More than peeking...
Was this an educated guess?
Indeed I have been there, but doing some interesting things, or at least I hope they're interesting to all here.
My plan is to document the collection in stills and video in as great a detail as time permits before the auction. Today I was shooting stills, several hundred of them to show how it was before it is scattered to the winds.
Next week I'll be visiting again to do a walk-around with John, with him telling us about each artifact, it's discovery, restoration and significance.
John is now 75, and is quietly resigned to the inevitability of the process. One of the more significant items is his Tilly, which is where it all started for he and his wife Pat... it was their only form of transport 50 years ago.
John really doesn't have too much time to spend with people wanting a look... after all there are still a lot of projects on the slate. The 6 pounder he bought at Corowa is now well on the way to becoming a complete gun again. I found John in the workshop putting a $14 angle grinder with a wire brush to the test on bits of the 6 pounder... then there's an F15 for ANZAC Day, followed by the Rover armoured car... then ...well there's a whole paddock full of interesting projects. I can't wait to put the DVD on the collection together - it will be a really interesting program, although bittersweet too.
As for the stuff in the auction, I'll put some pictures on the site shortly so you can have a better look at them. And no, there will be no prior offers accepted.
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