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- 10:53, 2 May 2024 Kansas to Texas Stagecoach (ESSEM Series) (hist | edit) [355 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=29|Date1=1951}} A boxed diecast "Kansas to Texas Stagecoach", marketed by Morestone as an ESSEM Series product, ''circa'' 1951. {{ESSEMSeries}}")
- 10:08, 2 May 2024 Davy Crockett Frontier Wagon (Modern Morestone) (hist | edit) [1,346 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=29|Date1=1956}} A diecast stagecoach with two horses, sold with a Disney "'''Davy Crockett'''" licensing, and dated by the Newson book to 1956. Morestone seem to have been uncertain whether to market this as a "Modern Series" item, or a "Morestone Series" piece, and the box says "'''Modern Morestone Series'''". ==Davy Crockett tv series== Walt Disney's "Davy Crockett" miniseries (1954-1955) consisted of five one-hour episodes, which were later splice...")
- 09:29, 2 May 2024 Category:Morris Products (hist | edit) [171 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Box|Morris_Products_statement_slip,_1950s.jpg|Morris Products, Jubilee Works|380}} {{Box|Morris_Products,_letterhead,_1950s.jpg|1950s: "Morris Products" letterhead|380}}") originally created as "Morris Products"
- 16:16, 30 April 2024 Category:Morestone diecast (display) (hist | edit) [345 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Display|Arch=2|DisplayArea=29}} A new (2024) display of postwar diecast models, mostly made by a range of companies in North London, and distributed by '''Morestone''' under a range of brandnames, until they finally settled on the name "Budgie". {{Morestone} {{cars_etc}}") originally created as "Morestone (display)"
- 11:56, 30 April 2024 Category:Wild West (hist | edit) [2,194 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The 1950s and 1960s saw a surge in interest in the UK is Western stories, promoted by films and the growth of television, which showed a number of imported "western" TV series. This was associated sales of diecast "cap-guns" (largely from the Lone Star brand, manufactured by "Die Cast Machine Toys", "DCMT"), "cowboys and indians" play costumes, and the "Swoppets" Cowboys and Indians ranges. Interestingly, apart from Britains Ltd., the "Western" TV tiei...") originally created as "Wild West"
- 11:41, 30 April 2024 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans Covered Wagon (Modern Morestone) (hist | edit) [971 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=29|Date1=1960s}} A diecast Western '''Covered Wagon''' with four horses and box, sold as a product tie-in with the US 1957 tv series "''Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans''". The model has a detachable driver, hood, four horses and water butts. ==Branding== The box artwork lists this as "A MODERN 'MORESTONE' PRODUCT", with 'Morestone' in single quotation marks. ==Dating== The odd wording on the box, with '"Morestone" in quotes, suggests to ''us''...")
- 15:48, 16 April 2024 Category:Trucks of the World (hist | edit) [607 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Toymaker|Date1=1958}} Morestone's '''Trucks of the World''' Series was supposed to include nine different trucks, but was cancelled after only three items were released, so that the company could concentrate on their new brand, Budgie Toys. ==Listing== {{colbegin}} * '''No.1''' – A.A. Motorcycle Patrol * '''No.2''' – R.A.C. Motorcycle Patrol * '''No.3''' – A.A. Road Service Jeep {{colend}} {{Morestone}} {{New|2024|06}}") originally created as "Trucks of the World"
- 14:41, 16 April 2024 Category:ESSO Series (hist | edit) [3,512 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Morestone}}") originally created as "ESSO Series"
- 12:15, 16 April 2024 Multi-Builder construction set (hist | edit) [768 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=0|Date1=1940s}} A '''Multi-Builder''' wooden construction set, made by '''Nicholtoys''' supplied in a stout cardboard box with stickered lid, including colour instruction sheet. The set was donated to the museum in 2024. ==Dating== The Multbuilder concept, with various shapes of wooden blocks, split pins, and retention screws, had its patent application completed in 1940, and was granted a patent in 1941 (GB537442A). The patent application lists the appl...")
- 13:45, 13 April 2024 Category:Noddy (hist | edit) [4,242 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Noddy"
- 16:51, 12 April 2024 Category:Wagon Train (hist | edit) [1,066 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with " {{Budgie}} {{Year|1957}} {{USA}}") originally created as "Wagon Train"
- 19:06, 28 March 2024 Manned Flight to Mars, Card No 50 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [615 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|50|The Manned Flight to Mars |1980s |America's plan for a manned expedition to Mars involves two nuclear-powered spaceships, each carrying six astronauts, launched (according to one plan), on November 12, 1981. Reaching Mars on August 9, 1982, each vehicle would orbit the planet for 80 days while unmanned probes, followed by three men from each ship, would descend to carry out scientific research and collect samples. During the re...")
- 19:00, 28 March 2024 Moon Base, Card No 49 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [622 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:58, 28 March 2024 Lunar Shuttle, Card No 48 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [755 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|49|Lunar Shuttle |1980s |Once manned space-stations have been established in Earth-orbit, it will be possible to assemble spaceships from separate modules carried aloft by re-usable space shuttles or expendable rockets. In prospect is a nuclear-powered Nerva rocket which shuttles back and forth between Earth orbit and lunar-orbit, being continually refuelled with liquid hydrogen brought to the space station by winged shuttles. It...")
- 18:54, 28 March 2024 Grand Tour, Card No 47 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [642 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|47|The Grand Tour |1977 |The Grand Tour is a proposal by NASA for a reconnaissance mission in 1977-1978 to the outer planets of the solar system – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It is the most ambitious unmanned space project known at the present time. In 1977 the relative position of the five planets will be such that a 2,000 pound spacecraft, launched by a relatively small rocket, may be accelerated by gravity, as i...")
- 18:51, 28 March 2024 Space Shuttle, Card No 46 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [645 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|46|Space Shuttle |1980s |Two-Stage Piloted space planes which take-off vertically like rockets but land on a runway like jet-transports are planned in America to replace the present throwaway space rockets. The illustration shows a winged orbiter about to separate from a winged booster 200,000 feet above the Earth. While the orbiter continues into orbit – where it may remain for up to two weeks – the booster flies back to base....")
- 18:48, 28 March 2024 12-man Space Station, Card No 45 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [790 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|45|12-man Space Station |1970s |After experimenting with 'Skylab', America expects to build a fully-fledged space station in Earth-orbit where men can live and work for long periods. Launched separately and assembled in orbit by astronauts, cylindrical modules contain rooms for sleeping, personal hygiene and recreation as well as laboratories for science and technology, as shown in the cutaway illustration. Tasks include astronom...")
- 18:46, 28 March 2024 Viking, Card No 44 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [611 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Viking Card No 44 (RaceIntoSpace 1971)"
- 18:44, 28 March 2024 Skylab Card No 43 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [634 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:40, 28 March 2024 Lunar Roving Vehicle, Card No 42 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [635 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|42|Lunar Roving Vehicle |1972 |Increased astronaut mobility on the Moon is possible with a '''Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)''' intended to be carried by Apollo 16, 17, 18 and 19. After being deployed from the Lunar Module, the electric-powered 'mooncar' will carry two astronauts and their equipment for a total at 75 miles, though for safety, operations will be kept to a radius of 3 miles from the spacecraft. The LRV has wove...")
- 18:37, 28 March 2024 Europa I, Card No 41 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [829 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:33, 28 March 2024 Small Space Launchers, Card No 40 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [885 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:26, 28 March 2024 OAO-2, Card No 39 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [672 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:22, 28 March 2024 Asterix-Diademe, Card No 38 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [873 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:19, 28 March 2024 HEOS, Card No 37 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [588 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:05, 28 March 2024 Apollo Parachute Recovery, Card No 36 (RaceIntoSpace 1971) (hist | edit) [609 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{RISCard1971|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg|36|Apollo Parachute Recovery |1969 |The recovery of the '''Apollo command module''' appears crude. But the main problem is to dissipate safely the enormous energy which the spacecraft acquires during its return to Earth, and this can only be done by using the atmosphere as a brake. To prevent the vehicle being destroyed by excess heating, it is formed like a cone. Such shapes cannot, of course be manoeuvred to a conventional kind o...")
- 12:20, 15 March 2024 Category:Mastrand (hist | edit) [706 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Toymaker|}} '''Mastrand''' appear to have produced model steam engines and steam rollers in the 1940s and 1950s. ==The Gamages Steam Roller== Looking carefully at the lineart for the '''Gamages Model Steam Roller''' advertised in 1959, it says "A Mastrand Product" Legend has it that Mamod was founded from Eric Malins seeing the Gamages adverts for this model, buying one, and then deciding that he could do better (Mamod's subsequent competing model had spoked whee...") originally created as "Mastrand"
- 11:11, 15 March 2024 Percival Gull, Card No 18 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [658 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{JPAirCardCivilian1935|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg |18 |PERCIVAL "GULL" (Great Britain) |A low-wing commercial monoplane seating three people in staggered seats, and although using an engine of only moderate power, is capable of a maximum speed of about 172 m.p.h., and a cruising speed of about 152 m.p.h. The first machine of its type, the "Gull" created much interest by its exceptional performance, and has sold in quantities all over the world. It is used largely for hi...")
- 11:08, 15 March 2024 Monospar ST10, Card No 17 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [624 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 11:06, 15 March 2024 Miles Hawk Major, Card No 16 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [620 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 17:06, 9 March 2024 Category:The Warren (hist | edit) [5,401 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "The Warren"
- 19:27, 8 March 2024 Heinkel HE70A, Card No 42 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [717 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:14, 8 March 2024 Orta-Saint-Hubert Monoplane, Card No 50 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [589 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:13, 8 March 2024 Pander EG100 Biplane, Card No 49 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [579 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:11, 8 March 2024 Fokker FXVIII, Card No 48 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [652 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:07, 8 March 2024 Savoia-Marchetti S71, Card No 47 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [604 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:04, 8 March 2024 Savoia-Marchetti S66, Card No 46 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [672 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 19:02, 8 March 2024 Klemm L25, Card No 45 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [676 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:59, 8 March 2024 Junkers Ju52-3M, Card No 44 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [656 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{JPAirCardCivilian1935|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg |44 |JUNKERS JU. 52 3 M (Germany) |The Junkers Ju. 52 is the principal type employed by the German Luft Hansa for their many air routes. It is a three-engined machine with a carrying capacity of sixteen passengers, and can be operated either as a landplane or seaplane. Its cruising speed is about 160 mph. The passengers' cabin is very comfortable and special attention is paid to ventilation and heating. Another version...")
- 18:56, 8 March 2024 Junkers G38, Card No 43 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [617 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:38, 8 March 2024 Dornier Wal, Card No 41 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [661 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:34, 8 March 2024 Dornier DoX, Card No 40 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [726 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:30, 8 March 2024 Waco UIC Cabin Monoplane, Card No 39 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [565 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:18, 8 March 2024 Sikorsky Amphibian, Card No 38 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [610 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:15, 8 March 2024 Northrop Monoplane, Card No 37 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [634 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{JPAirCardCivilian1935|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg |37 |NORTHROP MONOPLANE (U.S.A.) |The Northrop monoplanes are single-engined commercial aeroplanes of high performance. The "Alpha" illustrated is an all-metal machine carrying six passengers. The "Delta" which carries eight passengers at about 200 mph., is one of the most recent types of American transport machines and is likely to be used in the form of a freight and mail carrier, the Northrop "Gamma," and as such has...")
- 18:12, 8 March 2024 Lockheed Vega, Card No 36 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [629 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 18:08, 8 March 2024 Lambert Monocoupe, Card No 35 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [618 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{JPAirCardCivilian1935|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg |35 |LAMBERT MONOCOUPE (U.S.A.) |The Monocoupe illustrated is the latest of a line of small touring aeroplanes designed to give saloon car comfort with the best possible view for the pilot. Two seats are arranged side by side and controls are fitted to each. Although essentially a touring aeroplane the Monocoupe can perform any of the usual aerobatics. It has a top speed of about 140 mph. The machine illustrated took pa...")
- 18:03, 8 March 2024 Gee Bee Super Sportster, Card No 34 (JPAeroplanes 1935) (hist | edit) [623 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{JPAirCardCivilian1935|{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}.jpg |34 |GEE BEE "SUPER SPORTSTER" (U.S.A.) |This unusual type of aeroplane was designed purely for racing and high-speed flying In September 1932, it gained for America the world's landplane speed record at a speed of 294 mph. The machine is built of metal and is fitted with an engine of 900 h.p. The pilot's cockpit is at the tail-end of the fuselage and is covered with a streamline windshield which also forms the leading...")
- 15:18, 8 March 2024 Category:The Argus (hist | edit) [2,140 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Brighton}}") originally created as "The Argus"
- 18:47, 7 March 2024 Category:Latest (hist | edit) [325 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with " {{Brighton}}") originally created as "Latest"