Felly Magic Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I could not resist that Transit camper, and I've boughtificated one from a UK seller, that one is going to go bloody stupid I bet, like that Altaya Onion did, that was a model I sold for a nice 'cup of tea', doesn't happen much, also got more cheapos coming in, but one will be going out as a RAOK to a shiter, and good friend mercrocker, Frogchod, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Ok folks, how do you hold you models in place when painting? I've just done another one, was crouching over cardboard on the floor, and thought there must be better ways than this? Also, as it also led to another imperfection. I've seen this... and this... or this.... Any tips or advice welcomed as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt79 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 As others have alluded to, I found myself in a very similar situation earlier this year. I looked around elsewhere (Catawiki etc) but most specialist/collectable auction sites outside of eBay seem to only want higher-end stuff (Catawiki asked for a minimum value of 80 Euros for each piece listed by new sellers, which was far beyond the stuff I was looking to shift). But I was really put off eBay selling, for the same reasons as yourself. I shifted some through various Facebook groups for model collectors but, inevitably, fell prey to scammers; although the Toy Shite group was (is) much better, attracting a few of the fine folks from here. I'd love for there to be a site for diecast as exists for vinyl collectors - Discogs, which is both a wiki catalogue and marketplace for recorded music, including rare variants etc. But I don't believe any such site yet exists. So yes, I just posted up the models I wanted to sell on here (I used my own cars thread, but I imagine this thread would be just as good if not better) and managed to find buyers for nearly all of them. For the sake of quick sales, I used eBay to find an approximate value, then knocked a bit off as shiters' discount. Initially I used 'including postage' as a draw, but ended up cutting my own throat a few times by pricing the model less than the postage, so I wouldn't recommend that! Since most folk wanted more than one model, it makes more sense for everyone to weigh a box of delights and obtain a postage cost accordingly. Knocking a bit extra off for multiple purchases seemed to go down well here, too. That's just my tuppen'orth, but If I can assist any further, do ask! ^what he said..... this site is i think the perfect arena for selling old diecasts, so long as you don't go wanting daft money for them, cos, deep down we are all skinflints! Pop them up on here, Datsuncog did ok with his mega sale earlier in the year. I use ebay when necessary. Thanks for the info guys, all I have to do now is sort them all out now & hopefully get a few listed on here soon! I have literally hundreds of models in my old collection, some I will keep for sentimental reasons, but most can be moved on - I haven't displayed them for years & they have just sat in storage under the bed in the spare room & in the loft so its time to part with them (I dread to think how much money I spent buying them all)....... egg, Datsuncog and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt79 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Ok folks, how do you hold you models in place when painting? I've just done another one, was crouching over cardboard on the floor, and thought there must be better ways than this? Also, as it also led to another imperfection. I've seen this... and this... or this.... Any tips or advice welcomed as normal. When I was stripping & repainting diecast models (I used to make code 3 police models) I made a stand out of an old wooden shelf about 3ft long (for the base) then drilled 4 holes and attached dowel rods glued vertically into the base to act as stands for the models being sprayed. I used a blob of blutac on the top of each dowel stand to hold the model in place for spraying. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I use disposable cups and an old cardboard box as a spray booth, last model I sprayed up was over 2 years ago now though, and I used the bathroom with the extractor fan on and window open, I let the models dry on a radiator egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 P1050111.JPGP1050112.JPG I bought the Messerschmitt in a museum called Traumwerk which houses Hans-Peter Porsche's Tin Toy Collection.Also a gigantic HO model railway which incorporates elements from German,Swiss and Austrian Railways.Herr Porsche is a grandson of the original Professor Porsche.Traumwerk is in Bavaria near Berchtesgaden. Here are a few samples of the cars in the museum:-P1050088.JPGP1050089.JPGP1050090.JPG The most impressive items were the ships.P1050091.JPG The warships have the slight element of caricature that can make tinplate more attractive than an exact scale model. It's all Marklin stuff he uses for the layout. He has a huge collection as well. Most of the museum is also Marklin stuff including all the toy kitchen stuff and ships. The lighting in the layout area I was told cost over 100k Eurodollars at the time. A great place to visit for car or train people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Ok folks, how do you hold you models in place when painting? I've always used the bent wire coat-hanger technique. In conjunction with gloves, after I spray-painted my hand orange and realised how difficult it was to remove many years ago. 1:24 Tamiya Renault 5 Turbo Kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I then find it easy to move the model around and get a good coverage of paint, I start with it upsidedown and work around to the top. A bit of tape helps hold it in place, and then I use the hook to hang it upsidedown so I suppose that helps keep the dust off it when drying. Junkman, eddyramrod, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 It's all Marklin stuff he uses for the layout. He has a huge collection as well. Most of the museum is also Marklin stuff including all the toy kitchen stuff and ships. The lighting in the layout area I was told cost over 100k Eurodollars at the time. A great place to visit for car or train people.I looked up info about the warships.They seem to go at auction for around €100k each.There was also an ocean liner that was about 5-6 ft long. hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 For body spraying, I use a piece of wood and a huge wodge of blu-tac. Wood dimension depends on model but you want about 12 inches (missus) at least. Blu-tac the shell to the stick. You can then turn the model, raise or lower it away from the spray accordingly. This also means you can take the work into the light, out of the dust, away from things you don't want to be Dinky-coloured etc. egg and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Remember I swapped Christine some models? And that a play worn Mustang was in the swap? Well, now restored. Some paint errors which I've mainly concealed with the photos here (hence queries above). The Steve Flowers glass replacement is too thick really, not as delicate as the original. Needs gluing back together at some point. Datsuncog, Junkman, Christine and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 For painting matchbox size stuff I use similar to the above. Correx plastic with paperclips or toothpicks stabbed in. I some times use soldering helping hands. Although the crocodile clips can snap off so I usually just use the croc clips as rests.I've got a modified one of these with three croc clips instead of the magnifying glass. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I have been watching an Aussie on youtube who restores old Matchbox stuff, what he does is superglue a screw or nail to the inside of the model, and holds the model with a set of long nose pliers, and sprays models that way, seems to work, he also shows a handy way to remove & replace Matchbox axles, in other news I have a Corgi 999 collection mk1 Transit in Warwick fire service livery, sadly mirrors are missing, but found some on ebay, the model cost me, wait for it..........£8 WITH postage, and it is boxed with certificate, mirrors have cost me less than £2, so for under £10 I have basically a Vanguards Ford Transit van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I'd be interested in a link Felly if you have one please. In other news, I have purchased a pair of Norev Pug 203s. One to keep and one to sell. I am of course selling the one in less good condition! It has marks and dents on various parts of the roof which I hope I have pictured. Price is £8 posted (standard 2nd class). 59Impala and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 And here is the other 203 I intend to keep. artdjones, Datsuncog, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 This is also for sale, a later Norev, excellent apart from the missing wheel trim. £7.50 posted. SOLDED bolognasal spray, Christine, Felly Magic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Oh I do like those Peugeot 203s, I've got a smaller version of it. Junkman, egg, Felly Magic and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 MorrisItalSLX, egg, Felly Magic and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Loving that Matchbox box art Christian, anyway, here's that Aussie bloke I was on about doing up a battered old Commer, which is really based on the old Mr Whippy vans, not a Lyons Maid van as produced by them, the body is a Bonalack of Essex body by the look of it. Yes I'm an ice cream van nerd and have the Nostalgia Road ice cream van trilogy books, and that casting is pure Whippy. Anyroad, here's Marty down under, and he does have a good name if I say so myself, so sit back, grab a brew and some snacks, and go through his playlist. I don't think you will be disappointed. He has some really handy tips. And my 'Whippy' to compare, which I used to book 'Famous Fleets Mr Whippy' as a guide MarvinsMom, Junkman, mercrocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Loving that Matchbox box art Christian Model and box art by Conrad D. Conelrad. eddyramrod and Felly Magic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 My el cheapo Ford Transit in Warwickshire Fire Service guise, with it's pig nosed friend, the fire service Transit came from a faceboiok diecast group for a mega barg £8 shipped, yeah the mirrors are AWOL, but I nicked the ones from the green piggy, and put ones from a Michelin VW T2 van When my camper arrives, it will go well with these two egg, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 A recent purchase and resto is this Husky toys James Bond Aston Martin, I don't really restore Husky because they are so fragile,but decided to give this one a go. It had the usual broken suspension tabs in the base,as well as nearly total paint loss. The result! Split_Pin, eddyramrod, mercrocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 This little beauty turned up from France today, the latest addition to my shelf-o-shite-I've-owned. Apart from the steering wheel being on the wrong side it's just like my sadly crashed one. Very pleased indeed. Split_Pin, Skizzer, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 This is also for sale, a later Norev, excellent apart from the missing wheel trim. £7.50 posted. IMG_20180919_171127.jpgIMG_20180919_171138.jpgIMG_20180919_171146.jpgIMG_20180919_171556~2.jpg Is this still available mate? PM me with payment details if so. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Another tidy up.One of my favourite matchbox castings.The MG 1100. This was in good shape,but had suffered horrendous paint loss.So a quick blow over was in order. MarvinsMom, Conrad D. Conelrad, 59Impala and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I also did a repaint. Corgi Juniors are great - the castings are often quite nice, and they're so utterly valueless you can just buy more if the painting goes wrong. You can't see in the picture but I also painted the interior brown with light brown seats. You can't see it in real life either, so that was a waste of time. MarvinsMom, Datsuncog, egg and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Inspired by myself, I dug out all my 80s Corgis. The unboxed ones are mostly from childhood, the boxed ones were picked up at toy fairs for 50p each. 50p! For mint boxed! They're worthless! and I love it! The quality is erratic. They range from "actually very good" like the Pontiac Firebird (with metal baseplate and neat detailing) to "what is this shit" like the Mercedes 190, where they've even deleted their name from the baseplate, hopefully out of shame: Christine, 59Impala, Spottedlaurel and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64A60 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Lulz at the Tonka Car Carrier in Great Yarmouth model village- I suppose the vehicles consisted of what large scale stuff was available off the shelf at the time. Interesting looking Semi to the left and the Triang Routemaster has somehow escaped being painted blue and cream to represent a local bus. egg, 59Impala, mercrocker and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I hate bragging as much as the next man, but this is my best restoration yet. If you could see the paint stand shite I used for painting this, you'd be in fucking stitches. morrisoxide, Conrad D. Conelrad, eddyramrod and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 So I found another Tomica retailer yesterday, apologies for the amount of pictures in advance! Still no sighting of number 51 the Toyota Crown taxi though. Each window box pulls out on a draw and supposedly the models are behind - can be a bit hit and miss however. Scales vary widely too. Despite my (broken) self imposed ban, I may have picked up some FJ cruisers... Have a bonus shonky video too: https://mobile.twitter.com/max_defrost/status/1042638616319614976 eddyramrod, Datsuncog, Conrad D. Conelrad and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 How to do diecast. You buy this for £1. You wash it. You paint the wheels. You try removing scratches with G3 to limited effect. You realise you never wanted it anyway and offer it for cost of postage on here (£3.00). oldcars, Skizzer, Junkman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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