Majorette in Receivership
[Article 2/8/2010]
by: “Dipstick”
For those of you following the “Rollercoaster Ride” known as the fate of Majorette Die Cast, it has just recently taken another turn.
The new Owner is Smody who it appears is committed to the company and will add it to its stable of many brands including Schuco. See: http://www.simba-dickie-group.de/en/company__brands/overview.shtml This transition should give Majorette some addition distribution which it has lacked for years and is speculated as the reason for its demise.
There is a general article posted by Jeff Koch on Hemmings Eweekly at this link which discusses further details: http://www.hemmings.com/newsletter/newsletter_item.html?id=2680&refer=rss
On another note, Christian Falkensteiner of Austria attended the Nuremberg Toy Fair and reports the following:
Motormax Race Cherries
[Article 2/6/2010]
by: “Dipstick”
While this may be old news for many, we recently ran across our samples of the latest release from Motormax.
The Back Story…Hot Wheels’ 2007 Corvette C6R GT1
From a Series Entitled: ” The Back Story” by Ward Wilson
[Article 1 - 1.31.2010]
There I was, killing time in the toy car isle, having no real reason to expect anything from my local retailer….when out of the blue I see it. I had found the new Hot Wheels “Speed Machines” series for the first time! Among the various peg hooks was this little gem hanging right in plain sight.
Penny – The Second Series
[Article 12.5.2009]
By: Maarten Tys
The first Penny series (Politoys’ small-scale modelcars series) included a series of ’60 F1′s, a series of nicely detailed road cars on rubber tires and some Alfa Romeo vans and Lancia Esadelta trucks, all are made in metal and in scale 1/66. That series ran from 1965 until at least 1971 (in ’70 and ’71 only a few more versions of the Alfa van were released), and was numbered 0/1 to 0/205. An incomplete but nevertheless very interesting list of these can be found in Dr. Force’s and Paolo Rampini’s books.
In 1972 and 1973, a second series of cars was produced, numbered Y10 to Y121 (or J10 to J121)
The REAL Story Behind the #1 1962 Corvette
From a Series Entitled: ” The Back Story” by Ward Wilson
[Article 1 - 10.11.2009]
Sometime the best hiding place is in plain sight. Many of us have examples of this right in our own collections. Cars painted up in a racing livery that we just assumed were the whimsical afterthought of a toy company designer.
Schuco Castings pt 2
Schuco Castings -
Part 2 of 2
Below is the complete casting list of released Schuco pieces. All of these items are photographed from Thomas’ personal collection. This list was compiled from information gathered over many years of collecting. While many of these casting are available in multiple colors, this list is fully complete.
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