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16/09/2017 2:30 am
(PICS) 1/18 Gas Pumps..... New Tooling!
Yat-Ming (Road Signature) released a series of 1/18 diecast gas pumps more than a decade ago. They were replicas of early (pre-war) pumps and for the money (a few dollars each)
They weren't bad; worth every penny. In years that followed, Ertl issued generic pumps as accessories in their diorama scenes/box sets. Other companies issued plastic 1/18 pumps that also light up but lacked fine detail.
Now Greenlight has, for whatever reason (and I'm not complaining), decided to "tool up" three new 1/18 diecast gas pumps from 1948(Shell), 1951(Gulf) and 1954(Standard).
The attractive packaging is appealing but curiously the back B/W photo of a vintage gas station depicts one found in Europe and NO WHERE on the boxes does it give detail/info about the pumps. No date, model, manufacture, etc...
The diecast pumps themselves are excellent. They are well made with numerous value added (not molded in) detaials such as, dials, lights, trim, number borads, etc.. They have a "heavy" quality feel with screwed in bases and detachable nozzles w/flexible hoses. In the case of the 1948 Shell, the red "beltline turntable" actually swings side to side.
The only downside (but it could be easily remedied) is the fact that the nozzles have unrealistic "tabs" molded in to facilitate a secure hang-up.
Overall, these are great. GL collectively calls these three pumps "Series 1." At about $30.00 for all three I eagerly await Series 2, 3, 4...and so on.
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16/09/2017 2:50 am
Who is selling them???
16/09/2017 4:29 am
Thanks for the info and great pics !
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16/09/2017 4:42 am
Ned, I haven't seen them at hobby/big box stores yet. Mine were purchased online.
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16/09/2017 4:42 am
No problem Steve. I forgot to include my plastic light-up pumps.
16/09/2017 7:43 am
The Standard pump with its 35cents a gallon price brings back great memories of when
I worked at a self-serve station in the early '70s. Three grades of gas priced @ 31,33 and 35 cents a gallon and the prices would rise 2cents more from Friday till Sunday. And a most enjoyable task was to read the underground tanks with a marked pole every day. At least that's what this old gray matter remembers. Also, the ding-ding of the whirring dials and the air hose running across the pavement to alert you that a car had driven in.
17/09/2017 7:35 am
Thanks Christopher! Those are really cool and at $10 a piece you can't go wrong!
GL's 4 post lift was also a great buy at around $30!
17/09/2017 8:28 am
Very cool ! It's great to now have these Fifties pumps from GL to join the older YM ones.
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17/09/2017 11:41 am
Agreed!
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17/09/2017 11:41 am
Yes, three cheers for Greenlight!
19/09/2017 12:25 pm
Yat Ming tooling is still around but they go by "Lucky Diecast" now you can check Diecast Models Wholesale website to see if they still have them. I know they're selling old Yet ming models under the Lucky Diecast name.
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20/09/2017 6:39 am
Jeff, you are correct sir.