locomad2 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Always on the lookout for 1/72 -76 scale road vehicles especially cheapo ones came across these recently in the local supermarket toy bin It's about 1/76 cab comes off so probably fit glass all round in cab. Otherwise quite good detail and mouldings See a lot of these on the roads and though towns as farmers now tend fields miles away from home farms, also sold in £1 shops (for £2now) plus seen a lot in amusement arcade prize shops etc 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Siku is actually a premium toy brand so that’s a good price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locomad2 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 4 hours ago, ianmacc said: Siku is actually a premium toy brand so that’s a good price. So it seams, got round to checking out website and found similar at 8.99 euros in 1/87 scale Reminds me much of the "Kentoys" brand of modern trucks then in 1/76 sold about 25 years ago for £1 in £1 shops. Mostly American but some European trucks often seen on layouts even now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 15 hours ago, locomad2 said: So it seams, got round to checking out website and found similar at 8.99 euros in 1/87 scale Reminds me much of the "Kentoys" brand of modern trucks then in 1/76 sold about 25 years ago for £1 in £1 shops. Mostly American but some European trucks often seen on layouts even now. Back as a child I collected Diecast cars of the matchbox and hot wheels etc size and I regarded Siku as an exotic luxury only available in posh toy shops! Always at a slight premium… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive martin Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 These siku models are well worth checking out they are 1.87 scale their seems to be 2 levels of detailing a lot of the tractors have glazeing i have some john deere examples and they are superb,some of the cheaper examples dont have glazeing ,for british layouts they did or might still produce a JCB fast trac !i hope this information is of some use! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 07/01/2023 at 20:02, Clive martin said: These siku models are well worth checking out they are 1.87 scale their seems to be 2 levels of detailing a lot of the tractors have glazeing i have some john deere examples and they are superb,some of the cheaper examples dont have glazeing ,for british layouts they did or might still produce a JCB fast trac !i hope this information is of some use! They do a rather impressive 1/87 scale tower crane! I wish I had a valid use for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 The Siku range includes many very impressive models in their own right. The other great facet of the brand is that you can look at it up close in many of the surviving traditional toy shops, and retailers who carry certain more upmarket toy brands alongside other core goods. Mention of the 1:87 tower crane reminded me that this particular item caught my eye in Cowgill's of Clitheroe a few weeks ago, which is ostensibly a high quality greetings card shop. The range is very attractively marketed, and the tractors especially interesting, recalling the Britains range of agricultural models, but rather better quality. (I imagine that places like Clitheroe with a rural hinterland favour such toys and models in a way that cities possibly don't.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive martin Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Talking about rural hinterland i purchased my siku tractors from the Halesworth toy shop in suffolk a delightful little market town just a short walk from Halesworth station on the east suffolk line! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hillside Toys of Ingleton in Lancashire is a specialist in agricultural toys and models. Never been but I bet it’s great for this type of thing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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