Re: Spanish Aircraft Toys, Tin, Die Cast, and Plastic

[ramseyd]

On the EKO planes, you are missing the harder to find DC-3. I have also attached a list of the EKO variants (a few came with disks as propellers, others with props, also color variations). All are pre-assembled with decals. Each comes in a cute little box; the Wal in a lovely larger box, and the DC-3 in a plastic tray. Assembly is pretty rough. A stand was included. The DC-3 was also issued as a kit from Starline in the US several years ago. My list may be incomplete, so if you know of another variant, please let me know. I suspect there may be a few more with disks, just have never seen them.

EKO list.
5001 NA F-100-C silver, green
5002 F-84F silver
5003 Me-109 silver, dark green, light green
5004 Me-110 silver, green camo
5005 Piper Cub silver
5006 JU-87 silver, green (each with either propellers or disk for prop)
5007 Sikorsky S-58? green
5008 Hawker Hurricane IV R.P. green, silver; tan
5009 Mig-15 silver, green camo
5010 Spitfire silver, green
5011 Boulton-Paul Defiant silver, green
5012 Drakken SAAB silver, green
5013 Saeta silver, red dot/ green dot roundels
5014 Fouga Magister silver, green
5015 Republic SeaBee silver
5016 Fiat G-91 silver, green
5017 Zero silver, green
5018 F-86F Sabre silver, green (silver has no red nose and red nose)
5019 Ju-88 silver, green (also with silver props)
5020 Dornier "Wal" silver
5021 DC-3 silver

[ec-abs]

!!!!Wow ¡¡¡¡
The DC-3 is fantastic, I never seen before....

[grwebster]

Dennis, didn't realize you collected toys in addition to your identification models.
I don't know of many people in the USA who have those EKO toys.
I do have the DC-3 , it was misplaced in the garage!

[Tone]

Now a big question, Why did they make a Hurricane? It never flew in the Spanish Air Force before, during or after WW2.
Same question with the de Havilland Racer. Why then would a toy of this aircraft be a good idea? It did not fly over Spain during the race and I don't think any ended up there afterwards either.
Do you Spanish friends have any ideas?

Not only did Rico make the prop job DeHavilland Comet, it also made the Comet 4 jet in BEA colors - using the same tooling as Japan's Yone-Ya (SY Brand) only painted not lithographed. I can remember seeing two of them "Mint with Rico boxes" at the Rochester show in the 90s, ruling out their being customized, and thinking "I have the lithographed one, why would I want a painted one."

Regarding the Tin Hurricane, I was using the Ron Smith and Frédéric Marchand books for reference as I don't have this plane and I've never seen it for sale at a show. That's why I was requesting more information, it's a great looking toy model. I would agree that a version with roundel insignia decals would be a custom, but Marchand does shows a blue one on p 77 of Avions-Jouets 1945-1970 with the exact same spray-painted Spanish "X"s as the silver one.

[Tone]

EKO list.
5001 NA F-100-C silver, green
5002 F-84F silver
5003 Me-109 silver, dark green, light green
5004 Me-110 silver, green camo
5005 Piper Cub silver
5006 JU-87 silver, green (each with either propellers or disk for prop)
5007 Sikorsky S-58? green
5008 Hawker Hurricane IV R.P. green, silver; tan
5009 Mig-15 silver, green camo
5010 Spitfire silver, green
5011 Boulton-Paul Defiant silver, green
5012 Drakken SAAB silver, green
5013 Saeta silver, red dot/ green dot roundels
5014 Fouga Magister silver, green
5015 Republic SeaBee silver
5016 Fiat G-91 silver, green
5017 Zero silver, green
5018 F-86F Sabre silver, green (silver has no red nose and red nose)
5019 Ju-88 silver, green (also with silver props)
5020 Dornier "Wal" silver
5021 DC-3 silver

Quite the List D.R. ! thanks.

[ec-abs]

These are the oldest Jyesa Planes that I Known, about 1950 both (in plastic of course)



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[ec-abs]

Never saw those single engine de Havilland Racers before.
Here is my Hurricane.

I was told it was by Rico and the JYE SA Hurricane is smaller, but they look identical from the photos.

Great model my friend...

There is the other version of the Jyesa Hurricane, that is posible to see in some webs. (I think is customized by owner)


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In original catalogue of Jyesa, it shows the same plane with two diferences ref. Niquel finished and colour painted.


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[Tone]

Here are some photos, that I saved, of a JYESA Connie "Near mint with Box." Beauty!

[ec-abs]

Thanks for the picts. I will try to add news...
This is a Great post, the administrator must change the title for "SPANISH BRANDS" or "SPANISH TOY PLANES"

[grwebster]

Done