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RSSierra wrote:Yeah, it got munched by something.....luckily it reduced the cost, then remarkably I came across just a box top. Now with about an hours work I have the inner packing pieces....job done.

this is the sort of damage a snail causes to card

Hi Dave,
You've got some really lovely stuff there now, your Guy collection is truly a thing of beauty!
That Pre War Railcar is amazing!
Nice one mate!
CW

Cheers Chris....

Your post on the Dan Toys Heinz Guy prompted me to order direct from Daniel the 7 Guys he has produced....from his site the EU tax doesn't apply for outside EU purchases so I managed to pick these up including postage for about a third of what the eBay scalpers are asking....comparative pictures to come in a couple of weeks.

I have also managed to pick up another boxed Ruston Bucyrus excavator and have discovered an interesting box variation. Pic's to come shortly.

Dave

Great stuff!
Can't wait to see em mate.
CW

Right, here are my three Ruston Bucyrus excavators, the first one I got was boxed but the pivot in the middle of the boom was broken. I then picked up a grubby unboxed one a couple of months ago. Last week one popped up on our local auction site in near mint condition, boxed and complete with instructions and the hard to find outer wrapping for the box. Usual problem though I don not really want to get rid of any of them.



Slight variation on the boxes, one says "Watch out for it at your nearest dealer". Obviously taken from the advertising copy and put on the boxes of the early versions. Before someone noticed it didn't fit on a box in a store.



Instructions





Box Wrapper, Classic 60's artwork





The other side advertising other Construction Dinky Toys:

Wow Dave, you are a lucky Boy. The models and boxes are just brilliant, I would love to be playing with those right now, but the icing on the cake is that outer wrapper (protective sleeve), just superb and as you say the artwork is classic 60's. It looks a little delicate due to it's age and the job it had to do and do quite well it seems, so I think any restoration on the wrapper is going to be minimal.

Some scuffs and light surface marks can be removed with an office eraser, but you must tread carefully with the amount of pressure you use, because if the artwork was not protected with a final coating during the printing process, (a shiny smooth feel to it would indicate a level of protection, but a matt rough feel means NO, don't touch any of the coloured inked areas), the rubber will remove the ink, but will still be fine for cleaning the plain un-inked areas.

"Tinman" has done a good article on restoring boxes used by Lesney for their Matchbox models, in particular a detailed account of how to repair tears and how to Iron-out folds and creases etc, might be worth a look if you feel inclined to tackle those on the wrapper.

Great models and thank's for showing them.
GHOSTHUNTER.

Thanks Ghosty, I have used Tinman's How To guides extensively, With the starch and Iron trick for boxes one on my most used techniques. The sleeve however is not card board but paper so I can reticent to do anything other than the rubber clean up trick.

I need to compare the rigging methods on a couple of the excavators to the description as I think they may have been partially restrung.

On to this weeks arrivals, I recently won this lot from Vectis, I was primarily interested in the Willeme Covered Trailer as I kept missing out on this whenever I tried to acquire one. The McLean truck is not too bad, but the trailer roof is cracked and doors missing.







I recognised the Berliet tipper as being a repaint but the Saharien flat bed mystified me, I assumed it a Solido. But when this lot arrived it became apparent I had a lot from a reasonably talented restorer both trucks had been given dual axle conversions. Making both axles independent in operation. The Saharien actually is another Berliet tipper with addition of a bumper over mounted bumper and extensive filing to the grill area.















Pipe Transporter





Later Coles Crane Truck with Plastic Wheels

Also the Dan Toys Guys arrived yesterday.



Replicas at the back on their boxes, original Dinky's in the foreground.













Apart from all having Supertoy hubs and nut and bolt attachment of the rear box these are good replicas.



In the hand the new ones feel lighter and although there are slight variations across the various models the weights are very similar.





Lastly a Sixties Police Controlled crossing:

Hi Dave!
Wonderful stuff there mate, those Rustons are ace, such great engineering to make it all work properly, classic Meccano. That restorers lot was a real winner, looks a lot better than all jumbled up in the box, he did a good job of those, and I love to see some what might have beens.
Glad to see you couldn't resist the Dan Toys either, I had no idea they were going to be so nice.It's great to finally have the missing link early Guy Heinz van too. I wonder if they'll do a Warrior Golden Shread so the set can be truly complete?
Cheers
Chris Warr.

Hey Chris

Thanks mate.......I'm sure if we ask Daniel nicely (or if enough people do) he will produce the Warrior in all its variants.

Cheers