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Additional information required: 
- EKO also produced models for other manufacturers, rumour has it that the first Praliné models (ref# 141: FIAT 242 and ref# 142: Fiat Fiorino) were also produced by EKO. Does anyone have any information on this ? 
-  Any information on reference numbers of the sets and set contents is welcome.
- Apparently EKO also released sets of civilian figures, we know of one set sofar, #2207 'Policia de Trafico' which contains several Spanish police officers, two on foot, two on motorbikes plus two spare bikes. More information on these sets is very welcome !

The contents of set #2207, click the pictures for a better look !

Background

At the end of the 1950s,  Blasco Industries in Barcelona (Spain) started a series of miniature vehicles under the EKO name. In total, there are about 200 referencenumbers known from the catalogues, but the complete collection (H0 scale only, without counting the colourvariations) is actually almost twice as large. Why? Because many of the models were never in catalogues, for instance because they were issued when the catalogues had already been printed, or because the models were special editions.

Caused by the semi-artisan character of EKO, we can find models that do not seem original although they are, and vice versa. That is because some of the models have painted details or parts added. This semi-artisan character is also the reason for the fact that you can find two sets of models with the same referencenumber but with different models, all depending on the availability of the models at the time. To illustrate the semi-artisan character, pictured here are three Seat 1800s, spot the differences....

For the first six models, there were two different types of moulds. In the first type, the body of the model is moulded in a single piece, and all windows and some details were painted silver afterwards, the first models released originate from these moulds. (Known models are a Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes 300, Seat 1400, Renault 4CV, a Rolls Royce and several trucks without windows - most of them Wiking copies) These original moulds were then either highly retouched (Renault 4/4, Seat 1400) or just in small details (Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes and Opel) thus creating a second type of mould. The windows of the models originating from these moulds are transparent. Copies and imitations of foreign models were relatively common, and among the copied models there were models originally made by Wiking and Roskopf. A different case are the former Anguplas models, of which the moulds were inherited by EKO in 1967. The EKO mould of the DKW van was not retouched but replaced by the Anguplas mould some years later.

Early DKW model (single piece)

At first, there were many bi-colour cars of which the second colour was hand painted. Other painted details are radiators, lights, plates, shields and rims. These painted details disappeared some years later. The referencenumbers for which EKO moulds were used are the numbers upto 2065 (Fiat/Seat 124). With one exception however, number 2049.  This reference, a 'Chevrolet Patrol US' has been announced for many years but was never made, and the Mercedes W196 that was made from the Anguplas mould finally received this referencenumber.

Eko 2032 - rare bi-colour version

Eko 2038 - Ford Continental with painted detail and hard plastic box

Catalogue scans
(Supplied by Fernando Peral)

Special models and airplane modelkits (1/150 scale)

EKO also issued 'special' models and even a series of airplane kits in 1/150 scale, we have also listed these -> Specials.

Sets

Apart from the seperately sold models, the models ave also been available in sets and in kits.

Eko Giftset 2507

EKO models in different packaging:

- Two examples of EKO models as sold by Tsugawa in Japan, the Jaguar Mk. IX and the Mercedes W196S.
- Two examples of EKO models as they are currently sold by Parsifal Productions (Belgium), a Seat 1400C sold as a kit and a Citroën 2CV sold as a readymade model.

The standard models:

If there is an X in the 5th or 10th column, the model is from the old Anguplas moulds.
Cat# 2008 originally was the civilian version of the Willys Jeep (military model #4007) and was later replaced by the Jeep FC. 

The other car models

Apart from the 'standard'  models EKO has also released a series of Spanish taxis, these were all based on the  SEAT 1500 model (ref#  2032 / 161032). The taxis were released in versions of different Spanish cities, the first letter(s) of the city name were added to the cat#.

There was also a series of police cars from different countries.

Cat#	Cat# 2000	Model	Cat#	Cat# 2000	Model
?	2501	VW 1200 (Beetle) Polizei	?	2580	VW 1500 Polizei
?	2502	BMW 502 Polizei	?	2583	Saab 96 Polis (Sweden)
?	2577	Rover 3L Police (GB)

Eko 2121 - Ebro Truck with barrels

Military models

Apart from the series of civilian models, there was also a series of military models. Most of them were available in a dark green that resembled the standard military olive drab green and some have also been available in another shade of green or a sand colour. Some of these models have also been available in dioramas. 

Ref#	Model	Colour	Remarks
4001	T-34 tank	Green	-
4002	M-8 Greyhound armoured vehicle	Same	-
4003	M-48 Patton II tank	Same	-
4004	Centurion tank	Same	-
4005A	Mercedes Unimog	Olive/Green/Sand	-
40051	Mercedes Unimog with cannon	Same	Combination of 4005A and 4006
4006	Light cannon	Same	-
4007A	Willys Jeep	Olive/Green	-
4007B	Jeep Forward Control "Mula"	Green	This model replaced reference 4007A
4007C	Jeep Forward Control "Mula" with load	Same	Load consists of barrels
4008	M-47 Patton tank	Olive/Green/Sand	-
4009	Panther tank	Same	-
4010	Tiger I tank	Same	-
4011	AMX 13 tank	Olive/Green	-
4012	M-4 Sherman tank	Olive/Green/Sand	-
4013	T-54 tank	Olive/Sand	-
4014	M-41 Walker Bulldog tank	Same	-
4015A	Magirus truck	Same	-
4015B	Magirus truck with load	Green	Load can be different in every model
4016A	Ford truck	Green/Sand	-
4016B	Ford truck with load	Green	Load can be different in every model
4017	Panhard EBR 75 armoured vehicle	Same	-
4018	M-42 self-propelled AA gun	Same	-
4019	M-40 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer	Same	-
4020	PT 76 amphibious tank	Same	-
4021	BTR-50  troop carrier	Same	Number of soldiers can be between 2 and 10
4022A	Willys Jeep  "Korean type"	Same	Spare wheel at right side and
4022B	Willys Jeep  "Korean Type"	Same	Spare wheel at left side
4023	Land Rover	Same	-
4024A	GMC 2.5 T M-35	Same	Without doors, number of soldiers between 8 and 12
4024B	GMC 2.5 T M-35	Same	With doors, number of soldiers between 8 and 12
4025A	GMC 2.5 T M-35 with petrol tank	Same	Without doors
4025B	GMC 2.5 T M-35 with petrol tank	Same	With doors
4026A	GMC 2.5 T M-35 mobile workshop	Same	Without doors
4026B	GMC 2.5 T M-35 mobile workshop	Same	With doors
4027A	GMC 2.5 T M-35 with 'Honest John' missile	Same	Without doors
4027B	GMC 2.5 T M-35 with 'Honest John' missile	Same	With doors
4028	GMC 2.5 T M-35	Same	-
4030	T-235 self-propelled howitzer	Same	-
4032	Armoured recovery vehicle with crane	Same	-
4033	T-198 self-propelled howitzer	Same	-
4034	T-113 troopcarrier	Same	-
4035	TT90.25 Cargo carrier truck	Same	-
4036	DUKW	Same	-
4037	Thornycroft Mighty Antar	Same	-
4038	AMX tank	Same	-
4039	PzKpfW III tank	Same	-
4039	'Stalin' tank	Same	-
4040	Panzer P111 tank	Same	-
4041	M36 Tank destroyer	Same	-
4042	KM-8 8 T Half-track with AA gun	Same	-
4043	Matilda Mk.II tank	Same	-
4044	Austin Sava ambulance	Same	-
4045	Landrover (long wheelbase)	Same	-
4500	set of eight English infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4501	set of seven Spanish infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4502	set of six German infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4503	set of seven Japanese infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4504	set of six German infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4505	set of eight US infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4506	set of seven English infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4507	set of six English infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4508	set of eight Swiss infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4509	set of six single / two double infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4510	set of eight Spanish infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4511	set of eight Russian infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4512	set of six US paratroopers	Olive/Green	-
4513	set of four US paratroopers	Olive/Green	-
4514	set of  eight special forces + boat / ladder	Olive/Green	-
4515	set of  eight (??) infantrymen	Olive/Green	-
4516	set of four Spanish infantrymen + cannon	Olive/Green	-
4517	set of five Spanish infantrymen + mortar	Olive/Green	-

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