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Post by kessie on Feb 8, 2011 7:28:17 GMT
I was lucky early on in my collecting quest to acquire two Timpo dinosaurs. Since then, I have not seen another appear on Ebay and can find only scant inforation about them elsewhere. Does anyone else have any of these, know which era they were made, especially the Rex and have a view on their potential value, as well as how much I would expect to pay for the others in the series? Lots of questions there!! Thanks in advance Steve Attachments:
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 8, 2011 8:06:31 GMT
Timpo Toys The English company Timpo Toys 1938 - 1980. Best known for toy soldiers as well as animal figures. In 1981 many of the remaining assets were acquired by Toyway. Timpo produced a line of collectable dinosaurs in a waxy plastic smaller but roughly similar to the Miller and Marx figures. Molds may still exist. www.collectorsquest.com/collectible/12040/timpo-figures-from-england |
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Post by paleofreak on Feb 8, 2011 9:50:47 GMT
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Post by kessie on Feb 8, 2011 10:36:30 GMT
The T-Rex certainly attracted a high satisfaction rating on your site!
It is an interesting take on the beast! I think my silver model is at least as old as the early 70's having resided in a loft with other items indicating the duration.
Do u have others in the series Paleo? And where did u get yours from?
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Post by paleofreak on Feb 8, 2011 11:43:25 GMT
Do u have others in the series Paleo? And where did u get yours from? I have the Diplodocus, the Triceratops and the Dimetrodon also. They came in a lot of old toys from England. |
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Post by Libraraptor on Feb 8, 2011 16:13:53 GMT
They are great, I love that Jar Jar Binks - T.rex!
Since I love monochrome plastic monsters, I´d really like to get some of them one day. But I haven´t yet.
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Post by kessie on Feb 8, 2011 21:00:31 GMT
They are great, I love that Jar Jar Binks - T.rex! Since I love monochrome plastic monsters, I´d really like to get some of them one day. But I haven´t yet. Such a shame that they appear so infrequently. So far these are the only two I have seen on Ebay and it was a fluke that I got them, tucked away in the back of a crowded bunch of cheap dinos. Happy hunting Libraptor ..... |
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Post by crackington on Feb 9, 2011 21:25:17 GMT
I got the T-Rex too, also in the middle of a bunch of Chinasaurs from E-bay a couple of years back.
I seem to remember reading that the Timpo dinosaurs stopped being made in the early 70s, but that many of the models are 60s or even late 50s?
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Post by kessie on Feb 9, 2011 21:40:31 GMT
I got the T-Rex too, also in the middle of a bunch of Chinasaurs from E-bay a couple of years back. I seem to remember reading that the Timpo dinosaurs stopped being made in the early 70s, but that many of the models are 60s or even late 50s? What colour is your Rex? |
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Post by crackington on Feb 9, 2011 22:20:59 GMT
Its a yellow colour,
I've seen a photo of it in green before, but yours is the first grey I've seen. Wonder if anyone has any photos of the whole lot (six models?).
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Post by Seijun on Feb 14, 2011 21:22:25 GMT
Can anyone tell me the worth of the plain green timpo brontosaurus and the plain yellow triceratops?
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Post by crackington on Feb 19, 2011 22:21:35 GMT
Not sure how much they are worth, I mean they are pretty old but I think they are easily overlooked and can therefore sometimes be picked up cheaply, like my Rex. I managed to take a snap for Kessie:  |
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Post by kessie on Apr 15, 2011 20:11:17 GMT
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Post by Seijun on Apr 15, 2011 20:26:49 GMT
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Post by kessie on Apr 15, 2011 20:36:05 GMT
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Post by Megaraptor on Apr 15, 2011 20:57:29 GMT
They are QFU, but QFR (quite effing ugly, quite effing rare, keep up with the acronyms). As for what era they were made in...I'd say the Cenozoic  |
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Post by kessie on Nov 17, 2011 22:37:30 GMT
Just need the Stegosaurus now, anyone have a spare? Wonderfull models in my opinion. Attachments:
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Post by bowheadwhale on Dec 2, 2011 19:27:39 GMT
Incredible finds! It's always fun to discover archeological toy artifacts!
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