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Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas, and soon became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. Kenner and Lego produced Star Wars action figures based on characters and vehicles from the Star Wars movies. The Star Wars film series has spawned other media including books, television series, video games, and comic books.
Originally associated with O Gauge Trains, British O Gauge (1:43) has now become almost universally known as the most popular scale for model cars in Europe, with all the most famous diecasting names making models in this scale.
Want to know what a “Thingy”, a “Drop Arm” and some “Spongies” are to a Slot Car Enthusiast? Then look no further than at our Slot Car Glossary!
Do you know your A-Bone from your Alky? Do you know the difference between buckets, billets and blowers? Would you know what you're supposed to feed a Goat? (Hint: it's not grass.) If this all leaves you scratching your head and wondering "What the deuce is going on? And, come to think of it, what's a deuce?" then you need our Hot Rods Glossary.
In 1861 Johann Andr. Issmayer started manufactured floating, magnetic tin-plate toys and some children's cooking-ranges. Gradually he increased the production of trains, many of which went to the United States.
Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas, and soon became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. Kenner and Lego produced Star Wars action figures based on characters and vehicles from the Star Wars movies. The Star Wars film series has spawned other media including books, television series, video games, and comic books.
Mattheus Hess belonged undoubtedly to one of the oldest toy manufacturers of Germany. The firm was founded in 1826 and Hess was one of the first manufacturers to produce trains without a clockwork mechanism. A few years later they also manufactured clockwork trains. The factory closed in 1941.
The AMT Corporation went into the Slot cars market in 1964, producing four very nice kits derived from their one-piece promotional models. AMT later purchased Dynamic Models Inc. In 1981, AMT was purchased by Ertl & renamed AMT-Ertl. They still manufacture models under the ERTL name.
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