Chris Sweetman
Chris Sweetman
@chris-sweetman
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Joined: Dec 31, 1996
Last seen: Jun 15, 2026
Topics: 39 / Replies: 394
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RE: Bedford car transport

@frank Hi Frank This box is the earliest type for Lesney King Size models due to the depiction of the crown symbol and attracts a premium. BTW the...

2 years ago
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RE: From My Collection... Morris Minor

@jcarnutz Hi John You have some very special models here. Graham Price produced models for various companies and I think he also provided an assembl...

2 years ago
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RE: From My Collection... England's Square Ford

@jcarnutz Hi John A neat overview of this classic British car and here is a concise history from a members club: Considering what else was on U...

2 years ago
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RE: (Pics) 1937 Rolls-Royce 007 Bond Goldfinger

Also in relation to car registration in the UK prior to 2001 - AU means registered in Nottingham.

2 years ago
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RE: Model Car Hall of Fame for 2024 - vote now!

Who put the information together? Spot On - "Only mainstream 1/43 true-to-scale brand at the time with lovely model choices" - huh! Well their scale...

2 years ago
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RE: CTCS Newsletter

Dinky 992 Avro Vulcan Delta Wing Bomber - one sold price:

2 years ago
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RE: A Silly Question ...........

Agree with Harv - pad or tampo printing is expensive and needs several layers to build up any detail and is heavily a machine process requiring expens...

2 years ago
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RE: As requested from the Dodge Coronet post, the army collection

@karl Karl, I have this set too but I paid a little bit more! I have never played with this set it is just admired.

2 years ago
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RE: From the Dinky archives: No. 212 Ford Cortina East African Rally

@mg-harv Harv, shame Dinky Toys didn't provide a charging elephant or at least a galloping giraffe with this model. If so it would have made a perfect...

2 years ago
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RE: From the Dinky archives: No. 212 Ford Cortina East African Rally

@chris Chris, spot light doesn't light up just rotates - model also had spring suspension - very useful for a rally car going over East African 1:42nd...

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RE: Your Best Models For 2024............

Buy it Karl - you know it makes sense and in doing so there will be no regrets! 🙂

2 years ago
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RE: Small cars make an even bigger collection

One of the more prolific microcar manufacturers using white metal were S.A.M.S. Unfortunately, they have recently stopped producing any 1:43rd scale m...

2 years ago
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RE: Wingrove, Conti, daCorte

One can have toy cars mastered by Gerald Wingrove as he worked with both Dinky Toys and Corgi Toys in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

2 years ago
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RE: Brooklin Redos By Roger Tennyson

@fred-eliseeff Hi Fred Roger was a founder and proprietor of three white metal model ranges: Jemini Model Reproductions with John Billinger - hand...

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RE: 1933 Ford V8 Coupe by Classic Carlectables

@fred-eliseeff Hi Fred I have the following 1:43rd scale Classic Carlectables in my collection: 1965 Ford Cortina GT500 Ivy Green - part of the Fo...

2 years ago
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