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A portal for vintage and collectible toys
Wow! fantastic work, you brought that little truck back to life.
Posted on 29 January 2012 | 9:15 pm
If I could give this book higher than 5's, I'd do it. It is quite a bit larger than other Ship Craft books (128 vs 64 pages) and the artwork alone is worth the price, not to even mention the models themselves. Probably the only think lacking are reviews of the EX...
Posted on 29 January 2012 | 11:39 am
The first reviewer's ratings were arbitrarily low. This is an excellent book for the historian OR modeler. It is complete and up-to-date, even including photo-etched parts reviews. The color photos and sharp crisp detail is without exception some of the best boo...
Posted on 29 January 2012 | 11:30 am
Just in time! Some of this information would be hard to gather say in 10 years.
Posted on 9 January 2012 | 4:14 am
Prior to their Packard release, Automodello had modeled cars from the 60's and 70's, so it came as a bit of a shock to their dealers and customers when the Packard was announced. That said, sales have been quite strong, with many purchasing both version of the car...
Posted on 13 December 2011 | 1:49 pm
Norev's model of the SM is a treat for fans of Citroen's advanced Maserati-engined coupe with opening features and working suspension. The car's impressive bulk is well captured as are the stylish lines. The engine detail is well-rendered including the famous green...
Posted on 13 December 2011 | 12:47 pm
A fun subject - pedal cars and powered vehicles that children could ride in - is presented through images featuring much of the author's own collection at the time, plus archival images and advertising reproductions, as well as photos from other collections. The im...
Posted on 12 December 2011 | 1:08 pm
Information on makes like Kemlow is hard to come by, so this is a great resource - a concise history of the brand is followed by listings of its products, complete with images of lots of unusual and hard-to-find models and toys. Not so much a "fun read" type book, ...
Posted on 12 December 2011 | 1:05 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it's one of the most complete "one subject" books I've ever read, covering everything you could possibly want to know about white metal models, from individual companies through to how these models are made and the history of the su...
Posted on 12 December 2011 | 1:00 pm
This wasn't an area of toys that I knew very much about so I really enjoyed this book. It is very informative, with many fascinating companies covered and a huge amount of wonderful illustrations, including images of individual items and period advertisements. Plus...
Posted on 12 December 2011 | 12:57 pm
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