Trump's come out
of the closet and declared himself to be an out-and-out and very OUT sexist,
racist, Nazi git! . . . Maybe-Maybe-Not attacks Corbyn in the morning and then
in the afternoon makes a speech about how bad all the attacking is! . . . A
British Govenrment private-jet (not RAF) extradites a terrorist's brother from
a war-zone, while Mrs. Zughari-Ratcliffe languishes in prison
shackles in a mental health facility for no reason . . . The Turks take delivery of Russian
missiles even as Russia moves its own closer to Europe . . . Oh! And Ebola is
out of the jungle and in two cities and another country . . . Great! But the
best is that Parliament have prevented the awful Boris from proroguing the
administration to force through a no-deal . . . now that's worth a celebration,
that and TJF; the 'legend in his own lunchtime' seeing Jecsan where there 'aint none!
Not many fairs this week but plenty of
other stuff . . .
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Toy Fairs
Saturday 20th
July 2019
Llangollen - Chris Dyer Fairs
Llangollen Pavilion, Abbey Road, LL20 8SW
Web. - www.chrisdyerfairs.co.uk
Tel. - 01643 702 757
Mob. - 07966 694 579
10:30-15:00hrs
Admission £2
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Sunday 21st
July 2019
Aston
Clinton - Joe
Lock
Green Park, Stablebridge Road, Aston
Clinton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5NE
Internet presence unknown
Mob. - 07866 641 215
18:00-20:00hrs
Admission £2
Ipswich - Dolly's Daydreams -
Doll Fair
Ipswich Hotel, Old London Road, Copdock,
near Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 3JD
Dolly's Daydreams, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
(promoter)
Web. - http://www.dollysdaydreams.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/dollysdaydreams
eMail - dollysdaydreams@btinternet.com
Tel. - 01945 870 160
Mob. - 07860 517 048
Facebook - www.facebook.com/dollysdaydreams
eMail - dollysdaydreams@btinternet.com
Tel. - 01945 870 160
Mob. - 07860 517 048
10.30-16:00hrs
Admission fee unknown (might be free or
nominal amount)
Kirkby-in-Ashfield - Townsend
Toy & Train Fairs (Malcolm Townsend)
Festival
Hall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7DJ
Web. - www.tttf.co.uk
Mob. - 07951
072 790
10:00-14:00hrs
Admission fee unknown, aaccompanied under-16's free
Free
parking, refreshments
Wimborn - David Rees
Queen
Elizabeth's Leisure Centre (Sports Hall), Blandford Raod, Wimborne Minster,
Dorset BH21 4DT
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01202
590 158
10:15-14:30hrs
Admission charge unknown
Free parking
and refreshments
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Thursday 25th July 2019
Thatcham - Steven Clements
(evening fair)
Thatcham Catholic Hall, Bath Road,
Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AG
eMail -
clementfairs@aol.com
Tel. - 01380 725 322
Mob. - 07958 101 891
18:30-20:30hrs
Refreshments, free parking
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Auctions
22nd July 2019
Ledsham - UK Toy & Model Auctions
Ltd.
Craxton Wood Hotel, Parkgate Road, Ledsham,
Near Chester, Cheshire, CH66 9PB (venue)
46 Wirrel Gardens, Bebington, Wirrel,
Merseyside, Cheshire, CH63 3BH (offices)
Web. - www.uktoyauctions.com
Tel. - 01513 343 362 (Barry Stockton)
Tel. - 01270 652 773 (Tony Oaks)
Catalogues £3.50p from office address
Die-cast, trains and toy soldiers
Lewis - Wallis and Wallis
West Street Galleries, Lewis, Sussex, BN7
2NJ
Web. - wallisandwallis.co.uk
eMail - toys@wallisandwallis.co.uk
Tel. - 01273 480 208
Fax. - 01273 476 562
General Toy Sale
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Other Events
From Now -
Sunday 8th September 2019
The Base Gallery, Greenham Business Park, Greenham Common, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 6HN
Web. - https://thebasegreenham.co.uk/event/brick-city
Admission £5.50, advance ticket deals
World's famous buildings in Lego [Warren Elsmore's first book was called 'Brick City' (mentioned here at Small Scale World) I don't know if he's involved with this exhibition, but I suspect he might be?]
Romsey - National Trust - Beano
Time Traveller (starts Saturday 20th July 2019)
Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0LPWeb. - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont/features/beano-time-travellers-at-mottisfont
Email - mottisfont@nationaltrust.org.uk
Tel. - 01794340757
11:00-17:00hrs, outdoor trail available from 10:00hrs
Interactive exhibition of the comic's
characters and history
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Saturday 20th
& Sunday 21st July 2019
Glasgow - QD Events - 'Resonate' Gaming Festival
Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW, Scodland
10:00-18:00hrs
Grimsby - North Coates Flying Club
- Wings & Wheels Fly-in
North Coates Flying Club, North Coates Airfield, Kenneth Cambell Road, North Cotes, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5XU
Tel. 1 - 01472 388 850 (office hours)
Tel. 2 - 07952 923 265 (out of hours)
Tel. 2 - 07952 923 265 (out of hours)
09:00hrs (Sat. 20th)-18:00hrs (Sun. 21st)
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Sunday 21st
July 2019
Edinburgh - Edinburgh Museums -
Teddy Bears Picnic
Lauriston Castle, Cramond Road South,
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Tuesday 23rd -
Saturday 27th July 2019
Paddock Wood - War &
Peace - The War & Peace Revival
The Hop Farm,
Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PY
eMail - info@warandpeacerevival.com
Tel. - 01258 837
700
09:00-18:00 daily,
booking- in of vehicles and exhibits 08:00-20:00 daily
Apply for
ticketing details
AFV's, re-enactment,
living-history, home-front, stalls, trade-stands, air displays
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Overseas Events
Saturday 20th
July 2019
Hilton Garden Inn, Louisville Airport, 2735 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, KY 40209, Kentucky, USA
Web. - https://www.kygijoe.com/index.html
eMail - sas@kygijoe.com
Tel. - (502) 235-4660
10:00-16:00hrs
Admission $5.00US, 'Early Bird' from 9:00hrs; $10.00
Orlando (USA) - OTCC - Oralndo Toy & Comic Con
The Florida Hotel, 1500 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32809, Florida, USA
E-mail - mikescomics.col@gmail.com
Tel. - 4074 021 336
Tel. - 4074 021 336
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Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July
2019
Monroville (USA) - Trainshow - Greenbergs Great Train & Toy Show
Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville, Allegheny County, PA 15146, Pennsylvania, USA
280 Carlton Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 (promoter)
eMail - info@trainshow.com
Tel. - 6302 901 962
Tel. - 6302 901 962
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If you are
an event promoter/show curator/auctioneer and you want your toy, model,
collectable or popular-/youth-culture type sale/exhibition/event listed here - FOR FREE - or linked to; please eMail me -
maverickatlarge[at]hotmail[dot]com
- stating the
date/s of the event, address of event, contact details, opening/viewing times,
admission pricing and any other relevant facts/details or features - parking,
travel notes, disability access, availability of refreshments, event subject
matter &etc.
And please
mention any flyer-art or poster-/leaflet-scans but send by separate eMail, in
case they go to the 'junk' folder,
from where they can be recovered and marked safe, but only if I know they're
there!
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Other News
Barney Brown - Herald Toys and Models
Latest update from
Barney;
"Dear Collector, we are delighted to
announce that we have just acquired the second part of the Roger Saunders
collection of Britains and Herald models and have added some choice early
Herald/Zang Farm, Wild West and Military sets, in their original packaging
(Roger has been collecting since the early '70s). We also have the Roseberry
collection of Britains and Herald Wild West models, which we will be continuing
to add over the coming weeks. Enjoy the Summer weather. Happy collecting as
always, Barney."
http://www.heraldtoysandmodels.co.uk/catalog/index.php
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Vectis Auctions - Heads-up!
The sale forecast for the 30th (a week this
coming Tuesday) has a few unusual items, among which are these life-sized (?)
Mike and Sulley figures, the two Raleigh 'Chopper'
cycles will also be in the sale, all are joined by two life-sized Jack Skellington’s from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' movie
and there will be more on all in next Friday's 'News, Views . . .'
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Last Week's Divider
Should have looked like this! If it didn't,
it's because your machine, or the server you're using doesn't support the font
or insert-coding, as with the soldier-writing (below) in the two early-May 'News
Views . . . ' it looked fine in 'Preview' because my system does
support the font - I'll make an effort to keep it simple in future; clearly the
Wibbly Wobbly Way isn't ready for me and my creative genius yet!
Look out! Did I just called myself a genius? That's probably worse than calling yourself a Legend! But then . . . I'm not
being serious; it's something about Jupiter's thighs, I'd prefer Athena's but
it's out of my hands and in the hands of some fatuous, 70-year old, plagiarist
Frenchman!
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Links
A Bit of Thoughtful Stuff
Maker Interview - Victoria Miniatures
From the Daily Wail's No-Shit Sherlock
Department
Not Sure About This - He Paints Over
[Better] Artwork?!!!
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H is for How They Come In
A week dominated by Rhinoceroses (really should
be Rhinocerii!) as it happens . . .
. . . the Phillis Tuckwell hospice shop had what was obviously someone's
collection of Rhino's in two baskets for the grand sum of 50p each, and
picking-up a glossy one I thought - from a distance - might be Starlux I realised it was hollow-cast
even as recalling the Startlux one is
not a pretty sculpt. Turned out there was a pair of hollow-casts; Timpo and Britains with hardly any paint-chips, so I took both, along with a
carved-stone one which is probably soapstone of some kind?
It's not the dusty pink or grey soapstones
I know from Kenya, but a beautifully striated greenish material, which polishes
to a vey soapy sheen, with darker dun or khaki layers in it. Sorting them and
taking these photographs I wished I'd bought the wooden one I'd also seen in
one of the baskets . . .
. . . so the next day I went back for it
and ended-up doing a couple of quid on four more! I've probably got the Britains ones already, but paint was
good on both and wear minimal, while the China'rhino (inset left) seems to be a
modern copy of an older Wing Luen
model (inset right); horn is blunter and tail heavier and a rib-groove has been
lost.
A more general bag came from Cancer Research, the four large 'infant-toys'
(everything in the photograph is an infant toy!) at the rear (two Peterkin 'Baby Dinosaurs' and two generic goats!) will go back to
charity I think, while the nicest item is the four-part (probably Kinder) reindeer kit seen middle-right.
Finally; a rare-addition to the 'card and
paper' wing of the collection, in the shape of a pyramid, because it's a
pyramid! A bit of fun, but a few posed-shots with small-scale ancients probably
lie somewhere in its future!
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