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Re: pre-Playmobil geobra toys
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2015, 13:58:54 »

And OMG, geobra did a V2 model in the 50s!

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/317137-geobra-403-v-2-rakete-a-4

Maybe it was aimed at the British market... :uhoh:

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Re: pre-Playmobil geobra toys
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2015, 16:53:19 »
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Re: pre-Playmobil geobra toys
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2015, 17:04:35 »
PS here is another site that turned up last night. Lools like geobra did a set of orange plastic gliders too.

http://missgwendoline2.de.tl/Katapultflieger2.htm

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Re: pre-Playmobil geobra toys
« Reply #23 on: July 15, 2015, 12:44:24 »
Thanks for all these pictures Tim. In the book ' history of a smile' there are some pics and info on the history and previous products of this company. all nice to know .  :wave:
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