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| #119 (appropriate lineup #) from Tomica; Tomica finally has a NEW fire engine... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 12 2018, 11:31 PM (211 Views) | |
| b2young | Mar 12 2018, 11:31 PM Post #1 |
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Sad firefighter
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Hope this isn't "old news" (but I'm so accustomed to being the last to know...), Tomica has finally, after what, 6 or more years(?) added a NEW fire engine to the mainline. I've been hoping for something really NEW for a long, long time (or at least it sure seems it's been years and years and three or more 'accidental' purchases of the ubiquitous "Blower Truck"...I was sooooo desperate to get a NEW Tomica fire engine.....) So, here it is, Number 119 (the 'emergency call' number somewhere, if not Japan/Tokyo...), Morita Multi-Purpose Fire Fighting Vehicle with 13m Aerial Platform MVF (or as we called them over here in the olden days....a "snorkel"...) (Not sure what the "MVF" stands for...anyone?) ![]() ![]() ![]() And yes, it rotates.... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() *[I can't believe I forgot about this: the Tomica Premium Morita Wildfire Concept fire engine! So it's only been a couple of years between new tools....the Wildfire Concept is my favorite Tomica fire engine of all time, next to just about every other Tomica fire apparatus I've ever managed to know of or add to my collection....but still, it seems WAY too long between new fire trucks with Tomica....but apparently better than Majorette...and slower than Matchbox of late...] Edited by b2young, Mar 12 2018, 11:39 PM.
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| EDeKa | Mar 13 2018, 05:03 AM Post #2 |
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Station Wagon
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I think MVF = Morita Various (Fire)Fighter AND congratulation for this great fire-truck , Tomica made a good job. |
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| Douglas | Mar 13 2018, 03:57 PM Post #3 |
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SUV
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Like that new Tomica snorkel truck, maybe there was some delay on getting a new fire rig from them, but I wonder how long it's been since a new snorkel truck, probably a very long time huh. |
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| toyotageek | Mar 13 2018, 04:34 PM Post #4 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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Has it been that long between fire trucks? You might want to keep your eyes open for this set... 119th! Emergency vehicle & DVD set Scheduled to be released in April 2018 There are three emergency vehicles that you can play at the fire station and a DVD containing the images of the firefighting vehicles and fire brigades. · Multipurpose fire-fighting pump with 13 m boom × 1 · Himedic ambulance × 1 · large blower car × 1 · "Thorough dissection" fire DVD × 1 sheet ![]() Edited by toyotageek, Mar 13 2018, 04:35 PM.
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| pjedsel | Mar 13 2018, 08:45 PM Post #5 |
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Muscle Car
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Cool...neat to see a new fire truck from Tomica.
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| b2young | Mar 14 2018, 01:48 PM Post #6 |
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Sad firefighter
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Thanks for that "hot" tip, Michael! Yeah, it seems the lag between the Morita Forest Fire Concept and the MVF was just about two years (Forest Fire truck out in 2015; nothing to my knowledge between that and the MVF, at least from a fire "fighting" vehicle stand point.) That's assuming the MVF was manufactured in 2017 and just recently became widely-available enough for me to snag a couple on ebay. And, before that, it seems to me that I bought the "Large Blower Truck" three times over the course of about 3 years while hoping to find something really NEW during the same period. I guess I have to include a couple of fire vehicles (not sedans or passenger cars, but trucks or 'rescue' equipment) that DID emerge during the past couple of years...both in the Long series: the #137 Isuzu Giga Base Functional Formable truck, which came out in the 2016 line, and the slightly-more recent (?...2017?) #121 Salamander Extreme tracked vehicle and 'trailer' (which I'm waiting for in the mail...) But, those vehicles aren't quite in my definition of "fire fighting" vehicles....they're used on major incidents or special circumstances, but not actively pumping water onto the flames...* *It's kinda like the "cataloging" question...we all might have different ways of "categorizing" our collections. I collect "fire apparatus", but my emphasis has always been on "fire engines"...the front line of firefighting...and the support and command vehicles have to appeal to me before I'll consider spending the money. So, many "command" vehicles never make it to my collection, and some support vehicles (including fire department tow trucks and dump trucks and similar peripheral vehicles) just don't 'qualify' in my brain...but many ambulances do and some don't. Oh, and here's a link to one of my posts on the Isuzu Giga Base...: http://swiftysgarage.net/topic/7588744/1/#new Edited by b2young, Mar 14 2018, 02:11 PM.
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| toyotageek | Mar 14 2018, 02:26 PM Post #7 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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The latest 119 came out in November 2017. More Fire Apparatus, even if not quite what yer looking fer.... (I only went back as far as January 2015) Tomica Shop Original Fire and Disaster Prevention Helicopter - January 2018 ![]() Tomica Shop original base function formation car - November 2017 ![]() Tomica Town Build City Sound Light Fire Station (Tomica is sold separately) - October 2017 ![]() No.1 Nissan X-TRAIL fire and command vehicle - April 2017 ![]() No. 121 All-terrain supported car Red Salamander / Extreme V - March 2017 ![]() No.137 Isuzu Giga base building vehicle - September 2016 ![]() Aeon original fire fighting carrier car set - September 2016 Includes: · Car carrier · Honda N-ONE public relations car · Wheel type hydraulic excavator · Mitsubishi Fuso canter large blower - car, · Hino ladder attached fire engine (Morita · Super Gyro ladder) ![]() Tomica Gift Firefighting Vehicle Collection 2 - June 2016 Includes: · Lighting Power Supply Car · Rescue Cars for Disaster Response Ⅲ Type · Nissan NV 350 Caravan Inspection Public Relations Car · Morita - Super Gyro Ladder ![]() No.02 Morita Forest Fire Fire Truck - April 2015
Edited by toyotageek, Mar 14 2018, 02:38 PM.
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Cool...neat to see a new fire truck from Tomica.








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