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{{Infobox company
| name = Code 3 Collectibles
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| logo = Code3 company logo.png
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| industry = [[Collecting]]
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| founded = 1997
| founder = Arnie Rubin
| defunct = {{end date and age|2011}}
| hq_location_city = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
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| products = [[Scale model]] fire engines, trucks, [[model car|cars]]
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| parent = Matrix Holdings Ltd. (2007–11)
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'''Code 3 Collectibles''' was an American company based in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]] that created customized [[scale model]] vehicles. The company was founded by Arnie Rubin,<ref name=prw/> who had previously established [[Funrise Toys|Funrise Toy Corporation]], owner of [[Tonka]] among other brands.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-rubin-20150510-story.html For Arnie Rubin, selling toys has been all fun and games] BY JERRY HIRSCH on ''Los Angeles Times'', MAY 10, 2015</ref>

Code 3 was mostly known for its high quality [[scale model]] emergency (such as [[ambulance]]s or [[police car]]s) and [[fire engine|fire trucks]],<ref name=talk>[https://www.hobbytalk.com/threads/code-3-collectible-diecast-production-history.593369/ Code 3 Collectible Diecast Production History] on Hobby Talk.com</ref> although the range of products marketed by the company include [[scale model]] trucks, and [[model car|cars]]. The company was also licensee to produce ''[[Star Wars]]'' spaceship models.<ref>[https://toynewsi.com/8-1320 Code 3 Collectibles Launches Highly Anticipated Star Wars Die-Cast Series] by Jay Cochran on ToyNews. May 01, 2003</ref>

On April 25, 2007, Matrix Holdings Ltd. entered into a multimillion-dollar agreement with Code 3 Collectibles to purchase the company.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/transactions/transactions.asp?symbol=1005.HK Matrix Holdings Ltd. - Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''BusinessWeek.com''. 25 April 2007</ref> On August 19, 2011, Code 3 Collectibles announced that it was stopping all production.<ref name=prw>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110924001421/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8728983.htm Code 3 Collectibles Will Cease Production After 2011]</Ref> The last model released to date is a Seagrave Marauder Aerialscope lettered for FDNY Truck 46.

== Concept ==
The [[physical model|models]] created by Code 3 Collectibles, were stock models which had been customized or converted from their original state. A few examples of Code 3 Collectibles models plain white [[car]]s or vans which have been painted or have had [[decal]]s added with the livery of a police force such as stripes, force badge/crest, force code etc. Extras such as [[lightbar]]s and possibly tools have been added as well. Another example would be a plain truck which has been decaled/painted to have the livery parts of a company. Sometimes creating new parts, removing parts, or adding extra parts are done as well to add to the realism of the model.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229005517/http://www.code3.net/ Official website] (archived)
* [http://code3models.com/models.asp Gallery of Last models by Code 3]
* [http://www.code3firetrucks.com/ Code 3 Fire trucks]

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