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Friday, November 30, 2018

W is for Wheelbarrow!

One of the smallest tracked-vehicle kits, yet possibly one of the largest 1:42nd scale model kits, as it may be the only one! 1:42nd, what were they thinking? Somewhere near but not quite O-gauge! Too small for 1:32nd scale figures, too big for 1:72nd - it's an orphan!

'Wheelbarrow' Robot; 1:42nd Scale; Bomb Disposal Robot; Dinky 604; Dinky Land Rover; Dinky Landrover; Dinky Toys; Land Rover Bomb Disposal Unit; Model Kit; NI Bomb Disposal; NI Wheelbarrow; Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Robot; O Gauge; Polypropylene Toys; Robot Wheelbarrow; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Wheelbarrow;
'Wheelbarrow', not a code name, not a stock designation, not a NATO reporting-code, but what the inventor bought from a garden centre (an electric wheelbarrow) as the basis for his live-saving remote-controlled bomb-disposal 'contraption' . . . could have called it that! That would be very 'steam-punk' wouldn't it . . . "Bring forth the Mark One Contraption, Caruthers!"

'Wheelbarrow' Robot; 1:42nd Scale; Bomb Disposal Robot; Dinky 604; Dinky Land Rover; Dinky Landrover; Dinky Toys; Land Rover Bomb Disposal Unit; Model Kit; NI Bomb Disposal; NI Wheelbarrow; Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Robot; O Gauge; Polypropylene Toys; Robot Wheelbarrow; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Wheelbarrow;
A six part kit, left on the runner which was slipped into the box for assembly at home and sold with Dinky's 604 Land Rover Bomb Disposal Unit. Assembly which while pretty simple still required the lining up of both pairs of wheels while attaching the track/running-gear parts.

More on 'wheelbarrow' at wikipedia;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow_(robot)
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2 comments:

  1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comNovember 30, 2018 at 11:31 AM

    Roughly the right size for Elastolin and similar "40mm" figures and 1/43 is a popular diecast scale.

    Of course some manufacturers seem to be afraid of being compatible with possible competition.

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  2. Hugh WalterNovember 30, 2018 at 3:20 PM

    I know Ross, but the rest of their military range was supposed to be 1:59th (1e 1:60) or something!

    Cheers
    H

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