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An Efsi truck with one of those boats has already been shown further up in this thread.

Also shown before is the boat copy from Hong Kong (I do not know a manufacturer's name, but this is not by Playart AFAIK), and here are a few more:









These can be taken apart and put together with parts swapped, so you can create a large quantity of different variations if you like.

Some more old pictures of Maxwell models from India:















Danhausen used to sell these cheaply at their own swapmeet in Aachen in the 1990s. I purchased some because they were so cheap but did not keep them, so I am unable to produce better pictures with more modern equipment.

Let's say the quality of the pictures matches the quality of the models!

I still have not been able to find a manufacturer or brand name for these Hong Kong plastic copies:

























I believe these are all by the same manufacturer, but there are many other similar ranges, and I find them all very confusing.

Any identification information would be appreciated!

many thanks Christian for all the pictures and extra information.

marcel

To finish the sub-topic of boat copies for the moment, here are two examples of the Efsi boat with trailers:





As can be clearly seen, the boat is a direct copy of the Matchbox model minus the window glazing, whereas the trailer is an entirely different casting.

thanks for posting a picture of the EFSI model with packaging !

marcel

On a bit of a tangent efsi also used lone star products
This is from Ian Dorrell on the lone star Facebook group

Hi,

copie of No 2a Muir Hill site dumper made by Jadali in France.
I only have a 2b for comparing. Regards
Stephan

ChFalkensteiner : Look at this "Mercedes 1100" of your collection is in fact a Austin 1100. I would show the image but the website not allows me to add pics or I don´t know how to do so.

First reduce picture size to about 800 pixels on the largest side
Then select upload attachment in picture 1
Then choose file in picture 2
Then add the file in picture 3