Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:26 am
At the left of the Mercedes is parked a "Personnel Carrier". One of the only two Matchbox survivors from my far childhood.
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Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
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Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 1:28 pm
An amusing mix-up on the labelling there! I see the Cortina is labelled as a GL, whereas the toy bears 1.6L badging on the back. However, the space between 1.6 and L is quite large, so does this mean there are prepros with 1.6GL badges? When I was young I was very impressed by the badging details on this car, including the Ford script in the logo - by contrast the Yesteryear Model A just had a blank oval.
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:11 pm
Here's a few Superfast errors!
SF3 Porsche Turbo - Base plate was flipped during paint spray, inside is Gloss Black.
SF19 Road Dragster - Foam driver!
SF59 Mercury Park Lane Fire Chief - Missing windows and roof lights.
SF3 Porsche Turbo - Base plate was flipped during paint spray, inside is Gloss Black.
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Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:19 am
Another peice of ephemera.
Not so much a direct error by Lesney UK but whoever did the marketing for Fred Bronner in the US has flipped the photographic negative so the printed image puts the spare wheel on this Rolls-Royce on the wrong side of the car!!
Ghosthunter.
Not so much a direct error by Lesney UK but whoever did the marketing for Fred Bronner in the US has flipped the photographic negative so the printed image puts the spare wheel on this Rolls-Royce on the wrong side of the car!!
Ghosthunter.
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:19 pm
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:19 pm
Wheels were clearly a problem for Lesney.
This Yesteryear Rolls-Royce has a 12 spoke rim on the front and 24 spoke 'Cross-Wire' rim on the rear!
Ghosthunter.
This Yesteryear Rolls-Royce has a 12 spoke rim on the front and 24 spoke 'Cross-Wire' rim on the rear!
Ghosthunter.
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:54 am
The rear wheel of the Rolls Royce looks as a old racing car' s wheel.
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:42 pm
I wonder which side is right
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:13 pm
Thanks for adding to this thread Reg, a brilliant OOPS!
Ghosthunter.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:12 pm
More wheel problems for Lesney.
This Y-2 AEC B Type London Bus from ''Sebastion'' has had the rear wheels fitted the wrong way round giving the effect the brake drums are on the outside!!
This Y-2 AEC B Type London Bus from ''Sebastion'' has had the rear wheels fitted the wrong way round giving the effect the brake drums are on the outside!!