New arrivals

Never before have I received seven Dinky Toys on a single day, and I certainly can't let it happen again. But, a day to remember!!

Jonathan-Bravo for you.....what a great day that must have been! And they are all very nice Dinkys, appearing to be in wonderful condition. I really like that later Aston Martin, with the polished wheels.....it looks so sharp. How about some individual closeups, so we can better appreciate them? Did you already have some space reserved in your new display areas? Best regards, Terry

Thanks, Terry! No, I didnt exactly have space reserved so the Dinky Toys are hanging from the rafters. I cant envision squeezing in many more!

More new Dinky Toys! The petrol tanker is actually an upgrade to one I had already, whilst the darker yellow 'Yellow Pages' Atlantean is a version (documented in Jacques' Encyclopaedia) that I have never seen before. As for the Buick, I have some questions about it I'll post in the appropriate thread.

JonathanAfter viewing your nice Buick Roadmaster, I then finally got to take a look at your other new acquisitions. And nice ones they are.....I especially like the bright orange tanker.....a very nice Type 3 in great condition, and also the Estate Car, or Plymouth Station Wagon as we know it. That also appears to be near mint. I am not familiar with the Atlantean bus, but it appears to be an uncommon color as you said, so also a nice find. A very successful week for you!Best regards,TerryBest regards,Terry

Beautiful stuff added these days, all of you! Jonathan has been very successful indeed. Especially the Paris Bus is beautiful and the orange no. 25d Tanker 'Petrol' is so too - the latter in fact an important desideratum on my shrinking wish-list. Today another long-awaited Dinky Supertoy arrived. My fourth Guy van. They are so expensive generally, but this one is so beautiful, almost mint with a nice box, that I thought I should strike this time, at last. My wife forgives me. Kind regards, Jan

Yes, fabulous finds, all. I will never have the Guy vans, alas, so I'm glad I at least have the Dan Toys fakes to look at. And as to Chris's finds, I am not much of a military collector, but who could resist that gift set?

Jan-A very nice example of maybe the most striking of the famous Guy vans. I really like this livery.....so colorful, with a most unique logo. Congratulations on another lovely find, and at an apparently reasonable price! The various Guy vans are so collectible and make quite a set to complete.....now, you need to find a nice, but affordable Lyons Swiss Rolls example.....good luck! Best regards, Terry

Here's today's arrival. Battered but still bright after all these years. (That's a nice motto, isn't it?)

Two recent arrivals - first the Military Ambulance 626 in a hard to find yellow box with windows and the plain cardboard sleeve that fits over the yellow box. The ambulance is still attached to its cardboard base by rubber bands over the axles so I will leave it there. Secondly the Military Vehicles Gift Set (1), 699. This contains four military vehicles - 674 Austin Champ, 641 1-ton Cargo truck, 676 Armoured Personnel Carrier and 621 3-ton Army Wagon. They are all in excellent condition. All have drivers (except the 676) and there are no windows in the 641 & 621. The box is in very good condition with one of the internal card supports still present. There is a stamp inside the lid - KJ 200- but I am not sure what that means.

This pretty little Bedford arrived today -- could it be my last ever Dinky Toy? I wonder ... my getting a new display case had inspired my acquisition of more than a dozen models in the last month or two, including two impressive buses I'd always wanted. Now, there's little or no room and I'm pretty happy with the collection. Though if I could ever get the few outliers on my want list (I'm looking at you, Terex Dump Truck and Ruston Bucyrus!) I'd make room somehow.

It looks like it is one of the first editions of the 25m Bedford End Tipper in orange issued from 1948 and it is in a very nice condition, better than mine. Even though the display case is full. There are always wishes left. That is difficult to get under control. I also have that problem. In principle there is no end for a collector, but it has only become an expensive hobby nowadays. Jan O.