a new start
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:33 pm
a few of mine just to get started
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a new start
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Re: a new start
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:01 pm
Of all your models fixer the one i would want is that wee Javelin!!!
Re: a new start
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:54 pm
Emerald Group 6 does it best for me,a model known sold through stores in tiny quantities mostly in Giftsets from Christmas 1969 and mostly in Germany. Pre-pros and colour trials are fascinating however vhtf normal production variations can be more desirable in some cases.
Re: a new start
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:00 am
Well said Mr Mick and i too agree that some production models enthuse me/some collectors more.SMS88 wrote:Pre-pros and colour trials are fascinating however vhtf normal production variations can be more desirable in some cases.
Welcome home Mr Mick........
numi
Re: a new start
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:02 am
I love the prepros. Seeing models in variations never seen before fascinates me. I often used to wish that some of my most desirable models came in more variations (like the Iso Grifo on something other than blue, or Monteverdi Hai in something other than orange).
I also have one of the AMX Javelins in mustard. They do look good.
I also have one of the AMX Javelins in mustard. They do look good.
Re: a new start
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:14 am
Plus here is another prepro.
It is a Hot Rod Draguar in lime gold, that also has an incomplete date on it (the base says it is copyrighted in "197" with no final digit).
It is a Hot Rod Draguar in lime gold, that also has an incomplete date on it (the base says it is copyrighted in "197" with no final digit).
Re: a new start
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:15 pm
Looks great in lime gold!!!David Tilley wrote:Plus here is another prepro.
It is a Hot Rod Draguar in lime gold, that also has an incomplete date on it (the base says it is copyrighted in "197" with no final digit).
Re: a new start
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:18 pm
motorman
I think you had a soft spot for the javelin when I put it on the old forum when I joined
sms88 & numi
yes it is nice posted it on old forum also and it was won on ebay a few weeks ago in with some beaters one of which is a bright white but poor gt40
I like the stingeroo a steel from a local bootsale
david
that draguar does look good in that colour
I think you had a soft spot for the javelin when I put it on the old forum when I joined
sms88 & numi
yes it is nice posted it on old forum also and it was won on ebay a few weeks ago in with some beaters one of which is a bright white but poor gt40
I like the stingeroo a steel from a local bootsale
david
that draguar does look good in that colour
Re: a new start
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:36 pm
Fixer
Have a close look at the chrome on the handle bars of the two choppers and check to see if they have been resprayed. It is not uncommon for these to be faked as original chrome fork versions command very high prices. I hope they are both genuine because if they are they were a great find. Where was this boot sale again???
Have a close look at the chrome on the handle bars of the two choppers and check to see if they have been resprayed. It is not uncommon for these to be faked as original chrome fork versions command very high prices. I hope they are both genuine because if they are they were a great find. Where was this boot sale again???
Re: a new start
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:51 pm
motorman
after your suggestion to have a close look at the choppers I thought i'd take a couple of close ups
the plastic is colourless under the chrome finish I would have thought fakes would have been made from coloured versions
here's hoping
after your suggestion to have a close look at the choppers I thought i'd take a couple of close ups
the plastic is colourless under the chrome finish I would have thought fakes would have been made from coloured versions
here's hoping