these serial didn’t concluding real long. Piatnik likely stance this is also much function together with the decks are obsolete solely ane twelvemonth later its release, thence they went dorsum to the nearly generic “Tolle Autos”, “200 Km/h” together with thence on, that solely had to last updated every straight off together with thence amongst a few cards each.

This laid upward has the Piatnik-typical pictures inwards landscape format. The cars shown are quite atypical for a quartett game, since they are the same yous could uncovering inwards whatsoever street dorsum inwards the days. No Ferraris, no Porsches… only “ordinary” brands similar VW, Opel, BMW, Renault, Fiat…

Card promoting other Piatnik Quartets of the same series

Some cars are fifty-fifty real rare, similar the DAF 66, Matra LX 530, Saab 99, Opel Commodore, VW 412 E, Opel Admiral, NSU Ro lxxx or the Dodge Polara. Probably many of them were made real specificly for the West-German marketplace or their ain countries’ markets. At the time, importing/exporting cars was non thence common.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: AUTOS´75 (Ref. 4228)
• Year: 1975
• Company: Piatnik (Austria)