#538 Funrise – Military Machine Jet Planes Together With Dry Reason Vehicles (1988)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

Some companies started producing knock-offs of other toys too convey exceed large companies amongst the time. In these cases, all companies shroud this early on history inwards their webpages too it is hard to detect data most it. The example of Funrise is 1 of them. Today, Funrise is a large toy company, but nosotros know cipher most their origins.

No affair what, 1 of the source products past times Funrise were a serial of modest plastic cars inwards the Micro Machines style. They were the most serious competition to Galoob, from the dozens of manufacturers that started producing micro-vehicles. They had the largest publish of vehicle casts, too fifty-fifty got cool licensed series, similar 1 from the movies "Back to the Future".

The Funrise products were much cheaper than Galoob´s master copy MM, too then they tried to compete against the potent advertising campaigs from Galoob. Unfortunately, Funrise could non replicate the many dissimilar serial amongst then distinctive characteristic past times Micro Machines (like vehicles amongst lights, colouring changing paint, battery operated...) which was likewise 1 of the anty-copy features from the "genuine" Micro Machines. Just 1 note... I intend Funrise likewise has some changing colouring vehicles, but I´m non certain most this.

As a kid, I got/bought a pack of armed services solid pose down vehicles, that I am showing inwards this entry, too to a greater extent than or less 7-8 months, I got these 2 jet planes collections inwards a lot. At source sight, the armed services solid pose down vehicles could perfectly live master copy Galoobs, they are beautifully done, amongst accurate details too decent paintwork.

The planes soundless appear to live a chip newer. They are likewise prissy casts, but the paintwork is much worse. They all convey a base of operations colouring (colour of the plastic), too simply a few emblems are printed on them. The colours chosen (yellow, pink...) are non really realistic, then somehow I detect the bird collections non then cool similar the solid pose down vehicles, or other collections that I convey seen on the internet.

There seems to live a colouring variation of these planes. I institute the images below on eBay:

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: MILITARY JET PLANES too GROUND VEHICLES
• Scale of the cars: 1:150 aprox.
• Scale of the planes, trucks and tanks: Unknown
• Year: 1988
• Company: Funrise (U.S.A.)
• Size: approx. 2 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

#695 Zee Toys/ Zylmex – Several Dyna-Flites Models (Around 1981)

I accept 3 bird models made past times Zee Toys/ Zylmex. Unlike the major manufacturers (for representative Matchbox), Zee Toys took really seriously this bird series, as well as made i of the almost comprehensive catalogues of scale die-cast planes, from the 70s to the 90s.

The Dyna-Flites series, equally I was called, included 162 references, to a greater extent than or less of which were used twice. In Europe these are difficult to find, I could alone abide by these 3 over the years, as well as i of them is non 100% complete. The Bronco is missing 3 wheels as well as the Space Shuttle inwards wheel.

These are:
A109 P-38 Lightning

A111 OV-10 Bronco

A148 Space Shuttle

In Kingdom of Spain at that topographic point were also several toymakers that made die-cast planes, I wrote several entries to a greater extent than or less years ago. Click HERE.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: P-38 LIGHTNING (A109), OV-10 BRONCO (A111) as well as SPACE SHUTTLE (A148)
• Scale: Unknown Scale
• Year: Around 1981
• Company: Zee Toys (U.S.A.) / Zylmex (Hong Kong)
• Size: approx. seven cm

#597 Pilen - Naught Marina, Lear Jet 36, Boeing 747 Iberia, Cessna 404 As Well As Cessna 210 (Refs. 703, 704, 706, 708 As Well As 710) (Around 1981)

Pilen manufactured a few planes inwards around seven or 8 centimeters (length) size. These were like to other existing unusual toys, for illustration Matchbox or Zylmex.

In Spain, the principal competitors to this type of toy were Mira (#377) as well as PlayMe (#378), although inwards my opinion, none is improve than the other. PlayMe belike had the broadest collection, as well as the most interesting package, but Mira as well as Pilen too had skillful models alongside overnice decorations.

In the illustration of Pilen at that spot were the next models made:

• 700 / 701 - Messerschmitt BF 109 / Messerschmitt BF 109 Afrika Corps
• 702 / 703 - Zero / Zero Marina
• 704 / 705 - Lear Jet 36 Aero Taxi / Lear Jet 36
• 706 / 707 - Boeing 747 Iberia / Boeing 747 Lufthansa
• 708 / 709 - Cessna 402 / Cessna 402 Foto-Cine
• 710 / 711 - Cessna 210 / Cessna 210 Icona

Later, the serial was expanded alongside iv to a greater extent than models, over again inwards 2 decorations each:

• Mirage 4000 (grey or white)
• Fokker VFW F-27 (red or dessert camo)
• C-101 Aviojet / C-101 Aviojet Marines
• C-212 Aviocar / C-212 Aviocar Icona

Each model was available inwards unlike coloring variations, or unlike stickers, for example, the Learjet 36 alongside either blueish tail or orangish tail, or Cessna alongside ruddy wings or xanthous wings. The decals ordinarily varied from i version to the other.

As yous tin see, my v planes are silent inwards their master packages, which consist of a cardboard alongside shrinkable plastic on top. I only checked Google as well as could honor whatsoever pictures of this type of package, as well as then mine are the first. They appear to live quite rare. Note that the bird depicted inwards the carte du jour is the Mirage, as well as then this was genuinely the after blueprint for the "Aviones" made past times Pilen. Earlier designs showed a Boeing 747 "Jumbo" Jet from Iberia.

The most interesting matter from the package, however, is on the backcard. The cardboard has iii holes to laid the planes all inwards the same pose as well as a lot of data nearly the plane, all models available inwards the collection as well as other types of toys made past times Pilen. Earlier blister packs had a much simpler backcard, alongside a listing of the start 10 available models.

You tin larn to a greater extent than nearly these planes inwards this book: #376.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: ZERO "MARINA", LEAR JET 36, BOEING 747 "IBERIA", CESSNA 404 as well as CESSNA 210 (Refs. 703, 704, 706, 708 as well as 710)
• Scale: Unknown
• Year: Around 1981
• Company: Pilen (Spain)
• Size: approx. 9-10 cm

#833 Majorette – Gazelle (Nr. 371) (1976)

Majorette's helicopter is perhaps 1 of the nearly iconic scale models made yesteryear the French die-cast manufacturer. It was starting fourth dimension available inward 1976, together with it has been constantly re-released inward novel decorations until the belatedly 90s.

It is bigger inward size than the ordinary three inches car, together with so classified amongst a 300 reference. This is about other cost category, although the helicopter has many plastic parts together with is in all probability cheaper to arrive at than the balance of the 300 serial models. Maybe this is the argue why Majorette kept it together with so long inward the catalogue...

Apart from that, it was for sure a best-seller, since it was the entirely helicopter inward the draw of piece of employment until 1988, where the Dauphin 2 (Nr. 322) was too included inward the assortment. Being dissimilar to the balance of your counterparts, makes you lot an eye-catcher, and, my theory hither is that it sold rattling well.

It was too non uncommon to encounter it equally the charge to a bigger trailer truck, similar that 1 the 600 series.

There convey been together with so many decorations of the Gazelle that listing all would request a considerable total of time. That is why, I am but showing the ii I own. One of them (in "Red Cross" / "Croix Rouge" decoration) is quite old, spell the minute 1 (Rescue decoration) is to a greater extent than modern.
 

The blades tin hand notice live bent inward companionship to check inward a regular plastic box, together with they are of course of written report a flake fragile. Also the tail is made of plastic, together with tin hand notice acquaint stress marks if it is non completely broken.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: GAZELLE (Nr. 371)
• Scale: Unknown scale
• Year: 1976
• Company: Majorette (France)
• Size: approx. 10 cm

#834 Schabak – Austrian Airlines Fokker 50, Airbus A310-324, In Addition To Airbus 321-111 (Wb514, Wb515 In Addition To Nn) (Around 1993 In Addition To 2008)

I convey seen these small-scale planes for sale on airports inward FRG together with Austria, I assume they are also available inward some toystores, but, beingness perfect scale reproductions, I would nation they are non intended for playing or every bit a toy you lot purchase for a child, simply for teenagers together with adult collectors.

I establish 2 of them inward flea markets over the years, addition a tertiary ane loose, together with All 3 together volition build a prissy weblog entry. Note that all 3 convey Austrian stickers, although I am quite sure enough that they were also available amongst stickers from Lufthansa together with many other major airlines. Schabak planes are made inward 1:600 scale, or sometimes inward 1:520.

What I similar most nearly them are the boxes, small, amongst the movie of the actual plane, together with the logo of the company, each box inward the correct size for the model inside. Very cute. The planes are protected amongst a soft paper, I don't know if this is original, or a after improver of the previous possessor of these items.

The 2 boxed units are from the early on 90s, spell the unloosen story is much to a greater extent than modern, belike from to a greater extent than or less 2008.

Fokker 50

 The fellowship is based inward Nurnberg, Germany, together with is at in ane trial belongings of Schuco. The story of these 2 companies is really much related, every bit I volition explicate next.

Schabak was founded inward 1966 yesteryear Max Haselmann, Gerhard Hertlein, Horst Widmann together with Wolfang Stolpe, together with originally, it was a toy distributor, mainly for Schuco Modell. When Schuco went out of draw of piece of occupation concern inward 1970, Schabak purchased many of their casts together with tools (both for cars together with airplanes) to start producing their ain toys, although other companies similar Gama did the same together with also bought casts from Schuco together with after several agreements amongst airlines, started producing these prissy series.

Airbus A310-324

Schabak’s cars are all German-makes, get-go inward 1:43 scale: BMWs, Volkswagens, Audis… many of them, officially approved yesteryear the manufacturers.
Later, Schabak moved to larger scales, producing miniatures of the same High German cars inward 1:24 scale. The products were oriented to an adult collector, together with that’s why the build is rather unknown, fifty-fifty for bully die-cast collectors.

Airbus A321-111

UPDATE1 (Dec/2018): Another A310, this fourth dimension amongst Lufthansa stickers

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: AUSTRIAN AIRLINES FOKKER 50, AIRBUS A310-324, together with AIRBUS 321-111 (WB514, WB515 together with NN)
• Scale: 1:600
• Year: Around 1993 together with 2008
• Company: Schabak (Germany)
• Size: approx. iv to vi cm