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numi wrote:Thanks to all participants and great thanks to Idris for his fellowship & dedication to our wonderful hobby and to his indelible contributions incl this the Year End Poll 2015.
I was away,hectic as usual and did not take part in this exciting event.
I was just wondering and in all probability could be side-lined here but wouldnt it be fair & just that the participants/contributors only enter production models and never pre-production models or prototypes for this annual event.
What do other members think and lets hear your views.
numi

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Maybe a 'Pre-Pro' category would have been useful, but members would then need to know weather their model proposal is a genuine 'Preproduction' model which could cause status confusion as we have seen in reference books often calling known (to us!), colour trial models, as preproduction.

GHOSTHUNTER.

johnboy wrote:Lesney pre-SF (i.e. pre-1970 incl. pre-Matchbox)
- 2c Muir Hill Dumper with Muir Hill decal (part of a cache of 20) (Mokosex)
- 9c Merryweather Marquis fire engine with GPW and crimped axles (Brad Pittiful)
- 10c Foden Sugar Container Truck with double wheel size error (Fixer)
- 15a in yellow (tractorboy) 1
- 22b Vauxhall Cresta in grey and pink (brainstrust)
- 24c Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with mis-struck base rivet (Ecclesley)
- 27b Bedford Low Loader with dark green cab (mbox2000)
- 32b E-type Jaguar colour trial in silver-grey (with provenance) (Idris)
- 33a Ford Zodiac with matching D-box (Ergomatic)
- 38b Vauxhall Victor Estate Car with Green Interior and 10 x 36 GPW (Kerbside) 1
- 41c Jaguar D-type with red wheel hubs (Sir_Matchbox_96) 2
- 44b Rolls Royce Phantom V with small BPW (Ghosthunter)
- 46a Morris Minor in blue with GPW (Moyboy)
- 50a Commer Pick-up in dark tan with SPW and B3 box (Taniwha)
- 56b Fiat 1500 (Malibu)
- 73b Mercury Commuter with '1968 Mercury' text on baseplate (Motorman)
- 75b in red (ydra247) 2
- M9a Cooper-Jarrett, blue doors, but paired with the first rivet fixing at front of base plate (yellowfoden)
- Y5-3 Peugeot preproduction (YYS4BOB)

Lesney post-RW (i.e. post-1969)
- SF4 Pontiac Firebird pre-production in white (ogedei2) 1
- SF8 Ford Mustang in red (mbox2000) 2
- SF22 Freeman Intercity Commuter, first issue without labels in correct box (Idris)
- SF24 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with narrow wheels (Ecclesley)
- SF24 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with 'trim-Strip' and the low rear-arch (Ghosthunter)
- SF32 Leyland Petrol Tanker, grey base and with the corner cut 'BP' labels from the SF13 Dodge Wrecker (Motorman) 1
- SF33 Lamborghini in bronze with the red interior. (hydra247)
- SF35 Merryweather Fire engine with wide wheels and black base (Taniwha)
- SF36 Draguar pre-production in metallic lime ((Sir_Matchbox_96) 1
- SF46 Mercedes Benz 300SE in gold with opening doors and boot (but iffy rivets) (Fixer)
- SF59 Ford Galaxie Fire Chief with "Lyons Tea" label on boot lid (Ergomatic)

Non-Lesney pre-1970 (i.e. no low-friction wheels)
- Condon bus in red (Idris)
- Dinky 28 series, type 1, Kodak van (Starni999) 3
- Lone Star Impy Merceders in red (ogedei2) 1
- Lone Star Mk. 10 Jaguar in metallic blue (Fixer)
- Lone Star dropside artic with the first-style tractor unit (Ewan)
- Mercury Bentley S2 with the very rare all chrome base plate and radiator (Ecclesley) 1

Non-Lesney post-1969 (i.e. no models subsequently converted to low-friction wheels)
- Lone Star Vauxhall Firenza (export version) (Fixer) 4
- Lone-Star No. 22 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III DHC in deep metallic Blue (Ghosthunter) 1
- Polistel Fiat 128 in red (Taniwha)
- Siku Ford Mustang in red (mbox2000)