Build-a-Town (Triang Penguin Playtime P251)

Build-a-Town set, box lid artwork [image info]

A boxed plastic Triang "Penguin Playtime" Build-a-Town set, catalogue number P251. The set seems to be complete apart from the base board and instructions, shop window cards, and one of the MINIX cars.

A small white panel reads: "Another safe play-tested Tri-ang product made in Great Britain by Rovex Industries Ltd."

Penguin Playtime seems to have been Triang/Rovex' attempt to get in on the market for plastic toys for young children that had been pioneered by Hilary Page's Kiddicraft company. Penguin was an older Triang brandname.

Contents

The set includes:

• Three sizes of white plastic front/back wall, with different designs of window (including a shopfront) in three different lengths, These can be used single-storey or stacked.
• Red plastic brick-effect side walls, which clip into the ends of the white walls.
• Two sizes of plastic roof, each in brown and in dark green.
• Red plastic chimneys.
• Green plastic trees and black plastic street lights and traffic lights.
• Four plastic Minix 1:76-scale cars.
• A base sheet and colour printed shop-window display cards to push-fit into the shop window panels.

Build-a-Town, contents

Box lid text:

Build-a-Town

a Penguin Playtime build-and-play toy

• the child builds different towns – many variations
• 2 alternative realistic street layouts printed on each side of thick paper – roads / pavements / zebra crossings
• the set also includes / 12 roofs / 60 walls / 12 chimneys / 6 trees / 6 street lights / 4 traffic lights / 4 scale cars / 12 window cards
• children enjoy many hours of absorbing play with strong and easy to clean plastic pieces
• for ages 4-9

External links

• Products from other Lines Bros companies including MINIX (garyscars.co.uk)