Morris Minor Airfix model?

Post by **pyebibby** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:43 pm

Anyone heard of them? Seen them? Got one?!

They originally made a version in 1961 but i can't seem too find anything! no pictures or anything :/

I was hoping someone could help me

Post by **DICKIEMINT64** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:57 pm

Airfix made a model in 1/32nd scale of the Morris Mini Minor,not the Morris Minor,it is incorrectly listed in Arthur Wards book on airfix collecting and also on an airfix collectors site as 'Morris Minor',ommiting the 'Mini'.It was released originally in 1961.[frame]

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Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:33 pm

Revel did one of a traveller but that was way back then, seen one or two on ebay go for big money.[frame]

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Post by **pyebibby** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:38 pm

i thourght there may of been a problem there... ok, well thanks alot, i will research the travler

Post by dp » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:11 am

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:Revel did one of a traveller but that was way back then, seen one or two on ebay go for big money.[frame][/frame]

Interesting how the Minor is set static against a post war, austere background of rain & general bleakness while the Mini picture has motion & sun.

Post by **MarkyB** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:28 pm

It's true, the Mini looks right out of place!
The odd thing about the Minor picture is that it's parked across Hyde park corner and there are pedestrians near it.

Post by **pyebibby** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:17 pm

and one of the men seems too be very intrested!

Post by **Alex'n'Ane** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:41 am

Why would you not be interested. I do that everytime i walk past a minor

Post by **pyebibby** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:50 pm

This is very true!

Post by **MarkyB** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:19 pm

I think you might get a Darwin award for walking on the road there, extra points for doing it in the rain probably.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c1zbKnO_B4

Post by **pyebibby** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:34 pm

amazing the things you find on youtube! but yes, i think that was 'recreated' a few years back! anyway, who in london has time too stop and look at anything, let alone a traveller! all so blooming rushed!

Post by dp » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:12 am

pyebibby wrote:amazing the things you find on youtube! but yes, i think that was 'recreated' a few years back! anyway, who in london has time too stop and look at anything, let alone a traveller! all so blooming rushed!

Parking wardens!

Post by **pyebibby** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:15 am

Bugger...

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:29 pm

That box lid artwork was the version for the American market. Presumably it was supposed to be 'typically English' with the Gents in bowler hats and brollys in the rain in London. Presumably there was a range of cars all with their natural background - say a 2CV with a beret wearing onion seller cycling past a vineyard or something!
The UK version has a much more cheerful sunny scene and a flatter more flimsy box.
Values are a bout the same and its interesting how many American market ones seem to crop up over here. (Well it is 'interesting' if you get interested in such things....

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Post by **pyebibby** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:41 am

[quote="IaininTenbury" (Well it is 'interesting' if you get interested in such things....

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worryingly i do!

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:54 am

I was concerned about sounding a bit of an anorak there, but probably in good company

Got both versions in my collection. they are very different shades of green plastic too, but I'd better stop at this point.....

Post by **pyebibby** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:56 am

NO! i am trying to start a new collection i had a few spitfires. an e-type, but i was an angry 13 year old then, and they all ended up getting broken in rebilious moments :s silly really, so ive started my airfix collection, just finiding the time too make them really! do u have any pictures on the traveller?

Post by **davidmiles** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:54 pm

I don't know if anyone saw it but James May's top ten toy's was re- run on the telly, Dave Channel, James met Roy Cross the Airfix box art artist, he always added motion and action to his box artwork, untill some left footed parent organisation complained about the violence. Airfix then sanitized the box art and took away all the excitment and atmosphere from all the fabulous pictures. So the LCM tank landing craft doesn't look like its catching hell and high water on DDAY, it was sanitised so all the smoke and shell splashes were taken out. it then looked like they were landing at sunny Margate during the summer hols.

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:35 pm

Will try and get pics of the other version over the weekend as they are all at my parents...

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:16 pm

Here's the English version! Sorry for the blurry photo...
Instructions are different too, Us version refers to car as a 'Sedan' etc.

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