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Nov 11, 2017 15:25:25 GMT
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I was thinking that it was about time we had a thread for Tonkas and other pressed steel cars and trucks! I don't really collect them, I tend to buy them, photograph them, and then set them free again! They're just too damn big for me to collect! I like the playworn stuff rather than the new stuff because I think it has more caracter. Anyway, heres one I've just collected from the tip!  Anyone else into Tonkas? |
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Nov 11, 2017 18:25:57 GMT
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I collect Nylint trucks, they are similar to Tonka but where made in Rockford, Illinois and originally were licensed trucks. At some point they became generic castings but one I grew up with that reminded me of my dad’s truck is why I went searching for the pickup I own today. The yellow one is what we had as kids that my parents must have tossed at some point. It was redound on eBay with those others behind it for $22 (not the semi, it was a gift when I worked for Bandag for ten years or so).  And my current truck:  |
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Nov 11, 2017 19:30:32 GMT
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I collected Nylint as well when I was a kid, still got a few semi truck and trailers packed away, have to dig them out sometime. I like big metal toys, got 2 1/16 tin Ertl General Lees that i had as a kid, the abuse they took was criminal, same with my A Team van  |
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Nov 12, 2017 13:16:01 GMT
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Out and about this morning and after coming across this thread I noticed this for sale, Make your own mind up what comes next.. I was tempted to get the little one it for Xmas... I drive one & was tempted to treat myself... Decisions decisions  |
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Nov 12, 2017 13:27:39 GMT
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All this talk of Tonka means I've now won this on eBay, my grandad bought me one exactly the same as a nipper but it got stolen with a load of other Tonka toys from his shed  want the articulated Tonka wagon next, that was another victim of theft  |
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blaine
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Nov 12, 2017 15:16:07 GMT
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I have a couple of Tonka toys in my parent's loft. I used to love them when I was a kid!
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Nov 19, 2017 19:42:22 GMT
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Nov 19, 2017 20:28:48 GMT
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That is awesome, love the rust  my jeep has arrived, much to the girlfriends disgust, she doesn't know there's also a truck on its way as well dug my old orange crane out as well, can see a small collection starting... so if anyone has any for sale drop me a message |
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Nov 19, 2017 22:24:03 GMT
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Lets see some pictures of them astranaut. Do you want the big tow truck? |
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Nov 19, 2017 22:28:17 GMT
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I'll take a couple tomoro, need to go the post office and pick the truck up, just won another in the last 20 minutes as well can you pm me what you have in mind PP, plus post? |
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Nov 20, 2017 19:10:35 GMT
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Few pics of what we have up to now, orange crane was mine when I was a kid, as was the beetle that has a million coats of paint on :lol: that's going to get stripped and a coat of gloss black. The blue truck i got cheap as I had one of them when I was a boy, and the jeep as purchased earlier. There's a dump truck on its way along with a proper rusty pick up, got home from work to find my 5 year old daughter having a good time playing with them all so makes it worthwhile, she will never break them :lol:  |
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Nov 21, 2017 10:07:35 GMT
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I had the tonka car transporter it was huge and black and gold. I was only small when I got it. Brilliant and indestructible. .
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Nov 22, 2017 19:53:26 GMT
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Couple more have arrived today, the pick up is huge, daughter has claimed that as it's like the one that rises from the sand pit and chases Sid in the first Toy Story  |
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Nov 22, 2017 20:39:39 GMT
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That was £5 plus £3 postage, not in the best shape but I love a beaten up Tonka:D
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Nov 22, 2017 21:26:34 GMT
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 This is kicking around the playroom. It belong to the kids but I was partially tempted to RC it... They thought that was a good idea but then I got my Bigfoot. |
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blaine
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Nov 22, 2017 21:39:30 GMT
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Awesome seeing all of these again!
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MR TIKI
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Nov 25, 2017 12:22:47 GMT
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Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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That is the most battered one of those I've seen, looks brilliant have 2 myself so will have to leave one in a canal for year or so |
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Nov 26, 2017 10:32:28 GMT
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Yep, it's pretty rough. It belongs to one of my mates, and he paid way too much for it at a car boot sale, but he said he'd never seen one before, and had to have it. It sits proudly on display in his living room. It's the only one I've ever seen, except for a brand new one in Beaulieu motor museum, and its still in its box!
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want the articulated Tonka wagon next, that was another victim of theft 
my jeep has arrived, much to the girlfriends disgust, she doesn't know there's also a truck on its way as well 
