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I have many of these in my collection which came from the factory at the time. I would suggest that most of the models are genuine. Some of the labels give rise to concern but as they were all available on long rolls in the factory it was easy to apply a label to the wrong model. I believe that chro...

I am in the process of listing my Benbros collection on eBay under the name of coopertoys. Please have a look if interested. Most are mint and boxed.

Thanks. Nigel

Thank you for sharing. They are beauties! The Zodiac wheels immediately jumped out. Interesting to see the 39c Ford Tractor with the white steering wheel. I would have expected a pre pro 39c to also have the 7mm tall exhaust similar to the early casting. Does the pre pro casting have the thin tow h...

Hello Ian. It certainly does look like mine but I can not confirm it was or is without a date or registration number. Ghosty. Hi Ghosty When this Rolls Royce was released there were many pre-pros floating around with different coloured plastic grilles and lights. All bodies were painted silver but ...

These two models are both pre-pros. How quickly can you decide why?

Idris wrote:Would the factory have gone to the effort of writing '24-A-1"? It looks to me more like a collector's label (using American coding).

You're right but I can't remember where it came from. I thought it was from my usual source from the time. Very odd regarding the American coding though.

Here are a couple more played with pre-pros this time MB24 Rolls Royce \silver Shadow. The silver version was of course the regular wheel model with silver hubs on black wheels. There is no tow slot. The cream model was perhaps used in the factory for evaluation purposes. This has small, thin superf...

Richard Kwak aka Kwackers aka the Caveman passed away on Friday 25 May 2018. We will not see his like again. His passion and knowledge for all things Lesney (particularly the Regular Wheels) was truly unique and genuine. Under the gruff exterior facade, our Caveman’s generosity of spirit and willin...

Right on johnboy, now wer'e swinging, good to hear that worked for you, next time I will exlpain how to..."reverse the polarity"........... :lol: GHOSTY. Hi Ghosty I'm struggling with the size of my photos. I have printed off your instructions which enabled me to get a little further but ...

https://s33.postimg.cc/hh8ye1iin/Nigel_1.jpg I’ ve never had much interest in unpainted models as for me they hold little interest and until the past few years major packs and king size were of lukewarm interest. That changed when two interesting collections and some king size displays were added t...