Vectis Auctions

The Specialist sale held on the 25^th of May featured Part 2 of the 1/43 Le Mans & Other Endurance Cars from 1982 collection, including models from Bizarre, Spark, Minichamps, HPI Racing and many others. The Newtown Collection featured 1/24^th scale resin and white metal kits, plus kitbuilt cars, Scalextric and other slot car groups. Further Scalextric and SCX Lots could be found in The Lanarkshire Slot Car Collection, which featured vehicles, sets, vintage Scalextric and models from Spain, France and England. The sale concluded with further vintage Scalextric, Champion and Airfix cars, plus plastic kits.

Episode 8 - Timpo

In the rarefied world of Timpo miniature figurines Michael Maughan is the number one authority in the field, having literally written the book. Today, this lifelong collector is parting with some of his vaunted rarities. The auctioneers are expecting a good turnout and some fierce competition on the floor ? but these aren?t the only valuable plastic figurines to go under the hammer. Star Wars fan Tony has a remarkable assortment of memorabilia to see ? including a rare Australian Darth Vader, which Film & TV expert Nick struggles to value. But how will it go on the day of the sale?

The Specialist, Tinplate Toys and Model Train sale held on the 18^th of May started with over 200 lots of boxed and unboxed Dinky, Corgi, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, and others plus a large collection of kits from Revel, Airfix, Tamiya, Fujimi and more. The sale continued with tinplate and plastic lots including battery operated, friction drive and clockwork models from Mettoy, Wells, Victory Models, and Bandai. There were space and novelty toys, HO scale vehicles from Lego, reference books, Anker building blocks, Bayko sets, and novelty guns. Train items included Hornby O Gauge, Mamod and Meccano live steam engines, Marklin, Triang and railwayana.

The Matchbox Sale to be held on the 24^th of May started with 200 lots of boxed and unboxed models, single and group lots of Matchbox Superfast, including, German market issues, promotional and twin pack issues, American vehicles, Super Kings, Speed Kings, lapel badges, Skybusters and counter displays. The sale also included The Paul Carr Regular Wheels collection of early promotional issues, blister packs, accessory and major packs, Gift sets, empty boxes and printed card roadway. The collection featured a fantastic selection of pre-production and colour factory trials plus a rare experimental trial model.

The military, civilian figures, equipment and accessories sale held on the 17^th of May started with modern and contemporary issues from Britains, King & Country, CBG Mignot, Lucotte, Heyde and others. Further items included Composition & Tinplate Figures, Vehicles & Accessories and a nice selection of Britains Racing Colours of Famous Owners, which included the final part of The Ossington Collection, the first of which, was held in February and produced some fantastic prices. The sale also included boxed and unboxed Britains Military issues, Books & Catalogues, Airfix Archive and Militaria.