Felly Magic Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 General Motors saloons in 3 flavours. Holden, vauxhall and Lotus-Opel. Burnside, paulscavalier, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Picked this up today,a Hong Kong made smaller scale knockoff of the Dinky ERF fire engine. The metal casting is really good,the plastic parts less so. Junkman, eddyramrod, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I've got one of those but the previous owner tarted it up with different wheels and ladder. Nice to see what it would have looked like originally. eddyramrod, Junkman, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Yesterday, it rained; something we haven't been experiencing too much of this year so far. Yesterday was also the day that I got my accounts up to date, whilst Mrs_Jon carried on with some uni coursework she's doing at the mo. Crap weather + trapped indoors doing not so fun tasks = retail therapy. I whisked her away in the afternoon to a local sells-everything shop (like an NZ Wilkinsons) and she splurged £3.50 on some reduced price slippers and a Count Duckula (!) DVD. Thus, I was vilified in spending a similar amount on this very small yet nicely formed item: Sadly, it's not wearable as indoor clothing but it's certainly going to provide more entertainment long after the novelty of 3 episodes of a cartoon I thought was crap 30 years ago and which you can no doubt find free online, has worn off. For something so twee that's made in this day and age, it's got some great detailing. Apologies for not having opened it yet but I quite like the card it's on, plus I can get further gratification down the line when I can finally lay sticky mits on it. More detail. Not bad. And finally, here's the whole range. Sadly, all but the Laurel were on the shelves, else I'd have nabbed that one too. Presumably there were some in the shop before but collectors/scenesters must have been there already. Incidentally, I'm hearing reports that there's a Hotwheels and Matchbox drought in the UK? There were hundreds in the shop yesterday and it's a national chain, so we're awash with the buggers. Hit me up if there's something you're desperately looking for, as NZ seems to be getting new releases fairly quickly, for some reason. Max cost is usually £1.50 each but stores often have sales where buying multiples brings the cost below £1. Postage is of course another issue but not as awful as you may have thought. Sudsprint, Junkman, Burnside and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 No Gulf Porsche 917 ?? paulscavalier and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 The HW Laurel is a long-term resident on my want list and will likely stay there. I could just buy one on ebay for silly money but where's the fun in that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Could be wrong but they seem to have stopped selling Matchbox in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just dumped a load more stripped shells in their caustic-soda bath. Might as well take advantage of good painting weather! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 General Motors saloons in 3 flavours. Holden, vauxhall and Lotus-Opel. IMG_20190224_050124.jpg Needs MOAR Caprice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I don't know how many times this poor Cortina has been repainted. Matchbox Cortina Before.jpg So I repainted it again. matchboxbill01.jpgInspired. Best thing on this thread for ages. Conrad D. Conelrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Here's what I acquired from Ramrod's Disorganised Diecast SaleTM. Two plastic kits plus an assortment of old toys. A pair of Ford wreckers and an Eccles caravan by Matchbox, five Dinky Dublo (Austin and Bedford trucks, Singer roadster, Land Rover and VW van), a Marx Bulldog Mercury Cougar and a Lone Star Tuf-Toys Dodge Dart complete with giant green alien driver. The Dinky trucks are in pretty good shape and the rest are perfect candidates for restoration. Burnside, eddyramrod, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Something different from Mustie1, ancient Aurora? sheffcortinacentre, Datsuncog and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Needs MOAR Caprice... NOOOO, only got 1 1/43 scale Septicmobile and that is a Dodge Monaco from the Jimmy Blond collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Another ex-ramrod. This can stay in its original paint. Defo going to add 'Hoveringham' decals. Less bothered about the tailgate, as I imagine it will be near impossible to colour match. eddyramrod, Skizzer and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulscavalier Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Here's what I acquired from Ramrod's Disorganised Diecast SaleTM. IMG_20190225_105507944.jpg Two plastic kits plus an assortment of old toys. A pair of Ford wreckers and an Eccles caravan by Matchbox, five Dinky Dublo (Austin and Bedford trucks, Singer roadster, Land Rover and VW van), a Marx Bulldog Mercury Cougar and a Lone Star Tuf-Toys Dodge Dart complete with giant green alien driver. The Dinky trucks are in pretty good shape and the rest are perfect candidates for restoration. The matchbox lrdg is a lovely kit, I built that one a few years back. I don't think my eyes are good enough to do another small jeep with that detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 NOOOO, only got 1 1/43 scale Septicmobile and that is a Dodge Monaco from the Jimmy Blond collectionWe will have to fix that for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I put another batch through the caustic bath today. Better go out and get some more paint! Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I'm not sure whether or not this repaint idea was pointless, brilliant, or both. I'll varnish it once I've bought/built a windscreen frame for it. RayMK, egg, Conrad D. Conelrad and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oh no now Eddy is ganging up on me re the yank barges too, help LOL eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Good thing I haven't got your address or I'd be sending you one! Felly Magic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Junkman would lock me in his dungeon of delights eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 This non Eddy model is a right ruffian. I think I'll be filling the roof holes and making it a standard van. junkyarddog, Christine, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Every time I see one of these strip-down posts it makes me want to collect some old castings and keep them unpainted. Just so people can appreciate the skill of those Lesney die-makers. egg, eddyramrod, paulscavalier and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Picked up this battered Matchbox Dodge dragster at weekend Remade the missing grille out of resin. Put it back together cleaned up with some new rubber tyres,and body support bar,stolen from the vw version. I was going to repaint it,but quite like the faded paint and worn stickers. Christine, paulscavalier, mercrocker and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 Tremendous job! The remanufactured grille is ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Looking for similar to mount a Cortina on. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Picked these random Corgis from a car boot sale ( on a weekday?!) in Port Talbot , today.The Corniche still has its Spirit of Ecstasy and may be the subject of my first resto, we'll see.The 1/36s are a departure for me, but I think will just be the start of a collection whilst prices are so low.Incidentally the Charlie's Angels van is not something I particularly want so if anyone wants it for the £2.50 it owes me plus postage , I'm more than happy to pass it on. junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 My half of the model exchange arrived today. Looking forward to getting stuck into this one. It's not something I would have picked myself but it is something I'm happy to work on. I'm planning to build it up as a grandma car. What I'm undecided on is colour, I'm thinking either lemon yellow with a brown interior, white with a red interior, or metallic green with a dark green interior. Don't want to go with reds or blues for this one and I'm avoiding browns and beiges for the bodywork. I'm definitely not turning it into a Starkers & Crotch replica. Datsuncog, RayMK, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Green outside with a darker green interior works well on older real life Opels. Yellow seems to suit some Peugeot coupes very well and even a Rover 75 or two. On models, because you can see so much of it in one dose, some colours work better than others. I'll await your expert eye and opinion but will enjoy seeing the end result and even work in progress reports would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The next Haydock Park fair is hitting upon us soon. I have serious miniature shite withdrawal symptoms, because I hardly own any. So who is in? 01. Junkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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