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Star Wars Prototype Resin Master Tooling Aids - 30th April TV & Film related sale

The following items will be offered for sale as part of the Vectis TV and Film related auction on 30 April, 2019.

Logray
Emperors Royal Guard
Bib Fortuna,

However, they are not your usual carded figures, these are Star Wars Prototype Resin Master Tooling Aids

A Unique opportunity to acquire a piece of Star Wars Vintage Action Figure Toy History. Early prototype Star Wars figures very rarely come onto the open market. These are examples of the master sculpts used to create the well-known vintage Star Wars 3 ¾” figures from The Return of the Jedi toy line. They are slightly larger in size, to allow for shrinkage in the moulds, and have much more detail than the final mass-produced production item.

Sent by Kenner to Roger Morrison (Palitoy/General Mills European Tooling Manager) in the early 1980s. Prototype resin figures used in the manufacture of production Star Wars figures. These master models were used via a series of tool making operations to produce beryllium copper castings, which were then used in the manufacture of production injection moulds. These moulds produced each component part on multi cavity tools. Sourced direct from Mr Roger Morrison (Production figures included for comparison.) Authenticated and encased by UK Graders Collectable Grading Company.

Estimated at £6,000-12,000 each these items will be included along with a comprehensive selection of almost every vintage Star Wars 3 ¾” figure ever produced by Palitoy/Kenner; and a large selection of vehicles, playsets and other Star Wars related collectables.

The full auction catalogue will be on-line at the beginning of April at www.vectis.co.uk

Also, featuring in the same sale a fantastic selection of signed items- The Beatles x two sets, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Walt Disney, Laurel and Hardy, Sean Connery, signed Rock albums, Stone Roses, Mick Jagger, Kate Bush, Madonna, Roger Moore, Eddie Cochrane, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Buddy Holly, Steptoe and Son, Jerry Lee Lewis signed contracts

The TV & Film related sale held on the 30^th of April started at the earlier time of 10am to ensure there was enough time to complete over 700 lots. The sale featured predominantly Star Wars lots, including carded, loose and boxed figures - including Graded figures; accessories, playsets, posters, jigsaws and comics. Lots included a large selection of Tri-logo carded figures, Ewoks and Droid series’, Black Series, vintage Micro Collection and a fantastic collection of prototype resin master tooling aids. Other items in the sale included Action Man and Tommy Gun, Dr Who, Masters of the Universe, Games Workshop, Electronic games and Lego. There was also a fantastic collection of framed autographs from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Elvis, The Jam, Madonna, Christopher Lee, Monty Python and James Bond related, in The North West Autographed Memorabilia Collection.

The TV and Film related sale held on the 28^th of February featured The Iain Gothard Collection, 21 lots of Bubble gum trading cards, vintage TV and film related collectables, games and Lego. Other items in the sale comprised a number of vintage and modern Star Wars lots, including carded figures, boxed vehicles, a large collection of Black Series 6” scale items, Star Wars Unleashed, graded figures, graded model kits, vehicles and accessories, porcelain figures, cookie Jars, annuals, games and much more. There was a nice collection of UK graded Transformers within the sale, plus Dr Who DVDS and figures, Action Man, Gerry Anderson, Laurel and Hardy figures and collectables, Subbuteo, Lego, a large collection of Marvel and DC Comics, Diecast vehicles, retro games and consoles and vintage children’s toys and games.

The Simon Hope Collection. Part One.

I was born in 1951 - a great time for car design especially in the UK and the US.

Some of the greatest models of all time came out in the period I was growing up and I was hooked. They have been a huge part of my life ever since, given me huge amounts of enjoyment and taken me around the world to meet some fascinating people.

We had ordinary family saloons like the Hillman Minx and the Sunbeam Talbot 90 (quite racy for us) so I looked out of the windows and dreamed. We lived in a semi-detached south of Warrington in Cheshire (not far from where I live now) which was a growing post-war industrial town with wire works, tanneries and many other industries. However, we saw precious few ‘great cars’ until we travelled. We went to London regularly and played golf and other sports all over the country. Everywhere I went the trick was to spot the best. We were about 10 miles from Oulton Park race circuit so even though sport featured a lot in my life we found time to go to watch the racing too.

A life of unfulfilled dreams and large wish lists – well, it would have been if it wasn’t for Matchbox!!

My love of cars was obvious from the off so my parents started by buying me the little car in the box from 2 years old. However, I simply opened the box took the model out, looked it all over, ran it a couple of times along the table or floor and promptly put it back in the box. It didn’t help when Gran simply refused to let me play with them at all when we went to see her. It then got put on a shelf in my bedroom and waited until the next birthday etc for another friend to join it on the shelf. This continued until I started to earn pocket money or ‘paper round’ money and it all went on models (well maybe the odd sweet) and most of those models are included in this sale.

I branched out into Dinky, Rio and Brumm during my teenage years but from the end of schooldays I more or less forgot all about them as I was working and anyway, I was playing with the real thing - I was collecting different things. Fifteen years or so later I got them out and started to buy some more models and I dealt with a few dealers all of whom at one stage or another didn’t live up to their hype and decided to only buy from auction.

I was not though still really collecting. I had not joined a club, I did not have a price guide or a list of rare models or anything - I just bought what I liked but I was buying lots, and luckily, I met Julian Royse from Vectis early on and he helped point me in the right direction. We have built this collection together and I would place his knowledge and trustworthiness amongst the best in the model collecting world and not just matchbox. He has rated all of these models.

Why are they for sale?

No room left so I am just keeping a selected 1500 or so but I will still be at the sales for the odd one I am missing.

My world is auctions. Real full-size Collector Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia at H&H Classics.

So I bid you the best of luck.

Simon

The Specialist Sale held on the 13^th of March featured five private owner collections. The first included Dinky aircraft, military and emergency vehicles plus trucks, Corgi TV & film related, helicopters and Matchbox superfast. The Colin Collin's Collection featured over 280 lots of Corgi racing, road, sports and rally cars; buses, emergency vehicles and giftsets, Corgi Juniors James Bond and TV vehicles, plus Dinky cars, kits and shop displays, Solido groups and gift sets, plus models from Siku, Mebetoys, Joel, Schuco and many others. The Thailand Dinky Toy Collection featured 107 lots of cars, trucks, tankers and French Dinky; and The Spanish Dinky Toy Collection included cars, buses, farm, trucks, military and French Dinky including a “Coffret Cadeau Tourisme” set. The Tynemouth Collection included Dinky Military, Corgi Farm, Chipperfield’s Circus vehicles, tankers, trucks and gift sets. Further items in the sale included White Metal & Resin models from TW Collection (Trevor Wright Models), Brooklin and Lansdowne, Dinky Toys and Corgi instruction packs, and collectors club leaflets.