Apart from when I was a very young child Ive always insisted on only buying mint and boxed models, no deviations and no exceptions to that rule! Then my good friend Mikaela began sending me various play worn charity shop finds and guess what, the sky didn't fall in! That then encouraged me to showcase my own play worn loose childhood toys, again, the Earth didn't stop spinning on its axis! Ive now just entered into the world of buying loose play worn models in job lot quantities on Ebay and again, the sun hasn't stopped shining and the birds haven't stopped singing! ;-p
Its actually rather enjoyable to own other peoples childhood models despite their less than perfect appearance. Its cheap and can also be a good source for models which might otherwise be too expensive in my usual preferred mint and boxed condition.
I did actually have one of these Lone Star Jaguar Mark X models as a child but stupidly sold it on Ebay many years ago despite it being in far worse condition paint wise than this example.
Ive always had a soft spot for the products of Lone Star, the underdog of the British diecast makers who somehow managed to struggle on making their products here right up until the mid 1980's before sadly closing down. This "Impy" Jaguar was part of a range which competed head on with the likes of Matchbox and Corgi though sadly by the time this example was made their battle was clearly lost. What started out as a casting literally bristling with working features such as opening parts and jewelled headlamps ended up like this. No interior, no painted detailing or jewelled lights though its opening bonnet did survive all the cost cutting. A beautiful little model nonetheless of Jaguars late 60's Executive express.
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