photos 3 inch meeting in Hoogstraten Belgium, june 13rd 2015

[matchboxmarcel]

As I wrote in the other tread I atended the yearly 3 inch meeting in Hoogstraten, Belgium yesterday.

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In the past this club organised a yearly meeting near the Dutch city of Dordrecht but this did not taken place unfortunatly in 2014 and is not planned in 2015.
It wa sone of my favourites events of the year.
Since 2014 they also organize another meeting which is also a combination of selling but more important exhbiting parts of the collections from members of the club.
I did take photos yesterday.

My favourite exhbition tables yesterday (part of Dries his collection who has a superb collection of old Italian Polistils, French Majorette and German Schuco models and even more)













Auke brought a Tomica display for us to see and a French Majorette display.





Customized models from Aad A. I especially liked the Matchbox Rolls Royce Silver Shadow which was a beauty (but unfortunatly I should have taken a better picture of it as it is only just vissible in the top of this picture) Aad also still has some work to do.





Lovely artwork on this set from Belgium collector Kristof



Other displayed models from Kristof his collection were difficult to photograph as they were displayed in clear plastic boxes. His son became 1st in the race of which you can read more in the other tread.

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The event yesterday atracted more visitors then last years event allthough less then the populair events near the Dutch city of Dordrecht.

It was very well organized and all credits goed to Belgium collector Robby and his wife Elske and their family.





Another nice table from Jacco who collects French models. Nice that his exhbition also envolved old French brochures from the real cars.







This was a nice customized Matchbox Mini Van. The collector created real opening doors for this model.



Belgium collector Heron van Damme at Toos Nijhuis her stall. Heron currently is writing an article for the Belgium magazine "Wieltjes" about prewar 3 inch models from the USA which



More information about that Belgium modelcarmagazine:

http://www.mccf.be/

Even more Tomica for exhbition yesterday.





Some more Matchbox and other models for exhbition only.





One of the main contibutors on the 3 inch forum (his name is also Marcel) celebrated his birthday yesterday had cake for all collectors there.



matchboxmarcel

[fixer]

Another great thread Marcel
I like the blue #75 on the customs table, a colour that would have worked well from Lesney
Thank you

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Yes thank's Marcel, looks to be a good show with some models we don't see very often in the UK.

Is this the Rolls-Royce in your picture ?

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GHOSTHUNTER.

[matchboxmarcel]

Yes thank's Marcel, looks to be a good show with some models we don't see very often in the UK.

Is this the Rolls-Royce in your picture ?

Is this the Rolls-Royce...JPG

GHOSTHUNTER.

You the models between some LEGO pumps.
The one I meant stands behind the Jaguars and is dark green, a Matchbox casting.

marcel

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Here is a Green Silver Shadow Saloon.

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I don't have a picture of the Green model on it's own.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[SMS88]

Superb photos - this is the 1st time I have seen a lot of the Norev made Schucos together, also fine selection of Playarts and Majorettes, great to see strong interest in these brands not often collected in depth outside France and Germany

[matchboxmarcel]

more photos 3 inch meeting in Hoogstraten (Belgium)

https://picasaweb.google.com/1125392153 ... redirect=1#

marcel