Promotional Model

The K8 (3 Way) Van commenced production in 1947 and the van cost £535. It earned the name 3-Way due to the door configuration. To assist loading and unloading, it featured double doors on the near and offside, as well as opening near doors. With a payload of 25 cwt and a short wheelbase, it proved a very nippy vehicle for delivery purposes, including newspapers - as our model confirms - where frequent drop-off was necessary. The van was discontinued in 1954, by which time over 26,500 had been manufactured.  Shop here

Wall's (Ice Cream) Ltd for many years, as an independent and then as a Unilever subsidiary, made and marketed Wall's ice cream in the UK. Originally an independent British meat producer, Thomas Wall and Son Ltd reputedly considered manufacturing ice cream in 1913 to fill in the seasonal downturn in sales of meat pies and sausages in the summer months, but the advent of the First World War prevented this. Wall's was acquired by MacFisheries in 1920 and then (1922) by Lever Brothers Ltd (together with Margarine Union, the founder company of Unilever). Ice cream production commenced in 1922 at a factory in Action. As ice cream production grew in significance. Unilever split the company into two, T Wall and Son (Ice Cream) Ltd and T Wall and Son (Meats) Ltd, selling off the meat company in 1944.

To complete the set of Wall’s Ice Cream vans we have an Anglia delivery van. Wall’s turned to ice cream production as a consequence of the phobia people had over eating pork during the summer in the early part of the 20th century. At the time home refrigeration was not widespread and pork didn’t keep well during the hot weather. As a result Wall’s were laying off staff with a large drop in sales - hence the switch to ice-cream. Shop here

Stobart's collectable, but this entire series are unauthentic, so we're in two minds about it. No denying the Handyman's a sweet tooling, though. Lledo trackside scammell handyman platform trailer eddie stobart lorry diecast model brand new displayed in a mint box and is in mint condition this model is part of the eddie stobart collection limited edition and is sutiable for the 00 railway scale made by lledo.  Shop her

We love this casting, and there's no denying it looks good in entirely inauthentic Stobarts livery. The load's quite good, too. Shop here

Eddie Stobart 1-50 Scale Diecast Scania Box Set. Presented in a Hard Boxed case is a Scania T Cab - Scania Topline and Scania 4 Series tractor units and 1 Curtainside Trailer and Limited edition Booklet. Buy it now

Part of the 2004 Johnny Lightning Polar Bear Series of six vehicles promoting Coca Cola, this white van comes with a nice image on both sides of smaller polar bears dumping snow on a larger polar bed in a scene similar to that human families do on beaches with sand and toy buckets. The red circular Coca Cola symbol is on both front doors as is the Coca Cola word logo on the bonnet (hood) and rear doors. The right rear door also has a Coca Cola symbol. The right side also has a side door engraved through the polar bears image (it does not open). Nothing at all is on the giant white space on the roof although it has raised long rectangles representing roof racks or something. They do make it easier to push I guess but it's a missed opportunity for a nice image. The two side front door windows have no plastic in them so you can attach the plastic clips that come with Coca Cola Christmas ornaments vehicles to hang it from the Xmas tree through them if you want. For some reason the front wheels are slightly smaller than the rear ones, not sure if the real 1976 Chevy cans had this. --James N Sympson  Buy it now

This is a brilliant vehicle and one of the best of either Coca Cola or Christmas themed die-cast vehicles. Well it's not really Christmas themed, except that it comes in a blister pack with Santa on the cardboard and clip that turns it into an automent (ornament) to hang on your Christmas tree. With nice red and white sides, front and back panels and a red roof with blue rectangle and grooves that I guess are roof racks but add to the friction on your finger when pushing it around, this van would have looked great without the cartoon imagery. The cartoon imagery of an adult and two younger polar bears pushing a head sized snowball around with their heads is a nice one (see my customer image). The circular Coca Cola symbol is also on the side front doors. The tyres are those nice rubber ones, that you could pull off if for some reason you wanted to (although I doubt they'd go back on).


The seats an interior are white, including the steering wheel. This combi van is part of the 2004 Johnny Lightning released Coca Cola range of automents (vehicles marketed to be hung as ornaments on Christmas trees). There were more automents released the following year but they were nowhere near as good. (Reviewed by James N Sympson)  Buy it now

This 1940 Ford Pickup has been used in many different Johnny Lightning Releases. With the original holiday automents release in 2004, the 1940 Ford Ute came with a great image on the doors of a large polar bear with its cubs hanging a star on their snow covered Christmas tree (well actually it looks like its just a tree growing in the wild). You can see it in my customer image. This must have been a popular image as it would be used later that year as the image on all the cardboard backing part of the 2004 Polar Bear series. The colours of the vehicle are white on the wheel and headlight guards and a light purple (which is pretty much the same shade as Milka Chocolate packaging) used on the rest of the car. Like all vehicles in this series these come with great wheels which include rubber tyres. The bonnet (hood) opens up to a purple engine, it's pretty fragile and doesn't really sit snugly when down. You've got to reposition it after closing. If a child was going to play with this it could easily break off in the hand or mouth. Likewise if you do use this as a Christmas tree automent (ornament) and it falls, the bonnet could easily break off. However the clip that comes with this can attach to any other Johnny Lightning vehicle with open side windows to use as a Christmas automent instead. That clip is a brilliant idea, I would love to see more vehicles released with it.

There's no images on either the roof or in the cargo tray. A missed opportunity in my opinion.

You can also get the exact same car with the exception of the purple being a slightly darker shade, in a later collection called Polar Bears Series in the second release. Obviously it has a different blister card image to this one and doesn't come with the clip to turn it into a Christmas tree automent. (Reviewed by James N Simpson)  Shop here

This is 1/18 Scale Diecast Ertl Johnny Lightning 51002B 1957 Chevy Cameo Coca-Cola Red with Cream and Silver Details Detailed Engine and Interior Opening Hood and Doors . Shop here

There is much collecting interest surrounding anything associated with the world-famous drink brand. As a result, many models have been produced with the Coca-Cola theme, most of which, while not authentic, nevertheless have a colourful appeal.

We can also date our 1:76 scale Bedford TK quite accurately and it's safe to say it was transporting barrels of Watney's beer from the end of the 1950s. The TK replaced the S type Bedford truck in 1959 and was used extensively as the ideal light truck of the era, right into the 1970s. It was very versatile and came in a variety of formats, including the highly detailed open backed version we have modelled for you here, which we present complete with kegs of Watney's. Could it be that popular ale of the 1960s and 1970s - Red Barrel, do you think? Shop here

Eddie Stobart Ltd celebrates the company's 40th Anniversary this year. Edward Stobart, son of the founder Eddie Stobart, took over the helm from his father who had founded the company in the 1950s, dealing mainly in agricultural products in Cumbria. In the 1970s, the company was incorporated as Eddie Stobart Ltd, when the business passed to Eddie's son Edward Stobart. Edward developed the road haulage side, steering the operation towards the international logistics haulage company it is today. Edward stepped down in 2003 and after a series of complex takeovers, the business is now represented by his brother William, along with Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Tinkler and has developed into an intermodal logistics company. Together they control the Eddie Stobart empire, still centred in Carlisle in Cumbria, but operating around 6 million square feet of state-of-the-art storage facilities throughout the UK and Europe. They employ over 5000 staff between their 40 sites, with a fleet of around 1850 trucks and 3000 trailers, as well as rail services and a port.





The VOL04CS comes in a special anniversary wrap whilst another release the Scania fridge SCA06FR is in the standard packaging. Both model are in high demand from the trade and we don't anticipate featuring them again in the Globe - both limited to 2,000 pieces. Shop here

Samuel Whitbread established Whitbread with Thomas Shewell in 1742. In 1750, Samuel Whitbread moved his brewing operations to the first purpose-built mass-production brewery in East London. For over 200 years, Whitbread & Co introduced many brands to the UK, such as Stella Artois and Heineken, amongst others, which grew in popularity up to the 90s when people began to purchase international brands such as Fosters and Budweiser. Then, in 2001, after a long history of brewing, the company known as Whitbread Group Plc decided to sell all its breweries and brewing interests (Whitbread Brewing Company) to Interbrew, now known as InBev. Buy it now

Edwin Foden Sons & Co Ltd was formed in 1887 and development work commenced on Foden's idea of a superior steam wagon. By1901 a design had been produced which was to set the standard for steam wagons for the next twenty-five years. The company developed successive ranges of highly successful steam wagons. They, and arch-rival Sentinel, practically monopolised the market.

The Foden 'C' Type was the final design of the overtype (engine above boiler) Steam Wagon developed from earlier models. This wagon was introduced in the 1920's and had a double crank compound engine which developed 23 B.H.P. at 450 rpm. It was fitted with spur gearing giving speeds up to 16 mph, but special gearing could be ordered which would enable the wagon to achieve 26 mph, double the permited speed limit for such wagons. Edwin Foden died on 31st August 1911, being succeeded by his sons William and E.R. (Later to found ERF). By the late 1920s it was becoming obvious that however excellent the product, steam was giving way to the internal combustion engine, and so a new era of Foden wagons started leaving steam behind. Display stand not included. Buy it now

Whitbread traces it origins back to the 18th century when in 1742 Samuel Whitbread first entered the brewing trade.By the 1780's he was brewing more beer than anyone had brewed before.His efforts laid the foundations of the modern business which two and a half centuries later is thriving ,continually adapting to the changing tastes and markets.
For the model collector the name of Whitbread is likely to remain synonymous with ale and beer for some time to come, so let's have a look at some of the vehicles which for serveral gernerations have distributed their bottles, barrels and kegs around the country. A word of warning though, for well over half a century Whitbread stuck to the same basic livery of dark brown for the bulk of their vehicles so you'd better like brown.

Matchbox made promotional models for many other companies and attractions. But this particular MB38 was made to promote Matchbox itself. The first regular issue MB38 rolled down a Matchbox assembly line in 1982. This vehicle, for the 1-75 line, was the Champion Spark Plugs van. It came with royal blue cab, black base, white roof and shining chrome bumpers, headlights and grille, along with the company’s familiar red and black logo incorporating a sketch of a sparkplug.

Matchbox itself has used the vehicle for sale and advertising messages such as the last model was suspended production in 1992 later on it was produced in Macau, China and Thailand. It is a Model A Ford Van, a yellow colour that advertised itself.

JCB have always had a strong network of dealers and service support in the UK. As the company expanded in the 1950’s and 60’s, a growing number of service vans were seen on UK roads and the Ford Anglia Van is an early example in the iconic yellow and red colour scheme of the time. Buy it now

Here we have the excellent ERC EC with Nootebom Step Frame Trailer complete with JCB JS220 Excavator, asuperb combination. Buy it now

The first release in the series of JCB-liveried vehicles from Corgi is this DAF XF and step-frame box trailer, finished as the JCB mobile exhibition unit, complete with graphics showing different machines on each side. Buy it now

In 1945, Joseph Cyril Bamford created the very first JCB product - a tipping trailer.Today JCB is one of the world's largest manufactures of earthmoving, agricultural and materials handling equipment.The company that began as a 'one man band' now employs over 6,000 people and produces over 250 different models on 4 continents - with bases in the UK, USA, India and South America.Each machine is a product of hard work and attention to detail.This dedication along with world-class innovation and customer care, results in JCB being market leader in many of the 150 countries where its machines are sold.

The growth of JCB has also created a large and varied fleet or road transport vehicles bearing their famous logo and distinctive bright yellow colour. In celebration of achievements Corgi will issuing a Limited Edition 1:50 scale range of JCB transporters, earthmovers, service and promotional vehicles.

The Land Rover Defender is a recent addition to the JCB Sales force. Decorated with striking artwork depicting key JBC plant machine, the JCB Defender is used to tow exhibition units and demonstration machines all over the UK and Europe. Buy it now

Models produced to promote a product or event. Examples include items provided as a result of 'on-pack' offers which usually involve collecting a number of tokens as proof of purchase of the product concerned.