[Closed] Which company was first to secure a model to a baseplate by using screws?

Perhaps Solido

Their L'Ag d'Or models were first attached to the base with rubber bands, then a hex-head bolt, then a screw. Late 1960's perhaps?

Or maybe Dugu. Karl?

While Solido had phillips screws, Polistil had slot head ones.

And then so did Gama. All go back a few years.

Dugu had rubber bands through the axles. Rio did foam.. So

I think it was Solido with hexnuts (red box l'Age d'Or) followed by their plain perspex boxes with screws.

Politoys. Mercury, Joal came out with perspex cases with screws soon after that - 1970s?

Yep! Seems like when they did perspex boxes with a base, they did hex or screws. Rio was earlier with 2 halves of a clear box, no base to screw to.

Don't forget Pilen. Their screws are slotted but I think they were after Solido.

Good point - I also think they were later.

Great discussion thread! Got a little confused with "baseplate" thinking Chris meant chassis instead of the display stand. Ie. Attaching body to chassis but finally clued in.

Solido would have been my guess but.....I seem to recall Cragstan/Sabra which would have been eek...1960's?

BTW I am glad that IXO has returned to traditional screws rather than that stupid triangular head that required a special tool or gerryrigging a screwdriver bit to disassemble the model.

Thanks Randall - perhaps I should have used display base rather than baseplate.

Good idea - Cragstan/Sabra. They had plastic bases with plastic catches...

on either side that go over the car, or two hooks from underneath (Sabra only). Ref: Israeli Die-cast Model Cars (2009)

Marklin RAK had a plastic staple like thingy that attached through the ... -pic box's base up into the car's baseplate!

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So Solido it is - early post-1967, they had hex nuts and by 1974, they..

used screws through the base of the perspex boxes.

Or the stuffy-sounding "plinth".

Thanks for all your replies. The answer is likely to be Solido as their ...

first model to be released with a plastic display base with a clear plastic cover was issued in 1964 in the Age D?Or sub group within the 100 series. The model was the Bugatti Type 41 Royale released in 1964 but until 1966 it was held to the base by a rubber band. Age D?Or models issued from 1967 were held to the base by a screw or hex bolt. Age D?Or models originally issued before 1967 had their chassis modified to accept the screw/hex fixing.

BTW the first Age D?Or model 132 the Mercedes SS (top up) scheduled to be released in 1963 (date marked on chassis) but issued in early 1964 came out in a card box that was the sized just to fit the model. The version with the top down 137, issued in 1965, was also first available with the same card box.

Chris

and in the mysterious brown box for the US sometime after that! -pic

Thanks for asking this question, Chris. Brings back memories of the 1st "model cars" (not just toys)...

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