The Honda CX500 and Variants Some folks call them the ugliest bike ever made, and say the "Plastic Maggot" was awful. These people have never understood the CX500 and have probably never ridden one. Any...
H.P.D. is the chemical breakdown of a Cellulose Acetate mixture found in early 20th century plastics,often found today in hard plastic Pedigree, Rosebud, BND, Roddy, Palitoy dolls ect,produced in the late...
Purpose of Guides I'm dismayed by the huge amount of counterfeit Mac on eBay, and how many bidders are still fooled by these fake items.I've bought some of these fakes on eBay myself, and not known until...
Epiphone is a guitar brand that is steeped in history and was a head to head rival to Gibson guitars until Gibson bought Epiphone over in 1957. Gibson now positions Epiphone as a lower budget brand to the...
Do not buy lighting sourced from China it may destroy your layout or worse. Be very careful of buying the model lamposts and lights from China or Hong kong. These items are very dangerous. Having purchased a...
Welcome to this, my second guide on the subject of Amusement Arcade coin or penny pushers. I have heard them called many things in my time - penny pushers - coin pushers - sliders - penny falls - shovers -...
Unfortunately Yeomanry badges have been widely faked - in fact nearly every version and type has been faked. Many are indistinguishablefrom the originals especially the single metal types. There are some...
Just a short guide to make sure you know what you're getting into... Firstly, an N gauge TGV/Eurostar/Thalys set IS a lovely thing to see running round an appropriate layout, but there is something to beware...
History Toby jugs have been made in this country since about 1770, and there are known examples from Germany before this time, and now various countries from arround the world produce toby jugs. Early...
Why do we love collecting coins? For some it's the finding the unrecorded variety , for others it's the history and for some it's the fascination. For me it's a bit of all that and more. I've been a collector...