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QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:28 am
by grwebster
Really tough quiz this time.
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Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:56 pm
by MichaelB
Yep...total stumper for me...

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:56 pm
by Dakota
Danish registered JU-52.... Tekno Denmark ? :oops:

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:10 pm
by grwebster
A very good guess, and what I thought for years. But, alas, Tekno is not the maker of this JU-52

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:08 am
by grwebster
Hint. It was made in Denmark and part of a very nice series of aircraft.

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:25 pm
by Dakota
The other Danish toy maker I know was Vilmer....

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:21 pm
by grwebster
Another hint. Hey I told you guys it was really obscure.
This toy company inspired Peltzer to start the German firm of Wiking, who first started making metal toys then from 1939 the series of 1/200 scale Luftwaffe identification and recognition model aircraft in plastic. Wiking also made vehicles and a series of ship recognition models.
I have never found a reference to it on the internet.
It was only due to a casual day long meeting of older {in age and experience} collectors at my place in florida a few years ago that one of them recognized the toy. later he sent me a copy of an article from which i found these photos of other aircraft made by the same maker.
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Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:39 pm
by MichaelB
A nice selection of vintage airframes! I am so sick of Spitfires, Mustangs and the like that I adore almost anything else with wings! That looks like a Lockheed Orion, for gosh sakes!

Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:12 pm
by grwebster
Guess everyone gives up?
The manufacturer is Pliot Fly. All pre War.
Here is the list that came with the photos.
When I looked at this list and then the photos I realized just now that I probably have one of the Fokkers unidentified in another tray somewhere.
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Re: QUIZ#8 Who made this toy?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:26 pm
by MichaelB
Still...never heard of this line, but a very impressive and interesting line up of aircraft, and they seem to be well done as well. Considering the number of "toy" issue at the time, these are nice little models.
How rare are they, overall?
Michael
PS: Thanks for posting as always!