Set was a great find. The dates on the models are the first run product date. For example, if the Transit was reissued today, it would still show 1986.
aaaah right, I done some digging though, it was 1990 the steel works closed. that's still only 2 years, to clear a 200 year old site, landscape it, bring in designers, engineers, constructions trams, production staff etc. not a lot of time.
well that blows your mind seeing the dates on thoes 🤔 nice set though. i knew i should have bought a few at the time 😂 difference between conspiracy and the truth is anout 6 months isnt it ;)
well if you look at the production dates, matchbox was sat on those a loooooong time, they was pre assigned for production. so the gov KNEW! they was selling Chorus to TATA, YEARS before they told production staff and closed the steel mill!
Set was a great find. The dates on the models are the first run product date. For example, if the Transit was reissued today, it would still show 1986.
aaaah right, I done some digging though, it was 1990 the steel works closed. that's still only 2 years, to clear a 200 year old site, landscape it, bring in designers, engineers, constructions trams, production staff etc. not a lot of time.
well that blows your mind seeing the dates on thoes 🤔 nice set though. i knew i should have bought a few at the time 😂 difference between conspiracy and the truth is anout 6 months isnt it ;)
well if you look at the production dates, matchbox was sat on those a loooooong time, they was pre assigned for production. so the gov KNEW! they was selling Chorus to TATA, YEARS before they told production staff and closed the steel mill!