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The BAYKO Collectors Club is planning another big one - BAYKO 75 - a major exhibition to celebrate the 75th birthday of the world's first and finest plastic construction toy, which is to be held in 2009!

This will be the 3rd major anniversary exhibition, following up on the success of the Diamond Jubilee Exhibition in Liverpool in 1994 and the 70th Birthday BAYKO Exhibition in Sandy in 2004.

Several venues are being considered, including a return visit to BAYKO's home turf, but details won't be published until they are finalised to avoid any risk of confusion.

2 years sounds a long way ahead, but, you can't have too much planning time when you are putting together a major exhibition like this.

Peter Wicker has volunteered his services as exhibition coordinator, doubtless with much invaluable support from Brenda and I'm sure we all wish him well in the role...

...even more important, I'm sure you will give him your full support.

I'm certainly looking forward to participating in another major triumph for the BAYKO Collectors Club - watch this space.

Remember you heard it here first...

...2 of Leo's famous mega-buildings have been sold...

...and what's more, they're coming home!

The magnificent Empire State Building [left] and the superb Speke Airport Building [right] are the models concerned...

...but why are they going home?

The models have been bought by The Museum of Liverpool Life, part of The National Museums, Liverpool which already held a number of BAYKO documents referred to elsewhere on the site.

They hope to have The Empire State Building on display in a couple of months.

Congratulations to Leo...

...and also, of course, to the Museum of Liverpool Life for their taste and foresight!!!

The photo [left] was taken at the Diamond Jubilee exhibition at Sandy in 2004, the other [right] in the museum store.