Auckland has just had its first fair of the year for model collectors. Very well attended, in spite of the rain.
Lots of action figures, Star Wars, and superheroes - these seem to be increasing at the expense of normal models. Tons of modern Hot Wheels. But fewer kits, railways, and older die-casts this time. Still, I was able to find some interesting goodies.
Here are a few photographs. Some deserve a more detailed write-up later on, so this is just a quick over-view.
Only four kits this time. The Polar Lights re-issue of the old, 1960s, Aurora TV Batmobile kit in 1/32nd scale. With Batman and Robin figures, and chrome parts.
A Hornby Rose Cottage kit, which will make a nice backdrop for model photography.
The Roco Minitanks Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter is a 1/87th scale kit, for use with HO model railways. This one is unusual in having UN markings, and is moulded in white plastic.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi F1M2 Pete floatplane. According to Scalemates this is the original, 1965 box. It contained one unassembled model (missing its clear parts); and a built, but partly disassembled, second model. A very early model by Hasegawa, now one of the big names in modelling.
Two Lledo Vanguards in their boxes. A Matchbox S.E.V./Chariot space vehicle - this is an enhanced version of the original. Four loose models: Matchbox Roll Royce Silver Shadow; Corgi Juniors Citroen Dyane and GP Beach Buggy; and a Zylmax Eagle racing car.
The Time Tunnel, Irwin Allen TV series from the 1960s, on DVD, Parts 1 and 2. The full series, of 30 episodes. I remember watching this show, and seeing it again years later. Very happy to have this.
One of the small Patterson Blick Instant Picture Books, with rub-down pictures. This one is on Railway Trains. I had three around the late 1960s/early 1970s, but not this one.
Comics are not my usual subject, but I spotted some with a TV or movie tie-in, and got them just for fun.
Walt Disney - Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Based on the Disney film about a pilot who has to eject from his aircraft, and makes it to an island. Copyright date 1967.
The other three are all by Gold Key, a major US comic publisher in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of their titles had a film or TV tie-in. These usually had full-colour photo covers.
Daniel Boone - based on the Fess Parker TV series of the 1960s. In the 1950s he had played Davy Crockett, so he spent a lot of time wearing coon-skin caps, and firing muskets. Daniel Boone No.9, May 1967.
Land of the Giants - Based on the Irwin Allen TV series. Land of the Giants No.1, November 1968.
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - or how I flew from London to Paris in 25 hours and 11 minutes !
This is a one-off title, based on the film. Copyright date 1965. I saw this film in a theatre when I was little, and it is one of my all-time favourites. The inside front and back covers have stills from the film.
A box of 18 metal pencil sharpeners in an antique bronze finish. A really wide range of subjects, from household items, to motor vehicles, artillery pieces, and musical instruments. I was only interested in a couple of these, but the lady wanted to sell the whole box as a single lot. So I got 18 sharpeners for just $10 (about £5). Photos of these to follow.
A good day out.
What do you think?
Paul Adams from New Zealand
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well you did a sight better than the toy fair i went to. The Space Chariot is nice, ive yet to see the standard version here, never mind this collectors one. Models look great, especially the vintage Hasegawa. Patterson Blick! Ive got the Outer Space one, a big favourite back in the day. Pencil Sharpeners sound intruiging! Bill
ReplyDeleteNice haul indeed Paul. I'd love to watch through
ReplyDeletethat Time Tunnel DVD box set. Even though never seen a single episode, the Fujimi kit has been in my sights for a long time.
Thank you. I had been looking forward to this fair for months. I pays to have wide ranging interests, so if one area is in short supply, you may be able to find something else of interest in another area.
ReplyDeleteI understand the standard S.E.V./Chariot model was only included in the 2018 Matchbox range. I did not even know the Collectors version existed until I saw it at the fair, and grabbed it. It was the only one. I have sent Woodsy some close-ups.
The Batmobile was a bit expensive, but I decided to treat myself.
The die-casts were rather thin, and there were very few older Matchbox models.
I enjoyed The Time Tunnel series. You could always count on Irwin Allen for an action-packed show.
The pencil sharpeners are great fun. Someone usually has a few at these fairs. Again, I am sending Woodsy some photos of these.
The comics were an unusual buy for me, but I could not resist Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. A great movie.
Finland seems to have some great fairs. Arto has made some really great finds.
Three months to save up for the next fair, in July.