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K94A Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:02 pm
by charliep
This is one of my favorite kingsize models. It was never released although quite a few were made prior the cancellation of the project. It is probably the largest model ever made by matchbox.
Some of these models are found in various stages of development. I have seen some without any wheels and others missing sections from the top. This one looks like it is almost complete.

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Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:16 am
by Wolfie Ginsburg
These are my two naked ones

I believe that if you click on the photo you will see the complete fire trucks

(I apologise they were dusty when I took the photo)

There is a brown / beige one on E-bay at the moment. the asking price is £1,200!

Does anyone have one with a pump?

Better still with a pump that works! I'd love to see how it was supposed to work

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K94 isn't the biggest Matchbox toy

The Big Mover Midnight Express truck is much bigger (granted it is tin plate - not diecast)

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And Cricket, the talking doll, is even bigger, but that is another story

Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:07 am
by charliep
a bare metal example....





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Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:42 am
by nickjones
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Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:02 pm
by nickjones
Hi Charlie.
The photobucket code that you pasted is
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If you delete the first half up to .html) and remove the (/URL) from the end you get
(IMG)http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/ ... .jpg(/IMG)
your picture will show full size

Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:55 pm
by Wolfie Ginsburg
Nick

It's me who had the superlarge photos

Here are smaller ones

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While posting here are photos taken from E-bay of the one recently offered for sale. It looks like it's been sold. Has it gone to one if our board members?

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and miore importantly the pump and battety compartment - It looks like this one is pretty complete. Fabulous!!!

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Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:15 pm
by Wolfie Ginsburg
Charliep has given me authority to show his six K94 tenders


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Who is more jealous than me?

Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:42 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
[Quote]While posting here are photos taken from E-bay of the one recently offered for sale. It looks like it's been sold. Has it gone to one if our board members? [Quote]

You'll be hard pushed to find any 'Bored' members on this forum ;)

Ghosty.

Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:04 pm
by Wolfie Ginsburg
This colourful one which was illustrated in the "40 Year" book was in the Chester Toy Museum at the time

Who has it now?

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That makes !ten

Where are the rest?

Re: K94 Airport Fire Tender

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:43 am
by Ewan
I noticed there are 2 of these pictured in April's 'Model Collector' as being sold by Vectis in late January. Both have plastic funnels and bits of pipe with them, and they went for £1020 each. Were many of them made?