I made a video about that vintage toy. . . [repost for the afternoon crowd]

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04/01/2020 at 17:22 • Filed to: video, LALD, I just can't get over the box, die-cast, toys

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. . . but my stupid clumsy unsteady hands nearly ruined it. Before you make any judgement, watch this minute and thirty second long clip.

The sound is not important here, but the music gets more interesting towards the end.

See! Sure I knocked out that video in about 30 minutes and edited it in 10, but most of the time was spent trying to make my hands not shake the camera to pieces. I imagine that using a cheap old phone camera was not conducive to good video quality either. I think it was pretty solid under all that compression and shaking.

I found out via a comment by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that the toy’s NON-STOP advertising means the caster wheel will turn in place when the truck hits something, eventually propelling it in a different direction. He showed me a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! the concept. Also, my research indicated the headlights and taillights function, though it does not take modern sized batteries . I feel like a fool because I thought C batteries were D batteries. I have no Ds though.

At least I had fun with the moving shots. Tell me what you think.

Made by request of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! l. Thanks for the idea. Does someone want to share this to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ?

DISCUSSION (21)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 11:32

Does this mean you will not be mailing it to me?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/01/2020 at 11:37

The toy I can give to you free, but my time is valuable. Really valuable. A mere trip to the post office might cost you up to $350 in labor, plus postage.

A Boy and His Longtail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 12:19

Pretty neat!

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 12:26

Does this not take C/D batteries?

I have a 50s tin “remote control” car, I think it takes C or D, I remember trying it years ago - and it worked!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
04/01/2020 at 13:05

No, they are slightly too large for D and two Cs couldn’t fit either.

UPDATE: I feel like an idiot because those were Cs.

Kinja'd!!!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:16

May I add one thing to our conversation from yesterday? It is that I do not see the matter of paid clergy as a showstopper rather just problematic.

Do you ever watch any of the people on YouTube who restore old toys?

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:18

Funny. I suspect it would fire up, battery compartment looks like new, this was likely never played with.

I have a 50s era portable radio that takes weird rectangular batteries. I wouldn’t be shocked if it still worked, too - just can’t easily obtain such power.

This is my old battery operated tin car, the headlight ideal was a thing I guess:

Kinja'd!!!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/01/2020 at 13:26

I have never watched that sort of video, but I am sure I would find it interesting. I already spend too much time on Oppo and Youtube and don’t really have the leisure time to begin with.

As for paid clergy, there isn’t much in the way around it. Many pastors have day jobs too (My high school basketball coach taught middle school and preached at a tiny church in the middle of nowhere. Busy man. ) but of course maintaining a congregation is necessary. As you said, it isn’t a major issue since it is mostly necessary, but the inherent bias it introduces can prove problematic in exacerbating existing issues, especially depending on the priorities and integrity of the pastor.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
04/01/2020 at 13:31

That is really cool. I imagine that would have been extremely high end for the era with how expensive and uncommon radio control was. Interesting how similar the build is, down to the pressed chromed tin grille and identical headlights. I may create another video or post if I find some D batteries.

I need to ask about the story on the toy. It may have belonged to my grandfather, though I never got the impression he could afford things like that at the time and if he could, his many brothers would have trashed it . It may have just been a flea market find from way back, though it seems suspiciously clean for such an origin .

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:39

Neat! Hope you can find some D batteries at some point to see if it works...

Or you could just wad up some tinfoil and shove it in there with the batteries to make the contacts meet...

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:40

Being made in Japan, these might have been feature-packed , but probably not too expensive. It is a simple cable operated remote control, and the cables are somewhat delicate - I bet these broke easily. There were larger more elaborate tin toys of the era, and German firms were still making windup tin at the time as well. I have an old Schuco car with an operating transmission.

You’re in roughly suburban Atlanta, right? With your location and the apparent decent amount of these on the market, I wonder if Coca Cola ordered a bunch and used them as promo pieces.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:42

Yes, and then the politics involved amongst the parish when it's time to hire somebody. Can be very divisive.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
04/01/2020 at 13:48

It’s possible, since Coke headquarters is less than a half hour away. Coke memorabilia is probably much more prominent here, though I haven’t done enough traveling to really say for sure. None of them appear to have been built in different liveries.

How would a transmission work on a wind up toy? You really should make an in depth post on these (or if you have, link).

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
04/01/2020 at 13:50

I considered it but I might just try to scrounge around for some Ds. If I get it working I will make a separate video. Hopefully I can hold the camera a little steadier. . .

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 13:51

I suspect some kind of promo piece, either as a store giveaway or to employees.

I actually reviewed that particular car on LaLD years ago. Here it is:

https://liveandletdiecast.kinja.com/review-schuco-examico-ii-4004-1721660838

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
04/01/2020 at 13:56

That video really showcases how cool those gears are. Absolutely amazing how those complex mechanical system work together. I noticed the base said Western Germany too.

I did some research on the truck and no one seems exactly sure of how, when, and why they were produced. No one can even agree on whether it is late 50s (correct) or early 60s (unlikely).

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 14:05

That would be cool, because as far as I can tell, there are no videos of one of these working on the internet. You could be the first! Also, whenever I need someth ing to hold my phone in a certain way, I usually just build a stand for it out of Lego. It’s quick, easy, and highly customizeable, so it works in a lot of situations.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
04/01/2020 at 14:12

I noticed that. Strange that in the vast internet I accidentally uploaded the only video of something in existence and the most concise documentation available. Not even the Ebay ads had reasonable information. Though I did find that they made a few rare red ones but I can’t get a photo to link in Kinja.

The Lego bricks might be a good idea, but they are buried in storage right now.

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 14:49

Yep, West Germany will appear from ~1955-1990 (before 1955 and after 1945, it will have the occupied “zone” - Schuco from that era are US Zone). German complexity existed in small cars as well as 1:1 cars.

I’d say 1960 is a good guess. It won’t be from the exact date of the GM truck on the box, but they wouldn’t have used an ancient model as a basis.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
04/01/2020 at 14:53

Yeah it was produced sometime straddling the decade change in all likelihood, right in the middle of the golden age of Art Deco and collectible vintage advertising. Of course, stuff all the way up to the 80s is increasingly gaining prominence but this is a classic example that will stand the test of time.

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
04/01/2020 at 15:11

Due to being a “cross collectible” (tin toy, maybe also GM link, Coke), it will always have some value for sure. Things like this are a little boomer-y, but I like them too.