Yat Ming

1970's

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Fast wheel, circa 1970's		 52.03 KB
Fast wheel, circa 1970's		 21.37 KB
Side of box
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Yat Ming M-36
Jackson
YM-1101		 32.76 KB
Yat Ming M-41
Wlaker Bulldog
YM-1104		 29.45 KB
Yat Ming Panzer III Ausf M/N
YM-1103
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Comparison.
M-36 Jackson
Re-issue on Left
Original issue on right		 62.06 KB
1970's issues,
from rear of box
Yat Ming is a producer of diecast cars. Although Yat Ming has been around for over 30 years, it is still not a very well known brand. Over the years, the company has produced cars under the names "Fast Wheel," "Speeding Wheels," "Real Wheels," "Road Toughs," "WOW Toyz", "Attack Force",  and "Street Machines". Yat Ming has also produced diecast for department stores, most notably Woolworths.

During the 70's, Yat Ming produced a series of civilian  vehicles in the Fast Wheel series numbers ranging from 1001 to 1100. The models numbered YM1101-YM1107 are the military series, and consists of tanks and helicopters. The tanks are "free wheeling" - with wheels un the undercarriage to allow the tank to roll. These older releases have an olive drab paint.

Recent releases do not sport the "YM-" in front of the model number. The also have a brighter, shinier green paint, often with tan camo. The chassis of the M-36 Jackson is the same for both versions, but the turret is different.
 

Fast Wheel Model Number
M-36 Jackson YM-1101
M-4 Sherman Easy Eight YM-1102
Panzer III Ausf. M/N YM-1103
M-41 Walker Bulldog YM-1104
M-36 chassis, new turret,  recent release 1101
Sherman Easy Eight? recent release 1115
LAV 1503
AA Gun 1505

 

Recent Releases

Yat Ming Sherman 2
Yat Ming? M-36 Jackson, 1:87?
#1101, recent issue		 RYatMing8.jpg 49.28 KB
1102		 RYatMing3.jpg 44.00 KB
1111		 RYatMing16.jpg 42.17 KB
1112
RYatMing12.jpg 46.11 KB
1113		 RYatMing2.jpg 44.87 KB
1114		 RYatMing7.jpg 50.35 KB
1115		 Yat Ming Sherman
Yat Ming (as WOW Toyz)
Sherman Easy 8, 1:92?
#1115, recent issue
RYatMing11.jpg 44.17 KB
1116		 RYatMing9.jpg 38.93 KB
1501		 RYatMing4.jpg 51.50 KB
1503		 Yat Ming LAV
Yat Ming (as WOW Toyz)
LAV, 1:92?
#1503, recent issue
Yat Ming AA
Yat Ming (as WOW Toyz)
Gepard AA, 1:92?
#1505, recent issue		 RYatMing13.jpg 46.58 KB
1506		 RYatMing5.jpg 54.84 KB
1506 var 2		 RYatMing15.jpg 54.02 KB
2300
RYatMing6.jpg 41.33 KB
 		 RYatMing14.jpg 44.60 KB
 		 RYatMing17.jpg 39.85 KB
 		 RYatMing1.jpg 69.66 KB
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Comparison.
M-36 Jackson
Re-issue on Left
Original issue on right

Yat Ming Military
Yat Ming "Attack Force"
Military Collection.
No, I don't own them all :-)

Recent Releases

Model Number
M-36 chassis, new turret,  recent release 1101
Sherman Easy 8 1102
Armoured Car 1111
Fuel Tanker 1112
Half track with gun 1113
M60 1114
Sherman Easy Eight? variant 1115
SP Gun 1116
Van 1501
LAV with rocked launcher 1503
LAV with gun 1503
AA Gun - Gephard 1505
MLRS 1506
Missile carrier 1506
Wrecker 2300
Bulldozer ?
Wrecker (smaller variant) ?


 

For more information on Yat Ming, please read Doug Breithaupt's article on Yat Ming

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