Re: MOTORMANS FINDS

Post by **motorman** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:55 am

Thanks Hugh, you're the best!!!!

SMS88 · Post by **SMS88** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:58 am

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Matchboom, yes, I am happy with the account of the history of the ladders as I mention them in my post and as depicted by a senior member of staff at Lesney in the 'Forty Years' book about colour change and 'End-Pip' size and from my own collection of 'Yesteryear' Y-6 Rolls-Royce 'Fire Engines', I have recorded 8 types of ladder fitted to the Rolls-Royce, none of then coming from the Merryweather model and I only mentioned significant dates for these in my earlier posts.

Your single model with the smooth ladder looks great and on my laptop the ladder looks to be in a Red colour, a known 'Pre-Pro' ladder colour.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Look closely at smooth ladders in odd colours to see if any expert scalpel work has been carried out to remove pips! Easy to make plastic parts smaller when faking..........

Post by **motorman** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:05 am

SMS88 wrote:
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Matchboom, yes, I am happy with the account of the history of the ladders as I mention them in my post and as depicted by a senior member of staff at Lesney in the 'Forty Years' book about colour change and 'End-Pip' size and from my own collection of 'Yesteryear' Y-6 Rolls-Royce 'Fire Engines', I have recorded 8 types of ladder fitted to the Rolls-Royce, none of then coming from the Merryweather model and I only mentioned significant dates for these in my earlier posts.

Your single model with the smooth ladder looks great and on my laptop the ladder looks to be in a Red colour, a known 'Pre-Pro' ladder colour.

GHOSTHUNTER.
Look closely at smooth ladders in odd colours to see if any expert scalpel work has been carried out to remove pips! Easy to make plastic parts smaller when faking..........

Good point.

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:32 pm

Thank's Hugh for moving these comments and replies.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Post by **Idris** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:30 pm

motorman wrote:Thanks Hugh, you're the best!!!!

I know (but it's nice to have in independently verified by a third party every now and then).