Some smaller vehicles were produced alongside model track workers, passengers, station staff and other O scale trackside accessories.
HOT WHEELS TRACK BUILDER SERIES
At that time, a series 24 (a-h) was introduced, which included a generic ambulance (made until the late 1940s), a grand sport open four-seater, a grand sport two-seater, a coupe and a limousine. Soon after, the first Dinky model car, a sports car based on the MG Magic Midget, was made available individually, numbered 23. In the mid-1930s, six vehicles were released (designated 22a through f), including a sports car, a sports coupe, a truck, a delivery van, a farm tractor, and a tank, all cast in lead. RAC hut and motor cycle patrol, to O scale, which was about 1:43 Another version is that when one of Hornby's daughters-in-law first saw the models, she called them "dinky", a Scottish word meaning "neat" or "fine". One story about the origin of the "Dinky" name is that it derived from a nickname that a friend gave to Frank Hornby's daughter. By December 1934, the Dinky name was also used for the "Dinky Builder" sets, which were coloured flat metal pieces that could be hinged together to make buildings and vehicles. In August 1935, the name Meccano was dropped and the marque became DINKY TOYS, which lasted until 1971. The accessories were first called "Hornby Modelled Miniatures", but in the April 1934 issue of Meccano Magazine, they were given the name "Meccano Dinky Toys" for the first time. In 1933, Meccano Ltd issued a series of railway and trackside accessories to complement its O gauge (1/45) Hornby Trains model railway sets. In the early 1930s, Meccano made many types of tinplate and other metal cars, such as its Morgan and BSA three-wheelers, mostly in kit form. The company later moved into model railways, with its O gauge clockwork trains appearing in 1920. The toy was made from 1936 to 1940įrank Hornby established Meccano Ltd. Dinky 23e model of George Eyston's land record car, " Speed of the Wind".