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Toys from Down Under

NEWS AUCTION REVIEW Toys from Down Under Interest in old toys in the Antipodes continues unabated. At the last Trains, Planes and Automobiles auction, a Corgi 503 Chipperfields Circus Giraffe Transporter with two giraffes found a new home, despite a few small scratches and stains. In a very good box with packing insert, it achieved $110. Dinky Toys did well too: a trade box of six Tyre Racks with Tyres might not have been the most exciting multiple, but billed as excellent in a very good box, it was finally knocked down for $500. The Dinky Hall's Distemper Advertisement set, containing two figures carrying an advertising banner, bore a few chips to the paintwork on the figures, and a little wear to the banner. Boxed, it settled on $480. On to…

Toys from Down Under

A Star choice Never one to pass up on a choice Star Wars figurine, Vectis had the pleasure of handling a Princess Leia Bespin example recently. Mint, within a near mint bubble and attached to a good unpunched 30B back card, this particular Palitoy offering carried a reserve of £2,000-3,000. Why so interesting? Well, here was an example of transitional imagery on the card, with only half the princess in view. The image was quickly revised after the initial release, leaving only a few of the semi-portrait cards in circulation. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, HAVE IT YOUR WAY! SAVE OVER 16% Turn to page 14 to find out more……

NEWS AUCTION REVIEW Right on track Plenty of trains delighted the punters (or should that be shunters?) at the Wallis & Wallis December auction. Aside from the grouped lots of rolling stock and locos were some lovely larger gauge items. These included a Hornby Series O gauge threerail No.E1E Engine Shed, fitted for electric lighting on a green base (£130) and a companion O gauge tinplate No.E2E threerail, two-track Engine Shed. This was in good condition with some surface wear, and it made £95. A huge £340 was required to secure the Hornby O gauge electric L18 No.4 Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 tender locomotive for three-rail use: it looked magnificent, needless to say. A Hornby Princess Elizabeth also turned up, boxed: this sold for £750. There were plenty of Ace…

NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH

NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH CORGI TRIUMPH TR6 Price: £32.99 Scale: 1/43 Release: out now The third colour release from Corgi’s wonderful new TR6 tooling and it’s another superb replica, with splendid finish throughout and fabulous wheels www.corgi.co.uk OXFORD DIECAST LEYLAND ROYAL TIGER - MEXBOROUGH & SWINTON Price: £18.95 Scale: 1/76 Release: out now Superbly decorated in the bright leaf green and cream of the Mexborough & Swinton Traction Co. Ltd., Oxford’s latest version of its Tiger is stunning. www.oxforddiecast.co.uk CONRAD LIEBHERR L 566 XPOWER Price: 99.60€ Scale: 1/50 Release: out now Shovel and arm height adjustable, rear carriage with motor insert, numerous accessories fitted, with many prototypical detail prints. www.conrad-modelle.de SCHUCO MERCEDES UNIMOG 401 Price: £14.99 Scale: 1/18 Release: out now The latest edition of Schuco’s wellengineered and detailed Unimog…

NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH

The best of British

AUCTION REVIEW The best of British Alarge number of slot cars went through the British Toy Auctions December sale but the main focus was arguably on the television and cinematic tie-in toys that were up for grabs. That famous lollipop-sucking, bald detective from the 1970s appeared with the Corgi 290 Buick sedan. Kojak was in action poise (with hat!) while the car was mint in a good box with the baddie figure and the self adhesive Police badge still inside. This 1979 iteration raised £65. Another US imported television series, that of Starksy & Hutch, was represented by a Corgi Duo Pack, reference 1376. This was a late version containing the modified larger car with blacked out windows, twin aerials and four spoke wheels. The smaller Juniors car was fitted…

The best of British

Memorable memorabilia

NEWS AUCTION REVIEW Memorable memorabilia Greens lade Taylor Hunt’s last collector’s sale covered a wide variety of offerings, ranging from toys through coins and medals to edged weapons, WW2 memorabilia, postcards and stamps to automobilia: truly, there was something for everyone. World War 2 certainly struck a chord with some bidders, for 324 issues of the Commando comic (a publication that seems to have run for decades!) was fought over to finish on £180. A British pair of Kershaw Bino prism No 2 Mk 111 x 6 binoculars were dated 1944 and came with a webbing field case dated 1943: a well-known manufacturer, they sold for just £35; while an assortment of German Third Reich medals was knocked down for £260. The two star lots were actually equine, and not diecast:…

Memorable memorabilia

Bargains at Ryedale sale

AUCTION REVIEW Bargains at Ryedale sale Ryedale Auctioneers doesn’t special ise in toys – but that said, it had an interesting selection available in its December sale, tucked away amongst the Chanel advertising memorabilia, stamps, coins, weapons and obsolete firearms. Sometimes it pays to take a look at non-specialist sales… A Penguin Naval Pinnace model clockwork powered model boat was a steal at £22 for one lucky bidder-and it had its box. A quantity of German pre-war tinplate O gauge wagons and tinplate buffers, seven items in all, was picked up for £45 whilst a boxed wooden Tri-ang fort was knocked down for £12. What was unusual was that the box accompanied the model – quite a rarity, all these years on. For railway devotees (those of the real thing)…

Bargains at Ryedale sale

Coventry's own collectable car

NEWS HOBBY NEWS Coventry's own collectable car A Jaguar XJ-Stouring car that qualified for pole position in the 1982 24-hour Spa-Francor champs European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) race – and won the 1984 edition – has been reimagined as a 1/32 scale Scalextric car emblazoned with Coventry City of Culture 2021 livery and will soon be available for keen collectors to buy. It is the first time that this model, made famous by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) for its appearances at the famous Belgian circuit, has been memorialised in the form of a Scalextric car in an extremely limited run of just 1,000 models. It features a carefully arranged skin design to reflect Coventry City of Culture Trust’s core message: Coventry Moves. A bird’s eye view of the car, originally a…

Coventry's own collectable car

What was the year?

IN-DEPTH What was the year? Alwyn Brice invites Gazette readers to pin down the year. This was the year that Fidel Castro came to power as Prime Minister in Cuba, the fellow of iconic poster fame: he of the beard, forage cap and enormous (Cuban, of course) cigars. The US didn’t take too kindly to this coup and a trade embargo was instigated. Not too far away from Cuba is Hawaii (…err only 6 time zones - Ed) and during this period the much-visited paradise became the fiftieth state of the US, with William F Quinn elected as the state’s first governor. Both the US and the Soviet Union were exploring space during the 12 month period under review, although it was early days for both superpowers. The Soviet Union’s Luna…

What was the year?

From Mermaids to Dolphins

RAILWAY COLLECTABLES From Mermaids to Dolphins Rail companies have always recycled freight wagons to assist with infrastructure maintenance. Here Mark Nolan casts a beady eye over the models representing this niche interest. You know how when you're young, you sort of have a wide angle vision, continually searching for new opportunities, experiences and interaction with your peers? As you get older your goals become more focused; buy a car; repair it; MOT it; insure it; repair it. Need I go on? We call this ‘admin’. The funny thing about admin is, it never stops. Even my retired 74 year old mother seems to be busy all the time. Why? You’d think by then everything would be neat and organised. But I’m noticing that retired people are even busier than they…

From Mermaids to Dolphins

Matchbox Series: Hong Kong copies

FOREIGN REPLICAS Matchbox Series: Hong Kong copies Andrew Ralston tells us more. During the 1950s and 1960s it was common practice for manufacturers of plastic goods in Hong Kong to make copies of British diecast toy cars. Many Dinky, Corgi and other subjects received this treatment, generally being scaled up to larger dimensions and fitted with a friction-drive motor. The smaller Matchbox 1-75 series vehicles were copied too, but in this case the copies tended to be similar in size to the originals. This article examines a selection of these, and considers why it is often difficult to identify who made them. One of the best-known Hong Kong makers of plastic toys which can be identified is Blue Box, founded in 1952 by Peter Chan Pui. His most successful toy…

Matchbox Series: Hong Kong copies

YOUR SUBSCRIPTION YOUR WAY!

YOUR SUBSCRIPTION YOUR WAY! Pick the rate that suits you and your budget! With offers starting from as little as £10.99 a quarter, subscribing really is the cheapest and easiest way to receive the paper magazine to your door every month! Save money every issue | Quarterly, annual or one-off options available To view our latest subscription offers go to ccofgb.uk/gaz-mysub22 or call 01778 392480 and quote GAZ/MYSUB22 READ ON ANY DEVICE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME! Keep up to date with all the latest collecting news, along with in-depth features on vintage diecast, railways, tinplate and TV & film models one week before it’s available in the shops when buying the digital edition at pktmags.com/gaz22 *Saving is based on UK annual Direct Debit rate and is correct as of print 21.01.2022. For…

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Reference preference

START COLLECTING Reference preference The catalogue bug, explained by Alwyn Brice Working on the premise that everyone collects something, it will probably come as no surprise to learn that catalogues are not only in demand, but also seem to be appreciating in value. What, then, is the attraction of these ephemeral publications which, rather like glossy magazines and periodicals, were probably binned when they had outlasted their usefulness? Take a trawl around the online auction sites and you’ll see why. Weekly or monthly magazines from the 1960s and 1970s are getting harder and harder to find – and it’s much the same with toy catalogues. WHY COLLECT? The toy catalogue is a fascinating genre for many reasons. If you are a completist and you know that you will never, ever,…

Reference preference

Collecting Disney bears

FROM THE MOVIES Collecting Disney bears Building a collection of Disney-themed bears can be harder than you might imagine but it is possible… When you think of the number of animal characters Disney have immortalised in their animations over the years, it’s surprising how rarely bears have been featured. After all, the bear – in its teddy form – is the world’s favourite soft toy animal, so you’d expect a canny merchandiser like Disney to have a whole galaxy of bear characters with which to tempt us. Perhaps their reticence stems from the fact that since 1961 they have owned the film and licensing rights to Winnie the Pooh, the ultimate A-list bear, and it’s hard for any other bruin to compete with him in the popularity stakes. Certainly Disney…

Collecting Disney bears

10 minute TOY EXPERT!

KNOW YOUR HOBBY 10 minute TOY EXPERT! Chad Valley Chad Valley is a name synonymous with all kinds of toys and few companies in the history of toy making can lay claim to have produced such a wide and diverse range of products. At Christmas they called the Chad Valley factory ‘Santa’s Workshop’ with millions of children waking up on Christmas Day to find at least one Chad Valley product in their stocking whether that was a doll or teddy bear, cowboy outfit or jig-saw puzzle, tin toy or a board game of some description… Chad Valley made them all. My memories of Chad Valley Toys include a lovely old Escalado horse racing game passed down to me by my uncle in the late 1950s and a super Chad Valley ‘Give…

10 minute TOY EXPERT!

Famous Faces: SPIDER-MAN

AT THE MOVIES Famous Faces: SPIDER-MAN Remembering collectables that found fame through the silver screen. The adventures of Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, etc on television and the big screen have endeared themselves to their fans worldwide since the golden age of the 1960s, through the ‘70s and onto the present day. Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego Batman is undoubtedly on top of the pile, followed closely by Superman and Spider-Man. But with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse currently showing in cinemas, we thought it was the web swinger’s time to shine, while the Caped Crusader broods in the Batcave for once. Toys based on the fantastic fighters of crime are very popular and extremely collectable, particularly the vintage items. There is a very healthy amount of Bat-merchandise, for example, but not so much for Spidey.…

Famous Faces: SPIDER-MAN

YOUR COLLECTION ebuys From collectables of the future to old favourites, eBay always manages to produce some amazing finds… and even more amazing prices! Item: Marvel Legends Spiderman: Far From Home Action Figure. Condition: Mint condition, had only been used for display Sold for: £1560 (14 bids) Item: Matchbox Lesney Superfast 1-75 Series No.12 Landrover Condition: rare blue version in F1 type box, model was very near mint Sold for: £1353 (33 bids) Item: Scalextric 007 James Bond set Condition: well used, some cars show signs of damage and were in need of rebuilding Sold for: £321 (11 bids) Item: Pre-War Dinky 28M Type 1 Wakefield Castrol van Condition: very good original example from 1934, original transfers, no repainting Sold for: £645 (17 bids) Item: LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…

YOUR COLLECTION PRICE GUIDE This month we review the latest toy sales at British Toy Auctions, Vectis, Lacy, Scott & Knight and Special Auction Services. Corgi Toys Gift Set 17 Land Rover with Ferrari Racing Car on Trailer, Land Rover with yellow interior, spun hubs, Ferrari with RN36 on yellow trailer. Good in good outer box. Sold for £65, British Toy Auctions, December. Corgi Toys No 486 Kennel Service Wagon Chevrolet Impala, in white and orange, pale blue interior complete with 4 dogs and ‘variview’ dachshund picture which is detached from vehicle. Very good in fair plus card box. Sold for £25, British Toy Auctions, December. Corgi Toys 1st issue No 267 Batmobile, gloss black body, orange ‘Bat’ logo on doors, with gold cast hubs with red ‘Bat’ logos, blue…

NOW ON SALE! Available from all good news agents. Fully updated, this latest addition to the Toy Collectors Price Guide series follows the success of the sell-out 2021 annual. With over 1000 listings, all accompanied with detailed descriptions and colour photography, this is the ultimate way to estimate how much your vintage toy collection is worth. Prefer to have it posted to you? Order directly from the Collectors Club of Great Britain to claim FREE UK delivery! Order today by calling 01778 392480 or go to ccofgb.uk/dcc-tcpg22 *Overseas postage may apply NOW ON SALE! JU S T £6.9 9* +P&P CG HP TCPG 2022.indd 1 06/01/2022 13:19…

IN-DEPTH Toy Stories Ed Karswell keeps an eye out for Action Man… I’m probably not going to win many friends amongst the Palitoy crowd, but I shall state it here that I hated the Eagle Eyes Action Man when they came out and if I’m honest, I still do. To put things into perspective we need to rewind back to that long, hot summer of 1976. I was 8 years old and very much into Action Man. I won’t bore you with an inventory but let’s just say my mission to get my booklet full of 21 stars and receive my ‘free’ Action Man by return post was well under way. For the uninitiated, depending on retail value, Action Man packaging carried star tokens that could be cut out and stuck…

Coventry collectables

OUT & ABOUT Coventry collectables Alwyn Brice dropped by Barry Potter’s fair at Ryton-on-Dunsmore. Agrey, foggy day didn’t deter the faithful in mid-December from driving to this venue. Sited at the Leisure Centre, it’s easily accessed from the motorway system, which has to add to its appeal. Barry was officiating and after suitable festive exchanges, it was down to business. Around 170 tables required reconnoitring and I was surprised to come across one or two familiar faces from my southern swapmeet coverage days. Steve Viccars was one: as ever, he was purveying plenty of plastic. Some bagged groups of Asterix figures were £15 a time (made in Taiwan!) and his Cherilea WW2 infantry set in a window box (albeit lacking the cellophane) looked good value at £30. Not far from…

Coventry collectables

TREASURE HUNTING OBSOLETE OZ Our monthly gaze into the weird but wonderful world of collector/dealer Obsolete Oz. Buying and selling since the 1970s, Oz has developed a great knack for unearthing some amazing finds from flea markets, antique fairs, car boot sales, rubbish skips and even the local tip. Hi folks! Well here we are in 2022 hoping that this will be a far better year than the one we’ve just left behind, although the way things have recently developed with the Covid-19 situation we’re clearly not out of the woods yet! I must admit that I’m not the world’s greatest fan of Christmas markets but a small gang of us from the local, led by rail buff Steamy Steve, persuaded me to travel by train to a small Yorkshire…

EVENTS THIS MONTH

CLASSIFIEDS EVENTS THIS MONTH FAIRS 22 JANUARY SRPToyFairs07739 998012 23 JANUARY BPFairs01604846688 or 07966 527177 JoeLock07866641215 or 01279 301407 RayHeard01823480097 27 JANUARY JoeLock07866641215 or 07810 513576 30 JANUARY BulldogFairs01373452857 JJFairs01522 880383 6 FEBRUARY BulldogFairs01373452857 SRPToyFairs07739 998012 10 FEBRUARY JoeLock07866641215 13 FEBRUARY BPFairs01604846688 or 07966 527177 RMToys0239238 1529 or 07957 823507 SRPToyFairs07739 998012 15 FEBRUARY NewcomenFairs01226744425 19 FEBRUARY MaidstoneVintageToyFair 01622 298159 or 01732 840787 ChrisDyerFairs01643 702757 or 07966 694579 20 FEBRUARY SRPToyFairs07739 998012 BPFairs01604846688 or 07966 527177 BulldogFairs01373452857 22 FEBRUARY SRPToyFairs07739 998012 26 FEBRUARY BPFairs01604846688 or 07966 527177 27 FEBRUARY JJFairs01522 880383 AUCTIONS 21 JANUARY Vectis01642750616 25 JANUARY SpecialAuctionServices01635 580595 26 JANUARY Vectis01642750616 29 JANUARY…

AUCTIONEER LISTING

YOUR HOBBY AUCTIONEER LISTING BEDFORDSHIRE W&H PEACOCK Bedford, Tel: 01234 266 366 toys@peacockauction.co.uk www.peacockauction.co.uk BERKSHIRE SPECIAL AUCTION SERVICES Newbury, Tel: 01635 580595 mail@specialauctionservices.com hugo@specialauctionservices.com www.specialauctionservices.com BRISTOL EAST BRISTOL AUCTIONS Hanham, Tel: 0117 967 1000 info@eastbristol.co.uk www.eastbristol.co.uk CHESHIRE UK TOY & MODEL AUCTIONS Ledsham, Chester Tel: 01270 652773 / 07892 870729 www.uktoyauctions.com enquiries@uktoyauctions.com BRITISH TOY AUCTIONS Runcorn, Tel 01928 579032 enquiries@britishtoyauctions.co.uk www.britishtoyauctions.co.uk COUNTY DURHAM VECTIS AUCTIONS LTD Thornaby, Stockton on Tees Tel: 01642 750616 www.vectis.co.uk DEVON GREENSLADE TAYLOR HUNT Tiverton, Tel: 01823 332525 www.gth.net antiques.saleroom@gth.net PIERS MOTLEY AUCTIONS Exmouth, Tel: 01395 267403 www.piersmotleyauctions.co.uk info@piersmotleyauctions.co.uk ESSEX STACEY’S AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS Rayleigh, Tel: 01268 777122 info@staceyauction.com www.staceyauction.com HAMPSHIRE LYMINGTON AUCTIONS Lymington, Tel: 01590 679487 admin@lymingtonauctions.co.uk www.lymingtonauctions.co.uk HERTFORDSHIRE EXCALIBUR AUCTIONS Kings Langley, Tel: 02036 330913 www.excaliburauctions.com KENT C&T AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS Kent, Tel: 01233…

AUCTIONEER LISTING

CLASSIFIEDS RETAILERS DEVON KINGSBRIDGE ANTIQUES & CRAFT CENTRE - As seen on Antiques Road Trip, Kingsbridge Antiques & Craft Centre on the corner of Church Street & Ebrington Street, TQ7 1DE, just 5 minutes walk from the Quay Car Park and the Bus Station. An ever changing stock of Diecast Toys, Model Railway, Books, Militaria and Railwayana. Open Monday to Saturday. Tel: 01548 856002 Web: www.kingsbridgeantiques.co.uk KENT KIT KRAZY Largest selection of plastic kits in UK from 1950s to date, plus much more. Collections bought or swapped. 303 The Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8DT. T/F: 020 8298 7177 NORTHERN IRELAND MY OLD TOYBOX For collectable diecast and kits, Matchbox, Dinky, Corgi, Action Man, Star Wars, sci-fi, Subbuteo, etc. The Old Toybox, Unit 14, Smithfield Market, Belfast BT1 1JE. Tel: 07719…

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