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mercedes trailer
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:22 pm
by Pierkemimi
The blue trailer with different casting lines.

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Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:10 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
The lower model with the shorter bar is the later version.
Ghosthunter.
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:05 am
by Pierkemimi
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:The lower model with the shorter bar is the later version.
Ghosthunter.
Can you explain why the first model in gold color has also this variation when you are saying it comes from a later version.
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:36 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
If you are only considering 'Superfast' versions then 'Gold' would be first, but the original castings go back to the 'Regular Wheels' period, so the first model then becomes the Aqua-Green version so what you have found is evidence of the Two mold sets in use to produce the castings for this model, or (and this is becoming more probable with recent finds), an old stock 'Long Bar' casting put back into production. I have seen the 'Short Bar' version in all later incarnations of this model including trailers in 'Twin-Packs'.
Ghosthunter.
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:43 pm
by Pierkemimi
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:If you are only considering 'Superfast' versions then 'Gold' would be first, but the original castings go back to the 'Regular Wheels' period, so the first model then becomes the Aqua-Green version so what you have found is evidence of the Two mold sets in use to produce the castings for this model, or (and this is becoming more probable with recent finds), an old stock 'Long Bar' casting put back into production. I have seen the 'Short Bar' version in all later incarnations of this model including trailers in 'Twin-Packs'.
Ghosthunter.
Thanks for your clearence. If anyone has the variation of the regular models I would be happy to see it
Kurt
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:19 am
by Miller
May i ask, what you are talking about? I can´t find anything about the said things on Nicks website.
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:59 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
Highlighted in Orange...Long bar or Short bar.

- Long and Short bars.JPG (96.56 KiB) Viewed 4221 times
Ghosthunter.
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:44 pm
by Miller
Haha - i starred on the pictures and couldn´t find it!
Thanks Ghosty!
Re: mercedes trailer
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:21 pm
by Pierkemimi
From the models I can find nearby (have a lot more) found the gold and the red variation.

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