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Mego Corporation (/ ˈ m iː ɡ oʊ /) is an American toy company that in its original iteration was first founded in 1954. [3] Originally known as a purveyor of dime store toys, [4] in 1971 the company shifted direction and became famous for producing licensed action figures (including the long running "World's Greatest Super Heroes" line), celebrity dolls, and the Micronauts toy line.
Additionally, Airfix' line of aircraft kits in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/24 scale were imported from the U.K. and sold under the MPC logo. Some of the initial 1/72 reissues from about 1970–71 featured an array of extra "customizing features" with a few chrome-plated parts, and strange "psychedelic" decals, similar to the wild custom car kits of the ...
[4] [5] The first kits came in late 1952 and were 1:48 scale aircraft models. One was a F9F Panther jet and the other an F90 Lockheed. [4] The Aurora logo at this time appeared in narrow white letters and in a semi-circular form across the top of the script; the more recognized Aurora oval did not appear until 1957. [4]
Kenner Products, known simply as Kenner, was an American toy brand owned by Hasbro.Kenner Products began as a toy company founded in 1946, going on to produce several highly recognizable toys and merchandise lines including action figures for the original series of Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Batman as well as die cast models.
In 2003, Big Time Toys of Nashville, Tennessee resurrected the Motorifc name for a series of cars and tracks. The scale of the cars was slightly bigger than the original Ideal Motorifc 1:43 scale. The design of the interchangeable bodies was retained. The new cars came with a set of two motors, one for regular speed and one for faster speeds.
Jada Toys, Inc. is an American manufacturer of collectible scale model cars, figures, radio controlled model vehicles, and dolls. It was founded in 1999 by Jack and May Li. [ 1 ] Jada's products are predominantly aimed at the collectible market, and are available and popular at retail outlets worldwide.
Aside from plantain chips, ARA Food also produces cassava or yuca chips under these brands. In 1984, ARA Food acquired the Mariquitas brand of plantain chips from a fellow Cuban-owned company.
Hubley Real Toys 1958 Ford Sheriff's Car in about 1:50 scale. Toy is from about 1960. Wheels are from a later Matchbox. Another direction around 1960, was Hubley's pre-assembled Real Toys line (called Real Types in Canada). These cars were about 1:50 scale and measured approximately 3 1 ⁄ 4 inches long. [10]