A truck and shipping containers for 28mm

[Sbloom141]

Hi all, apologies if this isn't the right place for this topic but thought I'd share this beauty as it's really going to be useful in my zombie games. I bought this from 'the Entertainer', which is a chain of UK toy shops, for a cool £10. Which isn't cheap in toy car terms but this thing comes with two plastic shipping containers that are just about right for 28mm. The truck isn't bad too ( though the trailer itself seems a bit large to me). As an added bonus the container doors open too!

With resin containers costing at least £10 I thought this was a great buy. The truck is all hard plastic so shouldn't be too hard to weather, same goes for the containers.

Shown with a couple of Wargames Factory survivors for scale.





Anyway after some searching I found that this is available on their online store but it's grouped with a standard truck and a petrol tanker and there doesn't seem to be a way to select which kind. I saw the others in the flesh and whilst they do scale ok, they don't beat the usefulness of the container version. Link below, but worth a shop visit.

http://www.thetoyshop.com/Cars%2C-trains-and-planes/Cars%2C-trucks%2C-diggers/Majorette-Express-38cm-Truck/p/507376

[von Lucky]

Good find.

I have the Aldi truck:


Looks to be the same design, box art said "1:56 scale". Got mine for AU$7, but I too would pay extra for two shipping containers.

[Brummie Thug]

Thanks for the heads up will. Have to see if I can grab me one after Christmas when there are pennies back in the piggy bank.

[eilif]

Great find. The shorter size containers are hard to find in toys.  Most often it's the long size trailers that you find here in the USA. I found a great aprox 1/48 International semi and trailer at a resale shop recently ($2!!), but I've yet to find containers like you've got.

[von Lucky]

Aldi Arsch der Welt (Australia) is currently selling two sets of vehicles that may be useful to some.

Firstly some 1/40ish luxury wind up cars. They're AU$4 each. I got a 1/44ish Hummer H3 that'll I'll dirty up for Afghanistan. Looks good next to Eureka 28mm on slotta bases.

There's also a range of trucks based on the above Aldi truck design - so closer to 1/56.

I can't seem to find pictures of either online though

[Marauderman]

Thanks Von I check out my local Aldi, and see what they have in stock.

[von Lucky]

Found a picture of the cars:

http://offers.kd2.org/en/gb/aldi/pjuC/

Apologies for the thread derail. If I could find the trucks then it'll tie in with the first post, as I believe they're the same manufacturer.

[Melnibonean]

If you can't get it at Aldi now just wait a few months and they'll have them on the shelves again.

[Chainmailninja]

Those crates are really nice, great find!