I don't collect Dinky or Corgi die-cast Gerry Anderson toys, but I've often thought about it. For those of you that do what's it like repairing them? is it something that collectors do?
Is it easy replacing parts like the retractable legs on the Thunderbird 2? I imagine its really fiddly getting them in with those spring mechanisms.
So which parts have you replaced or repaired on your die-cast toys readers?
I got replacement wing tip wheels and nose spike for the Dinky Harrier, they were great and fitted easily. Early TB2s were riveted together, they'd be hard to work on.
ReplyDeleteI have an early TB2, and I replaced one missing leg with an original one from another source. It was easy enough to drill out the rivet heads then replace them. Spare parts (including rivet heads) for all sorts of Dinky, Corgi, Budgie and other models can be obtained from Steve Flowers. Just Google his name.
ReplyDeleteSteve Flowers eh! Blimey, is he still going strong! I have a catalogue from twebty years ago from when I dabbled in restoring the odd dinky car in the Nineties. I remember re-painting a car in the garden and when I stood up it fell off the table onto some soil! Soil and paint don't mix!
ReplyDeleteYou can see a pic of my restored TB2 here:
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