Articles written in 2025
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Dinky Toys 289 Routemaster Bus
One of the most iconic British vehicles is undoubtedly the world-famous London Routemaster bus. This was produced by Meccano Liverpool in 1964 as model 289 and was made until the…
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6 UK Dinky Toys repackaged by Meccano Paris for the French market (1950–1951)
To supplement the limited number of French models available at the time, Meccano Paris imported the UK Dinky Toys 14C, 27A, 27C, 561, 562, and 571 into France between 1950…
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Coles Cranes on Display
After a suggestion by fellow collector Jan Werner for a group photo of my recently completed collection of Dinky 972 Coles Crane variants, I decided to share one by writing…
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Austin Atlantic A90
As is well documented, Meccano modeled the the Austin A90 Atlantic Sports Car at ¼ inch to a foot. This was a streamlined model of the real car that was…
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The Dinky Toys 38 Series Touring Cars
In 1938, Meccano Ltd. was reveling in its rapid rise in popularity and success of its new line called Dinky Toys, conceived in 1934. There were many series of models, both…
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Dinky Dublo 066 Bedford Truck
Dublo Dinky Toys were announced by Meccano Ltd. in late 1957, and appeared in stores in 1958. The series were in 1:76 scale and were intended to work with 00-gauge Hornby Dublo railways. This article…
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Dinky 51D Empress of Britain
Despite being a model ship enthusiast, I wasn’t aware of the Dinky 51D Empress of Britain until I made its acquaintance as a 1:1800 scale diecast model, one of the…
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The Dinky Mighty Antar
The 1950’s were fun times for many young boys, and most were fascinated with military models. Meccano saw that interest develop with the start of World War II, and was…