New arrivals

Hi Dave, Blimey! They must have been pleased to see you at the Toyfair! Some lovely stuff there mate, that ships set is amazing! Which ones are you missing? Boxed 504 is lovely, that was my first boxed Foden 20 odd years ago, I can still remember walking back to my van so excited to have it. The Triang Minic ships are worth holding on to as well, really nice models. Great stuff mate! Chris Warr

Hey Chris. This was the first swap meet I had a table at too. I ended up selling more to other collectors / dealers prior to the doors opening than I did in the remaining four hours open to the public. I purely reinvested my takings in more Dinky's and some other models. I'm missing the following ships / liners: Norddeutscher Lloyd 'Europa' CPR 'Empress of Britain' P&O Strathaird If you run across any f these in your travels it would be good if you could grab if they still have most of their paint and their masts. Likewise if anyone else has one or all of these please send me a pm. From looking at eBay current and completed listings they do not seem to come up often. Quite a few has no doubt gone down the fatigue route. Cheers Dave

Hi Dave, it's usually the way at fairs mate, I buy and sell most of my stuff before or afterwards. You've gone over to the darkside now and become a dealer! :laugh: I was hoping you were missing 'Rex' as I've got a nice one, and don't really collect the ships, but I checked your pix and you've got one too. I'll keep an eye out for you though. That Guy is really nice too, quite HTF in that colour / hubs. All the best. CW.

Hi Dave, Fantastic all you new arrivals! Here in Holland we have a large swapmeet in Houten 6 times per year. Sometimes they are scheduled a bit close to each other and you see some stock you have seen before. If you have a swap meet only twice per year it must be a real feast. Proven by your finds! I have been to Auckland and New Zealand once. I loved it so much that I did not search for Dinky Toys. We were simply to busy enjoying your country! Kind regards, Rob

Bargain of the day, this 30v Electric Dairy Van 'Express Dairy' Believed and described by the seller to be a clever repaint it cost a mere GBP 16.00! However, this is just a very authentic near mint Dinky Toy. In fact a personal collecting milestone, completing the regular colour versions of mine. OK, the maroon hubs version wanting ... Kind regards, Jan

Wonderful Jan! Well spotted that it wasn't a repaint. I'm deeply impressed you have a mint boxed Jobs, I've been after one for years. Chris Warr.

A lovely set Jan, I am envious Dave

Arrived this morning. In a good look. Friendly yours Richard

Hello Richard, Nice addition! The Healey is my favourite 100 series sports car. Kind regards, Rob

Quite a few new arrivals this week. Firstly an almost mint, (2 chips on the roof) Boxed Marrel Multi Bucket.

175 Hillman Minx 2 Tone

Military Jeep

Ford Anglia

MG Midget

Mercedes Benz 220 SE

Wheelbarrow

I've also had good luck obtaining the missing 3 Liners from the No51 Famous Liners set. I will post the completed set once they all arrive. Cheers Dave (164)

Dave - Nice additions to your collection, and an interesting variation on the 966 Skip Lorry. Both of mine have smooth-sided skips, as shown on the box art, whereas yours has vertical grooves. When did this change occur? Did a similar modification happen to the French Unic? Kevin

Greetings from Aotearoa, I have just received this Dinky 942 Foden 14-ton Tanker 'Regent'. Nothing special about that except the box is labelled 'Dinky Toys' which I believe is correct for the first issues. How long did it take to change to 'Dinky Supertoys'? The date stamp is 05 55. Pity the original retailer stuck their label on the top of the lid! H.Robinson & Co. Haverford West. Ron F