Not only is his original crowing reduced to
a sort of premature-ejaculation of hypocrisy, but it suggests he's the worst
judge of character ever to have appointed a senior staffer . . . or fall in
love with a Kimjongwatshit!
Meanwhile - in La-la-Land - next Tuesday is
possibly more important for Britain's future than the King's Speech in
September 1939. If the judges find against Boris, we still have democracy and
the rule of law, if they find for him, all bets are off! The idea you need to
pirogue parliament for five weeks to write a Queen's Speech (which normally
takes three or four days) is risible, but if the Supreme court judges choose to
believe it, we've lost the judiciary, whatever side of Brwreakshit you're on.
Meanwhile all the hand-wringing and
indignation over the Iranian tanker would help a simpleton believe in
Bilderburg-plans and alien-lizard conspiracies, why did no one stop it? No
point filling the Mediterranean (a large lake) with EU, US, Nato and other
allied naval assets if you're just going to watch it via-satellite, while whinging
to the media? Why wasn't it escorted to its supposed destination in Malta? Why
wasn't a large bail held by the Gibraltarian court? Why was it released before
the vessels Iran has seized were released?
The point is 'The West' is becoming
increasingly irrelevant and voiceless in the world they used to organise!
Soon we will only have our toys, so best
get out there this week and grow the stash!
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Toy Fairs
Saturday 14th September 2019
Bugger-all; lie-in this Saturday! Save some
dosh for all the auctions later in the week!
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Sunday 15th September 2019
Birmingham - Barry Potter / BP Fairs - 'NEC'
Hall 18,
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Web. - www.bpfairs.com
Tel. - 01604
846 688
Mob. - 07966
527 177
Hours
unknown (probably
10:30-15:00hrs)
Admission £8, early-bird (from 08:00hrs)
£12, OAP's £7.50, Children £2
[Note: adults and
OAP's both up 50p]
Free parking
Eastbourne
- Robert
Horscraft - Eastbourne Toy & Model Collectors
Fair
East Dean Village Hall, East Dean, East
Sussex, BN20 0DR
Internet presence unknown
Tel. I - 01323 899 879
Tel. II - 01424 846 676
Hours unknown
Admission £1.50, under-12's free
Free Parking, refreshments
Eastleigh
- Steven
Clements Fairs
Barton Peveril Sixth Form Collage, Chestnut
Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5ZA
eMail: clementfairs@aol.com
Tel. - 01380 725 322
Mob. - 07958 101 891
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Newton
Abbot - Ray
Heard Train & Toy Fairs
Newton Abbot Racecourse, Devon, TQ12 3AF
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01823 480 097
10:00 -15:30hrs
Admission £2.00
Free parking, refreshments
Potters
Bar - Toy
& Train Fairs (Peter Levinson)
Elm Court Centre, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire, EN6 3BP
Internet presence unknown
Tel. - 01282 051 518 (Peter or Diane)
10:30 - 14:30hrs
Admission charge unknown
Rayleigh - SRP Toyfairs
Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6
9BZ
Web. - www.srptoyfairs1.co.uk
eMail: srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk
Tel. - 07739 998 012 (Paula or Gerry)
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Admission charge unknown
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Tuesday 17th September 2019
Wootton
Basset - Steven
Clements Fairs - Wootton Basset Evening Fair
Memorial Hall, Station Road, Wootton
Basset, Wiltshire, SN4 7EN
eMail: clementfairs@aol.com
Tel. - 01380 725 322
Mob. - 07958 101 891
18:30 - 20:30hrs
Free parking, café
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Auctions
Saturday 14th September 2019
Poole - Cottees Auctions Limited
Mannings
Heath Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NQ
Web. - www.cottees.co.uk
eMail - info@cottees.co.uk
Tel. - 01202
723 177
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Tuesday 17th September 2019
Heaton Mersey - Capes Dunn
40 Station Road, Heaton Mersey, Cheshire, SK4 3QT
Web. - www.capesdunn.com
eMail - capesdunn.caroline@gmail.com
Tel. - 01614 321 911
Collectors and Toy Auction
Tunbridge
Wells - C&T
Auctioneers
The York Suite, The Spa Hotel, Mount
Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8XJ (Venue)
Unit 4, High House Business Park,
Kenardington, Near Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LF (Auction House)
Web. -
www.candtauctions.co.uk
eMail - enquiries@candtauctions.co.uk
Valuations - jamesopie@yahoo.co.uk
Tel. - 44 1233 510 050 (from abroad)
Tel. - 01233 510 050 (within the UK)
Viewing from 08:30hrs, sale starts 10:00hrs
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Wednesday 18th September 2019
Warwick - Warwick & Warwick
Charlton House, Scar Bank, Millers Road,
Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5DB
(Auctions held in Court House)
Web. - www.warwickandwarwick.com
Tel. - 01926 499 031
Facsimile - 01926 491 906
Catalogue on-line, printed version
available on request
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Thursday 19th September 2019
Ludlow - Mullock's Specialist
Auctioneers and Valuers
Ludlow Racecourse, Bromfield, Ludlow,
Shropshire, SY8 2BT (sale venue)
Web. - www.mullocksauctions.co.uk
eMail - reception@mullocksauctions.co.uk
eMail - auctions@mullocksauctions.co.uk
Tel. - 01694 771 771
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Friday 20th September 2019
Chippenham - Wessex Auctions
Wessex Auction Rooms, Westbrook Farm,
Draycot Cerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5LH
Web. - www.wessexauctionrooms.co.uk
Tel. - 01249 720 888
10:30 - Finish
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Other Events
There bloody isn't any! A hot-air-balloon festival
at Longleat (Warminster, Wilts) and a steampunky thing in Ipswitch 'till 3rd
November (Marvelous Machines) but nothing
particularly topical for loyal readers of the Blog I'm afraid!
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Overseas Events
Saturday 14th September 2019
Brooksville (USA) - Regal Railways -
Railway Show
Hernando Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34601, Florida,
USA (venue)
Regal railways, 501 East Bay Drive, Apt. 1503, Largo, FL 33770, Florida,
USA (promoter)
Web. - www.regalrailways.com
Adults $5.00 children under 12 free
09:00-14:00hrs
Vendors with antiques,crafts and Model Train Layout
Lunch Available
Adults $5.00 children under 12 free
09:00-14:00hrs
Vendors with antiques,crafts and Model Train Layout
Lunch Available
Mulhouse (France) - Club Mulhouse
1/43rd - Toy Fair/Show
Parc des Expositions, Mulhouse 68, France
Tel. - ++0389 406 465
Saint-Ghislain (Belgium) - Philippe Rousman
- Train Show
Tel. - ++0475 809 839
Wettingen (Switzerland) - Mr. Romue - Toy Fair
Sportzentrum Tägi, Wettingen, Switzerland
Tel. - ++0566 243 802
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Sunday
15th September 2019
Arlon (France) - Train Modèle Sud - Train Show
Hall
Polyvalent, Arlon, France
Tel.
- ++063 388 205
Bonn (German) - Jergen Hörner -
Toy Fair
Stadhalle,
Bonn-Bad Godesburg, Germany
Tel.
- ++0210 351 133
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Tuesday 17th September 2019
Knoxville (USA) - Marble City Comicon - Knox Nerd Comic & Toy show
5618 Academy Drive, Morriston, TN 37814, Tennessee, USA (promoter)
Web - https://www.knoxnerdcon.com/
10:00-17:00hrs
Admission $5.00, kids (age?) free - purchase tickets at the door
Knoxville (USA) - Marble City Comicon - Knox Nerd Comic & Toy show
5618 Academy Drive, Morriston, TN 37814, Tennessee, USA (promoter)
Web - https://www.knoxnerdcon.com/
10:00-17:00hrs
Admission $5.00, kids (age?) free - purchase tickets at the door
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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
Rosa Parks Still Sitting Tall
The latest Mattel limited-edition Barbie
doll, of Rosa Parks, the Montgomery, Alabama civil-rights activist (if keeping
you own seat is activism - which it is to thick, meat-faced, red-necked, white
men) sold out within 24-hours of going on sale alongside the Sally Ride doll (first
American woman in space).
Poundland on the Move?
The intermediate owner of Poundland (Pepkor
Europe) are looking to separate the business from the main owner Stienhoff of
South Africa. Poundland has 853 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Lego Down
Hinted at last week - the expansion plans
in India and China (and the setting-aside of capital for doing so) has led to a
12% drop in net profits. The plans for Asia include a regional office in
Mumbai.
Vectis
Have announced news of a forthcoming
auction; the Tony Hillman Collection -
Movie Memorabilia on the 26th of September more in next week's dates post.
"The
Tony Hillman Collection, features 129 lots of cinema and film lobby cards and
stills, Star Wars press books and literature, Photoplay and other monthly film
magazine groups including Empire, Film and Picture Show etc; plus movie posters
and production notes, film scripts and screenplays."
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Links
Plastic news, on Plasticsnews! The beauty
of this story is that it's giving more publicity to little green, grey or tan
'army-men' than everyone else in the hobby has managed to generate betwwen them
in 30-years! And it will run-on, as the same outlets will run the story again
when they come out.
Art meets toy Soldiers with Maria Ansell
(NSFW further down page)
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H is for How They Come In
The week got off to a slow but useful start
with three Fontanini knock-off
ballerina's in silver-plate base-metal (which I'm not showing you as I got the
plastic set at Sandown Park a while back
and will do a full post) and a resin hedgehog to join the other's from the
'Cabinet of Curious Things'.
This was mid-week and 20p! It's another Chap Mai, and while slightly fictional,
with the same chunky tyres as the Land Rover and Hummer, it nevertheless holds its
own as a 4x4 Chevy' pick-up against the Airfix 6x6 as you can see. I removed
the 'soldier' from the bonnet with nail-varnish remover and improved it 100%!
I saw this at the same time, but only
running to 20p, hoped it would still be there the next day, it was! I think
it's missing something from the back, two clip-ins of some kind, hopefully I'll
get them off an equally cheap on with a damaged windscreen at some point.
Modern Corgi and a bit of fun as it
has a figure and will go with the old Batmobile!
Picked these two up this afternoon
(Thursday), tub of small scale which is an odd mix of HK Marines and Russians
and Esci-Ertl Russians, Italians,
French and . . . err . . .Zulus! I got it for a HK motorbike which was also in
the jar.
A large resin museum/tourist knight
statuette made up the rest of this weeks plunder!
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Toys in the Media
Prieser or Noch again, stack of Pound Coins
again - it's a trope! It looks like Queen Elizabeth the II's saying something
pithy to Donald!
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