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Any comment? Any other explanation to what I removed around the axles other than the model is tempered and glued?

Here is another rare model which I bought from a "trusted" seller. I bought a lot of models from same seller for about 20 years. And the seller is one of the most voted "Ebay VBD trusted sellers" in our forum When I wrote my concerns they replied "your model was in the empty...

Idris wrote:Perhaps we should be looking closely at the baseplate rivet with a view to a possible baseplate swap.

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Thanks all for your precious comments. I'm not at all sure about the axle ends, but it's hard to say from these pictures - more images with the small ends of the axles in focus would really help to show whether they're round, have the typical dimple, and whether there's any damage to the wheels. Dea...

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Hello all, I purchased this model from a well known collector. But not sure if the wheels are swapped or not. Especially rounded ends looks very suspicious to me. I will post the images with a BPW model to compare. I also post some magnified images of rounded axles. Any comment will be appreciated. ...

Dear J,

I think cast is OK. But I am not sure about the rivets. This is why I am asking your comments. Thanks in advance.

Eric, when you have time to reply, perhaps you could also let us know why you find it necessary to rename your accounts (e.g. "egjeric" becoming "edward3co" becoming "lesney12345")? Thanks for the info. I find a rare model for reasonable price. Saw the seller is lesney...

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