Our bloke, a serial liar, has been put
royally on-the-spot by Angela Merkel, who gave him 30 days to come-up with a
non-hard boarder alternative to the back-stop as he keeps saying it's so easy!
Indeed; as he keeps saying it's so easy, he should have the answer for us by
Monday . . . no? Well, give him 'till Tuesday, it is a Bank-holiday weekend,
after-all!
Meanwhile their bloke - the AWI Airforce
and whales-are-a-country bloke - wanted to buy Greenland, like a bottle of Pepsi - off the self. When the prime
minister of Denmark told him (politely) not to be so fucking stupid, he threw
all his toys out of the pram, cancelled a diplomatic visit and sulked, after a
public tantrum! He IS a big baby!
Meanwhile, Bolsanaro decided the best thing
to do about global climate change was burn it out with the world's biggest
bonfire!
If you want a chance of buying some of those
thrown toys you probably need a toy fair . . .
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Toy Fairs
Saturday 24th August 2019
Worcester - Tony Oaks Toy Fairs
Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road,
Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8DX
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01270 652 773
Mob. - 07825 631 323
10:30-14:00hrs
Admission £2, free parking
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Sunday 25th August 2019
Orpington - SRP Toyfairs
Crofton Halls, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8PR
Web. - www.srptoyfairs1.co.uk
eMail: srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk
Tel. - 07739 998 012 (Paula or Gerry)
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Admission charge unknown
Cirencester - Retro Ronnie
Bingham Hall, King Street, Cirencester,
Glousecstershire, GL7 1JT
Web - www.retroronnie.com
Mob. I - 07708 385 061
Mob. II - 07900 266 427
10:00-hrs 'till finish
Admission unknown, early bird (from
08:00hrs)
Refreshments
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[Bank Holiday] Monday 26th August 2019
Bridnorth - Toy & Train Collectors
Fairs (Tony Oakes)
Bridgnorth Leisure Centre, High Town,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4ER
Tel. - 01270 652 773
Mob. - 07825 631 323
10:30-15:00hrs
Admission £2.00, accompanied children
under-16 free.
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Tuesday 27th August 2019
Garstang - Janet Pearson -
Garstang Evening Fair
Kirkland & Catterall Memorial Hall, The
Avenue, Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire, PR3 0HR
Web-presence unknown
01282 439 009
18:00-Finnish
Admission fee unknown
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Auctions
Wednesday 28th August 2019
Newbury
- Special
Auction Services (SAS)
81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, West
Berkshire, RG19 6HW
Web - www.specialauctionservices.com
eMail - mail@specialauctionservices.com
Tel. - 01635 580595
Fax. - 0871 714 6905
'Toys for the Collector'
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Other Events
Continuing 'till Sunday 15th September
2019
London (West) - RAF Colindale - Summer of Spitfire
Royal Air Force Museum London, RAF
Colindale, Colindale, London
Web. - rafmuseum.org/london
Seem to have missed this one; it's been
running since 1st July!
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Finishing Monday 26th August 2019
Previously advertised here at Small Scale
World, the Manga show at the British Museum ends Monday
London (Central) - British Museum - Manga at the BM
British Museum, Great Russell Street,
London, WC1B 3DG
Web. - www.britishmuseum.org
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From Yesterday - Sunday 1st September
2019
Ironbridge - Coalbrookdale Gallery -
Comics; Explore & Create Comic Art
Coalbrookdale Gallery, Ironbridge Gorge,
ironbridge, Shropshire
Web. - ironbridge.org.uk
Denis the Menace, Desperate Dan &etc.
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Friday 23 (today) - Monday 26th August
2019
Birmingham - Insomnia65 - Gaming
Festival
National Exhibition center (NEC), Birmingham,
West Midlands
Web. - insomniagamingfestival.com
Board Games
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Friday 23rd (today) - Saurday 31st August 2019
London (Southbank) - Underbelly - Twirlywoos Live
Underbelly Festival, Southbank, London
Web. - underbelly.co.uk
One for the younger kids, but it is
toy-related!
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Saturday 24th August 2019
Henstridge - Wings and Wheels -
Wings & Wheels Henstridge
Henstridge Airfield, Henstridge, Somerset
Web. - www.wingsandwheelshenstridge.com
Fly-in and vintage vehicle rally
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Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th August 2019
Rhyl - County Council - Rhyl
Airshow
East Parade, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales
Web. - www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Airshow with family entertainment on the
ground
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Saturday 24th-Monday 26th August 2019
Morpeth - English Heritage -
Knights' Tournament
Belsay Castle & Gardens
Web. - www.elglish-heritage.org.uk
Re-enactment, tourney, armourers, outfitters
and stalls etc...
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Sunday 25th August 2019
Little
Grandsden - Little
Grandsden Airfield - Air & Car Show
Little Grandsden Airfield, Little
Grandsden, Cambridgeshire
Web. - www.littlegrandsdenairshow.co.uk
Ground vehicle show "...from steam engines to supercars"
Newmarket - Local Authority -
Newmarket Soapbox Derby
Town Centre, newmarket, Suffolk
Web. - newmarketsoapboxderby.org.uk
Powerless/gravity-powered (no pedals) vehicle
race!
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Sunday 25th - Monday 26th August 2019
Old
Sarum - English
Heritage - Legendary Joust
Old Sarum, Castle Raod, Salisbury,
Wiltshire
Web. www.english-heritage.org.uk
As Morpeth
(above)
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Overseas Events
Friday 23rd (today) - Sunday 25th August
2019
Wildwood (USA) - RK Sports Promotions
- Sports Card, Toy, Comic & Collectibles Show
Wildwoods Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk, 08260 Wildwood, New Jersey, USA
Web. - https://www.rksportspromotions.com
Tel. - ++7324 229 365
15:00-21:00hrs (Friday)
10:00-21:00hrs (Saturday)
10:00-17:00hrs (Sunday)
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Saturday 24th August 2019
Hauten (Netherlands) - R. Hobma - Train Show
Euretco, Hauten, Netherlands
Tel. - ++0481 353 288
Model Trains & Railways
Landquard
GR (Switzerland)
- Spielwarenmedia - Toy Fair
Forum in Reid, Landquard GR, Switzerland
Tel. - ++0525 490 687
General Toys
Pinellas Park (USA) - Regal Railways -
Railroad Show/Exhibition
Lopez Incorporated Hall, 7177 58th Street North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781,
Florida, USA
Web. - www.regalrailways.com
09:00-14:00hrs
Adults $5.00 children under 12 free ('Early Bird' $7.00 with reservation 8am
to 9am)
Lunch available
Trade stands and exhibition layouts
Schertz (USA) - D. Meridith - 11th Annual Summer Hill
Country Doll Show & Sale
Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway,
Schertz, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Web. - www.dolldr.com
eMail - dmeredith@dolldr.com
Tel. - ++8306 065 868
09:00-16:00hrs
Adults $6.00 and children $2.00
Free parking, hourly door prizes.
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Saturday 24th-Sunday 25th August 2019
Brugge (Belgium) - A. van Cauleren - Teddy Bear Show
Hallen-Belfort, Brugge, Belgium
Tel. - ++037 774 453
Bears & Soft Toys
Mons (Belgium) - Pierre Urbain - Toy fair
Lotto Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium
Tel. - ++065 405 170
Models, die-cast and railways
Oaks (USA) - Greenburg Shows - Greenberg’s Great
Train & Toy Show
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100
Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456, Philadelphia, USA
Web. 1 - http://greenbergshows.com/
(promoter)
Web. 2 - http://www.trainshow.com/oaks
(show)
10:00-16:00hrs
Admission $10.00 Saturday/both days, $9.00 Sunday only, children 11 and
under free
Free parking
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Sunday 25th August 2019
Kansass City (USA) -
Mid-America Train & Toy Show
KCI Expo Center, 11728 Ambassador
Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, 64153, USA
Web. - https://www.midamericatrainandtoyshow.com/
09:00-14:00hrs
Admission $5.00 (7am 'Early Bird' available,
charge unknown), children 12 and under free
Mulhouse
68 (France)
- Entente Mulhousienne - Toy Fair
Gymnase Universitaire, Mulhouse, France
Tel. - ++0686 429 181
General Toys
Note: There is some information
on-line about a Doll Fair in Brisbane,
Australia on Saturday 24th, but as
far as I can see that was held (or last held) in 2011, so I suspect the
aggregator sites' data-mining bots are picking it up and listing it as current
due to similar details?
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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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Links
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Received With Thanks
Barney Brown of Herald Toys & Models sent me this shot the other day and I forgot
to Blog it at the time . . . other things on my mind! Anyway, here it is now
and it shows two more of the - now known to be - Lone Star die-cast vehicle figures; both in the red plastic!
Last Saturday there was a tub of bits
including Brent 'combat infantry' in two sizes from Adrian Little, and possibly
the missing figure from the Tiny Trojan
rail-staff set, but I haven't been able to check that one yet, along with the
sweetest 30mm, blow-mould, celluloid, novelty, deep-sea diver you ever saw!
Peter Evans found me a bag of bits (see
below), took me to the Toy Project's
shop in North London and supplied a new maker's catalogue for the archive which
will also be the genesis of its A-Z entry when I finally pull my
finger out on that one!
Mike Hyde very kindly allowed me to see his
collection of ecclesiastical figures (including all the metal and 'other
material' ones not seen in Plastic
Warrior), at short notice and it was truly a joy to behold.
Speaking of Plastic Warrior magazine - Paul Morehead provided a copy of the Solido Belge 'Special' by Daniel Lepers,
so a review on that is now forthcoming.
And - both Chris Smith and Dougal Hare also
sent images and/or information!
Many thanks to all-seven for stuff,
kindness, coffee, info and/or imagery!
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Toys in the Media
Fridge-magnet letters being used to pass-on
scare stories about data-protection in the modern workplace!
LSEC use Star Wars Imperial
Stormtroopers which appear to be compatible with Hestair Kiddiecraft's building bricks! I'm not sure any of the
leading brands, you know; Megabloks,
people like that, do a rubber duckie?
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Other News
Blog
As hinted at above, I had a day in London
on Wednesday catching up with people and Thursday's posts (and this morning's!)
just didn't happen, equally I'm not sure what I may manage to pull out of the
hat for the weekend - if anything at all - as I've exhausted the stock of
articles I built-up in the late spring/early summer, so we'll be back to a more
normal service of stop-start . . . a bit like the railways!
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Train Vandals
I'm pleased to see the parents of the
little scrotey-wankers who smashed-up the Market
Deepning Model Railway Club exhibition a few weeks ago (May) have been
fined five-hundred nick'er by the Judge, the money to go to the railway club.
Now I realise it in no way accounts for the
damage done (£30,000), but one hopes it is enough to teach a lesson - even to
(and I'm not saying they are) criminal scrotes, who definitely do have
criminal scrote kids! And - I suspect - it is the value of the excess-charge
for whatever insurance the club or school (venue) had, leaving the insurance to
pay-out for the more substantial amounts involved?
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H is for How They Come In
Of course in was Sandown Park last
Saturday, so plunder was purloined, but I was quite restrained (only because
the rack-toy chap didn't turn-up!), however there is enough for a general post
and a few subject-specific ones, so they are already heading for those bits of
the queue. I also realised I haven't Blogged a Sandown for a year, although I
think I've only got images for three of them, but I'm minded to do a Sandown
'day' at some point!
I couldn't resist this bug-eyed alien chap for
a quid on Tuesday; as I was struggling to find anything for today's post,
little did I know how the back end of the week would pan-out! He's actually a
bubble-bottle, with a blower-ring attached to the pull-off lid, then equipped
with a neck-cord; no branding.
Then Peter took me to the Toy Project and I left with this bag of
plunder, gun and Dalek! There is a Blog-post - or two - in the offing on the
Charity, but suffice to say, if you went there with a hundred pounds you'd be
able to spend it! There's no point trying to describe it as I'm going to show
it to you soon, but it's no exaggeration to say wall-to-wall figures!
Highlights include a wooden soldier in the
style of a nut-cracker but with no obvious tree-hanging point, so probably from
a wooden fort set, a large Papo
medieval court lady, a rat pencil-top, a near 25mm Disney princess, a Morrison
Entertainment Group Horse (from someone's pocket!) and - also from MEG - a painted Harpie, which I think
must be 3rd/last (?) series Monsters in
my Pocket, and the harder to find of these?
Peter also sorted me out this little lot, the
same day (and a Pirate, but he can wait, ITLAPD is not far off now!). Can you
believe - another Beefeater! This one made in Spain and of terracotta, with
three of his stable-mates,, two small Phidal's
(from the earlier sets I think), a nice rubber Toy Story GI marked Mattel,
a Blue Box cowboy (farmer sans dog),
unmarked generic version of the ABC solid-copy
of Britains knight Swoppet, four resin medievals from two
makers, a Supreme snake, Garrison Roman, Jecsan (or is it Jescan? Doh!) Napoleonic (Gormasa/Puchol
re-issue), US (via mexico) pig, Tobar
Gnome, Corgi car salesman,
cake-decoration footballer and a flocked furry-dog - on a scooter . . . and why
not!
Also on Wednesday I picked up four 'sample'
capsule toys in a cheapie-shop, but I've thrown their images in the folder for
the next capsule-toy round-up.
Then I picked this lot up today (Thursday)
along with a nice postcard for 10p of Stonehenge at sunrise which I'll try to
use as a backdrop for Ancient Britons on the Airfix page! The bag has an odd mix of marsupials and dinosaurs
with a very-small 'space marine-cat/pig-warrior' and a pirate (which I've
hidden, for later!). The dinosaurs include Papo
(3) and Schleich (2) 'mini's, some
Chiansaur generics (5, unmarked) an erasersaur (another!) and a hard-plastic
skeleton.
The marsupials are 2 Science & Nature, 1 Zowie
, 4 'China' generics (plus pelican) and a Schleich
(white rat/mouse) . There is a Zowie
post (or series) in the queue and this will go into that 'zone of operations'
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2 comments:
Toy Project post sounds interesting for the future my idea of recycling in a world (momentarily faddishly) increasingly hostile to plastic.
The rubber ring may be from the Lego Batman movie minifigs blind bags Batman has a yellow rubber duckie, Joker green?
I loved the train set cartoon!
It's a fantastic place Mark, there'll be a post in a few days, but forgetting it was a Bank holiday, I'm running out of RTM with some stuff left in the queue!
Rubber ring? Do you mean the Supreme/SP Toys snake?!!!
Although I'm now wanting the Man Bat and his funny-buddy with their flotation devices!
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