Brooklin Models 1958 AUSTIN HEALEY Sprite MK 1 in Box

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Brooklin Models Brooklin Models 1958 AUSTIN - HEALEY SPRITE MK 1 in BOX. This model has not been made since December 2004, and so should make some collector happy. Release Date : December 31, 1998 Date Deleted : December 31, 2004 It appears (to my eye) to be about perfect. Hand Built High Quality Collectable 1:43 Scale Model Cars in Heavy White Metal, Made in England. From a collector's display case, this is one of many fine Brooklin Models that I will be listing over the next week or two; all have been displayed but never "played with". All have their original boxes; many appear to be MINT condition. Note: Apparently, these Brooklin Models are very collectable, and I admit that I am not knowlegeable about thisparticular collector market, so I have tried to take various pictures from different angles so that the bidding collectorcan make an informed decision. These models were owned and displayed (but not "played with") by a collector,and so cannot be sold as "new". Some are probably "MINT" condition, some perhaps not, so please examine the picturescarefully to make your decision. NO RETURNS. LOWER 48 USA STATES ONLY. Shipping - $6.00 I will be listing more fine old toys and electric trains from the inventory of an old toy store closed in 1979, as well as a collection of classic model diecast cars and wind-up vehicles, so please watch my listings and check back often. Here's the story on Brooklin Models........................................Since 1974, Brooklin Models has been creating beautiful 1/43 scale miniatures of American automotive classics. Honouring American automotive history, design, and styling, and with a focus on the time period between the 1930’s and the early 1960’s; the range even includes four trailers and a classic speedboat.Models made by Brooklin Models Limited are hand-built in England, utilizing brass masters, vulcanized rubber moulds, and white metal.Production numbers of Brooklin made models are counted hundreds rather than tens of thousands.Maybe, this relative rarity of our models is one of the reasons they maintain a value unlike the majority of die-cast product which often becomes worth less once purchased.Hundreds of hours are put into the selection, research, and development of Brooklin models. Time and effort must be invested to find the full size vehicle to be modelled, to take accurate measurements, and to note the correct placement and proportion of detail. The preparations required for the various models in the Brooklin range are stories in themselves. Brooklin Models Limited is currently the world’s leading manufacturer of 1/43 scale hand-built white metal models. The manufacturing process includes the meticulous creation of brass masters, from which vulcanized rubber moulds are made. Body moulds are created by the careful layering of strips of virgin rubber onto the master, encasing it in a steel frame, and vulcanizing at over 300°F. Centrifugal casting machines are used for creating baseplates, headlights, wheels, dashboards, seats and other small parts. Each white metal body, as well as the numerous small parts, is then individually and fastidiously cleaned of flash and other imperfections. Bodies and sub-assemblies are then hand sprayed with automotive quality paints. Final assembly and packaging is also accomplished by hand, one model at a time. The manufacture of models occurs in three week runs, with several hundred pieces of one to three new models with the balance of the schedule used to replace “low stock” models. Overall, approximately 20,000 models are produced in a given year, with the average production run for an individual model over a five year period rarely exceeding 1000. read more

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