Diecast Inteceptor

> I also thought it strange that if the Captain Scarlet Armored saloon
> put out by the same company was painted its proper white, why didn't
> they do that for the Interceptors?

That's a good point, and I have just remembered that Dinky *did* do a small
run of white interceptors. Highly prized among collectors today I believe.

Dave.




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Now that I think about it, the bright colors WOULD
appeal to kids more than white, at least to ones
unfamiliar with the show. Case in point: I'm a 46
year old kid that drives a white car, and hates the
color!

Jeff

--- James Gibbon <[hidden email]> wrote:

They DID make white ones? The selling price on those
must be insane. Have to watch Ebay for one (but not
to buy).

Jeff

--- [hidden email] wrote:

ACK. you're right. The Eagles were also produced in that hideous
green. Whether kids wouldn't want white toys is debatable. I was
about 12 when UFO aired locally in the USA midwest, and I wanted a
WHITE one. What if Superman wore a white outfit? Would they have
changed it?




--- In [hidden email], "Tom Fitz" <t.fitz@v...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I just wanted to add, I have the Dinky Space 1999 Eagle Freighter,
and it is
> the proper colors. This is the eagle that moved the Radioactive
waste.
> Strange they made this one the right colors, and not the regular
eagle. of
> storage. The odd thing is that the fuselage on all three is
*green*,
> of all things, with the landing gear orange, and on at least one of
> the cockpit canopies of the three, it is blue/clear plastic,
instead
> of clear, like the others. When I find them, I'll take pix of the
3
> together, a close-up of one, and one of Straker's car.
>
> Fortunately, I resisted the very strong urge over the years to
paint
> them to the proper colours, as I did once for a Space:1999 Eagle
> (well, it looked better that way), so, despite them all being very
> much played with, they are still in remarkable condition (and I
never
> once lost any of those nose-missles that shoot, and go "bang" with
a
> paper/gunpowder cap, like they made when I was young...*smile*) :-
)

--- Jeffrey Nelson <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Did Dinky manufacture the Strakermobile too?
>
> Jeff

Yes, it's a Dinky, too. I got them all together in a
little shop back in the '70's, that's faded into the
mists of Time.

~Jordan





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>The odd thing is that the fuselage on all three is *green*,
> of all things, with the landing gear orange, and on at least one of
> the cockpit canopies of the three, it is blue/clear plastic, instead

I can't say I've got any in my collection, however, if I remember back to
that era...avacado green and funky orange were en vogue...in EVERYTHING!
So, I'm inclined to believe that perhaps they thought it would be really
chic to do the same thing to these items (perhaps appealing more to the
parents buying them than the children playing with them). Just a thought.

Samantha