New arrivals

Hello Chris and Richard, Great additions both and a rare gem, the Kodak Van. Very nice! Kind regards, Rob

Nice additions! I am still looking for a red Hotchkiss. And the early 28 Kodak Van, well ... Kind regards, Jan

This recent 'happy collecting milestone' of mine, the French no. 33c Miroitier Simca 'Cargo', deserves a better article, but time is lacking. So, in this 'new arrivals' thread I make the quick observation that the left hand side of the panel on top shows the name 'Saint-Gobain', whereas the other side (not visible here) reads 'Miroitier'. All publicity pictures in the regular catalogues, also on the box, show 'Miroitier' on the left hand side, instead of 'Saint-Gobain'. However, I found an early picture, showing the correct position, in the French Meccano catalogue of 1957. Kind regards, Jan

Hello Jan. Both do exist ! You can also find, in the yellow colour, a model without any publicity as shown on the photo below. Kind regards Richard

This Studebaker arrived this morning (yesterday in fact ...!) The family is growing :laugh: Cheers Richard

A stunning variety of glaziers lorries you have, Richard! Even the positions of the mirrors are different :laugh: :laugh: I do not intend to add more varieties, as I am glad to have this basic first 33c version Simca at last. But I may surrender if a cheap m/b variant model comes along ... (which happens more and more these days). And congratulations with the growing Studebaker family! Kind regards, Jan

Hi Jan / Richard, The Simca glass lorry is one of my absolute favourites, I love the use of a simple piece polished metal to make the mirror. I always thought it was a pity you only got the one though. Wonderful models! CW.

Hi all, Here is my latest addition: 62p Armstrong Whitworth Airliner in very nice condition given it is unboxed and around 65 years old. It still retains some silvering on the wheels. One of the larger Dinky Airplanes. Kind regards, Rob

Very nice plane that I never saw before ! Well done Rob. Richard

You're a high-flier, Rob! Congratulations, Jan

An eventful week for my collection. We had our twice yearly swapmeet here in Auckland and I picked up the following: Mercedes Benz 230SL

Ferrari P5

Vauxhall Viva

BCC Outdoor Camera

Plus these arrived from overseas: Guy Flat Truck

Boxed 504 Tanker

885 Boxed Saviem Pipe Truck - box lid is a bit shot. I managed to pick up an excellent box also which is still to arrive.

I also purchased the following boxed elevator loader off our local auction site

I cheekily asked if the seller had any other Dinky's they were prepared to part with, they said they had a few and we set up a time for me to pick up. Upon arrival I was very surprised to find the following sitting on the table with the loader:

Pre War Set 51 Famous Liners box in reasonable condition.

I knew nothing about this set before seeing it so was amazed to open it and find this

A few too many ships you will notice. The 5 additional larger scale vessels all being Triang.

3 of the original ships, the others have succumbed to fatigue, exploded and been discarded some 40 years ago. So I now have the task of reassembling the fleet. Lastly also sitting on the table was a 785 Service Station, slightly playworn, complete minus the doors but undamaged

Thanks to my iPad and internet banking they all left with me. Further pictures at the link below and on subsequent pages: s171.photobucket.com/user/rssierra/library/?sort=3&page=1