Morris Motors has a long, storied history as one of the most recognizable British car brands dating back to its founding in 1919 by then bicycle manufacture William Morris. That history also includes collectible model cars from the likes of Corgi Toys, Dinky Toys and lots more–including Brooklin Models. See Brooklin’s Official Archive on hobbyDB […]
The Dinky Action Kits series were a fascinating attempt by Dinky to make extra revenue in the early 1970s, by selling a number of their models in kit form. These were sold unassembled and unpainted. However, they included one or two glass vials of Humbrol enamel paint, notorious for rapidly drying out and becoming unusable. […]
Graeme has been documenting the history of Hornby and many other train and diecast brands since 1960s and he done under the very fitting name of Binns Road. After all the Binns Road factory, established in 1914 covered 11 acres and was employing over 2,000 workers at its peak. It was here that the […]
Nobody likes collectors that document more than the hobbyDB team. We have a list of 3,000 sites that we think should be preserved (see more about this here). So we do like Nicholas and his valiant effort at diecastvintagetoys.co.uk – He gave us permission to use his photos and so we are improving these […]
Before there were Hot Wheels, Dinky Toys dominated the world of model cars. Among those captivating fans and collectors alike still to this day is Dinky’s Dublo collection. Released in 1958, Dublo was a set of 1:76 scale models designed to be compatible with the 00-gauge Hornby Dublo railways. Today these models remain highly coveted […]
Here is a recent layout I started to work on. The building is made by a company called Purple Bob’s Hobbies here in England. These buildings are made from cardboard and are quite intricate to assemble and it took me several hours to construct the station (but I am happy with the result). The […]
Based on the size of Facebook Groups and others factors I recently had a go at estimating the number of Corgi and Dinky collectors around the world. Dinky Toys were making models in their millions in the 1950s but this seems to have fallen to hundreds of thousands by the 1960s and then tens of […]
Now that the gifts are unboxed and wrapping paper has been tossed out, we’re curious to see what was under your tree this year. Christmas gifts have come a long way. So we decided to take a look at some of the favorite gifts from Christmases long ago and offer up some fun comparisons to […]
For more than 50 years Yoshiki Segawa has been corresponding to collectors around the globe asking questions, trading models and slowly filling gaps in his collection. Dinky Toys, Märklin, Tootisetoys from the 1930s onwards, he has 1,000s of them! Besides that, he is the world record holder for owning most models of the Honda Monkey […]
One of my fav Toy Brands is and always was Dinky Toys (and it is a shame that we have not yet properly cataloged this Brand but watch this space!). I am also a big fan of MAR Online and its frequent articles. And their new author Ravi Bhavnani just did a most article on Dinky […]
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