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[MrRegieRitmo]

Wrong scale I know, for this discussion, but I love collecting the 1/36 Corgi Mini special editions. They are nicely made and well proportioned for a car aimed at the 'toy' market. Mint and boxed ones come up on e-bay all the time and make a nice display piece. I have: Mini 30 and accompanying 30th Anniversary Sky, Rose, Flame and Racing, Ritz, Jet Black and Red Hot, Neon and the basic City. I have a Mini 40 and a late 90's Cooper, but I really like the early 90's and 80s special edition ones. Does anyone else have any others? I believe theres an Advantage, Park lane, and Mayfair out there?

I had lots of those when I was about 7 or 8, I believe I had a couple of sets of 3 plus at least 1 single one. I got a single blue one on it's own first I think....my memories are vague as I haven't seen them for years....I'm pretty sure it was Mini Mayfair in light blue with silver coachlines. I had a set of 3 which contained Red Hot, Jet Black & one other....Ritz maybe?! In silver I think it was... That might have been all I had actually....or I might have forgotten any others!

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http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/ren2.jpg...

Glad to see the 14 being represented, even if it is only 2D! Is that meant to be a wall poster / advert?

yeah waiting for the glass and frame

[brammy777]

i swear royal mail is taking forever for posting my parcels at the moment...4 due, havent had one since tuesday, somethings up.................

[155V6]

i swear royal mail is taking forever for posting my parcels at the moment... 4 due, havent had one since tuesday, somethings up.................

Did you get the Orion?

[brammy777]

yes i did , got it about a week ago now, thankyou very much

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lets see the onion

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nouvelle shite for me, well chuffed with my 504 estate

[brammy777]

heres the newest to my collection at the current moment:

Vanguards Princess, Hidden treasure Dolomite and Vitesse Mini Ritz.
and this rather terrible picture:

Schabak Ford Orion, which i got off 155v6
Only need the convertable Escort MKV now, and i have every one.

Coming through atm: SD1 Vitesse, Avenger Tiger.

Pog that Herald hasnt come yet, im worried the postmans lost it........

[brammy777]

Okay, i just won a truly shite model on the 'bay.I can put a picture up if you like but heres a summaryIts a red 1/43 Vauxhall Astramax.I didnt even know one had been made until a week ago!Slightly pricey......

[andrew e]

I have some nice cavilers and calibrs I bought from VX. Nice Gama ones. Is the Escort a Schabak?

[brammy777]

I need more Gama models, i only have the one, a MKIII cavalier.Yeh the escort/ orion is Schabak, I also have the estate and Hatchback versions, along with a Schabak Sierra.I presume they did dealer models for manufacturers?

[andrew e]

I have a 1:24 Scorpio I won at Fords open day at Dunton in 1986 I had a 1:24 XR2 but flogged that, the Cosworths make good coin mind.

[brammy777]

I dont know wether to get one of those scorpios or not....Are they good?The gama models frustrate me, just because i always bid on them yet never ever ever win one, they fetch seriously good money as they are pretty much the only models of the Vauxhalls/opels they did.

[andrew e]

Scorpios good I reckon, have you searched for the Corgi/Mobil 1:26 Astras? I have quite a few... there were 6 unique models and 6 recolours, all in mobil packaging - worth a look.

[brammy777]

Ill do my best to get one, currently watching a cheapish one.And yes i have seen them about, look pretty good and theyd fit into my corgi collection for sure.I really want a Gama Carlton, Rekford and Belmont, saw a few a couple of months back but missed out. Now I havent seen one since, typical.

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pics of mk2 astramax and mk2 cavalier svp

[brammy777]

heres the astramax:

Mines red though
MkIII cavalier you mean?
Well here it is..........

But mine is also red.
And says cavalier on the plates!
And mine is a saloon.....

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front of the astra looks like an AX

really love your wedgy

My Saviem

[Jon]

I don't really have much to do with this subject, so sorry if you all know about these already.

Every now and then the highstreet cheapy shop Home Bargains has some really good offers on random models, quite often French. Supply is really sporadic as about half the shop's stock seems to be whet they were able to get cheap at the time, so best not to hang about. Anyway, I picked this up in Leeds yesterday for £2.99:



It was part of a range of French promotional Michelin vehicles and included this booklet talking about the J7 - in French of course:



There was also a yellow Renault 4 van with a M. Bibendum on the roof, a large twin wheeler Renault/Saviem in yellow with Bibendum too, a white DS break (looked like a test vehicle), a Fourgonette in same livery as the J7 and something small, old (poss pre-war) and black - perhaps a Peugeot. Perhaps some more too but I was in abit of a hurry.

[pogweasel]

ATTENTION! http://cgi.ebay.co.u... ... 0389083265 VERY cheap Avenger Tiger. a bit frustrating, as Mrs_Pog bought me one for my birthday, from Lobsta_Diecast.

[Mr Lobster]

a bit frustrating, as Mrs_Pog bought me one for my birthday, from Lobsta_Diecast.

Indeed she did Thanks!

[pogweasel]

http://cgi.ebay.co.u... ... 0382965987 £10 p&p (Royal Mail, 2nd class) I reckon this bloke will get lobbed off ebay before the auction gets to the end.

[brammy777]

hmmmm havent bought one since that astramax, anyone got any for sale?I have my bid on a Omega 3000, the opel equivalent of the Lotus Carlton.Sounds like an 80s pc.....

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the ever fillin' yard

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afew more of the ol' yard

[MrRegieRitmo]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORGI-ROAD-TRADERS-MORRIS-J2-POST-OFFICE-TELEPHONES-VAN_W0QQitemZ150382965987 £10 p&p (Royal Mail, 2nd class) I reckon this bloke will get lobbed off ebay before the auction gets to the end.

Hmmm.....a mistake? His other postage costs seem normal apart from that one!

[brammy777]

I thought it could be a mistake as well, but he explains it in the item description.Its to make sure he gets his moneys worth from the item apparently!Surely not allowed, if he cant handle ebay, he should not use it.I got one for a fiver from modelzone.

[MrRegieRitmo]

hmmmm havent bought one since that astramax, anyone got any for sale? I have my bid on a Omega 3000, the opel equivalent of the Lotus Carlton. Sounds like an 80s pc.....

Minichamps? I have one of those in black! The Astramax....I have a nice one in dark chocolate brown....made by AHC Pilen isn't it? I also have a MkVI Escort van in white from the same series

[MrRegieRitmo]

I thought it could be a mistake as well, but he explains it in the item description. Its to make sure he gets his moneys worth from the item apparently! Surely not allowed, if he cant handle ebay, he should not use it. I got one for a fiver from modelzone.

Well he'll surely get no bids then in that case. Or only 1 bidder at the most or it won't be financially viable for them!

[MrRegieRitmo]

afew more of the ol' yard

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/yard1.jp...
http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/yard2.jp...
http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/yard3.jp...

Looks like a suitably shitty destination. I'd love to visit it in real life!

I'd like to see a disclaimer that no models were harmed in the making of this though!