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As usual, I wake up to more dense speculation from idris Mick, I, together with many other members of this Forum (who have PM-ed me to comment and compain), am sick to death of how you repeatedly choose to play the man rather than the ball, and your snide, snioping comments aimed at any member whio...

As usual, I wake up to more dense speculation from idris who apparently hasnt grasped the fact that I have been talking mask sprayed 7a silver trim on this thread - the obsession with detecting uncoded brushed silver or gold trim is 100% idris´ bag. Speculating that Joe´s model has been put into Les...

it looks like this thread has proven that the final run of 7a were mask sprayed only thanks to yellowfoden , an unlisted variation in my collection! However, we shouldn't forget Joe's model which kicked off this whole thread. That is a float with silver-trimmed crates, but a white-trimmed driver. T...

The last Hackney issued version of 7a appears to be with just mask sprayed crates , zero detailing to drivers hat or body - it looks like this thread has proven that the final run of 7a were mask sprayed only thanks to yellowfoden , an unlisted variation in my collection!

All 3 7as shown in my photo have factory mask trimmed crates, no brush daubings for idris here..... The darkest orange shade is very noticeable in the hand (shame its so playworn but for 5kr/50p years ago I am very satisfied!) and features on all factory masked silver trim examples that I have seen...

All 3 7as shown in my photo have factory mask trimmed crates, no brush daubings for idris here..... The darkest orange shade is very noticeable in the hand (shame its so playworn but for 5kr/50p years ago I am very satisfied!) and features on all factory masked silver trim examples that I have seen ...

Here are my 2 very late production 7as with braces on both sides showing masked crates and one driver with a painted hat and one, on a model that was mint on a railway layout until thrown in a box with load of other diecasts, clearly never having had a painted hat - this fact does imply that this to...

If this is by some freakish chance a factory original in all respects.... Why shouldn't it be? I see nothing suspicious about it. Why should a "freakish chance" need to be involved? ...then the odds are the extra care was taken because it was made for display... Unsubstantiated speculatio...

... well, there goes my hope for a serious discussion. We have covered all the likely combinations of circumstances , motives and opportunities. I refer you back to our previous discussion of this model which focused on the nature of masks,clogging and dripping that was first deeply discussed re th...

...to earn a price premium for ´´detailed´´ other wise low value common hard to sell models.... ...which are then sold at no premium at all (thereby completely negating the logic of your argument)! Ebayers are always selling with non specific descriptions in the HOPE of earning a premium from eagle...