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 Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 8:35:52 PM on 27 April 2012.
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 GTC
 Location: Sydney, NSW
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I have been asked by a collector to be on the lookout for a jade coloured Cub for sale of the style shown in this picture:



So, please let me know if there's one out there.
 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 10:32:00 PM on 27 April 2012.
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I've got one that isn't plain jade but mottled in a similar pattern to the pinkie above. Unfortunately it is not for sale for sentimental reasons.

Mine has a hairline crack part-way through the top though. It could be discreetly repaired but it'd take some doing. Mottled bakelite is almost always structurally unstable and needs extra care when the receiver is being lifted.


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A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 11:20:19 PM on 27 April 2012.
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 Marcc
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With a lot of plastic sets now, and Bakelite. Never ever (if it is possible) Place a hand inside and top lift it., that is a recipe for disaster.

Marc
 
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Never ever (if it is possible) Place a hand inside and top lift it., that is a recipe for disaster.

Yes, it's all too tempting. I haven't broken a set myself as I try not to do this though I've bought too many sets that have had this done to them. It makes me wonder how the Americans get on with their Emersons and Fadas - they have carry handles located right where many of our fingers end up.


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A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 5:46:40 PM on 6 June 2012.
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 Ralph
 Location: Alice Springs, NT
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Re the airzone cub, I have a pink one in good working condition for sale, no damage to the bakelite
 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 8:53:11 PM on 6 June 2012.
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Thanks Ralph, but the collector in question has the whole set except for the jade one.
 
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