Dinky Toys photography specials

Jan --Nice.....they look ready for action!! When I was a kid, the anti-aircraft unit was one of my favorites....I loved the swiveling feature and the raising and lowering of the gun barrel....pretty neat toy with lots of play value. Terry

Here is the Mechanical Horse
and Van ready for work ! ! Terry [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / Dinky % 20Toys % 20Pre % 20War % 20Set % 20Mechanical % 20Horse / 024 - 1_zpsc9e6c9e4.jpg [/img]

[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_1586.jpg [/img] ' DINKY TOYS ' ca.1948 [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_1578 -20140111 -2.jpg [/img] ' DINKY TOYS ' ca.1951

Six fabulous Dinky Toys of this famous marque
from
the 1950s
and 60s [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Six_Dinky_Jaguars.jpg [/img]
From
left to right: 38f Jaguar (SS100) Sports Car,
157 Jaguar XK120,
238 Jaguar ' D ' Type,
195 Jaguar 3.4 Litre MkII Saloon,
269 Jaguar Motorway ' POLICE ' Car
and 120 Jaguar ' E ' Type.

Beautifiul stable,
David ! But
where
is the Mark X ?...:
) Friendly,
Jacques H.

Hi Jaques Unfortunately the Mark X is not my favourite car in the world so I may not buy it.Also you can ' t get many clothes into the Dinky Mark X suitcase ! ! ! ! LOL Dave

David,
You could
add
the Scorpion Tank
and the Striker,
the both have Jaguar engines.

OK then,
I ' ll compensate for that by posting the no.142 Mark X,
a childhood Dinky Toy of my brother ' s (
an older photo not really suitable for this photography specials thread
): [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_2712.jpg [/img]

Seeing Richard ' s French Dinky Car Transporter in the ' Dinky of the Day ' thread inspired me to get mine out.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 39a_Unic_Car_Transporter.jpg [/img] Here it is with some Citroens being loaded aboard Dave

Beautiful indeed Dave.I see that you are well equiped in french Dinky ! Your Unic is the first type.One of these days,
I will open a new thread about the Unic Boilot ref.39A
and 894 I need some times to take the photos.Richard

[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 39a_DessousSemi.jpg [/img] Thank you Richard
and David to have posted pictures of your Unic / Boilot car carrier.There are a few variations on this model
and David ' s is the second type: The very early one had a rivet to attach the coupling ' s steel blade.Later the rivet was cast under the chassis
and then was not visible any more near the fifth wheel.It had ridged hubs.The next type had concave hubs on the prime mover
and ridged hubs on the trailer.Next again had concave hubs on all axles.The last variation had windows.Some of the trailers had a letter ' Y ' cast near the front wheel;some had a dot
after
39A
and some had a boss below the rear ramp.What is not known is which trailer goes with which lorry.Could you please show the underside of your trailers
and Richard,
which are the hubs on your semi - trailer.It must also be mentioned that contrary to the drawings on the catalogues
and the Meccano Magazines this model was never made in light blue,
the wind screen was always in two parts
and the crank on the trailer was always on the right hand side.Richard
and others,
if you
go
to Orlans tomorrow,
I share a table with Claude Wagner in hall B.Please come
and visit us.

Jacques --To follow on to your very nice discussion of the Unic Car Transporter and its variations, I am posting pictures of mine as well. It is a lovely model and I was always impressed with the complexity of its construction. Terry