Nick's Model Tanks Toy page

Nick's Model Tanks page - World War One vehicles

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TOYS!. Click on pictures to view.

There are some very nice toys out there on the market today. The accuracy far exceeds anything in the toy category from when I was a kid. I do remember seeing some great looking GI Joe - type figures - Action Man I think there were called - in different WWII uniforms. At the time they were rather out of my price league! What makes these vehicles toys rather than models is that they are mass produced, usually screwed together so you will see obvious join lines, and of course any small detail will be added in soft plastic often rather crudely glued in place. However, if you really want to play with these things that's not a bad thing!

Motorized toy King Tiger by New-Ray. This came from KB toys, and cost a whole $7! This came in a light grey so I repainted it. Overall dimensions look good. Machine gun was missing from the front so I draped a "tarp" over where it should be. The headlight is rather crude and the tow cables are incorrectly placed low on the fenders. On the other hand it is quite recognizable for what it is and the commander looks OK too! I added the decals on this one.