Club News

 

User login

New Comments

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

2 days 16 hours ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

2 days 18 hours ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

2 days 20 hours ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

2 days 21 hours ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

3 days 16 hours ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

3 days 22 hours ago

-508 DAF

3 days 23 hours ago

--14c and 401Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck (1949-64)

3 days 23 hours ago

FRENCH DINKY TALBOT LAGO

3 days 23 hours ago

-Boxes General Discussions including end flaps, both British and French

4 days 3 min ago

--14c and 401Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck (1949-64)

2 weeks 4 days ago

--14c and 401Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck (1949-64)

2 weeks 5 days ago

-508 DAF

1 month 1 week ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 1 week ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 1 week ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 1 week ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 2 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 2 weeks ago

-508 DAF

1 month 2 weeks ago

-508 DAF

1 month 2 weeks ago

-508 DAF

1 month 2 weeks ago

New arrivals

1 month 2 weeks ago

New arrivals

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

ORIGINAL MECCANO DINKY TOYS FACTORY BOX ART 175 HILLMAN MINX SALOON + DRAWING

1 month 3 weeks ago

--29c and 290 Double Decker Bus (1938-63)

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

--29c and 290 Double Decker Bus (1938-63)

1 month 3 weeks ago

--29c and 290 Double Decker Bus (1938-63)

1 month 3 weeks ago

DTCAwebsite upgrade 2023

1 month 3 weeks ago

Visitors

  • Total Visitors: 1638701
  • Registered Users: 388
  • Published Nodes: 1681
  • Since: 03/21/2024 - 12:56
4 posts / 0 new
Last post

Black Jake
Offline
DTCA Member

--64a Amiot 370 (1939-48)

Come all ye experts in French Dinky aircraft and hearken unto me.  I have seen a pre-war Amiot 370 on ebay which doesn't look quite like the ones I have.  The wings are bulkier, tips more rounded, thinner and less tapering.  It does however, look extremely like the illustration that appeared in the May 1939 Meccano Magazine.

Is it possible that there were two different castings for this model?

I'd love to know.

I await your venerable answers with eager anticipation.

Best regards,

Black Jake. 

Black Jake
Offline
DTCA Member

Sorry, I didn't mean the wings were thinner.  The opposite in fact.

Black jake.

dinkycollect's picture
dinkycollect
Online
DTCA MemberFrance

Dear Blake Jake

Welcome to the DTCA forum.

So far there is no known casting variation for the Amiot. It would have been useful if you had posted at least one photo as well as the link to the ebay add.

There is half a dozen Amiots for sale on eBay at the moment, one is a repaint, the paint is too good and the roundels much too small and the camouflage one is almost certainly a repaint as well as a camouflage version is not known.

The roundels were first painted with only the red and blue colour. The third colour was as the plane : silver, yellow, grey, lime and two shades of green. Transfer roundels were applied to the later silver models only (post war ?). The propellers are mainly red but may be in bare metal.

When you ask a questiion, please be as accurate as possible and quote the sources.

Kind regards

Jacques

Black Jake
Offline
DTCA Member

Dear Jacques,

Thank you very much for your most useful and informative email.  I have tried to reply before but I'm completely useless with modern technology which is why I've been unable to include photos.

The Amiot 370 which had me puzzled is in silver, priced at £71.99 and located in Shoreham by Sea.  To me the wings seemed to differ from the standard model appearing to be more rounded at the tips and bulkier, which is why I asked the question.

It's good to know that there is someone with your level of knowledge on Dinky aircraft and I'm so glad you took the trouble to reply.

Kind regards,

Black Jake.