Just saw this on the BBC Website :o
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-43907540 (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
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-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-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 (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 (https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srwess10166/lot-26812383-5790-430d-8559-a8c801654c83)
Funny place, the newspapers.
Somewhere else i read it was a quarter million models and estimated at 10 000 £.
Quote from: petercooman on 27 April 2018, 04:03:15 PM
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.
True!
It did get me thinking about my stuff "when i'm gone' though :-\ :-\
Quote from: petercooman on 27 April 2018, 07:27:13 PM
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
Quote from: Orcs on 28 April 2018, 09:29:57 AM
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 :D
Will need a big room though!