A short video of my Dinky Toy collection. 29-11-2018
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- After seeing a video from David Hyde who I subscribe to regarding his restoration of a Rolls Royce Dinky Toy then it gave me inspiration to redo a video I made a few years back of my Dinky Toy collection - some of which I restored and also some which I made into Code 3's.
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A cabinet full of beauties! Built up a collection of 1940s/50 Dinky toys too, most of them slightly playworn. Love their patina since original condition is there only once. Only the ones too far gone will be restored. Like the creativity on the code 3 :) but fell in love with the red Buick Viceroy....lovely original condition! Cheers, Michael
Really great collection of Dinky's Graham.
Hi Graham, had quite a few of these myself, especially the army vehicles from the 1950's... Got married in 1970, then came home from honeymoon to find my Mother had given all my old toys away whilst I was gone!... Thanks Mum!... Ha ha!
Abbotts99 Yep, common story I’m afraid, it happened to me too and it’s funny how it’s always the mum that gives them away - not the dad ! Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Great collection Graham, I had a few when I was a kid, but they have disappeared over the years. I think I still have the green lorry with chains that I saw in your collection but that is about it from my childhood. I have a few now that I purchased for my O gauge layout, not sure some are exactly to scale, but thats it. I have a lot more matchbox cars etc which have managed to survive and have been added to for my old OO gauge layout.
Robin
Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars were the first toys from my childhood. Very beautiful collection you have Graham!!! Cheers Onno.
Many thanks Onno, like many of us then Dinky and Corgi cars were one of our first toys we played with which I think is why as I get older then they bring back so many happy memories for me. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
The same happy memories for me too Graham!!! Cheers Onno.
Onno Mulder 👍
I`m into 1930--50s Marx electric trains and my layout theme dates to 1955 . I`ve painted out a lot of hot wheels with decals to appear as stock autos of the period . This I have done on a shoe string budget . As my on line mentor Benz Trainz said "Don`t over look the junk ". Also I restored a real 1948 Studebaker back in 76 and have owned it all these years . I love your collection ,they would look great on my train layout .
Great collection there Graham I loved my Dinky cars when i was little Brings back a lot of fun memories I loved what you done to you hybrid car and superb work on your restoration's to. Funny i watched David Hyde's video yesterday He really done a superb job on his Roller Lovely to see them looking factory fresh again but i do like seeing them play worn or pre-loved as i like to call it . Thanks for sharing .. Cheers Pete
Hi Peter, restoring them is great fun but I do pick and choose which ones to restore, if they are rare(ish) then I leave them but if there are plenty around then I don't mind restoring them but they have to be in a pretty bad state for me to do it though, play worn with chipped paint is OK but if the glass is broken or axles bent then that would be prime for restoring - again, only if they were not rare. Cheers for now. .........Graham
Amazing collection. Some of those I have. Some I have are factory finished. Made under the banner of Corgi Vanguards. Others are castings as old as me. Still in good condition. I've not been so hot on sympathetic restorations tho, but tried to get close to on the road colours of the real ones on account I am no good with an air brush or have the room & facility for the cleaning afterwards. Happy to work within the confines of rattle cans
WOW! Just Wow........I loved Dinky toys, but had only a few. My favourite of them all was the double steering axle Coach. This had flashing indicators. My other favourite was a “Spot-On” model of an Austin “Driving School” car with a white wheel on top to steer it. A nostalgic view of happy days! Thanks for sharing Graham. Brilliant.
RML Bobby D Absolutely mate and when I look at these it brings happy memories back for me too. I prefer the ‘rawness’ of the early Dinky Toys over the slightly later Corgi versions, there’s just something very attractive about them. Cheers for now. ..............Graham
You have quite the collection. I loved playing Dinkies as child.
It is a beautiful collection Graham. I think I had some American versions of something similar. Great that you’ve reclaimed them. Worth a bit I would guess too. Rob
Rob McCrain Hi Rob, most of the Dinky toys are only worth a couple of pounds each but there are is a few which are worth a couple of hundred but the monetary value is of no interest to me really, it’s more to do with the intrinsic value of them, the second hand ones I bought makes me imagine what and where they were played with, who owned them and what stories they could tell. My own ones have happy memories. Cheers for now. ............Graham
Super collection you have there Graham . I have quite a few days gone and matchbox cars that my grandad bought for me in the 80s didn’t think I will ever part with them
Those cars in your collection are of a later date than mine but nevertheless, still worthwhile holding onto just for the sentimental reasons alone. Cheers for now. .........Graham
A fantastic collection......sadly my dingy toys were given away.......thanks for showing your collection....brought back many memories 😀😀
mairuz1 Thanks mate and glad it bought back many memories which is exactly what they do for me too. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
Nice video Graham, brought back happy memories, I was counting the one's I had, i also watched the video David put on i found it very interesting.
Many thanks William, Yes David made a great job of the Rolls Royce and I found restoring some of these toys so therapeutic and had great fun seeing the finished result - like everything, you get better at it the more you do. Cheers for now. .......Graham
Enjoyed this video Graham , I have a small Dinky collection and saw quite a few that I also have , your restorations and David's restored Rolls are all excellent.
Thank you, I love going round old antique shops and I always head for the toy section and like you, I see so many things that I had and its so tempting to buy them, you do have to be careful of their pricing though, normally they are way overpriced. Cheers for now. ............Graham
Hi Graham, great video, as always. Truly amazing collection of Dinky Toys, I had no idea you have these. Its great you have many from your childhood, I wish I had kept some of mine.
Can't thank you enough for sharing this, I've spent most of the morning replying to comments. Youv'e given my channel a real boost. Best Regards ... David
No problem David, thats what UA-cam is all about, the sharing of ideas and knowledge, we all gain from it that way in so many respects. Collecting and restoring Dinky Toys is a great hobby especially if you can relate to them too which obviously both you and I can. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
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Hi Graham a very nice collection of Dinky Toys, I spotted a few I had as a child. Very nice to see. Dave
I'm sure you did spot a few you had Dave and to me that's the great thing about them, they are perfect for remembering your childhood and I can actually remember playing with some of these toys - the place and who I was playing them with, fabulous! Cheers for now. ..........Graham
What a lovely collection. I can see so many that I had as a kid. I have still got a few Dinky, Corgi and matchbox vehicles which I will dig out and have a good look at. I have a very old bare metal car that I bought from my primary school jumble sale in the mid Fifties, I never found out what it was.
Hi Philip, you may be able to find out about that bare metal car by delving into Google and look at images which sometimes shows up what you are looking for. Yes, dig those old toys out, you might be pleasantly surprised ! ;-) . Cheers for now. ..........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Thanks Graham, I will dig it out and investigate.
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Smashing Collection Graham. I’ve just watched David’s video too.
Philip Logue Thank you Philip, I’m really pleased with this collection so far and it’s great fun hunting down the next one to buy. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
Nice collection Graham
Fantastic Graham. I have kept my old toys sine the 60s and 70. Corgi, Dinky and Matchbox. And other toys too. I can't bear to part with them .They are part of me. Laurie.
Thank you Laurie, I have a few of my toys left too and I know what you mean by not bearing to part with them, I couldn't do it as they bring back so many memories. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
Great collection Graham. I watched David's video too and agree with you regarding his result. I shall have to dig out my Matchbox collection and video them. Cheers Graham, David.
David Atkins Many thanks David and much appreciated. I never got into the Matchbox series, it was either Dinky or sometimes Corgi for me. Cheers. ...........Graham
very nice collection brother.. big thumbs up.. :) :D
They brought back a few memories Graham, but all of my Dinky toys as a child, were eventually given away once I joined the Navy. But you have a nice collection there.
Geoff
Geoffersh I think that’s what happened to most of us once we got to a certain age Geoff - it did with me too much to my annoyance! But good fun to collect them again. Cheers for now. ........Graham
Enjoyed the video Graham. Merry Christmas to you & yours. Will look forward to more videos in 2019 Cheers Greg from Australia
Hi Graham, I noticed these Dinkys in one of your previous videos. I collected Corgis and Dinkys as a kid and when my sister moved to America, married and had a boy, I gave them all to him (thinking that I'd outgrown them and that a young American boy would enjoy English cars and lorries) Anyway, many years later, after moving to America myself, I wanted to recreate my collection and eventually bought most of them on ebay, and its not easy finding them over here! So, one day I'm talking to my sister and she tells me that her son had never even opened the boxes as he was never interested in them and they are somewhere in her garage. To cut a long story short, I was eventually reunited with all of my original cars and lorries, all absolutely mint and in the original boxes!!! I wish I could post a photo of them on here, I cherish them so much :-) Regards Paul
quarryfield That’s an amazing story Paul, to be reunited with all your original toys must have been a magical moment for you. Part or a lot of the fun for me these days is hunting the ones I remember having down because obviously they are now already in collections or simply just tucked away somewhere, so when one comes up that is suitable then I snap it up if I can. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Magical indeed Graham. I have a very similar rocket erector vehicle but made by Corgi. It looks almost identical to yours. The real thing was electric powered.
merry Christmas Graham have a good one have enjoyed your channel this year and look forward to next year and the new layout so all the best for now and good wishes for the new year al 😊🎅🎅🎅🎅
Awesome collection Graham very nice love it thank you for the amazing videos
Sean Graham No worries Sean and I’m just pleased that you enjoyed it. Cheers for now. .............Graham
Marry Christmas Graham to you and you good lady and have a good new year
Very nice. I have some of the same ones..........brings back memories of my childhood..........
MrChoochoo I think most of us about the same age David can remember their cars or toys as a child and many like you and me still have some, I love them. Cheers. ..........Graham
That is some collection Graham. Great stuff...........John.
Thank you John and much appreciated sir. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
Hi Graham wow what a collection I bet your proud off them. Colin
Collins N Gauge Thank you Colin and yes, I’m very proud of the collection, it’s taken a while but that’s half the fun. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
Beautiful cars and work
Great video those are some great models
David's Trains Thanks David, I obviously have my own favourites in there! 😉. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
I remember them with fondness.
Nigel Carter Indeed Nigel, lovely memories for me too. Cheers for now. ............Graham
Brilliant video Graham, My main hobby is model railways but I have a large collection of slot cars all on shelves in the spare room, I had Scalextric when I was little and have been collecting new cars. I`m happy with my collection, I don`t know why but I always feel a little guilty that I didn't just focus on buying things for the railway side of things, I guess I feel like I have been cheating on my main hobby!
Regards
Kev
Hi Kev, I still have my old Scalextric too from when I was a lad, I had the very first racing cars which I still have to this day and they would probably work too if I tested them although the original controllers might be burnt out by now. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Ohh lovely! I'm very envious. Is that a Timpo Pickford lorry behind your Tootsietoy cars?
Fab, Graham. I had a Silver Wraith too. And a Tank Transporter. Great memories! Have you got a Bloodhound Missile and launcher hidden away? Cheers mate...........Reinhard
letzterinstanz Thank you Reinhard and so pleased you enjoyed it. I don’t have the Bloodhound missile launcher as that was made by Corgi but I do have an Honest John missile and truck launcher (number 665) and two Corporal missiles on their carrier plus their own launchers (number 666) and they all still work ! Cheers for now mate. .........Graham
Very nice Graham 👍
Graeme Morrison Many thanks Graeme, much appreciated mate. ..............Graham
Great collection Graham Cheers Greg
Thank you very much Greg and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Cool stuff.
Thank you Anthony. ...........Graham
Nice collection , can you use them on model railway . Or are they not the right scale / size ?
No mate, you cant use them for OO gauge but you might be able to use them on O gauge though but not sure to be honest. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Great video how are you going to pass the article 13
mikey amazing trains Thanks Mike. There’s not much I can do about article 13 to be honest, If my videos get blocked then it’s not a problem for me as I set up UA-cam originally as more of a video library for myself as reference so all I need do is just keep the videos private which is what I did originally. It would be a shame but that’s what I will do. This is a EU law and if we come out with Brexit then that might all change anyway. Cheers for now. .........Graham
i would be happy to do a video together if you want to for both of other channels
mikey amazing trains I haven’t a problem with that Mike except that I haven’t a layout at the moment but as soon as I have something up and running then we could something then if you want. Cheers for now. ............Graham