SMS88
12-08-2007, 04:05 PM
I feel very lucky tonight after going to a christmas market that usually yields little or no good diecast.To my surprise a local collector was having a clearout - all the cars in the photo (not the London Buses) cost me a grand total of US$45 at the current great exchange rate.
The near mint green LandRover Safari only has 1 chip and looks factory fresh in a lighter shade of green than my existing example with the Lesney embossed tyres (this item,the Tiger bus, the Saab 99 and VW T1 van came from 4 other sellers).The Tiger bus has larger sized grey plastic wheels compared to the silver wheels on my existing example - the paint is also notably a bit more blue, less silver. The Thames Trader Jennings has large fine bpw on the tractor rather than medium knobby bpw fitted to my existing example -i remember this cab design 1:1 as a child on smoking struggling underpowered tippers so it just beats the Ford D series of no7 & no 70 as my favourite Lesney truck
The upside down Bedford ambulances are both in need of new paint and rear doors but one has gpw, the other spw which when you only have a bpw like me , allows me to invoke that pearl ´condition only matters when you have one´ and at $1 each I wasnt going to leave them :dude:
After last week´s toyfair I have more than enough new toys for my christmas :hat: so I am grateful and look forward to some greater finds in 2008.
Anybody else getting themselves Lesneys for christmas ??????????????? :wave:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/toys/2007-12Dec066.jpg
The near mint green LandRover Safari only has 1 chip and looks factory fresh in a lighter shade of green than my existing example with the Lesney embossed tyres (this item,the Tiger bus, the Saab 99 and VW T1 van came from 4 other sellers).The Tiger bus has larger sized grey plastic wheels compared to the silver wheels on my existing example - the paint is also notably a bit more blue, less silver. The Thames Trader Jennings has large fine bpw on the tractor rather than medium knobby bpw fitted to my existing example -i remember this cab design 1:1 as a child on smoking struggling underpowered tippers so it just beats the Ford D series of no7 & no 70 as my favourite Lesney truck
The upside down Bedford ambulances are both in need of new paint and rear doors but one has gpw, the other spw which when you only have a bpw like me , allows me to invoke that pearl ´condition only matters when you have one´ and at $1 each I wasnt going to leave them :dude:
After last week´s toyfair I have more than enough new toys for my christmas :hat: so I am grateful and look forward to some greater finds in 2008.
Anybody else getting themselves Lesneys for christmas ??????????????? :wave:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/toys/2007-12Dec066.jpg