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Nigel thanks ever so much for all that detailed info on the various engines. That really helps Mum and I out a lot.

Thanks Richard, you really seem to know your stuff The information about the Nano is very interesting and something I wasn't aware of so thanks for that. Also the Taplin, I got the box back out and it does say "Manufactured in India" so you may well be right. I guess I will see what Gilding's say in regards to the Taplin

I managed to get photos taken and uploaded of the boxed engines and thanks to being pointed towards Gilding's I think my next step will be to contact one of their valuers if there is anything interesting in this collection. There are also probably around 50 unboxed engines that I still have to deal with but one step at a time In case anyone is interested in seeing the pictures of the engines the Album link is below. Boxed Engines Thanks once again for all your help chaps.

Right got it, don't turn them over I'm going to spend tomorrow taking pictures of everything so I hope its ok if I share them.

For those that are interested in seeing the Nano I took a few pictures. Not trying to sell this here I just thought it was such an amazingly crafted thing I wanted to share it with you all. Nano 1 Nano 2 Nano 3 Nano 4 Edited By Chris Pearce 3 on 07/07/2020 17:50:46

Sorry I just wanted to quickly mention that about 80% of the engines are all brand new in box and never run. They mostly also have hand written receipts for the purchase. By the way is it a problem that they mostly haven't been run ? I ask because I vaguely remember hearing somewhere that you should at least turn them over occasionaly or there could be problems ? I think the main thing is that it's important to me and also my mother that we honour Dads memory and not just dump everything he collected on Ebay.

Hi I just wanted to thank you all for taking the time to both read and reply to my post. One thing I have noticed is just how friendly and helpful Dads community was/is. Something I didn't mention earlier that complicates things is that Mum and Dad moved to Germany around the 2000's so Mum ,myself ,and all Dads stuff is currently here. Although I guess postage wouldn't be that much of an issue Some really helpful things have been said and I think in particular the mention of Gildings which on reading their landing page seems exactly what might be the way to go for us. At this point I'm thinking I should first of all take a good set of pictures showing just what we have here and then contacting a valuer at Gildings. I'm not to sure what the rules are on this forum for posting external links but I would be really happy to share the pictures of everything with you all if that would be allowed. It would be nice to have a knowledgeable set of eyes giving everything a once over before it all goes out into the wild.   Again many thanks for all the replies. Edited By Chris Pearce 3 on 07/07/2020 17:23:31 Edited By Chris Pearce 3 on 07/07/2020 17:25:04

Hi I just signed up here in the hope someone might be able to offer some advice or help. Basically my Dad was very much into RC Aircraft and collecting engines. Sadly he passed away in 2013 after a nasty battle with cancer . I am currently trying to help my Mum clear the house out and we have a huge amount of boxed RC engines and models that we would like to clear out. Now as much as Dad would have liked me to follow in his Hobby footsteps, I just never got bitten by it. That is the main problem, I really know nothing about these engines and what their value really is. The thing is that out of respect to my Dad I would feel terrible just posting them on Ebay and hoping for the best. I know my Dad has some really rare stuff in all this lot, one in particular I remember Dad showing me was the smallest engine I had ever seen. It is a boxed engine called NANO it is 0.1CC and is hand made by someone called Richard Gordon and is numbered 17 on the little certificate. So you see there is a real assortment of probably valuable engines here and I have no idea how to go about 1:finding out a fair price for the stuff and 2: where the best place to sell RC items would be. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.