plantfit 7,701 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ayup all, One for the blokes really but I think some enterprising young lady will come up with their version. What was best: Dinky or Corgi and when you've answered that which particular model? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 I`m afraid my elder daughter is a `Dinky',Rog. Is she the one you are thinking of? (DINKY is occasionally used (in the UK, India, and China) to describe a high-earning couple who choose not to have children and are therefore able to afford a more expensive consumer lifestyle than those with families. The term was coined during the 1980s, at the height of "yuppie" culture. The post-2000 economic crises have made this social pattern more permanent) As to corgis ,they are viscious little brutes,but this one came unstuck! . Princess Anne's bull terrier is to undergo behavioral training after savaging one of the Queen's corgis. !inthebin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,701 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ayup Stan, I've heard that expression before, "Duel Income No Kiddies" Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 24 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Corgi always seemed to have better detail I thought. Best to do your apprenticeship on 'Matchbox' though. What about 'Spot-On' - remember them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 No contest...Dinky... Still possess my cherished circa 1955 Dinky Guy Flat truck...complete with chains, no less... IIRC, 2/6p from Lee & Goodjohn's, Nuthall Road. Weighs not much less than the 1:1 scale version! Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Spent many an hour with my nose pressed up to their window...I remember Mum getting me a Brooke Bond van 'cause I'd 'been a brave little soldier' at the dentists. Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I was just a bit too young for Corgi / Dinky , in my era it was all "Matchbox" which later had the rivalry with "HotWheels" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Can’t say I had any preferences over Dinky or Corgi never was that much of a geek. I do have, and my grandchildren still play with Corgi and dinky dye cast toys left over from my childhood that my mum [god keep her] saved. But I do remember Hot Wheels; my lad who is now 32 had the loop-de-loop track with the turbo boost thingamigig. I was going to put a link in but, you know what? I just couldn't be bothered! Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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