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boat
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:20 am
by brainstrust
Is this fair dinkum?
upload an image
Re: boat
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:43 am
by matchboxkiwi
Don't know.
Could just be a Hong Kong copy on a Matchbox trailer or a pre pro.
More photo's required and a genuine Matchbox boat put beside it for comparison.
The boat could be from the 900 series or a Brazilian model.
Cheers, Steve
Matchboxkiwi
Re: boat
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:28 pm
by Idris
Be very careful! The Playart boat is very similar to the Matchbox one, and it is not unknown for it to be paired with a 9d trailer.
Re: boat
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:08 am
by kwakers
There is no way it would be paired with a regular wheel Trailer in such bright colours as a pre-pro or otherwise in my opinion. This Boat appears to be a direct copy of the Lesney early version without the added side supports for the Trailer arms, so I doubt it is a 'later' Brazilian Lesney either. With those brighter colours, I am sure it is a knock-off, so any added info on it will be interesting. I have never seen one like it in the U.S. Very interesting Boat Brainstrust, Thanks for showing it here for a potential identification.
kwakers
Re: boat
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:41 pm
by brainstrust
There was another one, I cant remember the colour mix though. They were both advertised as pre-pros and I think went for around 80 bucks. I guess caught some people out but not the majority
Re: boat
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:56 pm
by ChFalkensteiner
Copies of the Matchbox boat were made by several companies - the one I encounter most frequently is by Efsi of the Netherlands - , and as far as I know none of them have window glazing.
So if such a boat shows up without window glazing, it is much more probable that it is a copy than that it is a Lesney pre-pro.