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Since 2003, BMW has released the Art Cars (at the time, this encompassed the entire series) as 1:18 scale miniature diecast. They are sold in limited edition by BMW dealers and shops. All of them have an elegant acrylic display and a grey base, iconic package with red box and an "art car" booklet inside.
Creative Master Northcord Ltd – highly detailed die-cast bus models in 1:76 scale. Crescent Toys – British manufacturer of die-cast models, sometimes marketing DCMT toys. Often 1950s & 1960s race cars. Boxes are reminiscent of Italian Mercury with illustrations [21] Crown Premiums – Manufacturers of mint die-cast collectibles. Mostly 1:24 ...
Schuco's diecast 1:43 scale line in the 1970s was extremely precise in detail with near perfect proportion to the real cars. Usually all features opened. Paint application seemed more refined and not as thick as with British Corgis and Dinkys. As might be expected, most models were German makes: Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW.
1:18 scale diecast replicas are 1/18th the size of the real vehicle. Most popular in this category are 1:18 scale automobile replicas – usually made out of Zamak zinc diecasting alloy [ 1 ] with plastic parts. " 1:18 scale" is the colloquial reference to this class of toy or replica.
Husky was a brand name for a line of business die-cast toy scale model vehicles manufactured by defunct company Mettoy Playcraft Ltd. of Swansea, Wales, which also made the larger Corgi Toys. Husky Models was re-branded "Corgi Junior" in 1970, and a further range called "Corgi Rockets" was developed to race on track sets.
ARLO-Micromodels (former - Fabrica de construções ARLO - Porto-Portugal, established in 1939 by Arnaldo Luizello da Rocha-Brito) - Still existing today and as a five generation owned brand, Patent 22130 (discontinued actually), as being the first multimaterial kits produced, using several wood types parts, industrially finely cut and lathe shaped, embossed tinplate parts using cutting dies ...
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A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.