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Monday, June 13, 2016

#688 MICRO MACHINES – ULTRAFAST COLLECTIONS FROM 1988 (1988)

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The Ultrafast series, as explained several times already, is the “standard” series from Micro Machines, that is, the cars that did not ha...
Friday, June 10, 2016

#687 POLISTIL – FERRARI 308 GTB (RN8) and LANCIA BETA (RN14) (1982)

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Polistil did not only pay attention to the Formula 1 world, they were also interested in other motor competitions like Sport Prototypes ...
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

#686 MIRA – SEAT 131E and 128-3P (Ref. 148 and 151) (Around 1978)

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These two Miras are two examples of the finest Spanish die-cast from the early 80s. They remind a little bit of the Schuco modell cars, o...
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Saturday, June 4, 2016

#685 MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE – KING HISS AND TUNG LASHOR (1986)

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I don’t know if you, MOTU collector, had access as a kid to all the cartoons, comic books and stuff. I personally didn’t, so the concept ...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

#684 CGGC GRISONI – INNOCENTI MINI MK2 and FIAT 500 (Around 1970)

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These are two cars in 1:72 scale made by the Italian maker Grisoni (CGGC). I already dedicated one entry to this scale model manufacture...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

#683 BRITAINS LTD. vs. DINKY TOYS –BATTALION ANTI-TANK GUN and 6 POUNDER ANTI TANK GUN (1973 and 1975)

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These are two samples of British military die-cast from the early 70s. Both are very similar, not only the type of cannon (Anti-Tank), co...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

#682 FIGURAS EN ACCIÓN (F.E.A.) Nr. 14

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The 14th issue of F.E.A. is out now. This number is again quite long: it includes 8 articles, one interview and all the usual sections (...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

#681 RICO MINI SANSÓN – BUGGY DUNNE SIN CAPOTA (Ref.504) (Around 1970)

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Buggys were quite popular in the 70s, they were simple, fun, could drive over sand (for example on the beach) and were associated with fr...