junkyarddog Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Another attempt at weathering. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I have to clear coat them after applying the weathering powders,otherwise they will just rub off.It looses some of the effect though.Still it adds a bit more character to a battered playworn model. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 45p bought this. I’m thinking some sort of conversion to a recovery wagon but not sure how either the flatbed or the rear jib would work. junkyarddog, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I think you'd want a beavertail on that rather than a flat, by which I presume you mean a sliding bed. Beavertail would be age-appropriate for the chassis. There appears to be a generator/tool cabinet behind the cab, which will probably need to be cut away to give you some more bed length. A beavertail shouldn't be hard to cobble up from the deck of a scrap car-transporter trailer, which are in rummage boxes at almost every toyfair. You might even find one in your local charity shop! Looking forward to seeing it when you've done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 https://www.motor1.com/news/224359/nissan-miniature-car-wash/ Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thought about making it as per a Bus Recovery vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Or get some plastic strips and make one of these....AEC chassis, London Transport. Perfect... Laseraligningfoofooflanges and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 My effort. eddyramrod, Datsuncog, mercrocker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I like that. I’ve got a decrepit Corgi Transit with a spec lift somewhere. junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Got one of those Home Bargains Lancia Lybras today. Great detail for £2.99, I also love bland 1990s cars and this is near the top of that game! Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Datsuncog and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Laseraligningfoofooflanges, mercrocker, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 That's what I mean. There is also this: I have been in a few of those Hong Kong Toyota Crowns over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5! Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying. Bren, 155V6, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Got one of those Home Bargains Lancia Lybras today. Great detail for £2.99, I also love bland 1990s cars and this is near the top of that game!IMG_20171220_170219_870.jpgI remember buying some Home Bargains Renault diecasts for pocket money prices about 10 years ago. Had a Renault 12, Renault 8 and a Renault Dauphine. Trouble was, being a kid, I wrecked em. One of many things I regret because it’s probably the closest I’ll get to owning any of the three... Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5! Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying. Is that an Alfa 75 in the middle of the third row? 604 middle top? I like the Citroen van. All of this reminds me that I must get the Tipo off to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Is that an Alfa 75 in the middle of the third row? 604 middle top? I like the Citroen van. All of this reminds me that I must get the Tipo off to you.Yep and yep! The 604 is a Norev effort, hence the size discrepancy. The Citroen van was really cheap too but it's more or less a perfect representation, I suspect it was bought from a tourist tat shop at one stage. No rush with the Tipo either, I forgot I own my actual one at times. 155V6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 20171222_223530.jpg20171222_223451.jpg20171222_223415.jpg20171222_223306.jpg Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5! Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying.I think I've got most of those,the K70s came in loads of colours,I think you could get them with round or oblong headlights.My Vans are Fiat flavoured Junkman, eddyramrod, junkyarddog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 The k70 is a fantastic casting.I got mine with this caravan. Junkman, 155V6, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 the fiat van will be an Efsi model with a slidey door methinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I remember buying some Home Bargains Renault diecasts for pocket money prices about 10 years ago. Had a Renault 12, Renault 8 and a Renault Dauphine. Trouble was, being a kid, I wrecked em. One of many things I regret because it’s probably the closest I’ll get to owning any of the three...I think these were ex-French magazine part-work cars - no Home Bargains near me at the time, but I picked up all the cars you mentioned (blue R12, yellow R8, terracotta Dauphine?) in TK Maxx back in 2007, plus a few others. Probably imported in bulk and snapped up by discount retailers, like with Poundland and the Russian models a few years ago. They still crop up fairly often at toy fairs for not that much - £5 to £7 opened, £10 sealed round these parts - so keep an eye out and you might be able to replace the wrecked ones! MiniMort and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 No pics sorry as i rarely carry my phone with me but today I found a 1/18 scale Opel Manta GTE in an antique shop for £40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I gathered together my Majorette DS Ambulances,didn't think I had this many Sudsprint, Junkman, 59Impala and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Great collection of them.I haven't managed to find one yet,but I will.That's the fun of collecting That Corgi garage is ace as well. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Not my usual scale,But how cool is this. mercrocker, RayMK, 59Impala and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Noice. I got 2 Atlas Editions plodmobiles, the mk1 Scrote in Sussex guise and the mk1 Grandad in west country plod guise. Both are clearly Vanguards castings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 After one for ages. Not cheap and why I can only afford sub £2k cars. Conrad D. Conelrad, Junkman, 155V6 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Awesome, Bren. I had one of those but stupidly sold it before I even got to display it. Arse. Mrs Rocker generally buys me die-cast for Xmas. She sorts it out with a local toy dealer a few miles away. This year she mentioned one of the items was on "lay-away" and she couldn't afford it all at once. Naturally, I was intrigued. I was a very happy bunny this morning..... Excellent pension use, I reckon! Sudsprint, 59Impala, 155V6 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Nice one! I remember being overjoyed to get that Commer set new, more than 50 years ago. I've still got most of it, I think, but obviously not in that condition any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Hnnnnngggg spaff at that Commer set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Fantastic commer set Mr Rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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