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Color change series?
Topic Started: Nov 26 2016, 11:46 AM (535 Views)
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One of the castings that I collect heavily is the Audi Quattro (all scales / brands...if you've got some, LMK!) and I thought I had almost all of the Yat Ming versions until I found this one the other day. The pale green color struck me as odd, but I figured it was just a recolor until a friend of mine said it might be a color changer.

Sure enough, this one turns bright yellow when you expose it to a temp change! Pretty neat, but on this one, the base doesn't say Yat Ming and I can't seem to find much info on what brand / series / year of these color change versions.

Anyone have any info? Which other castings did they release as changers? Are there any more color changer variations for the Audi?

Thanks!

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Spennyman
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Definitely Yatming. The Dodge Monaco and 80's T-Bird were also made into a color changers.
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Pegers
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i had the color changer saab,but i have misplaced it.

here are the audis i have.

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Thanks, Pegers... I don't have that light blue one. Is it a color changer as well? Is it marked Yat Ming on the bottom? Seems like a lot of them don't have markings. I'm not sure if that means that they were made for use as other brands or just later versions of the molds, etc.
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pjedsel
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:toy: These are new to me - I do not remember color changers from Yat Ming - not surprising though as it seems like quite a few of the manufacturers had a go at that concept.
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Pegers
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Off,i tried to heat and freeze the blue one.it did not change colors.but the paint does seem to be
the type used for color changers...maybe mine is stuck,which does happen to most of the changers once they get some age...

Yat Ming has made may cars for other brands..the early road champs are yat ming made.
usually even if made to put in another company's packages they will have the casting number
on the base.
keep in mind you will find cars that you know are yats but will not have markings on the base.
the give away in these cases is usually the wheel rims.
Juantoo3 (Wes) i believe has a album of various yat ming packaging.
















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Mark F.
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Yes. The light blue one would be a colour-changer.

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Mark F.
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Other models I have that are colour-changers...

One of the #1001 Lamborghini Miura:

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Two of the #1010 Jaguar E4.2 with different tampo-printing:

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Two of the #1026 Cadillac Seville:

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Two of the #1027 Fairlady Z 300ZX:

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Two of the #1028 Mustang Pace Car:

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Three of the #1031 Dodge Monaco:

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One of the #1032 Chevy Citation X-11:

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One of the #1033 Thunderbird:

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One of the #1034 Porsche 928:

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One of the #1041 Jaguar XJ-S:

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One of the #1045 Corvette:

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Spennyman
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Wow. Nice Mark.
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Hobie-wan
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So many Yats I've never seen.
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coldpopcarl
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I didn't read all the additional posts BUT it could possible be put out by EDOCAR , which does use/share lease mb yatming tomica tonka/maisto tools/die/mold - - think it is also HARTOY which uses other molds especially yatming and even tomy/tomica

Some edocars do not have COMPANY MANUFACTURE on base

I have a few by EDOCAR still carded (( think porsche vw Audi) of color changers or what ever their titled name is of Line

Cheers from ALASKA , col'pop
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coldpopcarl
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
Yes PEGERS nice quattros good to see a post of yours I WILL be back up on THE ISLAND here soon being dealing with buch of stuff finally got into a HOUSE of me own and away from all the daily drama I been living with for 3 years finally get to DISPLAY a lot of stuff and PHOTO DOCUMENT me goodies again like I used to do daily
And if you ever feel like letting two of the AUDI's go the baby blue & The WHITE with baby blue 2tones tampo deco I WOULD gladly purchase and put in a LOVING VW PORSCHE MERCEDES AUDI AUTO UNION BUGATTI collection/home
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