"Hidden hoard of 100,000 toy soldiers to be auctioned"

[O Dinas Powys]

Just saw this on the BBC Website 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-43907540

"The hoard, which filled a double garage in Brislington, Bristol, belonged to Carmelo Mazzotta who died in 2016 following a battle with leukaemia.

The 55-year-old began his collection of soldiers, tanks and planes when he was just eight."

That is one impressive stash!

Cheers!

Meirion

[O Dinas Powys]

Okay, so I'm 'inqusisitive' and took a look on the auction room's website!

Of particular interest to the 10mm gamer are three lots of 1:144 aircraft:

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srwess10166/lot-eaeb1e2a-734a-4868-8c1d-a8c801654c83
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srwess10166/lot-c94e8aae-61ed-4ea1-8df2-a8c801654c84
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srwess10166/lot-dce38cf0-d7d6-4e21-a833-a8c801654c85

...and possibly some N gauge model railway accessories 

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srwess10166/lot-26812383-5790-430d-8559-a8c801654c83

[petercooman]

Funny place, the newspapers.

Somewhere else i read it was a quarter million models and estimated at 10 000 £.

[O Dinas Powys]

Funny place, the newspapers.

Somewhere else i read it was a quarter million models and estimated at 10 000 £.

Lol! Well, the true value will be revealed tomorrow I believe.

[petercooman]

True!

It did get me thinking about my stuff "when i'm gone' though 

[Orcs]

True!

It did get me thinking about my stuff "when i'm gone' though  :- :-

But then you will not worry about what happens to it

[petercooman]

But then you will not worry about what happens to it

I know, i am not worried about it, just curious.

My wife works in a rest home, and one day she came home from work and showed me a bunch of pictures from someone's room. It was filled with 1/72 and 1/35 model kits of WW2 planes, all displayed on shelves.

I can see that happening 

Will need a big room though!