I'd be happy with one in almost any condition - it's the only gap in my 31bs.MOKOSEX wrote:You are correctDrJeep wrote:In the first picture I think I see an upside down 31b Ford Fairlane with a black base and black plastic wheels. If I'm right that's a great find!the condition wasn,t great but its real,and not an easy spot the gem
dave
Correct againDrJeep wrote:I'd be happy with one in almost any condition - it's the only gap in my 31bs.MOKOSEX wrote:You are correctDrJeep wrote:In the first picture I think I see an upside down 31b Ford Fairlane with a black base and black plastic wheels. If I'm right that's a great find!
dave
In the second picture I see two 70b grit spreaders. Is one the rarer brighter yellow transitional colour?
,its the gritter ,now the third picture is tough if you don,t collect these,i will post a pic when all have been found lol.There are 10 rollers in the picGHOSTHUNTER wrote:Well, in the first box I see a Bentley. In the second box I see Three Rolls-Royce models and in the last picture I see...at least Nine Rolls-Royce models, possibly a Tenth in Silver-Grey hiding near the Child on a bike.
The gem in that lot could be the Black Silver Shadow saloon by Clifford-Petrel-Dayfran.
Ghosthunter.
,one looks like a radio but if you look at the matchbox one then you realise how big some of these "copies" are,this lot hasn,t arrived yet but should be on its way,it might be a little confusing why i bid on this lot but there was a second photo to the same lot (i hope anyway lol) where is may become obvious. Being a base variation, I'm not surprised I didn't catch that one. Good eye!DrJeep wrote:In the first picture I think I see an upside down 31b Ford Fairlane with a black base and black plastic wheels. If I'm right that's a great find!
I think I'll start collecting site dumpers in addition to Matchbox! It might take a while to accumulate a good collection, as some of those models might require me to step up from the single-A league of collecting...MOKOSEX wrote:I do like dumpers,they can make a nice collection on their own,the ones i look for are the condon versions...
You are right about the guns,space outlawsGHOSTHUNTER wrote:Ah, the second picture, showing not one, but two space guns marketed by BCM.
Ghosthunter.
P.S. I have 50+ of those Rolls-Royce radios!!
,50+ radios thats some addition you have there,this will be the third one i have had I worked in a wholesale warehouse at Strangways just up the road from the prison what is now fake mile.We sold mostly rubbish tables and Tinas that kind of thing and there top line Roll Royce radios with the channel changing spare wheel...They would have joined the Airfix gangster cars I had at home but for the dreadful colours and they where a bit dear if memory serves.wow,theres a whole book to be written on the radio rolls,fasinatingGHOSTHUNTER wrote:A very quick and basic history of the novelty Rolls-Royce radio.
The novelty Rolls-Royce radio has a really fascinating history dating back to 1972 when they were first being made in Japan and marketed by such companies as 'AMICO' a novelty radio company, 'ALERON' and a little later in 1976 by 'RADIO SHACK'.
The Japan models were made until 1978 and will be found as Three distinct versions easily called Japan 1, Japan 2 and Japan 3. By 1979, production had moved to Hong Kong andwas now being mad by several companies all making their version of the radio with several detail differences between them. The 1978-79 period of production has resulted in 'Transition' models appearing as the model morphed from original Japan specification into Hong Kong specification and to see the 'Time-Line' of this happening is so interesting.
Once the model had achieved full Hong Kong specification status in early 1980, it was marketed by countless wholesale and distribution companies and I have spent a lifetime searching out as many as I can and adding them to my collection!
A couple of radio based companies marketed the model for a number of years including 'HARVARD', 'CARTEX', 'STELLARSONIC', 'WINDSOR' and 'RADIO SHACK' among several others. Radio Shack last catalogued the radio in 1984!
In Asia, the 'Big Handover' period of 1996-97, production moved to China and the same thing happened with the models as Hong Kong details slowly changed to Chinese details to create yet more 'Transition' models and even the Rolls-Royce identity being removed now comes into play as the famous Rolls-Royce grille changed shape and the grille slats replaced by a criss-cross pattern.
These new non R-R versions were renamed as '1931 CLASSIC' and when compared to an original Japan model can be seen to be totally different in almost every detail but from a distance look the same!
A couple of close up pictures (general angles, grille, main body profile and underneath), of the example in that picture may be able to tell me which version you have!
Ghosthunter.
,i will post pics when it arrives 
,the gem in that was lesneys first toy a early large scale road roller with the x rear support brace,also in the first photo were a couple of spot ons,a mini and a meadows frisky sport 
