Hi Woodsy,
The latest fair in Auckland was very successful for me, with a good haul of kits, die-casts, and books. This fair will be moving to a different venue in 2026, so this was the last event in the present hall.
First up, a look at the kits. Mostly aircraft this time.
The star of the day being this vintage Renwal Ballistic Missile Submarine (with firing Polaris missiles !) in a massive 1/200th scale. With interior detail, and 25 inches long, this would be an impressive model built up, although mine will be staying in its box.
A pair of inter-war racing planes – the Laird Solution Racer by Hawk, moulded in bright orange plastic. The kit comes with a pylon for low-level air racing, which acts as a display stand for the completed model.
The Curtiss Racer by Testors, is an ex-Hawk kit. This started out as the R3C-1 with a normal wheeled undercarriage; but it was later changed to the R3C-2 floatplane - moulded in boring old light grey.
The final, 1978 boxing of the Airfix P-38J Lightning from 1958; an early example of the Heller Spitfire Mk.I fighter; the Smer Tiger Moth from the Czech Republic (an ex-Merit kit, still with moulded in national insignia and serial numbers); an assembled AMT Jaguar XKE (E-Type) in the unusual scale of 1/43rd, which is more commonly used for die-casts; and finally an empty box, for the Panda B-52 Stratofortress bomber in 1/320th scale (ex-Fuji, from Japan).
Finally, two boxes of Bayko building bricks, by the Plimpton Engineering Co. Ltd., of Liverpool. The plastic bricks did not inter-lock in the now common manner, but were assembled on to upright metal rods.
This is not a toy I have ever had before, but it looks like fun. The parts are moulded in red, white, green, and light grey.
There was also a largely complete Airfix Fort Sahara (French Foreign Legion) Playfort. Only a few minor pieces were missing, and these are easily replaced – all the walls were there.
Plus a box of assembled small model railway buildings.
Die-casts will follow in Part 2.
See anything you like?
Paul Adams from New Zealand
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