1973 - 2000 The Story of Matchbox Kits

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The main range of Matchbox toys were die cast model cars. The first plastic model kits were a range of twenty aircraft On multiple request.. we finally got the instruction sheet details in for all the 1:32 scale aircraft kits in the Green range: fluff75 wrote:Yes I agree with much written in this thread. I have always considered "Matchbox" kits to be amongst the very best ever produced and would rate their WELLESLEY very highly indeed. An intermediate version of the boxart shows the "Aerobatic Teams" emblem but still with the camouflaged aircraft on the box.

Various 2020–2021 Matchbox 1-100 series models, (left to right: 2020 Honda e, 2018 LEVC TX, 2019 Subaru Forester, 2019 Big Banana Car) Those days, it was almost unthinkable for a Hong Kong based manufacturer in a British colony to take over a star enterprise in the UK. Press the looking glass to list all kits that match your keywords. So if you're puzzled what layout variations existed for a kit, The end of the Matchbox Fighting Furies with full chronology". December 2019 . Retrieved 25 March 2020.

Regional issues and promotionals [ edit ] Regional issues [ edit ] Bulgarian Matchbox model of a Lincoln Continental Mk. V Not unlike other "classical" collectible items such as stamps, coins, or real cars, the value and collectibility of model cars such as Matchbox is driven primarily by three factors:

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! Matchbox set up its own plastic kit division in the UK around 1972/73. Concentrating on 1:72 scale military aircraft and 1:76 military vehicles, it competed with the then-dominant Airfix company. The Matchbox kits had a distinctive appearance, the parts in each kit were produced in two or three colours compared to the single colour plastic of Airfix. The boxes were also more colourful and included clear windows so the contents could be seen. In addition, unlike Airfix's military vehicle kits, the Matchbox military vehicle kits all came with a small diorama base. The Guild of Aviation Artists is recognised throughout the world as the premier society for the promotion of aviation art. With over 300 members, who also include comic artist Keith Burns, the organisation brings together the worlds of art and aviation and stages exhibitions and events across the UK. Almost from the beginning of the Matchbox series, commerce recognized the possibilities offered by providing a model of a "relevant" vehicle to their customers as a method of advertising. In the mid-1950s, for example, it was not rare for dairy companies to provide the Matchbox #7 Horse-Drawn Milk Float to customers as a token of appreciation for their business. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.As mentioned above (cf. "History", expansion in the Superfast era), the popularity of both regional issues and promotionals were recognized by the company and played a role in the development of models designed not specifically as toys, but with the collector in mind. The realisation of the market potential of catering to collectors led to a major shift in the entire die-cast industry, as other brands followed while Matchbox continued to refine the idea into what later became Matchbox Collectables (q.v.).