Dinky - Mikes Diecast Tanks and Armour

Centurion #651	Centurion Base	Mighty Antar #660	Tank and Transporter Set #698
Chieftain #683 1/50	Leopard Anti-Aircraft, #696 (actually a Gepard - Dinky reused the base plate) 1/50	Scorpion #690 1/40	Striker #691 1/40
Leopard, black treads #692 1/50	Leopard, black treads, rear of tank #692 1/50	Leopard, silver treads, #692 1/50	Leopard, silver treads, rear of tank #692 1/50
Mobile 155mm gun, #654	Bren Gun Carrier #622 1/32	RAF Pressure refueler, #642-G	Daimler Armoured car #676.
Hanomag Tank Destroyer #694 1/35	US Jeep, #615	105mm gun, #609G 1/32	Dinky Light tank #152a Vickers Mark VI Light Tank
Dinky Leopard Recovery Tank #699 1/50	Dinky Leopard Recovery Tank #699 1/50
Dinky Artillery Tractor #688	Dinky Artillery Tractor #688	Dinky Armored Car #670	Dinky Armored Car #670
French Dinky French char AMX A.M.X 13 #80c-817	French Dinky French char AMX A.M.X 13 #80c-817	French Dinky French char AMX A.M.X 13 #80c-817
	#161 b - 690	#161 b - 690

Below are photos of a 151a medium tank courtesy of George B
Thanks George!

In 1901 a man named Frank Hornby patented a mechanical toy, thus Meccano ("Mechanics made easy") was born. In 1931 Meccano LTD started the production of model railroad accessories. In 1934, under the name Dinky Toys, they began manufacture of cars, passenger ships and aero planes. Many of the tanks and military vehicles were manufactured by Dinky in the 1960's. At the same time, many models were being manufactured in France.
In 1979 the Dinky Liverpool plant closed, although the Meccano name has been carried on by Meccano, SA, of France.

Many thanks to Jacques D. who helped me with corrections to the models numbers and some of the names - including the fact that the Leopard baseplate was reused for another model!

In addition to completed models, Dinky also made kits. These kits ready for assembly, but were unpainted.

Kit	number
Army Land Rover	1032
USA Jeep	1033
Mobil gun	1034
Striker anti tank vehicle	1035
Leopard Tank	1036
Chieftain tank	1037
Scorpion tank	1038

Dinky Catalog

Click on the cover to go to the military offerings featured by Dinky in the 1976 catalog

Listing of Vehicles

The 660 and 651 are common, and can be found on eBay. Other Dinky military models can be found on eBay. Mint items can be quite expensive. An partial list of Dinky military diecast is presented below.

Type	Model	Type	Model
Tank - 1933-1940, rubber treads	22f	Honest John Missile Launcher	665
Medium Tank - pre war	151a	Missile Erector Vehicle	666
Light tank - pre-war	152a	Missile servicing platform	667
Military Hovercraft	281	Foden Army Truck	668
SHADO 2 missile launcher	353	Armoured Car	670
Austin Para Moke with parachute	601	Scout Car	673
Armored command car (pseudo military)	602	Austin Champ (British 'jeep')	674
Land Rover Bomb disposal unit	604	Daimler Armoured Car	676
105mm howitzer with gun crew	609	Armoured Command Vehicle	677
Commando Jeep	612	Ferret Scout Car	680
US jeep with 105mm howitzer	615	DUKW	681
Arctic transport w/ Chieftain tank	616	Stalwart Load Carrier	682
Volkswagen KDF with PAK anti-tank gun	617	Chieftain tank	683
AEC Arctic and helicopter	618	Field Gun	686
Bren gun carrier and anti-tank gun	619	Field Trailer	687
Berliet Missile Launcher	620	Field Artillery Tractor	688
		Medium artillery tractor	689
Bren gun carrier	622	Alvis Scorpion	690
6-pounder anti tank gun	625	Alvis Striker	691
Centurion tank	651	Leopard	692
155mm Mobile gun	654	Howitzer	693
88mm gun	656	Hanomag 7.5 cm tank destroyer	694
Mighty Antar Tank Transporter	660	Leopard Anti-Aircraft	696
Recovery Tractor	661	Chieftain (651) and Transporter (660) gift set	698
static 88mm gun with crew	662	Leopard Recovery Tank	699

French Dinky - Meccano (France) LTD, Paris

AMX 13 tank	801
Panhard Armored car	815
Jeep Hotchkiss Willys (with driver)	816
13 ton AMX tank	817/80c
155 mm Howitzer	819
Military ambulance	820
Unimog - Mercedes Benz	821
M3 Halftrack	822
Army Field Kitchen	823
DUKW	825