The Beanstalk models had more highly detailed interiors and offered some of the special ‘fashion’ colors including ‘Vintage Mint Green,’ ‘Desert Sky Blue,’ ‘Coral,’ (for the 007 James Bond Edition, made by Beanstalk and Minichamps) and the highly coveted ‘Merlot.’ Both Maisto and Beanstalk produced some of the more common colors which included ‘Torch Red,’ ‘Evening Black,’ and ‘Mountain Shadow Grey.’ In addition to these models was a special edition ‘Neiman Marcus’ which came in a special box and featured a silver hard top, chrome 21-spoke wheels, and contrasting black and ‘silver satin’ interior accents. Both the Maisto and the Beanstalk models featured opening doors, hood and trunk, and steerable wheels. While models made by both manufacturers are similar in construction, the ‘Beanstalk’ model is considered to be of somewhat higher quality due do various details. The 1/18th scale Thunderbird, which was produced by Maisto and Beanstalk. I’ll cover the ‘Manage the Wait’ set in greater detail in a future blog, however, one of the items included in this set was a 1/24th scale die-cast Thunderbird.ĭie cast models of the 2002-2005 Thunderbird included 1/18th, 1/64th, 1/43rd, 1/25th, 1/24th, and 1/18th sizes, with the most popular and collectible of those being the 1/18th scale. This set of custom made items was created to ‘tease’ buyers who had placed early deposits on new Thunderbirds and to maintain their enthusiasm for their cars. These 1/24th and 1/25th scale models were often included in ‘Press’ packages distributed at auto shows and media events and came in a variety of colors including ‘Inspiration Yellow,’ ‘Torch Red,’ ‘Thunderbird Blue,’ and ‘Evening Black.’ For the first buyers of the new Thunderbird, including the limited-edition Neiman-Marcus edition, Ford produced the ‘Manage the Wait’ set. The first of the die cast models of the 2002-2005 Thunderbird were actually labeled ‘1999’ Concept or ‘Show Car’ models, and were introduced years before the actual car itself. But one of the most widely collectible item for any automobile, including the Ford Thunderbird, is the die cast scale model. Thunderbird scale models were produced for nearly every different T-Bird ever built, dating back to the original 1955-1957 Thunderbird, and come in many different sizes from the tiny, 1/87th, to the most popular1/18th scale. Last year, 807 of 17,434 arriving migrants came by boat while the year before that, 713 of 11,913 arrivals were by boat.Īn overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants sank off Greece last week in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea.Ford’s Thunderbird has inspired hundreds of collectible items including coffee mugs, key rings, pens, pins, badges, coins, and a wide variety of apparel items like T-Shirts, caps and jackets. That marks a significant increase in the ratio of migrants who arrived to Cyprus by boat, compared to previous years. Almost all were Syrians departing from Syria. Police said the migrants said they had departed from the Syrian port of Tartus on Wednesday and had each paid $2,500 for the trip to Cyprus.Īccording to official statistics, 400 of the 4,792 migrants who arrived to Cyprus so far this year reached the country by boat. A merchant ship near the inflatable craft assisted in the rescue. One vessel was a wooden boat “in bad shape” while the other was an inflatable craft from which passengers had signaled that they were in distress.Ī police helicopter located the vessels on Thursday, about 46 kilometers (16 miles) and 65 kilometers (22 miles) southeast of the island.Īll migrants, including four women and 15 minors - five of them unescorted - were brought ashore aboard police patrol boats and transferred to a migrant reception center. The decision came after the court heard that the two Syrians - aged 18 and 20, respectively - were the captains of the vessels sailing separately southeast of the island. NICOSIA – A court in Cyprus on Friday ordered that two Syrian men remain in police custody for seven days on suspicion of people smuggling after authorities rescued a total 45 Syrian migrants aboard two rickety vessels off the island nation’s southern coast.
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