London Bus (The Baron of Beef)?

[mike]

The Baron of Beef models all have decals. There are reproduction Paper Labels made (as well as reproduction Decals). As mentioned, if you have any "white" in the decal; it's a fake. If you have a Baron of Beef with a Paper Label it too is a fake.

Pegrams models all have a Paper Label. Just like the Baron of Beef, some reproductions are made in a Decal and these will, of course, all be fakes.

I can't tell if Mike's model has a Paper Label or a Decal. Regardless, besides the white, the Label or Decal is too large for the model and that can clearly be seen. Many reproduction Pegrams labels are also over size and that too is easy to spot on the models.

Hello Joe.
The model is not in my collection.

I have found it here in ebay.
http://www.ebay.at/itm/311141417477?ssP ... 1426.l2648

Greetings Mike

[johnboy]

I've seen a lot of these purple Pontiacs with a poor paint finish - I wonder if that is one reason they changed to yellow reasonably early on in the model's life.

Cheers,
Gavin

Looking at Nick's site, it was in production around five years and changed to yellow early on so it's possible. I know bubbling has a number of causes (damp, poor surface preparation, etc) but I don't know whether a poor paint batch could have been the problem or how soon after painting process the bubbles may have appeared.