Editing Model car (section)

=== Die cast seconds ===
Also notable is the diffusion of model dies to companies in other countries which could not afford tooling expenses for their own new lines. Traditionally, when European companies have finished marketing their models, newer dies are developed and introduced and older dies are sold off to other companies, often in less developed countries.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

As early as about 1970, Dinky tooling became 'Nicky' Toys in India, just as older Matchbox models became 'Miltons' or Corgi dies became 'Maxwell'. Many dies previously made by Corgi, Efsi, Tekno, Sablon or Solido, trekked southward in Europe to Spanish or Portuguese companies like [[Metosul|MetOsul]], Nacoral or [[Auto Pilen]]. Politoys became MacGregor in Mexico and also showed up in plastic in the Soviet Union. Earlier Solido and [[Schuco Modell|Schuco]] dies made their way to Brazil. Even some of Mattel's earlier Hot Wheels tooling showed up in Argentina as [[Muky]]. Tomicas became [[Yat Ming]]s, Tomicas and Yat Mings became [[Playart]]s, and Matchbox tooling reappeared in other forms in many places.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

The trend is nearly always a diffusion from more industrialized to somewhat lesser industrialized countries and often the result is poorer paint, faulty zamac alloys, and imprecise assembly. One example was the copies of Italian Ediltoys made by Meboto in Turkey. The Argentine Mukys featured paint that was flat and dull, unlike the bright colors of the original Hot Wheels. At the other extreme, Auto Pilen of Spain was an exception and copied models beautifully. These were as good as, or sometimes better, than the original Dinkys or Solidos in quality and paint.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}