I love Kinder Eggs, but you can't really get them in the States. Whenever someone I know goes to Europe I try to get them to bring some back for me. They are chocolate eggs surrounding a plastic case that has a toy inside. It is a German treat, but is also made and sold in other countries. The German versions have the best toys in my opinion. Take this toy car, for example. It appears to be roughly based on the Messerschmitt KR2000. It is approximately HO scale and is nicely detailed. The canopy opens and the wheels turn. It is posed in front of building toys made by Child Guidance Toys.
Modeling in (mostly) 1/72nd scale (and any other subject that catches my attention - author suffers from acute "shiny item" syndrome)
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Showing posts with label Guidancetown. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2016
Friday, August 24, 2012
Guidance Town Toys
Guidance Town Toys manufactured a series of building toys back in the mid-60s. The detail was fairly good, and the scale was about HO, or 1/87. I remember playing with these as a kid myself, using them with my Hot Wheels and Atlantic toy figures. I had forgotten all about them when I came across this website. He does a really good job of painting them, and these can be used for a variety of eras and locations (Mongo's preference appears to be zombies). I had to get a set, and Ebay came through for me.
Here are the directions:
Here are the directions:
| Guidance Town, with FoV British Paras and Dragon HMMVs |
Labels:
1/87 scale,
Guidancetown,
instructions,
Scenery,
vintage toys
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