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A couple of good months!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:52 am
by hydra427
These past two months have been quite busy for me adding quite a few models. Hope you enjoy!

I know the 1C is the wrong box but just couldn't pass it up.
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Need to find a nice box for this one!
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Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:05 am
by motorman
Wonderful John, you have been a busy boy!!

Brilliant images as usual!!!! :D :D

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:08 am
by tractorboy
Lovely models - a good haul & great photos, thanks for sharing.

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:37 pm
by Bob/Ohio
Very nice group of models!!!

Bob

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:48 pm
by johnboy
Beautiful minty models, thanks for sharing those great photos!

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:32 pm
by Ergomatic
Very nice!
I fell in love again... The light brown RW16b..huuuuh
Congrat!
Peter

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:57 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
John, you have the ability of sourcing such excellent examples, many of which seem to be in mint condition from viewing them in your pictures. Is this something you set out to do or have you been very lucky and that's just the way it has happened for you.

Thanks for showing them and your pictures remain some of the best on the forum, I do enjoy looking at them.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:09 pm
by mbox75
Very nice new Collection.Gratulation John.

Cheers Mathias

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:49 am
by fintail
Nice haul. That spw Pickfords and the gpw bus are ones I'd like to find.

Re: A couple of good months!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:00 am
by hydra427
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:John, you have the ability of sourcing such excellent examples, many of which seem to be in mint condition from viewing them in your pictures. Is this something you set out to do or have you been very lucky and that's just the way it has happened for you.

Thanks for showing them and your pictures remain some of the best on the forum, I do enjoy looking at them.

GHOSTHUNTER.
Ghosthunter, Thank You for the compliment. I spend a lot of time looking for the right model and will pass up many before I pull the trigger. I am not afraid to spend a few extra dollars for that better model. It all goes back to my comic book collecting days when I was told to always buy the best and highest graded book I could find and afford as the book would increase exponentially compared to an average copy. Maybe not as true when it comes to a Matchbox but still makes them nicer to display and look at. My thoughts are why spend $10.00 for a chipped up model or something that has been carefully restored to fill a spot in my collection when I can spend $20.00 and get the model I want. I have nothing against a collector that will go this way but it is just not my style. I do spend a lot of time searching the internet on all the auction sites and have made quite a few nice connections for higher grade material. I was also very lucky that when I was groing up my parents always bought two of the same model, one for me to play with and the other to put away. Thanks again and happy hunting!