Thursday, April 30, 2009

DINKY TOYS - GABRIEL MODEL T FORD


The ‘Gabriel Model T Ford’ (no 109) was the everyday run about of Father Stanley Unwin from the Gerry Anderson ‘Secret Service’ series, though the same vehicle was also seen in a couple of episodes of the later ‘UFO’ series.
The 1/43 rd scale yellow and black model featured a figure of Unwin at the wheel and ‘Gabriel’ labels on each body side. Due to the model only being available for two years, and the series only being shown in three ITV regions, the Gabriel Model T is rare, especially when compard with other Anderson related items.

Monday, April 27, 2009

CORGI - DR.WHO SET; BESSIE, DALEK, DR.WHO & K9 FIGURES


The 1970's saw the national institution of Doctor Who grow up, with adults outnumbering children in the continually climbing audience figures. In january 1970 Doctor Who returned in full Colour and advances in technology had produced more belivable monsters. By the 1980's Dr Who was the longest running science fiction TV series in the world, having millions of fans all around the globe.

This great 4 piece set from Corgi features the Doctor in Tom Baker likeness (height: 62 mm), his trusty companion, K9 (length: 50 mm), Bessie, the Doctors yellow vintage car (length: 75 mm) and a perfectly detailed Dalek (height: 60 mm). This set is a fantastic addition to any Dr Who collection. Forty years on, friend and foe are reunited with this delightful set of four characters from Britains favourite TV sci-fi programme. From mutant monstrosity to the loyal robot dog and the eccentric figure of the good Doctor himself, what more endearing mementos could there be of a much-loved programme. See more.

CORGI - DOCTOR WHO 40th ANNIVERSARY GIFT SET


This anniversary Gift Set was launched to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Dr. Who TV series. It contains seven highly-detailed collectable models and figures which are exact miniature replicas of various characters from the famous Sci-Fi programme, and they come beautifully displayed in a presentation film can.

Own the whole set, which comes complete with a special presentation film can. Incidentally, did you know that in 1963 a typical Doctor Who story cost around £10,000 to make: the 1996 TV movie cost over £3 million? See more.

CORGI - DOCTOR WHO BESSIE WITH FIGURE


Dr Who was first transmitted on November 23rd 1963 and by the end of the 1960's the BBC programme had enthralled a generation of children. The police telephone box and the daleks became household icons.

The souped-up yellow roadster first belonged to the third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee, though our model is shown with the figure of the fourth, Tom Baker, with that distinctive scarf and hat. These highly-detailed collectable figures are exact miniature replicas of Dr. Who and his car Bessie from the Dr. Who TV series. See here.

Friday, April 24, 2009

TIN TIN CAR IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS


Tintin in the Land of the Soviets is the first of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé. The series features young reporter Tintin as its hero.Tintin in the Land of the Soviets was published for the first time in Le Petit Vingtième (the children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle) between 10 January 1929 and 11 May 1930, and appeared in album form in 1930.The story is a political satire, expressing Hergé's distrust of the Soviet Union and poking fun at its claim to have a thriving economy. According to Benoît Peeters' book (Le monde d'Hergé), the only source used by Hergé to create his story was the book entitled Mosco sans voiles (Moscow Unveiled) written by Joseph Douillet, a former Belgian consul in Soviet Russia. For such reasons, Hergé decided to withdraw the album from circulation in the 1930s. In 1973, a facsimile edition was launched, that immediately became a best-seller (100,000 copies sold in that year alone).





This diecast car is produced from the real “Mercedes Torpedo 1925”. This car is in Tintin “the Land of the Soviet”, paging 9. It is the only early Tintin adventure which Hergé did not redraw or colourizes in later years, and, as a result, looks and feels very different from the other books. In this diecast car. Tintin and Snowy are black and white. Oval tires show kept in that it is running with a very high speed. Tintin is wearing a scotch shirt and Snowy is sitting in the car. The position is exactly the same as in cartoon. This car is one of the first three cars that were produced. There is window box. It is collectible for those who love cartoon.

ERTL 1995 TOYOTA SUPRA FROM THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS

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1995 Toyota Supra Orange From "Fast And Furious" Movie Diecast Model 1/18 Die Cast Car By Ertl

In the early 1990s the second-generation Toyota Supra was introduced to the automotive market. With 320 horsepower, this was a car capable of 0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds. It quickly became a popular car for the aftermarket performance shops. From upgrading turbos and adding performance exhaust, this car didn't need much to be a rocket ship.

Today, the Toyota Supra is one of the leading cars to "tune" for big-time performance. Japanese tuners are getting upward of 600-800 horsepower from these six-cylinder cars.

This is brand new 1:18 scale diecast model of 1995 Toyota Supra From "The Fast And The Furious" Movie die cast model car by ERTL. It has steerable wheels, rubber tires, made of diecast with some plastic parts and plastic display stand with window box. Detailed interior, exterior, engine compartment. Dimensions approximately L-9.5, W-4, H-3 inches.