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The Model Train sale held on the 26^th of April started with a good selection of OO Gauge British Outline, plus HO USA & Continental Outline, and N Gauge locomotives and rolling stock. Further items included Triang Railways and Triang Minic Motorway and vehicles, Wrenn Railways and Bing Table Top electric and clockwork locomotives, coaches and rolling stock; plus, Hornby, modern and further O Gauge. There was a large collection of large-scale models including Gauge 1 & Larger, plus Part 2 of The North Wales Collection - including further Large scale locomotives, coaches and rolling stock, track and buildings; and a Single Owner G Gauge Collection of LGB G Gauge catalogue reference and Garden Railway Specialists items. The sale concluded with an American Outline S Gauge model, Books, Magazines & Catalogues, Meccano & Other Constructional Toys and our usual good selection of General Trains.

The Model Train sale held on the 22^nd of March featured an exciting collection in the large scale category, “The North Wales Collection”, it included a 5” Gauge coal fired King class loco and tender ‘King George V’, a coal fired 0-4-0 narrow gauge loco ‘Dolgoch’ and an incomplete Britannia class loco and tender. There was a 2 ½” gauge Southern class 70 overhead electric loco and 4-car EMU, both of which are believed to be apprentice or works produced locos. The collection featured interesting historical items, Spirit fired Cardean loco and tender in LMS maroon and Milbro coaches plus others. The sale also included 60 plus lots of G Gauge garden railway locos rolling stock and accessories by LGB and others, and 100 lots of Hornby O gauge from a private owner collection. There was a further single owner collection - The Iain Gothard Collection; Japanese Brass & Other Commercial OO Gauge Locomotives; Meccano & Other Constructional Toys plus a selection of OO, HO, and N gauge, Triang, Kits and our usual good selection of general trains.

The General Toy Sale held on the 20^th of March featured a large collection of Corgi models, including Chipperfield Circus, Aviation Archive, Police and Emergency vehicles, Heavy Haulage, Truckfest, Haulers of Renown, Eddie Stobart, plus Curtainside, Fridge and Tipper groups. Other items included tinplate friction drive cars; plastic aircraft, military, cars, and motorcycle kits; Dinky, Onyx, Lledo, Vanguards, Matchbox, Scalextric, Minichamps racing cars, and Formula 1 figures, James Bond magazine issues and TV & Film related vehicles and toys. The sale also included trade catalogues, and magazines, Picture Pride display cabinets, “Action Max, the first real action game system” trade boxes, Barbie dolls and much more.

A long-standing customer of Vectis Auctions chose the company to offer the first part of his collection on the 24^th of April. Part one comprised a thinning down of his collection, with Simon retaining a core to display at home. The 618 Lots included many interesting Regular wheels and Superfast variations for the dedicated collector, along with entry level estimates for groups of models. Something for everyone! Highlights included a rare Ford Galaxie police car, a Ford Fairlaine station wagon, a Ford Heavy Wreck Truck and a Cadillac sixty special.