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HMVWNAB
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 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:17 am Post subject: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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Has anyone ever seen one?
Every car I’ve seen has gates molded shut, or deleted like the newer HWs examples.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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Other than some very old and rare tin toys, I'm not aware of any diecast with working gates.
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HMVWNAB
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| Other than some very old and rare tin toys, I'm not aware of any diecast with working gates. |
Have any pictures? |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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Some pictures from the gallery.
Goso:
Tippco (TCO)
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 3:37 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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solido 1:18 looks like it might have moving sides
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HMVWNAB
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:03 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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| That is nice stuff, thanks for posting. Yours? |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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| finster wrote: |
| solido 1:18 looks like it might have moving sides |
This just shows I'm hopeless when it comes to new releases! 
| HMVWNAB wrote: |
| That is nice stuff, thanks for posting. Yours? |
Like I said, those come from the gallery.
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williams63
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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I have two sets of these. Seem to be 1/64. All of them have working tailgates. They are stuck to this cardboard somehow. Top appears to be a map of Germany. No name on it. Let me see how these come off and maybe there’s a name on the bottom.
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finster
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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I have the dk blue over green one - I didn't realise the tailgate moved as it is stiff and the hinges are hidden! on the bottom it just says vw combi and there is a logo that looks like a lower case italic h in a box - which is maybe hongwell toys ltd whose brand name is cararama. are yours screwed to the card?
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williams63
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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| I didn't get a chance to look at them. I actually just sold them today at the Volks-Fair VW show in NH. |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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I spotted this resin kit on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256405878162?_skw=vw+mode...&pfm=0
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iowegian 
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| Posted: Yesterday 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Single/double cab diecast with working bed gates? |
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| finster wrote: |
| I have the dk blue over green one - I didn't realise the tailgate moved as it is stiff and the hinges are hidden! on the bottom it just says vw combi and there is a logo that looks like a lower case italic h in a box - which is maybe hongwell toys ltd whose brand name is cararama. are yours screwed to the card? |
I have a few of the 1/64 (maybe 1/72 ? ) and also some matching Hongwell (very well detailed) single cabs in 1/40 (1/43 ? ) scale.
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