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These were the first models produced in the larger 1/36 scale instead of the familiar O scale preferred by Dinky and Corgi up to this date (varying between 1/43 to about 1/50 for larger vehicles). Within five years the whole Corgi range would be replaced by vehicles in 1/36 scale.
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.
Corgi Classics Limited was a British die-cast scale model manufacturer established as an independent company in 1995, [1] which has its origins in the Corgi Toys brand introduced by Mettoy in 1956. It is known for its British and North American vehicle models.
Praline - Scale 87 from Germany, at first die-cast/metal models scale 43, overtaken in the nineties by Busch, later plastic models only. Precision Miniatures – originally 1:43 white metal models, fused with Motor City USA; later 1:18 scale models. Premier Models – American plastic producer of kits, mainly from the 1950s and 1960s. Premium ...
In July 1999, the company acquired Corgi Classics Limited, who made the classic diecast cars. [5] Corgi was founded in 1956 in England as Mettoy. It is one of the oldest marketers of collectible die-cast models of lorries, buses, cars and aeroplanes in the world, with its principal markets of its products in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe.
The firm is most famous for the line of die-cast toy motor vehicles produced by its Corgi Toys branch, created in 1956. In the same year Mettoy merged with the Playcraft model railway and slot car company. The company was sold in 1984, with the assets of the company transferred to independent company Corgi Classics, but it folded shortly afterward.
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