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17/03/2014 6:54 am
A "low end" smile for Dick and some fun for all (?). (pics)
I couldn't resist this one on Amazon's cut price section. It's not like anything else in my collection!
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And it's based on some 1:1 versions. Here's an example from Arizona.
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Tins Toys (sometimes that's Tins' Toys) has been producing toys in Hong Kong for a long time, at least 40 years. This one was originally released a few years ago at $9.99 with the flames, $8.99 in solid colors, but both had the same opening features.
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Kinda makes you think we're in 1:24 land! And, yes, that's a radio speaker instead of a back seat. It has two of them.
One more view of the paint.
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I hope that put a little smile in your day. In closing, here's a visual comment on factory definitions of 1:43.
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17/03/2014 7:00 am
Interesting, although I could do without enclosed front wheels.
Check out http://decorides.com/ for some similar creations.
17/03/2014 7:07 am
Thanks, David. Now how can I convince my wife that I need one of those 1:1 "Scrape Zephyrs"? With flames??