Copies of Matchbox 12a

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun May 17, 2020 10:36 am

Thats nice to hear, welcome to the forum then Dixon.

Are you just into Land Rover or do yoy collect other toys and models as many members here do.

Ghosthunter.

Malibu · Post by **Malibu** » Sun May 17, 2020 4:28 pm

dkenner wrote:I think my wife would say that you are not being very helpful here, as I head to eBay.de...

Don´t listen to her.
I forgot to say there´s a Spanisch copy of the Wiking model made by EKO.

Try Ebay.de

dkenner · Post by **dkenner** » Sun May 17, 2020 10:45 pm

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Thats nice to hear, welcome to the forum then Dixon.
Are you just into Land Rover or do yoy collect other toys and models as many members here do.

Thank you, it took a while to find it. I'll spare the long tangent on the decline of search engines and the dreck they toss up. But in terms of toys, I still have my childhood toys, the Dinky, Corgo, Matchbox, Britains, tanks, planes, and such. A carton of pre-War lead soldiers that my father gave me. None in excellent shape. As background, once I had an idea of collecting Land-Rover toys. Then I stopped by a couple of friend's who did, and had for many years. I volume was frightening, so I backed off. But that has not stopped me from occasionally getting another. I know myself well enough to be careful.

It is like stamp collecting. I started quite young collecting the world. Then dropped to Canada, the US and UK, then, for a variety of reasons, those dropped, or specialised, to the point where today it is Penny Reds and Penny Blues. I appreciate the variety that exists, though variety that arose before CAD/CAM allowed varieties to be produced at frightening levels.

dkenner · Post by **dkenner** » Sun May 17, 2020 10:50 pm

Malibu wrote:Don´t listen to her. I forgot to say there´s a Spanisch copy of the Wiking model made by EKO. Try Ebay.de

Isn't the EKO a copy of the Anguplas? I have found possibilities on ebay.de, but the larger challenge is someone who is willing to mail to North America. Most that I have asked decline to send them here.

Oh, I do like the Anguplas 107 station wagon mobile chapel. Of the 1:1 scale, there were eight made. Believed that none survive. Of the toy, many more than that, but the plastic Anguplas seems to have used lacks stability. Some of those 107 Station Wagons have curves that the original trucks never had.

Rgds,

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun May 17, 2020 11:40 pm

Yes, EKO and Anguplas are connected.

Ghosthunter.

dkenner · Post by **dkenner** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:58 pm

Well, not exactly 12A, but an Anguplas popped up and has been added to the collection. Now for the mobile chapel from the same manufacturer.

Still hunting for Lincoln (Australia) and Tucker Box. But patient.

dkenner · Post by **dkenner** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:48 pm

A question on “Polythene Miniatures”. Did they ever make a copy of the Land-Rover 12a or 12b? I’ve been searching, and while found many other copies of Matchbox models, not that one yet. It is possible I’m just unlucky too.

Thank you,

Dixon