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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Will you tell him Chris, or shall I...

Ghosty.

Your ages with me Kev....be careful!!

johnboy wrote:

motorman wrote:I remember "lucky bags"....does that mean i am an old fart!!

Definitely a trades description job because mine were never "lucky" they were full of old rubbish

I might be getting confused because I also remember something called Jamboree Bags, but I think they were full of rubbish too

johnboy wrote:

johnboy wrote:

motorman wrote:I remember "lucky bags"....does that mean i am an old fart!!

Definitely a trades description job because mine were never "lucky" they were full of old rubbish

I might be getting confused because I also remember something called Jamboree Bags, but I think they were full of rubbish too

OOOOOOOooooooooooooh Jamboree Bags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a metallic blue tractor unit at last Unlike all my other Lone Star this one doesn't have any branding inside the cab roof though, I wonder why?

Made for distribution outside of the UK, quite possibly to one of the American wholesalers for them to market as a generic toy truck and only a logo or 'Brand' name would appear on packaging for it.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Ewan you have a pm

Here is a short listing of Roadmaster Majors in the 1280 catalogue number series.

1281, Rocket fuel tanker.
1282, Low sided truck & trailer.
1283, Breakdown truck.
1287, Sand carrying dumper truck.
1288, Timber truck.
1294, 'BP' hovercraft fuel tanker.

All these were catalogued during 1969, they use the short cab design as shown below. GHOSTHUNTER.

johnboy wrote:

motorman wrote:I remember "lucky bags"....does that mean i am an old fart!!

Definitely a trades description job because mine were never "lucky" they were full of old rubbish

Not a trade definition surely coz if you were like me you were "lucky" to get one!

Ian

I had quite a lot of these (I collect Lone Star but mainly the OOO railway series) and I had acquired quite a lot but I took a stall at the last Reading Vintage and sold them as a job lot. I have seen the "Rocket Fuel" one at a few toyfairs I wasn't aware it was exceptionally rare

Do the Lone-Star collectors want this thread moved into our new Lone-Star section.

Ghosty.