Atlas Dinky Toys UK issues

Ah, but the vehicle I saw in Chicago had clear windows to show off the dancers, whereas this one has darkened ones to hide the sordid business within ... forging Dinky Toys, no doubt!!

Back to Chinese junk.

This is the latest Atlas issue (clic on the picture to see it in full length) The original Dinky Supertoys is my favorite Dinky. As many Atlas products, this is a poor reproduction with several errors.This is a copy of the first issue of the Meccano model with smooth cab ceiling, straight end of the chassis members; ridged front hubs and see through trailer beam.

This is the latest Atlas issue (clic on the picture to see it in full length) The original Dinky Supertoys is my favorite Dinky. As many Atlas products, this is a poor reproduction with several errors.This is a copy of the first issue of the Meccano model with smooth cab ceiling, straight end of the chassis members; ridged front hubs and see through trailer beam.

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As noted earlier in this thread, I have an ambivalent view of the Chinese replicas, but I prefer the Dan Toys because they do not (ab)use the Dinky name. I must confess I found the latest issue of seven Guy vans impossible to resist, since at this stage I would never able to have all the real ones in my collection. They exhibit the same smoothed-off nature that many of the other Chinese copies do, there are a couple of odd moulding lines on the rear doors, and they are detectably lighter than the real Dinky Toys -- but overall not bad.

I agree that it is nice of them not to use the Dinky Toys name. eBay is now flooded with Atlas versions, many disclosed properly, others not so much. My worry is that over time, the fine line separating Atlas from the real thing will tend to disappear, and any new collectors will gravitate towards the much less expensive copies, leaving a shell of older collectors to maintain the orignal Dinky collecting. I have also been tempted to fill in a few missing pieces in my own Dinky collection, but have decided not too. I did get one of them to see for myself what they are about. Jan Werner echoed my own sentiments when he said thay looked 'too perfect' compared to vintage mint Dinky's, that something was lost in the process to try and perfect them. It is hard to deny that they have created interest in model collecting.....that part is good. Should they be co-mingled here on this site, as Dinky related? I think most oldtime, purist collectors will think not. Regards, Terry

I totally agree with Terry, I also bought one just to see what they were like and was not impressed. I have bought three trucks by Ruby Toys, I have met the proprietor of Ruby Toys, John Hope and he is intentionally doing models which were not done by Dinky. Two Dinky and two Ruby are shown below. Dave

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Dave--I remember you showing these some time ago, and I was impressed then. They do look Dinkyesque and also appear to be nicely made. Are they diecast, and do they have a fair number to select from? Thanks again for showing them.....very nice! Regards, Terry

Terry - they are diecast and compared to Dinky feel heavier. They have four in their range, I have three of them. In each of the four ranges there are a number of different colour schemes. Unlike Atlas they do compliment the Dinky items. Dave

Terry - I have just put a Dinky Guy van and a Ruby Toys Albion van on the scales and this confirms my earlier thoughts. Even though the Ruby van is smaller than the Dinky one it weighs 25% more as can be seen below:

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Wow, that is impressive, and it sure must then feel very sturdy and hefty in your hands.....very solidly built for sure! Regards, Terry