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Spot-On models, was a brand name for a line of diecast toy cars made by Tri-ang from 1959 through about 1967. They were manufactured in 1:42 scale in Belfast, Northern Ireland, of the United Kingdom. Competition for Spot-On in the British Isles were Corgi Toys and Dinky Toys. The line was particularly British and rarely produced marques from other countries.
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David Allen Hickling, known as Allen Hickling, was an Architect, Planning/Strategic Choice Process consultant, author, game designer, and an authority in the field of toy forts and castles.
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- ↑ Salter, Brian (2011). "Early Variety". Building Toys: Bayko and Other Systems. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780747811817.
- ↑ Leggett, Bob (2019). "The Giant Awakes: Enter Tri-ang". Toy Trains: 1935–1975. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781784423094.
- ↑ Durant, Stuart; Darling, Elizabeth (1993). Architecture and Childhood. British Architectural Library Drawings Collection. p. 18. ISBN 9781872911250.
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