Here is my second report, on the first Auckland fair of 2025. This time, books and die-casts.
A new book on Fun Ho ! die-cast toys. Over 200 pages, and in full colour, apart from period advertising. A 1982 Heller kit catalogue, and three aircraft books.
A Corgi Juniors model of the helicopter from the Australian TV series Chopper Squad, about surf life savers, copyright date 1978. A pair of modern Matchbox Morris Minor Traveller convertibles, with lift-up bonnets.
A group of Lone Star Beach Buggies. Nearly all plastic, with metal baseplates, although one is missing its top, and only three have a driver.
Having seen these on Moonbase Central several times, I knew what they were, so I grabbed the whole collection. The Flower Power stickers are a nice touch.
Paul Adams from NZ
Chopper Squad - I remember seeing this when I was younger living in the Midlands. It used to be on Sunday afternoons. Pretty good as I recall.
ReplyDeleteNever saw it Dave, but helicopters are a draw. I bet there’s some more toys for this show.
DeleteThe Lone Star Dune Buggies are a neat find. I first came across them in the seventies, when they were a mail away with Sun-Kist cordial. Ive still got a paper collar from one of the bottles and a leaflet that came with each model. The Warthog is a nice kit. Theres a great scene in the recent Army of the Dead film with a pair of A-10s strafing a street full of zombies! Bill
ReplyDeleteCan we see a piccy of the paper collar?
DeleteAn excellent haul, many diverse subjects, and now you have a whole fleet of beach buggies! SFZ
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