I had a good week. Needless to say I'm obsessive compulsive and too old to know better. When I was a little kid back in the 50's, those things were just ignored. If I like something and can afford it ( or not?), often I feel the need to have 2, or 10, or? Sometimes it's a color variation, sometimes identical. I do it with bicycles too in some cases.
My Dad travelled quite a bit when we were young ( in the 60's), so he'd always bring his boys ( Pat my Bro, and I) a Dinky toy, Matchbox, or various die cast toy in duplicate. That may have sown the seed? Anyway I have 2 of several toys ( bicycles, advertising pieces, ornaments)
, will maybe start a thread in the Lounge some day on that madness. See who else has that gene.
Here are a couple of toys ( a duplicate) that arrived this week. All original 1950's 13" tall all tin working ( the pistons in one head don't move) Planet/Robby the Robot ( Forbidden Planet) and another ( duplicate) original 18" Yonezawa 1950's all tin Champion open wheel racer, #98.
The real GEM though ( I posted the pic on Kirks thread last night in a weak moment/just pulled the pic/comments) is a 1969 Triumph Bonneville T-120 motorcycle in Concours restored condition. I put a sizeable deposit on it Friday. The seller is very private/still in possession of the bike, therefore I pulled the pic until I take delivery next month after he goes through every inch to ensure it's perfection to ride.( He drove it last year for a short trip to a show/it stole the show!). He is a mechanic, I'm not. I will pay in full this week. To match it ( NO, I can't afford to buy 2 Full size Triumph Bonnevilles!!) I bought a Franklin Mint 10" model ( made in 2000 I think) from Ebay yesterday to have on my desk. Those picture/s I will post of the model. My FULL size motorcycle is exact to this.
Oh yeah, my Rat Fink neon sign showed up this week too!! It's new, but well done and arrived all the way from California undamaged! WOW!!