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1973 - 2000 The Story of Matchbox Kits

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Moulds or dies are changed at times. This is commonly due to weaknesses in the final die-cast product, or to difficulties in production caused by the die. Often, the changes are very minor, even minute, and may occur in places that are not clearly visible at first glance. Especially in cases where e.g. a weakness was detected early in the production run, the numbers of early versions reaching the market are often quite low. Armour - We are happy to add an excellent build for each and every armour kit in the Lesney ranges. It makes it almost hard to believe these are in 1 to 76 scale. In Hong Kong a holding company was formed for them, called Matchbox International Ltd. Later Universal Matchbox Group. a b c d e f MB75 Yearly Standard Range of Regular Models, www.mbxforum.com Retrieved on 21 November 2017

So now you will see the correct identifications under the yellow ranges. Meanwhile Dirk Ommert provided boxart pictures for P-5001, P-5002, P-5003 and P-5005.

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see a number of these models to be available in your local shop right now. Notice that some of these kits have been The type 7 boxes were only introduced when changes were made to the kit contents, often specifically the decal sheets. If you have both the Matchbox kit and the kit as issued by its initial manufacturer we sure would like to see pictures comparing both sprues.

Dinky collecting is centred around the UK and France, Corgi collecting in the UK, and Hot Wheels collecting in North America. Only Matchbox collecting is popular in the UK, Commonwealth countries and in North America. Anthony D'Alessandro (19 July 2022). "Matchbox Cars Movie In The Works From Skydance & Mattel". Deadline.com . Retrieved 26 August 2022. Other Matchbox ranges also had identifying numbers cast on their bases, many of which were reallocated as older models were retired and new ones introduced. The numbering conventions are listed in the Series Overview section below. However, with the exception of the Yesteryear line, which was held to 16 models for well over a decade [before being expanded greatly], there was no other case of a strict series size limitation by Lesney.) Thanks to a few scrapyard panels and a few old but sturdy switches we were able to tinker a control panel that will allow you to select sections from our database to include or exclude. And the viewer can be switched to boxart as well. You can also control the pace, jump randomly or pause for a break. Switch it any way you like! The catalogue range has been expanded extensively, ranging to the AMT/Matchbox merger up to the last catalogue produced under licence by Revell in 1998.

The vast majority of kits from the Lesney and Matchbox International era now contain unambiguous references. Use the categories on the left to browse through the various ranges of kits. The search box is handy to find information about specific kits or models.

For some of the exotic kits added during the Revell-Matchbox period we have been able to trace the origins: see kits 40143, 40147, 40148, 40200 and 40201. Skybusters combined military and commercial aircraft models at their earlier stage. The United States Air Force, Air France, Federal Express, Lufthansa and QX Express were among the first brands to advertise with Skybusters. Some of the first Skybusters released were Learjet, Airbus A300, Boeing 747 and Corsair AD7 airplanes. Also interesting is what happened to the PK-117 Hawker Hunter when the colour scheme was changed to include a "Blue Diamonds" display team version.Revell has confirmed that it will be re-releasing the much sought after 1:32 scale Spitfire Mk. 22 with Griffon, and the 1:32 scale de Havilland Venom. [ citation needed] For a couple of years Lesney owned AMT and both ranges were joined. AMT kits however are regarded out of scope for

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