Here is the same green one,
but now with grey upper half: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_8541.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_8543.jpg [/img]
Jan ---A very nice example......I would love to find one as nice! I have been looking on-line, but most are badly chipped and heavily played with, but I will keep looking! Terry
Hi gents ! Is there anybody who can tell me about the real double deckers which have been miniaturized by Dinky ? I mean: what kind of Guy,
AEC
and so on ? I need mainly news about engines capacity
and years of production.I ' m sorry,
but it seems very difficult to find thiese data here,
in Italy...Thanks for your help,
Gianni
always the same problem ! I don ' t know how to put 2 different photos in the same message ! ! [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1883.jpg [/img]
Three radiator versions compared in more detail (it ' s not the difference in radiator only): [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9865.jpg [/img] Radiators [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9867.jpg [/img] Base plates [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9866.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9868.jpg [/img] Rear wheel arches (fundamental casting / construction difference) [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9869.jpg [/img] The well - known differences in rood box
or not [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9870.jpg [/img] Larger upper front windows compared with earlier versions on 291 Exide [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9871.jpg [/img] The same goes for the upper rear window [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9873.jpg [/img] Catalogue number 290 was dropped as soon as 291 was introduced,
see cast base plates underneath [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9874.jpg [/img] Some of the advertisements
or blank The well known roof box difference for the Leyland variant.Regards,
Jan
Jan ---Thanks for such a wonderful post, very clearly showing just how many differences there are......the front grills are the most obvious area to look, but as you showed, there are many others. It all adds to the legend of this long term model and helps create a lot of collector interest as well! And not only are those upper windows larger on later versions, but also the lower front window is somewhat larger on the older ones. Am anxious to hear more about the upcoming book on buses that Dave mentioned......hopefully it will be in-depth, and cover this topic thoroughly! Terry
What I would love to see for this model is a table like the ones our Matchbox collecting friends in the USA use,
where
every combination is given a code,
(29 -1 -1 etc ?)
and all the variations for that code listed.There aren ' t that many Dinkys
where
this type of detail is needed,
but the 29 / 0 is surely one ! Chris Warr.
Yes Chris,
a good table is still wanting.One may doubt however if we will get the complicated variants picture
and their chronology fully complete.Well,
the connoisseurs mentioned would be the ultimate experts for this job ! In fact,
I sold the model below to one of them,
Nelson Twells,
who loved the factory flaw of the odd bent recessed front window combination: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_6890.jpg [/img] Kind regards,
Jan
