RMweb Premium Neil Posted June 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2017 This morning I was browsing one of my favourite shopping sites (I buy most of my continental stock through Elaines Trains) when I spotted this intriguing Budd railcar for the Canadian market. I had assumed that there would be a standard style of packaging, the same as we had in the UK, but obviously not; the description says that it's factory sealed with the staples still in place. Did models for the antipodean market have their own style of packaging too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Zodiac Toys sold off a load of imported ex-Canadian Triang-Hornby stock some time around 1980 (possibly a bit before or after 1980). Some rolling stock was in normal circa 1970 boxes (I bought some Tierwaygs with MINIX cars on) but some was in that vac style packaging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Pat Hammond in The Storey of Rovex Vol 2 refers to that style of packaging being introduced by the Canadian company having it had more loose freight cars than it needed for sets and from Jan 1971 sold them as solo models. Batches of Budd Railcars were made at Margate in 1965, 1967 ,1969 and 1971 for Canada, many going bulk-packed for use in sets. Obviously therefore it was not just the wagons that were so packaged in Canada and one such example is pictured in the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted June 29, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2017 Many thanks for the further information; it's set me off looking further into the internet. I've found this site which illustrates some of what was available over the pond. Fascinating stuff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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