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Latest Restoration in Progress: Dinky 949 - Wayne School Bus
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I identified this as the Continental Coach but as it had red interior it has to be the Wayne School Bus. The chassis was already removed but the pillars needed grinding down to a flat surface allowing a drill to be centered. The pillars allow very little error so much care is needed. See the detail, with care drilled 5/64 and tapped 4-40 thread. The chassis was stripped of paint to reveal some bad rust spots. These I ground out and with two good primer coats most of the damage does not show. The paint was striped and small repairs made. The interior was refinished in deep blue and the standard yellow for the bodywork. Windows and interior cleaned and no ready for decals and detail painting.../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/1.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/2.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/3.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/4.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/5.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/6.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/7.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/8.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/9.jpg ../content/H2/Wayne School Bus (H243)/images/10.jpg

noimage noimage Remember those toys cars from your childhood, or perhaps your fathers or grandfathers toys. They are very collectable now even in poor condition. I have been restoring them to give them a new lease of life using basic tools. I am sharing some of my best tips and showing some of the restorations to help you do the same. The collections includes Dinky, Corgi and rare makes such as Toby Toys, Gilco, Gaity, Kemlow, Londontoy etc. Browse the Collection, view the catalogues, see the box and decal templates box reproductions Compare models in the extensive catalogue research page. Models from 1934-1970 are listed (and more being added). The most recent restoration is shown below

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