Adding to the green wheels, here is the red wheel version. Bruce

Some of the Terex trucks also have red wheels.

The Coles truck can have either yellow or black plastic hubs.

If we start listing all the wheel variations, we shall overload the software. Remember that there are at least 131 different Dinky wheels, not counting the various colours.

Yes I know all about wheel variations. I produced Dinky News for a number of years in the late 1990s. My "name" is the Pidgin English translation. I tho9ught this was a discussion, then what you are saying about overloading the system should have applied earlier. Perhaps my input is no longer needed.

Jacques

There was a time when Jan and I were virtually the only people on this forum and it often felt like a lonely place.

We now have a lot more members being very active with MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS and a huge amount of GOOD FORUM TOPICS.

The last thing we should do is put people off from entering their thoughts on a topic - especially when they are adding good information to the Dinky world.

You are TOTALLY OUT OF ORDER HERE, and an apology to Bruce is now NEEDED, I assume you will do so WITHOUT DELAY.

Let us keep the discussions flowing in a FRIENDLY MANNER and RESPECT other peoples point of view.

That is the definition of a forum.

Dave

Bruce-- I second that opinion of Dave's and was hoping that Jacques remark was tongue in check. All of us that are active on here have been sincerely hoping that we could attract more participants, so for sure we do not want to discourage you. Hoping that you remember me.....I used to subscribe to your Dinky News years ago, and also bought your Dinky Foden Type 1 Tanker in wonderful condition. Any chance you will start up your paper again?
Terry Hardgrave (in sunny, southern California)

Hi all,

Couldn't agree more, personally I have really learned from this thread, and have added all the unknown to me variations to my big Dinky list, including Bruce's.

To be fair I think Jacques was only trying to say how many wheel variations there are rather than trying to purposely upset Bruce, but it was very unfair to say it in that way.

I was an early member of the MCCH (Matchbox Collectors Community Hall) when it was the best diecast site around, many years ago, thanks to bickering and arguments between members it is now dead in the water,
Please don't let that happen here!

Chris Warr.

Hey, what's going on here ? What's the fuss about ? Please explain. My post does not mean to hurt any one, somebody must be reading it the wrong way or be overtoutchy.

There is nothing to apologise about. If there is, I am very sorry.

Wonderful Rob!
How those 23a coloured tyres have survived 70+ years is amazing. Most of my Pre War whites have flat spots. Your Black 40b is a lot nicer than mine too.
Chris Warr.

Hoort,

Has the Albion Multibucket (966) issued in December 1960 always been fitted with plastic hubs. If so the introduction date of these hubs must be 12-1960.

This must be the last batch of ploughs made in 1965 but why not with the silver plough which was cheaper ?

Rob
Does the interior of the box lid for the three Guys have a rubber stamp with letters and numbers? If so, what do they state? If not on the interior, check the outside bottom, although in this location, the blue covering is usually a lighter blue.
Secondly, I presume the model with the Supertoy grooved hubs is a type 1 chassis.
Bruce

The introduction date for the plastic hubs for the Supertoys larger class was almost six months earlier when Meccano released the 960 Albion Concrete Mixer in July 1960. Actually, the first 960 models left the factory in June 1960, so I guess this would then make June-July 1960 as the introduction date for these plastic hubs. Interesting that during this period, Meccano was still introducing new or producing existing Supertoys shod with the original Supertoys grooved hubs such as 977, 958, 930, 920, 689, and 986. The interior of the box lid for the 958 with plastic hubs might hold the answer if an inspection stamp can be found.
Bruce

Check out the two types of spun hubs for the 148 Ford Fairlane. Have not checked this variation with other models although I am sure someone has already done so! Apologies for the image which was taken in 2002 with a camera with not many pixels!

This came in my latest group of purchases, I don

Mine - this one - too has the open base plate.

Apparently a batch of the first ridged hubs version, but still with the the prewar / early postwar base plate.
(I like this shade of green very much on this model).

Best regards, Jan

Hi all,
Thanks Rob for the Red hubs Riley picture, another one I had no idea was out there.

As regards the Snowplough blade mystery I have long ago given up trying to put any sort of timeline together for variations, some like the 410 Tipper seem to have been randomly assembled from old stocks of parts and pre painted bodies in no particular order whatsoever.

Likewise the plastic hubs on the Leyland Octopus where at least two types of hub were in use, and they were both randomly fitted to the same model.

It would not surprise me if a few old stock pre painted yellow / black blades were found in the stores long after the silver one was introduced, and they were dropped onto the assembly line to get rid of them.

Chris Warr.

Ps Thanks for the wonderful pictures, keep them coming!

Rob
Both 148 Fairlanes had spun hubs, the pea green on the left was the usual style, whereas the one on the metallic green was produced to a different shape. I wish I had kept it now! By the way, the inside of both hubs were exactly the same. Bruce

This time the 182 Porsche 356a Coupe in pale blue with blue hubs

and the cream body and beige hubs.