. . . in the annex looking back down toward
the main halls, the annex is mostly full of HO train dealers and a couple of
modern truck sellers, but Abid has his stall here (see below) and there is a
toy soldier stall hidden among the heads at the top of the picture on the
right!
Hall three from the raised area back across
to the race-day restaurants. This is about half the stalls in the hall with Mercator Trading and a couple of other
toy soldier dealers out of shot to the left of the picture. There are also
stalls on the raised section and off to the left by the main race-side
entrance.
This is looking diagonally across hall 2
toward the winners circle windows (the opposite angle/direction to the previous
shot but 100 yards further down, there aren't many soldier dealers in this
section, but a lot of the mixed vintage toy dealers stall-out here so this is
where you find odd space tanks and Palitoy
'planes . . . well - I do!
Bottom left corner of hall 1 looking toward
the eateries, Plastic Toy Soldiers
(PTS52 on eBay) is hidden in his own alcove just out of shot to the right, but
everyone going for food or drink has to pass him so it's quite a prime spot!
The other side of hall 1, I think Steve
Vickers is down there in the far corner somewhere and there are a couple of
other toy soldier dealers in this hall, but while there aren't the number of
toy soldier dealers you would find at a 'Toy Soldier' show, it's a fact that a
lot of the tables will have a tub or tray of figures or the odd bargain as
other 'toy people' realise their worth, or understand that they are worth
'something', and it's often where you find the interesting things that might
otherwise not have come to light, such as yesterday's pair of ceremonials.
Even the connecting arms between the halls
are stuffed with stands and this one linking Halls 1 and 2 past the
service-core between them is no exception, Help
Empty My Attic being a name probably familiar to those of you who spend
much time on evilBay.
It was at Sandown that I realised my camera
was getting long in the tooth, and as well as noticing the gribbles on the lens,
it's not so hot on wide shots anymore. This is Abid's stall back up in the
annex and Abid has literally - a little bit of everything! There's always a
bargain to be had, and while he was free to be photographed while I was
chatting to him; as soon as I got the camera out he got customers!
Abid is always looking for new stock so if you're
looking to sell a collection, part collection or just thin-out a collection -
try giving him a buzz.
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