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Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:31 pm
by jsherwood
I have most of the 1-75s now but didn't pay a fortune for any of them, therefore very few of mine are hard to find. These are probably the only two I own that don't seem to appear very often - in the UK at least. As you can see the Bedford Tanker has a molding error on the steering wheel - how common are these factory errors? - I'm just hoping that it isn't a fake, but the wheels don't appear to have been tampered with.
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:25 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Badly moulded steering wheels are quite common. The level of playware on the wheels seems to match that of the overall condition of the model, so I think it is genuine.
Ghosthunter.
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:05 am
by DrJeep
I want it to be real, but I think we need to see the axle ends on the other side to be sure. Zoomed in, the front wheel looks a bit jagged round the axle, though it could just be the angle of the picture or play wear.
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:02 pm
by jsherwood
extra photos as requested
cheers
John
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:56 pm
by Idris
John, might I ask how and from whom you acquired this? If it was an Ebay purchase, who was the seller? (We have a pretty good idea who's peddling fakes and who's above board.)
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:22 pm
by DrJeep
I don't have a GPW 25c but I do have a nice fine tread GPW 62b Commer Rentaset. These are often faked, but I'm confident mine is real - it came in a large group from someone selling his childhood collection, and the picture didn't show the wheels. So I think this is what you're looking for on the small end of the axle. I think your axle ends are very similar, but I wonder if the holes in the wheels are larger? Play wear would do this too, of course - one of the front wheels has fallen off the 25c I played with as a child.
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:22 pm
by Ergomatic
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:25 pm
by jsherwood
Idris,
I tried to send a PM but it appears to be disabled - not moving from the outbox. Help anyone?
Thanks
John
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:40 pm
by Idris
jsherwood wrote:Idris,
I tried to send a PM but it appears to be disabled - not moving from the outbox. Help anyone?
On this Forum, PMs sit it the Outbox, only transferring to Sent when they are read (which is actually a really useful feature when you think about it).
Anyhow, I've read it and replied.
Re: The Very Best of 2017
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 3:33 pm
by johnboy
Hello everyone, sorry for the long absence. My son has been very unwell but he’s improved considerably now. Consequently I've been off the radar and I haven’t added much lately, but I was pleased to get the 27a Bedford Low Loader early in the year and I just picked up the 74a Mobile Refreshments Canteen tucked away in a group lot, with a base colour that I was missing. Happy Christmas to you all.
