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1934 Aston Martin Ulster PK#301 |
€39.99 3 |
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1934 Aston Martin Ulster PK#301 |
€39.99 2 |
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Bugatti Type 59 PK#302 |
€49.99 |
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Bugatti Type 59 PK#302 |
€39.99 |
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Porsche 917-10
PK#303 3 colors, chrome plated parts, rubber tires, decals sealed |
€54.99 1 |
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1935 Jaguar
SS-100 PK#304 molded in 3 colors, chrome plated parts, detailed motor, rubber tires, decals, glazing parts. |
€39.99 2 |
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1935 Jaguar
SS-100 PK#304 molded in 3 colors, chrome plated parts, detailed motor, rubber tires, decals, glazing parts. |
€39.99 1 |
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Surtees
TS16/03 PK#305 molded in 2 colors, with metailleze parts and simulated tyres, detailed driver and chassis |
€39.99 2 |
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Surtees
TS16/03 PK#305 molded in 2 colors, with metailleze parts and simulated tyres, detailed driver and chassis
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Surtees
TS16/03 PK#305 molded in 2 colors, with metailleze parts and simulated tyres, detailed driver and chassis
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€49.99 1 |
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MG TC Sports PK#306 |  |
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MG TC Sports
PK#306
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€39.99 1
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MG TC Sports
PK#306
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€34.99 3 |
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Mercedes Benz
SSKL PK#307 molded in 3 colors, chrome plated parts, detailed motor, rubber tires, decals, glazing parts m |
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Mercedes Benz
SSKL PK#307 molded in 3 colors, chrome plated parts, detailed motor, rubber tires, decals, glazing parts. |
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Porsche 935
Martini PK#308 |
€44.99 |
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Tyrell
P34/2 PK#309 |
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Tyrell
P34/2 PK#309 |
€59.99 1 |
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Citroen Legere Cabriolet 1939 |
€39.99
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Citroen Legere Cabriolet 1939 |
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"Liqui Molly"
Porsche 935 PK#311 |
€44.99 |
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"Liqui Molly"
Porsche 935 PK#311 |
€44.99 |
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Auto Union Type
D PK#312 The 1938 D-type with V12 engine and the driving position pushed further back to improve the drivers ability to feel the movements of the car and as a result of the fuel tank being moved from behind the driving seat to the paniers along side the car. Highly detailed, chrome plated parts, rubber tires, molded in silver and black, detailed motor, decals, detailed chassis |
€44.99 |
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Bugatti Type 59 PK#302 by Revell, former Matchbox mold |
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Auto Union Type
D by Revell, former Matchbox mold @ 1998 |
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1928
Packard Victoria PK#451 |
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Rolls Royce
Phantom Mk 1PK#452 4 colors, chrome plated parts, rubber tires, decals Only released in Classique box |
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Auto Union Type D |
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A short history of Matchbox plastic modeling kits Matchbox kits originated in 1972 when Jack Odell and Leslie Smith, the management of Lesney Products & Co ltd, decided they wanted a share of the plastic model kits market. This is where Maurice Landi, a keen aircraft person, came in. Lesney management hired him to design a range of Matchbox plastic modeling kits. It was his job as project engineer to come up with subjects which could be found, measured and photographed. In other words those aircraft which he had access to. When he had prototypes made up by their own staff, they would be presented to the owners Odell and Smith. Lesney management would decide under his advice and give him the budget to realize the kits. To provide attractive packaging Roy Huxley was hired as illustrator to draw the box-art for the kits. Later other illustrators, Doug Post, Ross Wardle and Ken Rush, also worked on some of the Matchbox kit packaging. The majority of illustrations however remained to be drawn by Roy Huxley. The early years - The first appearance of Matchbox kits was in 1973 when they appeared in the Matchbox Collectors Catalogue. The main range of Matchbox toys were die cast model cars. The first plastic model kits were a range of twenty aircraft in what was to be known as "the purple range" numbered PK-1 to PK-20. From the start Matchbox kits were designed to be attractive to the younger modeler by casting them in multiple colors. Already in 1974 the plastic model kit range had grown so much that a separate catalogue appeared "Matchbox Kits Catalogue 1974-75". In a few years time the model range had grown to over 30 models in the two-colored purple range and extended into many other ranges of larger aircraft and ships and vehicles as well. The majority of the aircraft kit ranges were molded in three colors. This gave a good looking appearance even when the model was finished without painting. Each model was molded in a set of colors that was chosen to give an appearance as realistic as possible in this way. Expansion and recession - In 1979 Lesney bought AMT, after which we saw combined AMT/Matchbox catalogues appear. Several attempts were made to integrate the ranges. A recession in the UK brought a less fortunate period for Lesney. On September 24th, 1982 the Matchbox kit range was taken over by Universal Toys, a Hong Kong based firm owned by David Yeh. The Universal Group bought Matchbox Toys Ltd. and the marketing companies for France, Germany and Australia for 16.5 million pounds. In Hong Kong a holding company was formed for them, called Matchbox International Ltd. Later Universal Matchbox Group. David Yeh engineered this takeover of UK-based toy manufacturer, Lesney (Matchbox) Group. 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. This however, was only the first in a series of takeovers. Part of this info was shared by Ted Taylor, IPMS UK, who knew Maurice Landi personally. Thank you so much for filling many gaps in our knowledge! Scope of attention Matchbox as a brand name for plastic modeling kits has gone through a couple of curves. The classic British period practically ended with the receivership of Lesney. The Universal period still added kits that extended the ranges in the same Matchbox spirit. For a couple of years Lesney owned AMT and both ranges were joined. For a brief period original Matchbox kits have been sold in the US under the AMT brand. Multi-colored Matchbox kits have been produced up to 1990, but Revell continued the range and revamped it during their ten year lease period. This neatly sets our ultimate boundary as this is the event horizon for plastic modeling kits issues under the Matchbox brand. In 1991 Revell bought the molds for the whole range of kits and got a ten year lease to use the Matchbox brand name from 1991 up to 2001. After 2001 a number of the Matchbox kits have been released under the Revell brand. Notice that some of these kits have been remodeled since or released with new decal sets. Information by the Matchboxkits.org. the unofficial reference to vintage Matchbox kits
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