vulgalour Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 No worries, I'm happy enough with just the Pickfords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Heads up will be posting up another Diecast For Sale thread soon. All 50p - £1 each. egg and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 would you kindly evaluate/reserve the dinky volvo estate(blue) & police rangerover thankyouplease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Pajero arrived , it's quite a pleasing model . Will make a good base for converting to a wide body mk2 Burnside, vulgalour, Six-cylinder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Bit off topic but just seen these in a record shop window Six-cylinder and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Hooked out my boyhood collection from the roof. Only kept a very few boxes. One or two later additions but mostly 1968-78. Trying to track down the ones I destroyed which is a bit of a long list. Jon, Datsuncog, 155V6 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Much envy for some of those.....lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 From the DDR museum in Dresden. See anything you fancy? Effing hell, yes, a remote control Tatra 603.This is probably the nearest I could get to driving a Tatra, though this might be rarer than the real thing. And East German Scalextric. mercrocker, Burnside, MarvinsMom and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Sudsprint what make is the funny car mk1capri in the centre of your first pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Much envy for some of those.....lovely.Agreed,a very nice collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Gran(dma) Torino is almost complete! If you're wanting a really convincing chrome, then the Moltow Liquid Chrome pens everyone bangs on about on Youtube are every bit as good as they look, you can't tell the difference between it and the chromed parts on the kit and I'm seriously impressed by it. For most of the trim, I could just use the pen straight on the car, some bits I needed to blob some paint out and use a paintbrush, and some areas I need to redo where I managed to mess up, which is for my final round of fettling on this. I've made the decision to avoid chasing perfection. In a way, it being an ordinary spec car has helped hide the imperfections a bit which also makes me feel better about the whole thing. Main weakness is definitely the bodywork, I find it pretty much impossible to keep dust out of the paint and I'm not very good at polishing the paint without going through to the plastic, so I definitely need practice on that side of things. I also learned that the Revell water slide decals are of the more annoying variety because they're quite stiff, so getting them to conform to the shapes of the dashboard was annoying. There are potions you can buy that soften the decals which I think would have helped. I'm not to fussed, the interior is quite difficult to see so my less than perfect application isn't too obvious. I'm just happy that it looks good on display, and doesn't really look like a kit even though it's not quite finished. I've got small details like side markers, a bit of chrome detailing, hubcap emblems, and that sort of thing to do. Then a final clean all over to make it look its best for fancy photos. I'm looking forward to finding out what my friend finally does with his half, he won't tell me beyond the fact he's picked out what he's using and has already dismantled and cleaned stuff, so we'll have to wait and see what he comes up with. MarvinsMom, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sudsprint what make is the funny car mk1capri in the centre of your first pic? Corgi - Santa Pod Glow Worm Dragster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 That looks ace Vulg, you've made a really cracking job of it! vulgalour, egg and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 3:44 PM, Sudsprint said: Hooked out my boyhood collection from the roof. Only kept a very few boxes. One or two later additions but mostly 1968-78. Trying to track down the ones I destroyed which is a bit of a long list. That's an enviable collection, and very nicely displayed. Good job, chap. I'm in a similar boat, as I'm also trying to track down some of the toys I 'modified' with a claw hammer and bench vice when I was about six, for my 'toy scrapyard' (I was very into scrapyards). Those that were spared that onslaught later received some most interesting custom paints jobs involving Humbrol/Tamiya paints, including the glazing. In despair at my younger self, I sold them all last year as restoration projects. I know... Consequently, I'm starting afresh by collecting up the Corgi/Matchbox/Bburago catalogues of the era to jog my memory, before starting to look for particular models - both those I owned, and those I wanted to own but never did. If there's anything you're looking for in particular, I'd be happy to keep my eyes peeled on your behalf. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Whilst rummaging through the box's of diecast tat that I have amassed,I discovered some more Corgi Transit campers. Four more to be exact. Seemed a shame not to tidy them up. Of course they were missing the rear tailgate,so I fashioned some out of plastic! I have eight of these now!!Only one has come into my possession with its original tailgate intact! Smoll eddy is less than impressed. Of course if I do find others and the price is right they'll be added to the collection too,right smoll Eddy? "Oh ffs m8" Split_Pin, Cardinal Wolseley, Skizzer and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Some older regular wheels lesney cars now,Started out with these, Ended up like this, "You like these then smoll Eddy?" "Yes,m8" "More your era?" "No M8,its 'cos I look less smoll beside 'em" RayMK, egg, Squire_Dawson and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 To be fair, they are about the size those pumps were intended for! junkyarddog and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 To be fair, they are about the size those pumps were intended for!Yes,he was quite chuffed to be serving familiar old customers again! egg and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Smashing work as always JYD, loving your work! junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 That's an enviable collection, and very nicely displayed. Good job, chap. I'm in a similar boat, as I'm also trying to track down some of the toys I 'modified' with a claw hammer and bench vice when I was about six, for my 'toy scrapyard' (I was very into scrapyards). Those that were spared that onslaught later received some most interesting custom paints jobs involving Humbrol/Tamiya paints, including the glazing. In despair at my younger self, I sold them all last year as restoration projects. I know... Consequently, I'm starting afresh by collecting up the Corgi/Matchbox/Bburago catalogues of the era to jog my memory, before starting to look for particular models - both those I owned, and those I wanted to own but never did. If there's anything you're looking for in particular, I'd be happy to keep my eyes peeled on your behalf. Well, these are the ones I can remember I spent many a happy hour in the back garden destroying.. Corgi Man from Uncle Oldsmobile - white (I know.. uber expensive)Commer camera van - metallic blueLions of Longleat Land Rover - white stripedToyota 2000 You only live Twice -whiteE type convertible- chrome BatmobileAustin Cambridge driving school - blueElan fixed head - blue/whiteHeinkel Bubble car - orangeAdams Probe 16 - maroonLincoln Continental- goldStudebaker Golden Hawk - goldStandard Vanguard(Lotus gift set) red trailer and Elan chassisLandrover breakdownVolkwagen 1200 PoliceGP Beach buggy- blueRolls Royce Golden JacksCamero Golden Jacks Dinky Rambler Cross Country estate - yellow/whiteBMW 2000 Ti Lux - metallic blue/whiteMercedes 220 (with lights) - metallic blue(?)Volvo 1800S - metallic redAston DB6 - silverFord Corsair 2000E - silver/black roofFord Cortina Mk1 (2 Door) gold/white roofJaguar E Type - whiteVauxhall Victor - metallic redFord Cortina Mk2 (2 door) - whiteTriumph Spitfire - mauveTriumph Vitesse - greenTriumph 2000- white/blue roof (glider not required) Triumph 1300- pale blueMini Moke - greenFord Zodiac Mk 1V -greyFord Escort (non Police)Transit van -colour (?)Austin 1800 - pale blue6 Wheel Vega Major Coach - with battery indicatorsHillman Imp - redHonest John Missile LauncherSingle decker bus - redFord D800 TipperHarrier Jump JetAustin Para MokeSpitfireJunkers25 lb Field GunJeep Husky -Sunbeam Alpine - metallic brown Corgi Rockets -Aston Martin DBS - oversize wheels metal flake blue/black bonnet Also Spot On red Zephyr, blue Austin 1800, blue Morris Minor Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Fair play for you recounting all that.....I only get to two or three and plunge into regretful despair and need therapy for six weeks. Dick Longbridge, Sudsprint, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 i've had a couple of new additions to the collection. first off, a massive slab of Detroit's finest land yacht. though been the 1961 model year '62 series, this one got the smaller tail fins.well smaller than the 1959's were. a couple more model years and the tail fin would be no more... next i bought this, one of Ford's "3 Graces", a mark 1 Ford Consul. this is an early Corgi (1956-ish i guess that was about when Corgi car's started) complete with (working-ish) friction drive. not that there is much drive from it, as it can bearly pull itself along, never mind adding to it the weight of the diecast car! then to go with the British and German dispatch riders i got a while ago, i have managed to add an american Sherrif riding a Harly Davidson to the mix. as with the other two, this is 1/32 scale. and finally, mainly cos it was cheap. and cos it really appealed to me, this, a Dinky Hawker Hunter. the Hunter is i think one of the most perfectly formed aeroplanes ever built. the chap i got this off also had a Gloster Javelin, which at the time i bought the Hunter it didn't appeal, well come forward a few minutes i thought, what the hell, it'll be nice to have that and the Hunter.... AGGH NO TOO LATE!!... someone else had bought it, so something else for me to keep an eye open for!the pictures of it are blurry cos its really really small! Sudsprint, junkyarddog, morrisoxide and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Eclectic and entertaining selections there Jo; however the Cadillac (you just knew I would do this, didn't you?) is a 1961 model, not 1960. The 60 had the "Panoramic" windscreen, same as the 59. I have the same 1961 Dinky doubling in my collection for the 1962 sedan I owned before we went to Cyprus. Yeah I know, pedantic! Don't let it take away from your enjoyment of these delicious models though! MarvinsMom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 thanks Eddy, and above has been edited for accuracy..... mostly i buy things that are cheap, or that appeal to me! hence, i have alsorts of things in the collection. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Yep, that's what I've always done too! Oh and tailfins in 1973.....Might be a shadow of what they once were, but they were certainly still fins! junkyarddog, Sudsprint, Burnside and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 i've had a couple of new additions to the collection. first off, a massive slab of Detroit's finest land yacht. though been the 1961 model year '62 series, this one got the smaller tail fins.well smaller than the 1959's were. a couple more model years and the tail fin would be no more...DSCN8672.JPGDSCN8673.JPGDSCN8674.JPG next i bought this, one of Ford's "3 Graces", a mark 1 Ford Consul. this is an early Corgi (1956-ish i guess that was about when Corgi car's started) complete with (working-ish) friction drive. not that there is much drive from it, as it can bearly pull itself along, never mind adding to it the weight of the diecast car! DSCN8668.JPGDSCN8669.JPG then to go with the British and German dispatch riders i got a while ago, i have managed to add an american Sherrif riding a Harly Davidson to the mix. as with the other two, this is 1/32 scale.DSCN8670.JPGDSCN8671.JPG and finally, mainly cos it was cheap. and cos it really appealed to me, this, a Dinky Hawker Hunter. the Hunter is i think one of the most perfectly formed aeroplanes ever built. the chap i got this off also had a Gloster Javelin, which at the time i bought the Hunter it didn't appeal, well come forward a few minutes i thought, what the hell, it'll be nice to have that and the Hunter.... AGGH NO TOO LATE!!... someone else had bought it, so something else for me to keep an eye open for!DSCN8675.JPGDSCN8676.JPGDSCN8677.JPGthe pictures of it are blurry cos its really really small! Somewhere in my mothballed collection I have got a Vickers Viking, a small 4 engined flying boat, a Tempest and a DH106 Comet, all Dinky and more or less intact but very play-worn because I've had them since new. I do also have a small Javelin but it is plastic, possibly by Frog. The much later and much larger Corgi diecast aircraft are rather nice and I've got several, together with some similarly large plastic airliner models. The trouble is that my limited space in display cabinets is being hogged by aircraft, leaving little space for cars, hence their long term storage in plastic containers under my bed. MarvinsMom and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 i've had a couple of new additions to the collection. first off, a massive slab of Detroit's finest land yacht. though been the 1961 model year '62 series, this one got the smaller tail fins.well smaller than the 1959's were. a couple more model years and the tail fin would be no more...DSCN8672.JPGDSCN8673.JPGDSCN8674.JPG next i bought this, one of Ford's "3 Graces", a mark 1 Ford Consul. this is an early Corgi (1956-ish i guess that was about when Corgi car's started) complete with (working-ish) friction drive. not that there is much drive from it, as it can bearly pull itself along, never mind adding to it the weight of the diecast car! DSCN8668.JPGDSCN8669.JPG then to go with the British and German dispatch riders i got a while ago, i have managed to add an american Sherrif riding a Harly Davidson to the mix. as with the other two, this is 1/32 scale.DSCN8670.JPGDSCN8671.JPG and finally, mainly cos it was cheap. and cos it really appealed to me, this, a Dinky Hawker Hunter. the Hunter is i think one of the most perfectly formed aeroplanes ever built. the chap i got this off also had a Gloster Javelin, which at the time i bought the Hunter it didn't appeal, well come forward a few minutes i thought, what the hell, it'll be nice to have that and the Hunter.... AGGH NO TOO LATE!!... someone else had bought it, so something else for me to keep an eye open for!DSCN8675.JPGDSCN8676.JPGDSCN8677.JPGthe pictures of it are blurry cos its really really small!Miss_155 has a couple of Dinky aircraft,a Gloster Meteor & a Lockheed Shooting Star.She collects things she likes,with no particular theme Squire_Dawson, eddyramrod, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 4CV update. Interior is almost finished now. Engine is as done as I can be bothered with because I managed to break the other half of the axle and had to fix that. I hate how delicate this model is. Front and rear screens are in and the chrome that it's going to get is now all on. Front bumper has been lightly modified. and I still need to age the chrome quite a bit. I did debate leaving the bumpers off since they rarely seem to survive, it just looked nicer with them so I stuck them on. Honestly, the only thing saving this model from going in the bin is that I quite like how the bodywork has turned out. It's been very little fun to build. Amishtat, Sudsprint, junkyarddog and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Top job there with the paint though, that looks great. How are you planning on toning the chrome down? Burnside and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Satin varnish, then various washes and dry brushing, then rubbing through all the weathering with a bit of purple meths on paper towel which seems an effective way to take off the acrylic paint without taking off the original chrome on the parts. It's a slightly experimental approach since I've only tried it on scraps of sprue so far. RayMK, Amishtat, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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