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Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 9:38 am
by matchboxmarcel
Last friday, may 15th, I visited the modelcar exhbition in the museum "De Koperen Knop" in the Dutch village Hardinxveld-Giesendam.

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This exhbition runned from march 7rd till last saturday may 16th,

A few weeks ago, the appointment was made between me and 3 collectorfriends to visit this exhibtion and to visit another exhbition of wooden ADO toys later that day in the Dutch village of De Bilt.
Report and photos of the ADO exhbition can be found in this tread:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3695

Because both exhibitions were opened only after 11:00 we first drove to Kinderdijk to visit some Dutch Heritage; the famous 17 windmills of Kinderdijk. After a walk and coffee we drove to Hardinxveld-Giessendam to visit the modelcar exhbition. The "Koperen Knop_ museum is a 17th century farmhouse, including a historic courtyard, a vegetable garden and a forge where you could get infromation of the residents of the Alblasserwaard area. On arrival we immediately met Paul Bacon, one of the NAMAC members. He manned a table to provide information to visitors and was building a Heller kit.

The exhibition of Dinky Toys Corgi Toys, Lledo, Vanguards, Matchbox, Siku, Solido, Cougar, Pilen, Fleischman, Tekno, Lion Car, Scalextric and much more was not that big but was lovely. There were more models on display then I thought. According to the museum flyer this was a Dinky Toys exhbition which seems a logical thing for most visitors because the brandname Dinky Toy was used as a kind of generic name for all modelcars. This was precisely why the exhibition was well worth visiting. The collection of miniatures in the glasscabinets gave a wonderful picture of what we as a collector are so proud and happy with. At the entrance there was a completely wood-built crane, with blocks hung to keep everything in balance. We also made a visit to the former forge and spent more than two hours at the museum before we drove to the exhibition ADO in the Dutch village of De Bilt.

It was a very successful day. When you were unable to visit this you have missed something, because both exhibits closed last saturday may 16th.
Some of the photos I took at the modelcar exhbition.

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I took a lot of photos in the museum. The remaning photos can be viewed here:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=NZDW3J3J#FFRPVHPB

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More photos of the famous 17 windmills of Kinderdijk we visited in the early morning:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=B7COJG6M

Website of the museum:

http://www.koperenknop.nl/

A dutch report by Hans Nuis with more photos can be found here:
(each can be viewed bigger when clicking on the photo)

http://www.namac.nl/index.php/component ... p-ado.html

matchboxmarcel

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 11:11 am
by leonty24
I have seen the windmills you have shown as i used to visit Holland on many occasions some years ago staying in a
hotel overlooking these marvelous windmills thanks for the view

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 1:38 pm
by fixer
Very nice Marcel, do you know if the mustang mini dinky is original in blue with a white bonnet /hood

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 2:38 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Good point Reg, we know Blue and White Mustangs exist as standard colour issues, but to have both colours on The same model is strange, especially for this range of models, marketed as superior miniatures to the other '3 Incher' model car ranges around at the same time, including the Matchbox '1-75 Series'.

I assumed the model has had a replacement bonnet, but unless you have several Mustangs laying around doing nothing, where would you get a spare bonnet (in White), from?

Reg, I know you have a Blue Mustang in your collection, can you look close enough to see if it is possible the bonnet could be removed from the car without too much Drama, I don't want you to try and remove it, just see if it is feasible, thanks.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 3:01 pm
by matchboxmarcel
Reg, I honnestly don't know. These are not mine models. I just visited the exhibtion and as I do know to little about these models I didn't check in depth.
I can ask a collectorfriend if he knows who is the owner of these so that I can try to contact the collector and ask.

marcel

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 4:40 pm
by fixer
Kev I'll have a look when I get home my feeling is no as the casting can be a bit weak but saying that the fit is not the best
Marcel I think that would be the best thing to do, btw are you coming to Sandown on Saturday

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 10:19 pm
by fixer
had a look at my mustang and I can't see how the bonnet can be removed without taking it apart ' saying that the base rivet is not of the best quality
and could be prised open easily

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 10:46 pm
by matchboxmarcel
fixer wrote:Kev I'll have a look when I get home my feeling is no as the casting can be a bit weak but saying that the fit is not the best
Marcel I think that would be the best thing to do, btw are you coming to Sandown on Saturday
Unfortunatly not Reg, I lost my job 2 years ago and future does not look bright on this with economics being poor here.
I had a cheap trainticket to see john Nijhuis his Matchbox exhbition and could travel free with other collectors to see the other exhbitions I visited like this modelcar exhbition.
I am am unable to add more items to my collection.

marcel

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 11:00 pm
by fixer
sorry to hear that Marcel I hope you can get back to work,2yrs is a long time without employment it's bad enough for me when I am between contracts for short periods
maybe one day you can make it back over to Sandown or NEC

Re: Report + photos Dutch modelcar exhbition, may 15th

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:32 am
by matchboxmarcel
We now know who the owner is of the Mini Dinky Mustang. The question is forwarded to him and hopefully this is sorted out soon.

marcel