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http://www.matchbox.de |
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Matchbox Toys Official Site - Deutschland
Thank goodness the Germans have seen sense.....sticking with the old
format of the Matchbox site, this is a great place to find a historical
guide of models from the ROW range of 1-75 during the Noughties. Listings
start from 2002 upto 2009, and include detail and listing on European
specific models that have only ever been released in Germany, and
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http://www.matchbox.com |
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Matchbox Toys Official Site
Flash driven site listing the US&A 1-100 (??!) range. For some reason the matchbox.co.uk re-directs to the US&A site - not a clever move, as 25 of the models listed are not available for ROW consumption. Marketing genius by Mattel...... |
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http://www.mboxcommunity.com/forums/ |
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A Worldwide Meeting Place for
Diecast Collectors of All Ages
This is an excellent point to answer all those obscure questions that
you may have about the 1-75 range, BUT there are some drawbacks. Most
of the focus is centred around the US&A, and some of the topics are
really for the hardcore anoraks (shade variations.....need I say any more.....).
However, in saying that there is
a very knowledgeable community out there, who can answer most of your
questions.
The forums also cater for other manufacturers as well, so this is
a great place to expand your knowledge of diecast. |
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http://www.mboxcommunity.com/cfalkens/index.html |
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Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox Information
Page
Christian is a knowledgeable historian of the Matchbox 1-75 range,
and has a love affair with Citroen to boot. If you have a question,
and if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you
can ask Christian a question (cue A-Team theme music) |
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http://www.htwm.de/~mroehr/MBX/mbx.htm |
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Michael's Matchbox® Page
German collector Michael Roehr's
site, which has an excellent page on Matchbox boxes. Also contains
a good section on the German releases during the Mattel reign. |
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http://www.matchboxmemories.com/ |
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Matchbox Memories: The No.1 Site for Collector's of older Matchbox
Toys
Mick Flack resides in
Australia and is a keen collector of Matchbox Yesteryear models.
The site has a comprehensive listing of Yesteryear Models and their
spin-off's, with some excellent quality shots as well. The site
is going to have a revamp soon, as you can spot the MS FrontPage-isms
everywhere.....
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http://www.malcolmdesigns.com/diecast/index.html |
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malcolm's diecast showroom
Malcolm Brooks is a thirty-summat chap from the US & A. His site
not looks at Matchbox 1-75, but other brands as well, such as Tonka,
and Hot Wheels. There are also some beautifully photographed pictures
of models that are in his collection, and that alone makes the visit
worthwhile.
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http://www.shabbir.com/matchbox/mbmenu1.html |
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MATCHBOX TOYS
This site is the work of Shabbir Malik, a collector of Matchbox
1-75, who lives in New York (that is in the US & A as well). The
site is a huge resource centre for 1-75, and has a tremendous amount
of information available. However, as Shabbir resides in North America,
the focus is on that region, and not on Europe. The navigation of
the site is poor, and it is not that easy to get around, and the
site has been neglected since 2004, so the information - although
historically valid - is not current. |
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http://www.ToyCollector.com |
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Toy Collector
A huge site aiming to catalogue every toy ever made! Steadily growing
in size it has a wealth of information not only on Matchbox, but
other brands as well. |
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"The main focus of the site are the collection gallery,
which pictures a private collection of toy cars and a restoration
section, which deals with the repair, restoration and customization
of small scale toy cars by manufacturers such as Matchbox, Majorette,
Siku, Tomica, Norev, Johnny Lightning etc. The scales shown vary
from 1:50 to 1:75 and all fit under the general terms "1:64"
or "3 inches"."
A beautifully presented site and all models are very well photographed.
Have to admit, I am a bit jealous of Sini's talents......... |
