New arrivals

Hi Guys. Very nice models you received all of you. For my part, I slow down a little bit, because now, parking places are missing ! Anyway, my postwoman is so kind, that she brings me some packets with : -airport fire engine with mat painted baseplate instead of gloss and 'orange' light instead of red. -Ford Thunderbird -Ford GT -Chrysler Airflow Streamlined tourer 22g. Probably repainted with a new wind-screen -Armstrong Siddeley 24b with french baseplate. Wheels and radiator grille have been changed ! I am waiting for 4 others , but it's an another story, and will be the subject for a new message ! Kind regards. Richard

Very nice Airflow Tourer.....you dont see these very often.....nice! Best regards, Terry

Hello Richard, striking to see that uncommon maroon all-metal wheel no. 24b Conduite intrieure 7 places. Is this a post-war (1948-49?) production? Kind regards, Jan

Hello Jan. Yes, I suppose that it's a post-war production. Kind regards Richard

Hello Richard, The french 24b is a interesting model. In fact it is the UK 24b Limousine, later 36a Armstrong Siddeley. Were Roulet used the names Conduite interieur 7 places and Limousine 7 places, it is just Conduite interieur in all the Meccano catalogues and pricelists. Three varieties can be found. 1 1934-1936 Dunlop tyres, no indicator lights on french based chassis. 2 1936-1939 Dunlop tyres, indicator lights at front mudgards. 3 1940-1948 Metal wheels. So your model is a 1940-1948 model. Regards John.

Two arrivals -- oddly I never had the plain Citroen van before, only the Cibie version and the two Gervais versions. An omission rectified. Meanwhile the 512, with an (acknowledged) repro box, is almost certainly someone's restoration, complete with odd copper-look axles, but I still find it pleasant.

A very nice Citron van. The grey finish was the only colour available from Citron. All the other colours were repaints.

Arrived this morning, a no. 252 Refuse Wagon and a no. 29h/282 Duple Roadmaster Coach. The Refuse Wagon is the earlier version without windows for which I have been waiting so long. I started with my brother's later example with windows and yellow/red plain box, which he bought in 1961. Then, in the 1980s he withdrew his models from my collection and I had to buy a replacement, exactly 30 years ago now. The first one I could find was an example with windows too, whereas I have always preferred the models without windows. Subsequently, some twenty yers later, my brother returned his models to add them to my collection and I suddenly had two examples with windows in my display - albeit with different boxes. So now, at last, I had the opportunity to add the old desideratum - without windows. The green/cream export Duple Roadmaster is a variant of an example with mid-green hubs which I acquired three years ago. Not a fiercely chased item, with its cream hubs and without box, but it was so cheap that I could not let it escape. Kind regards, Jan

No diecast today, but a big A3 size parcel containing my new 2019 private Dinky Toys calendar, delivered by the postman. Incredible how easy and quickly nowadays: pictures gathered and assembled last weekend, checked and uploaded on Monday and delivered on Wednesday! And very satisfied with the quality and service. A quick snapshot of the title page below. Kind regards, Jan

Nice work Jan, as usual. From my part, no work ! Just three new arrivals : One Rolls Royce 198 with light blue inside and two Studebaker 39f in variations of dark blue. With this Rolls Royce, I discover that it were 3 different insides colors : red, light blue and light grey Kind regards Richard

Hi my friends. Today, these two items arrived. I was waiting for the Studebaker with cream hubs since a very, very long time ! I am also lucky, to get a 'Ford laitier', complete, in box and in a very fair condition. The first law for a collector is to be : p a t i e n t Kind regards Richard

Yesterday, two new pensioners : - Estate Car with cream hubs - Ford Vedette taxi ref.24XT. I already have this model in several exemplars (look at the right topic), but this one is special : the baseplate is not painted ! Kind regards Richard