A fool and his money....

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Re: A fool and his money....

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I agree with Jeff, that rear rivet just does not look right!

This is a model from the pre-spun rivets period so will be a press-down method and in doing so the paint loss around the outer edge of the top surface is very likely to show bare metal...this one does not, it has a full coating of paint!!

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Re: A fool and his money....

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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I agree with Jeff, that rear rivet just does not look right!

This is a model from the pre-spun rivets period so will be a press-down method and in doing so the paint loss around the outer edge of the top surface is very likely to show bare metal...this one does not, it has a full coating of paint!!
Any chance of a photograph (for posterity's sake)?
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Re: A fool and his money....

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Good or bad, what do we think?

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That definitely does not look right.
I have been given to understand that the 13d Wrecker came to the seller via an auction on FB. Is anything known of the source of the Zodiac?
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Holy smokes. About to put mine up on the bay ;)
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Re: A fool and his money....

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What I don't like is the fact that there are no written descriptions - only 'look at the photos' type of thing. Caveat Emptor Maximus, I'd say (if I could speak Latin).
All my collection is absolutely mint, sage and onion condition
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