vulgalour Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I have a dilemma. The roofrack is broken, so are the bumpers, and I spent some time removing the remnants of the stickers so it's now a clean white estate with some holes in the roof. The dilemma is that I was going to Torslanda it but I have no idea how to go about getting the graphics to do that and I don't think I can freehand or mask it accurately enough to look like anything other than a mess. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I'll have to dig out my Matchbox collection at some point.I have about five near mint boxed mid-70s Superfasts amongst them, that were my mum's, and a few more unboxed I have amassed myself. I can't remember entirely off hand, but I have a pink Europa and pink Capri, a red/orange Racing Mini missing its stickers, a Stretcha Fetcha, and a Citroen SM, possibly a couple more. All in box and not a mark on them. I have a few tattier unboxed examples too, from various sources, but I can't remember them off hand. Burnside and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 A friend of mine had this when I was a kid. I had the 1/36 Corgi version and the 1/43 Bburago example but this was out of bounds. I can't remember who it was on here that I bought a MIB example from, together with a Y10, Volvo 740, Fiat Regata and Renault 4 but I still admire the 190 every day as its a brilliant piece. Leave as is IMO.I’ll leave it as it is, I partly bought it to save it from being ragged to bits by some petulant kids. I’ve had a good look at it and its not in that bad condition. Bargain at a quid anyway. Split_Pin and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Some of yesterdays finds,Start off with this Hot wheels 1968 Ford Mustang,This would have been one of the original 16 castings,and are quite sought after.This one is in surprisingly good shape given how flimsy they are.20181112_124000.jpg20181112_124023.jpg20181112_124036.jpgNext is this Corgi juniors whizzwheels Mercedes Benz 280sl,Again in a very reasonable condition. 20181112_124046.jpg20181112_124053.jpgNext is this Matchbox Vauxhall Victor estate,I have a couple of these in poor shape,so was happy to find this.Still has it's tailgate,this was the deciding factor in it's purchase.20181112_124104.jpg20181112_124116.jpgThe top has been painted in the past,but I think it suits it,and it was very well done.I have just picked up the merc still in its blister for £15. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 My Bathtub Nash has arrived. That was quick! Obviously now MrsR is giving me some serious Cold Shoulder for having the temerity to treat myself, but I'll live. Datsuncog, egg, mrbenn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Having dug out all those tiny ones last week , and seeing how battered they were ,I got the paint can out Chose 2 jags, a mercedes pillarless , a Zephyr , MG1100, ice cream van and a Cresta Being a Vauxhall, I thought the Cresta would look good in Vauxhall Astra Polar sea blue pearl... The Ford Zephyr , well that was kinda blue already , so I did that in Polar Sea Blue too Now the Mercedes , I reckoned that a suit would have bought driven a car like that that ...and he would have chosen blue....probably metallic pearl.. The MG 1100 had to be blue..( as it was the closest colour I had to purple ,see ) You might think the only can of paint i had was Polar Sea Blue ? That's bollox , I had another can of Holts mid blue..so I did the Ice Cream van in that .. And my wife had these ,as a child , for her toy farmyard , so they're mine now These are next for a blow over..Morris Oxford and an Aston . egg, 59Impala, vulgalour and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Forgot the Jags !!! Oh yeah ..Polar sea blue mrbenn, vulgalour, Conrad D. Conelrad and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 A few years ago ,I posted this ,on the " Bus thread" .I still haven't done anything with it . For those who didn't see it .... anyone know anything about it , who might have made it ? http://autoshite.com/topic/10183-bus-shite-ive-been-papped-noooooo-lol/page-27?do=findComment&comment=703973 Amishtat and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Who offered me that Civic? I can't bloody find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Was it junkyard dog? Anyway, it's Norev time...yes, big crack in the rear which was cleverly non disclosed by the seller! mrbenn, mercrocker, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Liked for the R4 not the sneaky seller....How annoying. And thank you for the excellently well packed R10 which came today! Very pleased - it now sits between a R16 and Simca coupe. eddyramrod and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Oosh... more Norev. Must... resist... Ebay... Any chance of a group shot of all the warped plastics you've acquired so far, Egg? Despite having a few repro Eligor and later diecast Norev (now rehomed), I was totally unaware of these delightful creations until far too recently. Very charming (if fragile)! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Liked for the R4 not the sneaky seller....How annoying. And thank you for the excellently well packed R10 which came today! Very pleased - it now sits between a R16 and Simca coupe. Great, glad you like it. The R4 was 'all the monies' too, but buyer beware etc, however, the real king of the Norevs (yes, you know who that is) had advised me earlier ones with separate black number plate were the one to have, so I am still happy overall. Baby blue colour is great too! mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Oosh... more Norev. Must... resist... Ebay... Any chance of a group shot of all the warped plastics you've acquired so far, Egg? Despite having a few repro Eligor and later diecast Norev (now rehomed), I was totally unaware of these delightful creations until far too recently. Very charming (if fragile)!Mais, oui... Cardinal Wolseley, Conrad D. Conelrad, Burnside and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I find the Norev models a bit odd. They're very nicely detailed and yet they just seem a bit rubbishly made. I guess it's the self-coloured plastic bodies that makes them seem a bit sub-par, because you really can't fault them otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Mais, oui... IMG_20181114_161512~2.jpgIMG_20181114_161550~2.jpgIMG_20181114_161901~2.jpg egg and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Seriously though, that's shaping up to be a lovely collection! The R6 and that dark blue Simca in particular are simply lovely. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I find the Norev models a bit odd. They're very nicely detailed and yet they just seem a bit rubbishly made. I guess it's the self-coloured plastic bodies that makes them seem a bit sub-par, because you really can't fault them otherwise. As somebody who played with these things as a kid they were fearsome fragile. Except the ones with opening parts - they survived well because they didn't lose their paint like die-casts did. Plastic also allowed crisper detailing and gave the French subjects in particular a nice light-weight "feel" that was exactly how I imagined real AMI6s and Vespas would be.... I suppose the pastel colours are part of the appeal, as well though- that group of Egg's reminds me of one of those 60s Motor Show guide magazine covers. Nice collection - I mourn for those that simply disintegrated out of my childhood shelves! Particularly a SWB Land-Rover Gendarme station wagon that I carefully carried home from a school trip to Cherbourg only for it to literally implode in my bookcase a few months later. egg and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I think they fit the French mentality - design over reliability. There's also this French thing about children being well behaved (there's even a book about it 'French children don't throw food'), which also probably extends to looking after your (fragile) toys back in the day. Also, it's typically French - because they went their own way with this 'Rhodialite' plastic. Which is great for preserving colour but has this fatal warping flaw. So, with some French history in my family, they make the perfect collectable for me! And are a good contrast to the dependable solid Brit Lesney's. Burnside, Datsuncog, mercrocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 These are next for a blow over..Morris Oxford and an Aston . i spose the morry soxford could be blue over blue lol Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Or Cambridge Blue...... morrisoxide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 The base plate says A55 which is BMW silver mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Norevs are fucking cool and that counts. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Has nobody else noticed that Morris Oxford is actually an Austin Cambridge? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I've noticed they are all exquisite castings ,lot of detail was buried in paint . Yes it's an " Austin" A55 .The original green paint had lead in it ,which tasted ok when i was a kid . That's why I'm forgetful now .... lead poisoning, you may be left with mental retardation and behavioural disorders . Yep, too true Sue the bed company Lesney.. mercrocker, eddyramrod, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Has nobody else noticed that Morris Oxford is actually an Austin Cambridge? Or Cambridge Blue...... Of course....! Junkman and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Bathtub Nash installed...And here's the whole cabinet...This one is just for 1950s-and-earlier cars. I have others for 1960s, 1970s and Modern. MarvinsMom, Datsuncog, egg and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Modern???? Vade retro! #Shocked eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Bathtub Nash installed...14c 003.jpgAnd here's the whole cabinet...14c 002.jpgThis one is just for 1950s-and-earlier cars. I have others for 1960s, 1970s and Modern. Modern???? Vade retro! #Shocked Junkman-approved display cabinet for Post-1986 Modernz...? mercrocker, Christine and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Junkman-approved display cabinet for Post-1986 Modernz...? Black Refuse Bin Heavy Duty Plastic.jpgWife-approved display cabinet for ALL my models. This is despite me specifically leaving the whole collection to my grandsons in my will. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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