Well . . . three more! A Norev and two Minialux's, the Norev
presumably predating the die-cast stuff they make nowadays? All plastic with
metal axles and obviously of better quality than both the previously seen lots.
Originally claimed to be made out of 'Rhodialite', it's polystyrene to you or
me, and rather like Britains/ICI's 'Alkathene' (polyethylene) or Wham-O's 'Zectron' (polybutadiene) a polymer only to be found connected
with the one brand! It is now - however - like other early [read 'experimental']
'styrenes showing signs of slight deformation, unlike the two below which are made of
more stable materials.)
Norev are another company still going, but unlike Matchbox and the rest, and having had several owners, have managed
to regain their independence, while many of the others (Solido, Majorette etc.) are
now just brand-marks for bigger concerns. But like most of the others these
days; getting their product made in China.
Sized for larger figures (whatever the
given scale!), we looked at the figures for this line a few years ago here
at Small Scale World! Minialux are sadly long
gone now.
This is another quality toy, with lots of
detailing, on what seems to be a motorised 'buggy' of the older horse-drawn
type, and a four-poster at that! Note that any passengers beyond driver and a first
are going to interfere with the driver's view - no wonder they needed a man
with a flag walking in-front!
I really like this, it's also supposed to
be 1:43 I think, but both would look good with 1:35th/32nd figures, and with
this dating from 1910, there must have been a fair few still kicking around for
WWI, and some must have been pressed into service?
The model is a mix of Polystyrene (main body,
wheels, seats) and polyethylene (cab tilt and support bars (are they supposed
to be straps?)), with rubber tyres and metal axles. And, purely by coincidence,
that's the three main French makers - Citroen, Peugeot and Renault!
