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Picked up the majority of the playworn models below cheaply, i.e. for what the Porsche normally goes for. Boxes are taped and missing flaps, etc. But I'm not unhappy with them. A couple of bad repaints which will be stripped and restored at some stage.

VW





Aston Martin





Jaguar XK





Porsche





Triumph





Bristol





Nash





Lunar Bug. Not one I would have picked up on its own. I am not a fan of the Sci-Fi and TV based Dinky Toys.




Now on to the better stuff:

Spitfire







Oldsmobile





The best and most anticipated arrivals this week are a pair of Triporteurs.



















I am also awaiting an earlier production metal wheeled version which should be here in a week or so. Will do a group shot when it arrives, possibly with my two Atlas versions if I can dif them out.

Cheers

Dave

A great mix of models. The tyres on the Karman look a bit too White, maybe they are modern replacements. I'm a bit old fashioned but I like the Red and Black colour choice over the other colour used for this model.

Shame about the hinge assembly on the Red Triportuer, but amazingly it still has the cover!

Different sized tyres between the Red and Yellow models, is this common for this model, I know it was quite a popular model and comes in quite a number of colours.

It's always nice to see something connecting to Rolls-Royce among your little collections you post here and the Spitfire is the star model for me, a nice example with very little playware.

Ghosthunter.

The Porsche is nice. It is really quite comical what a half-hearted effort Meccano made when picking out the lights on these. Were they running short of silver and red paint?

Those Triporteurs are great, I look forward to seeing the metal-wheeled version.

Idris wrote:The lot in question was indeed sold twice:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot-Of-13-Vin ... SwrhBZAjGi
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot-Of-13-Vin ... SwrhBZAjGi

Would you believe the same lot has just been sold again........over a month later. Fishy! More to come.

I love that wacky looking Bristol

motorman wrote:I love that wacky looking Bristol

An early example of Aerodynamics coming into car design!

Ghosthunter.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:A great mix of models. The tyres on the Karman look a bit too White, maybe they are modern replacements. I'm a bit old fashioned but I like the Red and Black colour choice over the other colour used for this model.

Ghosthunter.

They are original tyres on the Karmann, these were really dirty and stained. Rubbing them down with Tamiya Acrylic thinner made the clean again. As a playworn model I wasn't too concerned with them not looking period with the car.

The Metal Wheel Triporteur arrived and looks better than I was expecting as the original auction photo was very dark.









3 Generations of this model



Only other arrival this week is this Austin



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RSSierra wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:A great mix of models. The tyres on the Karman look a bit too White, maybe they are modern replacements. I'm a bit old fashioned but I like the Red and Black colour choice over the other colour used for this model.

Ghosthunter.

They are original tyres on the Karmann, these were really dirty and stained. Rubbing them down with Tamiya Acrylic thinner made the clean again.

So that's how to clean those White tyres, thank's for tip. Love your latest Metal wheeled Triporteur, just the right amount of 'Patina' and playware making for a very displayable model and it looks to be all there, great find.

Then the Austin, lovely looking model of a Family car and while none of my Family were real Austin fans (Dad drove a 'Baby' Austin A35 and owned an Austin Westminster for a few Weeks but was mainly a Vauxhall Man!), I do like them and think the Dinky is a very good representation. Your model is in great condition and I am now assuming the tyres have been cleaned again...

Ghosthunter.

Your welcome, using a cue tip with the Tamiya acrylic thinner over the whole model removes years of grime including skin oil, just gently rub afterwards with a soft cloth and the paintwork looks so much better on most Dinky toys. Play worn lots which have been in close contact with other models and have different colour paint rubs clean up really well too.

Be wary on the earlier models as the thinner as well as getting rid of grime takes the paint off too.

You can see the original colour of the Austin wheels tight up against the hub.

Cheers

Dave

Yep, see what you mean.
Ghostunter.