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Welcome to the hobby of diecast toys.rnI collect Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky, Lledo, Tomica diecast toy cars. I've been collecting since 1987. The purpose of this blog is to display some of my favorite diecast cars. I will give you some collecting tips and

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  • MATCHBOX: WEATHERILL HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 03:08 in matchbox, construction vehicles

    Construction vehicles always featured strongly in the ‘1-75’ range and the Weatherill Hydraulic Excavator (24a), in its two forms, remained for eleven years. It appear either with an orange-yellow or a plain yellow body, with a ‘Weatherill Hydr...

  • MATCHBOX: EUCLID QUARRY TRUCK

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 02:54 in matchbox, construction vehicles

    In August a 6-wheel Euclid Quarry Truck (6c) replaced the earlier version. In fact, the model looked as though it had ten wheels but the heavy duty rear wheels were of a single moulding. Later ten individual wheels were fitted. All were of black pla...

  • MATCHBOX: THE AVELING BARFORD ROAD ROLLER

    Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 03:30 in matchbox, construction vehicles

    The first miniature model was the Aveling Barford Road Roller. It may be distinguished from the three subsequent Road Rollers by its full length canopy. This first Road Rollers was descended from the early Lesney toy which had its own origins in the ...

  • SIKU 1/50 TEREX BACKHOE

    Posted on Sunday May 24th, 2009 at 10:09 in siku, construction vehicles

    Siku are primarily a toy manufacturer, but over recent years they have made in-roads into the low-end collector market. The company's scaled construction equipment now fits in with the world's standard scale of 1:50. Back Hoe Loader- Quality die cast...