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Title: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: chesoir on February 04, 2004, 03:07:49 PM I've got a bit of an Australian 1/43 collection started, don't care much what it is, as long as it's Aussie, but I really want an FC ute. Does or has anyone made them, Trax or anyone ?
Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: robbzfc58 on February 04, 2004, 11:09:06 PM chesoir i have a model fe ute made by micro
micro is/was an aussie company the model is diecast im sure someone can give you more info detail isnt nearly as good as trax...im waiting for them to release fe fc utes, vans & wagons cheers trev Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on October 01, 2004, 10:20:38 AM Hey Trev,
Arent micro's made in Nu Zeelund cheers Scott Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: robbzfc58 on October 01, 2004, 10:46:23 AM scott youve been digging deep to find this thread.
i have 2 micros...both pretty lousy models...a plastic fj van (watsonia food products)& a diecast fe ute (tassie police). cant lay my hands on the box for fe but on the fj box it says they were made in gosnells (a perth suburb) cheers trev ps STILL waiting for trax or bianti to do fe/fc commercials & wgns...may be we should start campaigning Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on October 01, 2004, 11:07:56 AM Yeah i like to dig,
especially when you see FC utes mentioned,their was one put out by the micro models i have, it was yellow and i really want one [hope your reading this slim ]and i want a van but i have not seen one of those. heres a couple of pics of the micro's ive got,Trev cheers Scott Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on October 01, 2004, 11:11:24 AM and the box with info on
cheers Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: robbzfc58 on October 01, 2004, 11:17:31 AM honest ,scott mines made in perth,the box is same colour & style . maybe the metal 1 was made in NZ.
the wgn looks half decent....is it? i have a dead wgn in the paddock in that colour combo whats the sign writing say on the van? Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on October 01, 2004, 11:27:41 AM I believe ya trev ,
maybe you have an original one, as the box does state being made from the original micro tooling. im quite happy with the FC wagon they dont have any interior pretty bob basic but when you look at it you certainly know what it is. they are fully cast with rubber tyres. the signage reads: the original & genuine LEA & PERRINS worcestershire sauce cheers Scott Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: meeky on October 08, 2004, 06:10:00 AM Guys,
I posted a short history of Micro on the forum late last year (I think). It is contained on the "Micro Models" thread on page two. It might answer the confusion over where the models were manufactured. Hope its of interest. Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: -KIWI- on October 18, 2004, 06:05:31 AM got this info from a nz collecta about micro models
Micros were made in Australia originally, then in NZ. Very collectable There are 6 ranges: 1952-61 MicroModels, Australia 1956-1960 Lincoln , NZ (founder was Lincoln Laidlaw, founder for Farmers!) 1970s Matai/Torro 1982-83 Plastic models out of Perth 1980s Repros in Sydney 1994 Chch NZ (Meates family) as the photo shows (i hope) the colours are pristine and new In 1994, the Meates family brought back to NZ a lot of stuff from Aus, including the dies etc. this guy also has a lot of the holden micro model for sale all bout 35 dollars each on this site http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/listings/listings_search_results.asp?sort_order=default&searchstring=fj+holden&searchregion=100 Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on January 08, 2006, 11:56:18 AM Persistance pays of finally got myself an FE micro model.
cheers Scott [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292collecta/micromodels004.jpg[img][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/collecta/micromodels003.jpg[img] Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on January 08, 2006, 12:04:27 PM (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/collecta/micromodels004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/collecta/micromodels003.jpg) Title: Re: any FC utes out there ?? Post by: collecta on January 08, 2006, 12:18:36 PM Thanks Glen,
what did i do wrong this time, as i have no idea. when i typed url in i would hit preview and it would keep coming up with mistakes (not as i typed in) so i kept amending them but still no satisfaction. cheers Scott ps and ill have to down size my pics. |