BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1955

BOX TYPES :

B

SIZES AVAILABLE :

1, 2

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

5

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The 12A came in three different major variations and 6 variations overall, beginning with a size1, B1 box showing a blurry drawing of the model, dark background, and very small numbers. It was then replaced by a B2 box of same size, showing a sharper and bigger drawing and numbers a bit taller.

A third major variation was also made and strangely, it was available in B1, B2 and B3 sub types, the latter being done in size 2.

RARITY

There is no known rarer box for this model.

VARIATION LIST

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RW12A - LAND ROVER

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation Name

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(Blurred picture of model, background)

1

B1

1

Blue/Black

All blue

RW-12A-B1-1a

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(Large model, background)

2

B2

RW-12A-B2-1a

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(Small model, line in background)

3

B1

RW-12A-B1-3a

4

B2

RW-12A-B2-3b

5

B3

2

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RW-12A-B3-3c