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| Car of the Day: February 29, 2016; Hasbro / Funrise '15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Feb 29 2016, 04:12 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Hasbro / Funrise's 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Jeep Wrangler ![]() ![]() This was a find from Toys R Us earlier this year, which was part of a series of various historic Jeep models from Hasbro / Funrise (both brand names are on the base, and in fact, so is Tonka). The others in the series seemed to be a little too crude for me, so I only ended up with this Wrangler Unlimited. It is larger than the 1/65 scale Tomica version, but not quite in the 1/55 scale territory, so I'd guess it to be around 1/60. It lacks an interior, but the exterior accessories won me over. This thing is ready to go on a mud-slingin' adventure. ![]()
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| Stampede | Feb 29 2016, 04:52 AM Post #2 |
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Not bad for a Funrise model, all things considered! Like you, I am also drawn to the exterior accessories- something that isn't covered too much in small scale- definitely refreshing to see. Another great submission for COTD! Thanks for posting. |
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| craftymore | Feb 29 2016, 09:39 AM Post #3 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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Looks like a good platform as a parts donor model for a custom. |
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| pjedsel | Feb 29 2016, 01:55 PM Post #4 |
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Can't say that I have seen one of these on the toy shelves but may have just over looked it - pretty nice looking Jeep Wrangler - do like the add on accessories~ |
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| Hobie-wan | Feb 29 2016, 03:23 PM Post #5 |
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Ditto what others said. Nice wheels and bits and bobs on there. |
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 1 2016, 09:21 AM Post #6 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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The stance and wheels Damm thats nice! |
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| lil rod shop | Mar 1 2016, 12:12 PM Post #7 |
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Great choice! I've seen this series several times at TRUs. As somewhat of a Jeep aficionado, I am impressed with the detail on actually all 4 (2 models in 2 colors each). If they were closer to 1/64 scale, I'd have extras, but as a recovering (NOT ) scale snob, I have resisted thus far.
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| Werny | Mar 1 2016, 05:45 PM Post #8 |
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eh, why is this a Hasbro / Funrise item, when there are <Tonka> printings on the sides? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonka Wiki says Tonka = <Maisto property> now I am confused, a little bit...
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 1 2016, 08:28 PM Post #9 |
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There is a Willy's Jeep casting and a CJ-7, but both are scaled to fit the package, so they end up being much larger than the Wrangler Unlimited, which is why I left the others behind. I will still pick up the black Wrangler Unlimited when I find it. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 1 2016, 08:33 PM Post #10 |
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These are from 2015, and I don't recall anything from Maisto using the Tonka name in many years, so I would guess that rights to the Tonka name has changed hands. |
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| ivantt | Mar 3 2016, 07:39 PM Post #11 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I've walked past these a number of times and keep thinking that same thing... |
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| karl53186 | Mar 15 2016, 09:17 PM Post #12 |
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I bought one and stripped it down to check it out. The body is in scale with the Tomica and green light jeeps. So its in scale but with the wheels and lift kit it looks way out of scale. A little work and I'm going to scale one down, love the casting. Need more jeep unlimited but your right the jeep is way to overdone but the detail is great. |
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| RiveraNotario | Mar 17 2016, 02:35 PM Post #13 |
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Tonka has been a Hasbro brand since 1991. They must have licensed the brand to Maisto and the contract ended, or maybe Maisto was just making the models for Tonka to sell. I think this new Tonka Jeep model looks quite cool, despite being a little crude. Hopefully, Hasbro will improve their models and in the future we might have a real contender! |
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| ivantt | Mar 17 2016, 02:45 PM Post #14 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Two days ago I saw a few of these still on the pegs at a WM and got me one. So that takes care of that urge after reading all the above. |
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| jurcpa | Mar 18 2016, 09:37 AM Post #15 |
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oh great car for the jungle etc or in the wood ,looks good many thanks,need 1 |
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| cody6268 | Mar 22 2016, 07:58 AM Post #16 |
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I like it, but it's got one glaring issue--poor fit and finish. The casting seems just as rough around the windows as their Ford F-Series casting (rather crude scale down of the old Tonka steel toy) plus none have an interior or clear windows. Given these are priced similarly to a Greenlight or Auto World, they're a little crude. I've bought a few personally, scale down of Tonka's Suburban Pumper and the Sky Crane, but they could be done better for the price. |
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