Part 1 of The John Watkins Matchbox Collection is to be held on the 30^th of July, the private owner collection will feature over 500 lots of Matchbox Regular Wheels, Gift Sets and more. The collection includes pre-production models, factory colour trials, promotional issues and rare colour and wheel variations. Interesting lots to look out for include a pre-production trial 36c Opel Diplomat, a rare reverse issue Wreck Truck and a Regular Wheels no.3 presentation set. The collection includes boxed and unboxed models, single lots to groups and features something for every level of collector.

The Military, Civilian Figures, Equipment and Accessories sale held on the 31^st of July featured Britains Limited Edition modern issues; contemporary issues from Del-Prado/Osprey and others including Heyde, CBG Mignot, Astra, and DeAgostini warships. Further items included Britains sets, series and figures, plus Pixyland Kew, John Hill, Charbens, Dinky, Taylor and Barrett and others. Plastic Issues include Swoppet series from Britains/Herald and Timpo, Crescent, Timpo Solids, Cherilea and Dragon Models. The sale also included bagged Airfix aircraft series, vehicles and trackside series plus boxed kits and original Roy Cross artwork; pre and post war tinplate, Militaria, Britains boxed and unboxed Military Issues, Military Books, Catalogues & Artwork. Plus Plastic Issues from the Connoisseur Collection, Britains Racing Colours including uncatalogued, pre- and post-war issues, and Benbros Boxed Sets.

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The Model Train sale which was held on the 24^th of July started with Part 2 of the St Martins Bay Collection, which featured OO Gauge British Outline and TMC Models from Hornby and Bachmann plus other manufacturers & accessories; HO Gauge American & Continental Outline, N Gauge and OO Gauge Kit & Kitbuilt. A further private owner collection, The CMM Collection, featured Hornby Dublo 2-rail, 3-rail and Accessories. The sale continued with further British Outline OO Gauge and Hornby Dublo 2 & 3-rail, plus HO Scale, Wrenn, Triang, Triang Minic and Triang TT; Z Gauge, Trix, Brass HO, OO Gauge Kitbuilt, Meccano & Other Constructional Toys, Live Steam, O Gauge and our usual good selection of General Trains.