My small collection of Morestone Noddy Toys includes two Noddy characters that my mum saved from my early childhood. The models are more recent purchases to give the two characters their rightful place in the train engines that I recall having as a youngster.
From what I can find I am still chasing the Gift Sets with Mr Plod, the Noddy Garage set and boxes for the train engine and carriage. A key reference is the Enid Blyton Society web site Morestone / Budgie Toys page.
I’ll get them one day. There is also a Chad Valley Noddy’s Musical Piano that would be nice to have. There is a picture at the Enid Blyton Society site. A key reference is the Enid Blyton Society web site Morestone / Budgie Toys page.
I have made some reproduction boxes for the Noddy Car and will complete the two bike boxes when I get a chance. You can find them for sale at RecoverToy.
A very common model usually found unboxed and not often with Noddy in the drivers seat.
Noddy's car is always yellow but the hand-painted black trims can vary. The Noddy character is the same one that sits in the train engine.
The front of the car features two short pillars to represent the windscreen. This is sometimes thought to be broken, but it is how it is meant to be.
The rear spare tyre is usually painted black, and although I have seen some without the black feature, I suspect that is from play wear rubbing off the thin coat.
Another example of Noddy and his car. I got this simply because Noddy was still with it.
Morestone also featured this car in a Noddy Garage gift set.
The rear spare wheel is just an embossed moulding on the rear panel, painted over by hand in black.
Another aspect of the Noddy car is the base plate with the single rivet and the bumper bar.
Noddy with his bike featuring a larger scale Noddy character than the one with the car and train.
Noddy's bike and trailer feature on the box with apples filling the trailer.
The bike colour is a lemon yellow in this model, although I know there are other colour variations.
A comparison of the scale differences between the bike and small car model.
Big Ears on his bicycle is a similar scale to the Noddy and bike character and the bikes are the same just different colours.
Apparently the casting of the bike frame may feature a left or right hand stand which I assume is a casting variation due to mirroring the mould.
This example came with its original box and some light brown tissue paper that I suspect was also original.
The white wheels are similar to the Dinky all-in-one rubber wheels from the pre-war and early post war small car and bike models.
The train is the one I do remember as a kid and this is where my own Noddy character has been reunited with his engine.
One of two Noddy characters from my childhood. The models did not survive but mum had saved the plastic Noddys from certain destruction.