News, Views Etc . . . Forthcoming Events; Saturday 11th - Friday 17th January 2020

Right, I had intended to get back into the swing of things this week, but went down with the dreaded man-flue death's-door-lurgie, so I've actually spent the week monging-about feeling sorry for myself and not doing much, well, actually I've finished nineteen articles, worked some more on the paratrooper page, done a book review and hopefully over the weekend I'll get December's PW review sorted, but I haven't posted any of it and won't 'till Monday at the earliest, so . . . ce la vie!

And it also means I'll not be doing eMails until next week either, I'm dreading it as I know there'll be 800-odd in the inbox, and 400-odd in junk, at least ten of which will have to be found and 'safed' before I block the rest! I have just done the comments here.

A quick dates post; not much this week, and an H is for . . .,

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Show Dates

Saturday 11th January 2020

Blackpool - Brian Tattersall - West Coast Toyfair

Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, FY2 9AA

Internet prescene unknown

Tel. - 07498 711 514

10:00-15:30hrs

Tables £30, admission charge unknown

Herne Bay - SRP Toyfairs

The Kings Hall, The Beacon Hill, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6BA

Web. - http://srptoyfairs1.co.uk/

eMail: srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk

Tel. - 07739 998 012

10:00 - 14:00hrs

Admission charge unknown

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Sunday 12th January 2020

Stafford - Barry Potter / BP Fairs - 'Stafford Showground'

The Preston & Argyle Suites, Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BD

Web. - www.bpfairs.com

Tel. - 01604 846 688

Mob. - 07966 527 177

Fax. - 01604 771 070

10:30-15:00hrs

Admission £4.00 (early-bird £8), OAP's £3.50, Children £1,

Free parking

Worthing  - SRP Toyfairs

Charmandean Centre, Forest Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9HS

Web. - http://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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Auctions

Monday 13th January 2020

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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Wednesday 15th January 2020

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 15th-Friday 17th January 2020

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions (3-day sale)

Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ

Web. - www.vectis.co.uk

eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk

Tel. - 01642 750 616

Sales commence at 10:30hrs

Day one - specialist sale

Day two - specialist sale

Day three - Toy & model railways & trains

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Other Events

From Thursday 19th January (yesterday)

Until Sunday 23rd February 2020

Cardiff - St. David's Shopping Centre - Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

St. David's Shopping Centre, Wales

Web. - www.avengersstation.co.uk

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Until Monday 20th April 2020

Manchester - Nathan Sawaya (Lego builder) - The Art of the Brick

Great Northern Warehouse, Peter Street, Manchester

Web. - www.aotbmanchester.co.uk

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Until Saturday 25th July 2020

Brighton - Toy Museum - Lego Before Lego

Brighton Toy & Model Museum, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, East Sussex,

Web. - www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk

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Sunday 12th January 2020

Stafford - MGM Fairs - Doll & Bear Show

Members Pavilion, County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0BD (venue)

Linnet Lodge, The Village, Wembworthy, Devon, EX18 7RX (promoter)

Website - www.mgmfairs.co.uk

Email - enquiries@mgmfairs.co.uk

Tel. - 07818 462448  

10:30-15:00hrs

Admission - adults/seniors: £2.50, children: 50p

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If you are an event promoter/show curator/auctioneer and you want your toy, model, collectable, military, historical 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 a link; if the event or your organisation has a web-page.

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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Received With Thanks

Although I haven't answered my eMails, I did glance at them a while back (last Friday?) and downloaded imagery from Brian and Chris I think? So thanks to both of them and I will answer everyone next week (Tue/Wed., probably; on Monday I'll have to post!)

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H is for How They Come In

I only managed one bag this week, which I picked-up in Basingrad; charity shop of course! I also got some more stretchy-aliens on the way back from town the other day, but I've done them as a separate post.

A big bag of mostly Asian-sourced 'Army Men', and at four-quid it was arguably a bit pricy, but I spotted a couple of useful figures so it was worth the punt, and the over-spill will go back to charity locally so everyone's happy in the end!

A studied study in disinterested distain - What? Cummon . . . there's no box, no paper, no bubble-wrap and those PVC zippy-bags smell like a beach that's had a visit from the Amoco Cadiz AND the little green men-mice are all Hong Kong shite, I'll leave my nest and 'help' you when you get something worth my 'helping' and not before!

The ones still in the bag are those China-marked HTI ones we've looked at both in detail and as shelfies, they are the common 'rack-toy' here at the moment and will go back to charity once I've compared and pulled-out the colour/pose variations missing from the 'master sample'.

The Airfix Russians are part-playworn, but I think I'm missing the running guy in standard grey, so a gap filled there and I have to check weather the US officer is the late one or the common one. The US Para' clones are the ones issued by Henbrandt I think, although they also appeared in similar generic header-cards.

The real reason for the investment was the four at the top, which a casual perusal will reveal to be poor-copies of the CMV piracies, which - the quicker-minded of you will have sussed - means I now have an excuse to shoot them with the CMV donation from Brian B and get them on the Khaki Infantry page!

Next lot down are hollow-based Airfix-copy Germans, nothing special, nor are the paler green lot, but they are interesting in having figures from three other sets; Airfix para's and US Infantry and Matchbox's Americans.

The last lot are the copies of Galoob something's, we've looked at them here at Small Scale World before, briefly, but as on that occasion, I'dpoint you to Shaun's post which covers them fully.

More common German copies and I have a bunch somewhere already, but with the colour variations I am anticipating keeping a fair few of these, the same (unidentified) source produced them in HO-compatible, 23mm as well.

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