merlin

[MOKOSEX]

My first model of the year is one i wanted for a while,only recently found out there are 2 versions of this racing car ,one elastic band powered and un powered,just like the other model in the range the jeep
Also shown is a very good auction lot i DIDN,T WIN which shows 2 unpowered merlin racing cars and jeeps and a timpo american star racer for comparison.
dave

[MOKOSEX]

Here are the latest additions ,a complete condon trencher ,a rare FG taylor MG Magnette racing car,an early timpo record car with brass hubs and a couple of timpo artic cabs
dave r

[Idris]

H...a rare FG taylor MG Magnette racing car...

Would that be the Taylor of Taylor & Barrett and, if so, does that (automatically) make this post-war?

[MOKOSEX]

H...a rare FG taylor MG Magnette racing car...

Would that be the Taylor of Taylor & Barrett and, if so, does that (automatically) make this post-war?

This is what i found out about the model

"An extremely rare model of an early MG Magnette by F G Taylor (originator of Taylor and Barrett) and his sons. The trade name FGT & Sons was registered commercially in 1945 and this model was probably made soon after that."

Its construction is what i call hollowcast,it has a rough inside like inside hollow lead soldiers but this is lighter than lead and feels like mazak.Its the end of an era of hollowcast as from then on most models were diecast
dave

[Squid]

The trencher is a neat piece. I imagine it's rare to find one with the belt intact, and that no-one has reproduced it.

[Idris]

Its construction is what i call hollowcast,it has a rough inside like inside hollow lead soldiers...

Sounds like a synonym for slush-cast

[MOKOSEX]

Its construction is what i call hollowcast,it has a rough inside like inside hollow lead soldiers...

Sounds like a synonym for slush-cast

Yes i agree
"Slush casting is a variant of permanent molding casting to create a hollow casting or hollow cast. In the process the material is poured into the mold and allowed to cool until a shell of material forms in the mold. The remaining liquid is then poured out to leave a hollow shell."
Whats interesting about this casting is it not being lead and the good defination they obtained,and i think its one of the last slush cast cars produced as everyone went to pressure casting.
dave

[MOKOSEX]

The trencher is a neat piece. I imagine it's rare to find one with the belt intact, and that no-one has reproduced it.

The casting is often broken on the arms ,the yellow buckets do fall off so they are often missing and like you said the belts go after time plus the driver is nearly always missing,i don,t think any spares are available but if they are it would be the driver as they are also wanted for the condon dumper truck and the crane.
dave