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[Michael Sith]

Some great additions

That card will make a good reseal Edd, as you say big difference in outlay :shock: just need to sort you a bubble now, someone must have one!

Love the caps, and the Han moc mate, lovely that 8)

Those couloring books look great, not something I would normally be interested in but the double racetrack lifts them to another level, brilliant find and congrats on completing the run mate

 

[Pulsar]

I'm not going to pick anybody's stuff out over another 'cos i like it all.
Love popping back onto here from time to time and seeing toy variations but being massively into SW comics, books and literature from the very time i bought the first novel before the UK got the film i really like Seahawks' Canadian colouring books
8)
Even with their spelling mistakes :wink:

Regards
Paul

 

[bosk70]

Hello All hope you are all ok don't post a lot in latest acq as I don't actually purchase much apart from the occasional boot sale find, but a few weeks ago I was talking to a chap at work about the vw beetle he was restoring , I used to restore them and beach buggies so I have quite a few parts left over, he listed a few bits which I had , lights , brake parts etc and he said how much, I said the usual any vintage sw , action man as he's in his 40's .

To my surprise he said he had a few bags of bits in the loft and I could have them . I took a chance as its part of the fun of it all and gave him the bits.

Few weeks later I was given two bin bags of vintage sw and two bags of vintage action man and 1 bionic man, rad, all filthy and played with , but a few gems see photos.
Best bits were the large jawa with gun and belt and cards with some bubbles , I have managed to reseal one so far all good fun nice pencil top and a last 17 lando no cape more than happy as love a good swapsy
As I was throwing the bin bags away as they were ripped a filthy glad I double checked as I found the weapons in the photo :shock: only sw's was a rifle and blaster, how many fell out on the way to work , car park back home to me and the loft where they were stored :lol:

 

[bosk70]

Here's the reseal and a R2D2 card from Zodiac Toys as I know a member on here has an interest in the price tags from this toy shop, I was surprised by the crispness of the wicket ewok card as if the bubble just fell off when it was opened

 

[palitoyjunky]

This arrived today, as you probably saw in the Vectis thread I missed out on the Palitoy 45C Luke X-Wing earlier this week (OK at that price I wasn't even in the game :lol: ) If that's the going rate for one with a cracked and lifting bubble now, I'll just have to settle for a cardback. I might try and make a reseal if I can find a decent bubble. When taking the Vectis fees into account, this has cost me over 2 grand less than the 'almost MOC' sold for

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Am glad it arrived safe and sound Edd, sure is a nice one :wink:

One thing I must say regarding the condition of the MOC LXW that sold on Vectis; firstly it IS a MOC :!: Here r the condition facts; the bubble "crack" is actually a small split at the bottom of the left bubble prong, so it's not a big jaggered crack on the main part of the bubble etc :!:
Now to the bubble lifting, the lift is actually in between the two prongs which is not uncommon for that bubble type :!: So the lift is contained between the two prongs which are fully sealed to the card and not as worrying as a lift on the main perimeter of the bubble which is a big difference :!: Lastly there was also a mistake in the description, it stated bubble denting and there is actually none :!:

Rant over :lol:

 

[edd_jedi]

Rant over :lol:

Haha no worries, my comment was a bit tongue in cheek, it's clearly a MOC but just not in the best condition. I usually avoid those pronged bubbles because as you say they almost always have cracks/splits or gaps in the seal.

I'm still gobsmacked by the price though, I can count at least 5 of these that I know of in various collections which OK is not many, but I know of one/two of a kinds that have sold for less than 2k, and a ROTJ Luke X-Wing is hardly in the same league as a trilogo Madine or Vinyl Cape Jawa in terms of desirability.

Anyway the market has spoken, and that's what it sold for on the day.

 

[palitoyjunky]

I am too shocked mate :!: It was just a case of two collectors that really wanted it on the day. Another day I reckon it would have sold for around £500-£600 :!:
As u say mate it's done now.

Hope u can find a nice bubble for the card, at least u won't have to look for a footer which seems to b the pain in the arse these days :!:

 

[Cazza]

[mention]bosk70[/mention] that's a great haul- well done!
Here's my latest. Palitoy 41A card and bubble. Made a footer from a crappy cardback, bought a decent loose, complete figure and resealed. Wasn't as straightforward as I was expecting due to the layers of litho lifting away from the cardboard on the left. Had to have a couple of goes and re-do a bit, but got there in the end.

 

[bosk70]

@bosk70 that's a great haul- well done!
Here's my latest. Palitoy 41A card and bubble. Made a footer from a crappy cardback, bought a decent loose, complete figure and resealed. Wasn't as straightforward as I was expecting due to the layers of litho lifting away from the cardboard on the left. Had to have a couple of goes and re-do a bit, but got there in the end.
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Thanks Cazza good job on that re-seal , never thought I would ever do one , I was just fortunate that the card back had just been cleanly ripped so I was able to just place it back in position, with nothing to technical , as it was a childhood collection its the same Han put back in that came out plus the playwear

 

[Michael Sith]

Great job on the 2-1B, nicely done

 

[Cazza]

@bosk70 that's a great haul- well done!
Here's my latest. Palitoy 41A card and bubble. Made a footer from a crappy cardback, bought a decent loose, complete figure and resealed. Wasn't as straightforward as I was expecting due to the layers of litho lifting away from the cardboard on the left. Had to have a couple of goes and re-do a bit, but got there in the end.
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Thanks Cazza good job on that re-seal , never thought I would ever do one , I was just fortunate that the card back had just been cleanly ripped so I was able to just place it back in position, with nothing to technical , as it was a childhood collection its the same Han put back in that came out plus the playwear

Can't even tell it's a reseal! Very nice!

 

[Cazza]

Great job on the 2-1B, nicely done

Thanks Mike

 

[Palifan]

Well done on the reseals to both bosk70 and Andy, they both look great and it's always nice to some vintage goodness pieced back together. Not something that I would ever do though :wink:

Ian

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

@bosk70 that's a great haul- well done!
Here's my latest. Palitoy 41A card and bubble. Made a footer from a crappy cardback, bought a decent loose, complete figure and resealed. Wasn't as straightforward as I was expecting due to the layers of litho lifting away from the cardboard on the left. Had to have a couple of goes and re-do a bit, but got there in the end.
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Impressive job on the 2-1B, looks great!

 

[Cazza]

Thanks fellas!

 

[TheJabbaWookie]

Great haul [mention]bosk70[/mention]. Epic reseal job [mention]Cazza[/mention]. Interesting page to look at and read.

 

[Mini99]

@bosk70 that's a great haul- well done!
Here's my latest. Palitoy 41A card and bubble. Made a footer from a crappy cardback, bought a decent loose, complete figure and resealed. Wasn't as straightforward as I was expecting due to the layers of litho lifting away from the cardboard on the left. Had to have a couple of goes and re-do a bit, but got there in the end.
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Looks great, nice job.

 

[Cazza]

Thanks Nick

 

[TwistedMetal]

These just arrived in the post this morning, I know a couple have incorrect weapons, but I'll track the correct ones down

 

[Gadders]

I think its been a couple of years since I last posted in this thread, as I've not been buying much.
But over the lockdown I've bought a number of items so thought I'd share a couple here.

First up is this ESB Meccano poster:

Ive also picked up this lovely Kenner Canada Creature Cantina Action Playset box and instruction sheet:

And finally, a number of foreign adverts from Germany, Italy and France: