My toys site was created a number of years ago and as with most things it is time for a spring clean (yes, it is Autumn in Australia, but..). So please excuse me while I break a few things in order to create a fresh new look for the site. … [Read more...] about Site Update
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L & I Glenn Plastic Toys Melbourne
Thanks to David I now have a Glenn FJ Holden sedan in my collection. L & I Glenn plastic toys were made in Melbourne in the 1940's and 1950's and in 1956 they released a Holden FJ sedan in a range of colours. I was pleased to add this blue coloured model to my collection and added a new section for L & I Glenn under Australian Plastic Toys. … [Read more...] about L & I Glenn Plastic Toys Melbourne
Touring Australia with Holden Board Game
I was asked recently about a small model of a Holden HK Monaro and as I was researching this I came across references to a board game that featured HK series Holden models. The Touring Australia with Holden Board Game is one I was not previously aware of. There are a few references: ByteBoss Document References refers to an auction result list from 2004. One … [Read more...] about Touring Australia with Holden Board Game
More R&L Cereal Toy Photos
I have added more R&L cereal toy photos to the gallery today. The 1967 Airport set has been updated with 15 new photos. I added 4 new items to the 1969 Carnival series gallery. … [Read more...] about More R&L Cereal Toy Photos
New Cereal Toys
Today I have added some new cereal toys to the collection. The Elephant Ride from the 1969 Carnival series in 3 colours of blue, green and red. I previously only had an orange item. Just need yellow and grey to complete the colour array. And a new flicker or wiggle ring of the drummer in an orange type 2 ring base. See my Wiggle Ring pages for more details. … [Read more...] about New Cereal Toys
Pope Product Aussie Cap Guns
A couple of recent additions to my collection are two Pope Product Aussie Cap Guns. Review the photos and updated page for A Pope Product Diecast Toy Gun. … [Read more...] about Pope Product Aussie Cap Guns
Polythene Miniatures from Hong Kong
Added a small gallery today of Polythene Miniatures from Hong Kong. These are another of the Matchbox Lesney look-a-like models. These small models were produced in Hong Kong in the 1960's and while some of the models were not proto-types that Matchbox made, the box style with the arched writing mimicked the Matchbox marketing style of the era. These simple plastic models … [Read more...] about Polythene Miniatures from Hong Kong
Blue Box Plastic Toys
My Blue Box Plastic Toys pages have been updated with more details and a fresh gallery page. Blue Box Plastic Toys photo gallery Blue Box Hong Kong plastic toys information There are several I am missing from the models that I am aware of and if you are looking for more information I'd recommend Gary's Cars site with lots of plastic models that are copies of the UK … [Read more...] about Blue Box Plastic Toys
New pages for Cyclops, Moldex, and Ross Plastics
I managed to make some time today to create new pages for Cyclops, Moldex, and Ross Plastics. The Cyclops page I should have added ages ago, but I do not have much in the way of toys, just a fabulous Cyclops Toys sales brochure from the 1960's. Moldex Ltd made plastic toys in Melbourne in the 1950's and was also acquired by Lines Bros in the UK. Moldex produced a number … [Read more...] about New pages for Cyclops, Moldex, and Ross Plastics
Pope Products B-29 Supa-Fort Aircraft
I first wrote about the Pope Products B-29 Supa-Fort Aircraft model earlier this year when I was researching the Buick diecast toy car that I had added to my collection. Thanks to a contact from Queensland I am now the proud owner of my own Pope Products B-29 Supa-Fort Aircraft! My thanks to Tony Lourensen. It is in wonderful condition, although somewhat pitted, it is complete … [Read more...] about Pope Products B-29 Supa-Fort Aircraft