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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Thursday, July 23, 2020

News, Views Etc . . . Vectis - Late July

The blurb came through for tomorrows train sale, along with next-week's sale dates, so I'll hand you over to Stockton-on-Tees!

MODEL TRAIN SALE
Friday 24th July 2020 10:00am

Lot 3647

"The Model Train sale to be held on the 24th of July starts with Part 2 of the St Martins Bay Collection, which features OO Gauge British Outline and TMC Models from Hornby and Bachmann plus other manufacturers & accessories; HO Gauge American & Continental Outline, N Gauge and OO Gauge Kit & Kitbuilt. A further private owner collection, The CMM Collection, features Hornby Dublo 2-rail, 3-rail and Accessories. The sale continues with further British Outline OO Gauge and Hornby Dublo 2 & 3-rail, plus HO Scale, Wrenn, Triang, Triang Minic and Triang TT; Z Gauge, Trix, Brass HO, OO Gauge Kitbuilt, Meccano & Other Constructional Toys, Live Steam, O Gauge and our usual good selection of General Trains."



Specialist Die Cast Sale
'THE JOHN WATKINS MATCHBOX COLLECTION - PART 1'
Thursday 30th July 2020 10:00am

Lot 4320

"Part 1 of The John Watkins Matchbox Collection is to be held on the 30th of July, the private owner collection will feature over 500 lots of Matchbox Regular Wheels, Gift Sets and more. The collection includes pre-production models, factory colour trials, promotional issues and rare colour and wheel variations. Interesting lots to look out for include a pre-production trial 36c Opel Diplomat, a rare reverse issue Wreck Truck and a Regular Wheels no.3 presentation set. The collection includes boxed and unboxed models, single lots to groups and features something for every level of collector."



MILITARY, CIVILIAN FIGURES, EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES
Friday 31st July 2020 10:00am


Lot 5269

"The Military, Civilian Figures, Equipment and Accessories sale to be held on the 31st of July features Britains Limited Edition modern issues; contemporary issues from Del-Prado/Osprey and others including Heyde, CBG Mignot, Astra, and DeAgostini warships. Further items include Britains sets, series and figures, plus Pixyland Kew, John Hill, Charbens, Dinky, Taylor and Barrett and others. Plastic Issues include Swoppet series from Britains/Herald and Timpo, Crescent, Timpo Solids, Cherilea and Dragon Models. The sale will also include bagged Airfix aircraft series, vehicles and trackside series plus boxed kits and original Roy Cross artwork; pre and post war tinplate, Militaria, Britains boxed and unboxed Military Issues, Military Books, Catalogues & Artwork. Plus Plastic Issues from the Connoisseur Collection, Britains Racing Colours including uncatalogued, pre- and post-war issues, and Benbros Boxed Sets."

And Vectis are contactable here;

Vectis Auctions
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
Tel. - 01642 750 616
Sales [currently] commence at 10:30hrs 10:00hrs

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