#950 FEBER CARRERA – HONDA MOTORBIKE PLUS RACING APPAREL / MONO DE MOTORISTA (1986)

Feber was the great Spanish toy manufacturer from the late 80s, they had virtually every type of toy, from dolls to board games to battery vehicles.

I had a Honda motorbike in scale 1:2 in red when I was maybe 5 or 6. It was probably the greatest present I ever got for Christmas. The motorbike was very realistic and looked like the real one, even had suspension. Unlike other battery motorbikes that were operated by stepping in a button, this one had throttle twist, making it almost real. According to the promo, it had two motors.



Other technical characteristics:

• Dimensions: 1110x355x705 mm
• Batery: 6V, 8 A?
• Weight: 8.3 kg
• Scale: 1:2

My father manipulated the circuitry to also have blinkers (or turn signals), so I probably had the coolest Feber Honda in the world.

Photo: todocoleccion.net

With the motorbike I got a Feber helmet in grey, similar to the one that the boy in the first picture is carrying and the yellow racing appareil shown in this entry. It is the only part that survived until today and it is completely original except for the Alfa-Romeo patch on the back, which was applied shortly after its purchase. I can even recall where did my parents buy the patch, and how we applied it. It is in great shape, despite being around 35 years old and have been used by a few kids for disguises or riding bikes. It is for a six-year-old child, probably size 110 to 120.

I like the patches that Feber designed for it, and it makes me think that the clothes were actually inteded for a Paris-Dakar battery motorbike also by Feber (That one was a KTM) or maybe for both at the same time (note also the Honda patch). The appareil was also available in red inteded for the Honda I had, as you can see in the promotional page shown above.

The motorbike was stored during many years in a shed, but was not working anymore and at some point it disappeared. The helmet also lost its face shield, and probably got dirty, since its interior could only be partially washed or nothing at all.

FACTS and FIGURES:

• Name: FEBER CARRERA (HONDA 750cc), RACING APPAREIL and HELMET
• Year: 1986
• Company: Feber (Spain)
• Scale: 1:2

#949 STARTING LINEUP – 4 NBA PLAYERS (1997 and 1998)

Beside wrestling, I do not have many action figures based on real sports. I got this figures on eBay for very little money, and I was surprised when I finally had them in my hands.

The figures are made by Kenner, so the quality is very high. The difference to other toy lines is that the figures in this collection have to be very realistic. The figures have the face of the real player, also the size matches the player’s height. The positions in which the players move and stand are also very realistic and to my surprise, are nicely compatible with each other, looking almost real.

The four players I have are:

• Latrell SPREWELL (WARRIORS, 15)
• Chris WEBBER (WIZARDS, 4)
• Dennis RODMAN (BULLS, 91)

...from 1997, and:

• Kevin GARNETT (TIMBERWOLVES, 21)

...from 1998.

I am not a great basketball fan (I was, but years before 1997), so I did not know these players very well. I, of course, heard about Dennis Rodman and Kevin Garnett, but I have to confess that the other two were completely unknown to me.

Note that every figure comes with a minimal stand, so the figure can stand on one foot, or look like it is jumping. The stand is attached to the figure by means of a metal bar, and the figure can be turned in one or the other direction. They also move their arms and head, and some also move other parts of the body.

Despite all, I sold the figures shortly after taking the pictures. To my surprise they were very cheap even in their boxes, so I sold them for more or less the same money that I payed for them. I decided to get rid of them because the collection is extremely extense, and the figures take too much space, they are big, and with those play positions they take much space.

I loved taking all the pictures in this entry.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: SPREWELL (WARRIORS), WEBBER (WIZARDS), RODMAN (BULLS), GARNETT (TIMBERWOLVES)
• Toy Line: Starting Lineup
• Year: 1997 and 1998
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the figures: Around 12 cm