Unusual Biggles items and ephemera

[Kismet]

Where does the flame come out?

Yes, my question exactly! lol
I was thinking his head might snap sideways & the flame comes out?

I wondered that. The only other place where it looks possible to separate the figure is the waist. Alternatively, I suppose it is possible that the figure isn't modelled completely all the way round and the flame is at the back somehow.

[Fairblue]

Where does the flame come out?

Yes, my question exactly! lol
I was thinking his head might snap sideways & the flame comes out?

I don't have a clue. This was on an auctions site that I subscribe to.

[Frecks]

The only way to find out would be to buy the model. It looks great and would sit well on the coffee table in the flat. I have ashtrays and cigarettes and matches in my model of the flat but the only lighter I could find is silver and so small you cannot see it if I put it in the flat. I have recently added some miniature books connected to flying in the 1930s which make the room seem much more authentic.

[tiffinata]

Without looking closely, I reckon the flame would come out at the top of the prop, it being the highest point.

[Tommy Smith]

How splendid, great thing to have. Here's one revealed.
http://www.grandauctions.co.uk/auction/ ... le-lighter
Flip top head, nicely hinged.
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auct ... e0010ee43d

[Spitfire666]

How splendid, great thing to have. Here's one revealed.
http://www.grandauctions.co.uk/auction/ ... le-lighter
Flip top head, nicely hinged.
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auct ... e0010ee43d

Thanks TS. They both look nice. Don't think i would feel happy about decapitating the airman every time I wanted to light up though!

[Tracer]

Yes: it does look a bit grisly.

[Rumpity]

I have never seen one of those KK. It looks great. Had you forgotten about it? There was a Biggles Fan Club of some description connected to a promotion with a breakfast cereal in this country but I do not know anything much about it.

Quaker Oats in the 1950s & 60s. Here's a link.
Get your Biggles coders and flashers (?!) here.

http://cerealoffers.com/Quaker_Ltd/Quak ... _oats.html

[Anticlockwise Prop]

Biggles Bust figurine

I don’t believe its for sale itself but a seller on ebay is using a “Biggles Bust” as a prop in a number of his advertisements for books that he/she has for sale. I don’t believe that I’ve seen one of these before.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BIGGLES-GOE ... SwJ95bSE~~

I’ll try and attach an image downloaded from ebay as well as insert the link from ebay.

[Kismet]

I'm not sure how I feel about the bust. It looks a bit ghastly there but it might be the angle. A bust of another aviator re-purposed or a talented family member?