Junkman Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 The inimitable GGG founder, Mr Conelrad, paid me a visit today and played a bit with my new toys.He created this ca. 1973 petrol station diorama. bigstraight6, Skizzer, Conrad D. Conelrad and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 The marquis is glorious - the ERF tender was another good 'un. Look at the difference in quality between the marquis and the plymouth taxi - dinky were dying a slow death. If you saw the underside of that Plymouth, you'd say they were dying a very quick death.To say it's half arsed would be flattering, it's maybe quarter arsed, if that much. Making fire engines tipping the scale at over half a kilo, with working water pump, just wasn't sustainable. Datsuncog and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Inspired by this thread I purchased this from eBay last night, annoyingly I bid on two ships hoping the seller would combine the £3 postage he was asking. However someone sniped the other one. So I ended up paying £5.50 for a cruise ship missing it’s masts and funnel. I’m after some more Triang Mimic ships if anyone would be interested in picking some up for me at their usual die cast haunts please let me know. I’m planning on giving it a strip and full repaint. mercrocker, 59Impala and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I got some masts and funnel mouldings from Steve Flowers. He does the proper tripod foremast for Caronia.... rainagain and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I got some masts and funnel mouldings from Steve Flowers. He does the proper tripod foremast for Caronia....How do I buy from him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Vulg- superb restos. Thanks for sharing, the Fiat is my favourite. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 How do I buy from him? Easiest way...(and quickest)https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triang-Minic-Ships-M701-RMS-Caronia-Reproduction-Brown-Plastic-Tripod-Mast/263164883723?hash=item3d45d9730b:g:2K8AAOSweNNZntOH:rk:1:pf:0 Cheapest way... http://www.model-supplies.co.uk/ rainagain, egg and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 As I've said before, I find phoning in my order to the ladies at Model Supplies seems most effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 ^^Agreed. you can do payment over phone that way. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I went to that toy fair near Caen today. Not a great deal of old stuff What there was I thought was comically overpriced.Or am I being too tight thinking 45 euro for a Norev Dyane4 too much ?No way was I leaving empty handed so I blagged this resin kit for a fiver RayMK, Junkman, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Far too much, unless the bonnet was completely unwarped! How about the joy of six? Frogchod, RayMK, Junkman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Far too much, unless the bonnet was completely unwarped! How about the joy of six? IMG_20181111_141855~2.jpgIMG_20181111_141845~2.jpgIMG_20181111_141821~2.jpgNice, but it needs a roof rack and a British Rail loco paint job. Christine, Burnside, Ghosty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 As many Shiters know, I often trawl ebay for 1/18 scale American cars. How hard does it have to be to get something that isn't a Ferrari FFS! American tackle from UK sellers is thin on the ground, and getting hopelessly expensive, so imagine my joy the other day to find I've won one! I've got a Sun Star 1952 Nash coming. Sadly not the police version, but as if in compensation, this one is beige. I'll post up a pic when it's here. It was slightly over budget, but only slightly, so I can live with it. MarvinsMom, RayMK, mercrocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 It won't be here for a few days so here's a snap off the listing...They do a police version in the classic black-and-white, but I haven't seen one adverttised for some time, so I took a deep breath and spent £27 plus postage. Cool, innit? 59Impala, egg, Junkman and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Well bought, sir! I fear it is already too late for me to start housing 1/18 stuff but it always looks so impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The thing with 1/18 is the space they take up and the dust. Or maybe that’s just my house... I’ve got a Burago Viper, 911 Porsche and a Renault Alpine is like to display but no space!!!! mrbenn and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I do love the presence of 1/18 scale stuff, especially as there's some tremendously detailed models available these days (way beyond the plasticky Bburago/ Polistil/ Solido/ ERTL/ Maisto of my youth), but I just can't justify the space required to display them properly... other than a Solido 1/18 Citroen 2CV which nicely fills a shelf in the hall, I binned the last of mine off earlier in the year. They'd been in boxes in the attic for so long I'd forgotten most of them, anyway. Hopefully some other folk are getting enjoyment from them now! What's great is that I can vicariously ogle the really good stuff on here, however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Forgot I’d got the Solido 2CV as well plus a DS. I had a load of them until about 3 years ago, just didn’t have the space or the situation to do them justice. However lately I have thought about obtaining the stuff I couldn’t get years ago like the 1/18 GTO or the Countach. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 My mate has an ex-shop glass cabinet in his lounge done up as a 1/18 showroom for his Yank collection. It is, as might be expected, fantastic. However, he cannot add to it or fill it up with myriad assorted flea-market crap like I do. It is a definite one-in-one-out arrangement - too much like real shite! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The GGG R16ed to the Scale Model World in Telford yesterday - with predictable results. mercrocker, eddyramrod, Burnside and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 My 1/18s live in four glass cabinets, except for the dozen or so that are on open shelves around the house. There's still room in the cabinets for a few more... mercrocker and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 No matter how you look at it, 1/18s consume substantial chunks of real estate. mercrocker and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 In a twist of fate today saw me obtain a 1/24 Bburago Mercedes 190E for a £1 on my dinner. It’s in a careworn shade of metallic grey but I’mthinking something like brown or beige might be better? A bit of a winter project. I’m aware you need to really use etch primer but I’m considering using Humbrol Enamel with a good brush once I’ve dismantled it. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 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. Next is this Corgi juniors whizzwheels Mercedes Benz 280sl,Again in a very reasonable condition. Next 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. The top has been painted in the past,but I think it suits it,and it was very well done. bolognasal spray, egg, 59Impala and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Those red rim Hotwheels are worth some coin. A few years back I got £30 for a pair of them from some guy in the US, they weren’t even in that great nick, just really collectible, I liked them but £30 was £30 to spend on something I wanted so... Datsuncog and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 That Mustang's a cracking find! Redlines can indeed be wild prices... Supposedly the Custom Volkswagen without a sunroof cutout was only sold in Europe and for a limited amount of time, so US collectors go nuts for them. This listing above had slightly more paint than mine, but my casting was still intact. I knew it was an early Redline but hadn't even realised it was rare until someone on here pointed it out - but I didn't want to get into the whole Ebay sales shitshow. I flogged all my loose HW to fellow shiters back in the spring: I'd only paid about 50p for that one, so I was happy enough to let it go as part of a joblot for the new owner to either resell at market value or to keep as part of his own collection. Like '50s Corgi and Dinky though, I'd expect prices on these to rise for about another decade or so, then plateau and eventually fall away as interest dwindles (along with those who were kids in the late 1960s). Matchbox Superfast are getting pricey for M/B examples, so before long it's possible that even ropey versions will command strong money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolognasal spray Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 had to "like" that red line 'stang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Respray brown or leave it original? Datsuncog, Burnside, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Late model Siku Sprinter was 50p... Junkman, eddyramrod and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Respray brown or leave it original?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. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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