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Unreleased Gold paint, Unpainted Crosses, Unique Grayish Blue windows. Courtesy of Mark Winkelman
Larger scale Models (The Tooline Masters) were created to provide better detail than their 1:1 counterparts. These would be scaled down again when cutting the steel tooling by using a Pantograph machine. In the beginning, modified AMT 1/25 model kits were used. In the first couple of years various sizes of Models were used, some as large as a 5up Nomad. In 1970, instead of everyone making their own, the model making was farmed out to IDA (Industrial Design Associates) and were consistently made as 4up.

1968 Models
Painted Plastic Shell 6208 HK Custom Camaro Courtesy of Bruce Pascal
Many of these were made from modified versions of the AMT 1/25th scale Model Kits

1969 Models
Painted Epoxy Block 3up 6288 US Custom Charger Courtesy of Unknown
Models were being made in all kinds of scales and sizes in this year

1970 Models
Plaster 6416 Porsche 917 Courtesy of Bruce Pascal						Maple Wood 6460 US AMX/2 Courtesy of Mike Otte
Plaster 6600-020 US Sizzler Short Arm Chassis Courtesy of Ross Schlichting
In 1970, IDA (Industrial Design Assosciates) gets the contract to make all models for Mattel They bring consistency and all models are now made as the 4up size.

1971 Models
Wood Block 6001 HK What-4 Courtesy of Mike Otte						Resin Shell 6001 HK What-4 Courtesy of Bruce Pascal
Wood Block 6179 HK Jet Threat Courtesy of Mike Otte						Resin Shell 6179 HK Jet Threat Courtesy of Ted Gray
Wood Block 6186 HK Rocket Bye Baby Courtesy of Unknown						Resin Shell 6188 HK Strip Teaser Courtesy of Mark Lewis
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1972 Models
None are known at this time

1973 Models
Wood Block 6004 Superfine Turbine Courtesy of Unknown						Resin Shell 6004 Superfine Turbine Courtesy of Ted Gray
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1974 Models
None are known at this time

1975 Models
Wood Block 7658 Vega Bomb Courtesy of Unknown
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1976 Models
None are known at this time

1977 Models
None are known at this time

1978 Models
Wood Block 2022 Baja Breaker Courtesy of Unknown
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