Sudsprint Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 20 hours ago, bunglebus said: Pug is coming along, going to need a bit of filler primer though! I love the detail in older diecasts 20190603_083751 by RS, on Flickr 20190603_083758 by RS, on Flickr This won't be the first to have been rolled, I know a 205 GTi can be skittish ? Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 The second mystery parcel from Amishtat and it's a good one. It's quite a stylish car, the Montclair. The only things missing are one rear light, the bonnet, and the glass. I reckon I can make a copy of the existing rear light to replace the missing one, and I should be able to make the glass out of plastic sheet if I'm careful. The bonnet is trickier since it isn't just a smooth plain panel, it's got a peak down the centre, letters on the front, a bit of trim to match the front wings and a bonnet mascot. A mild custom panel is probably the answer here, I probably have the skill to build the plain panel, just not all the fiddly add-ons. Probably two-tone in yellows, or pink & black. I'll also probably keep the two ladies inside the car, they're actually pretty well sculpted so should be nice to paint. Thanks Amishtat, I'm looking forward to getting stuck in on this one. Amishtat, Burnside and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Managed to pick up a VW SP2 in Lidl while getting a few essentials (beer and some 3M duct tape). I take back what I said about Hot Wheels, it’s a really nice casting. My eldest likes it because it’s beige. Datsuncog and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Lunchtime tinker was had and the Montclair now has a paper bonnet. Good as new. It'll serve as a decent template for scratch building a new bonnet out of suitable thickness plastic sheet. Rear light I'll probably make by using the plasticine method whereby you take a cast of the existing part in plasticine and cast the replacement with two-part epoxy, I've seen other builders get reasonable results from this for small pieces. The kit appears to be stuck together with UHU or something of that nature too, so it should dismantle really nicely and rebuild well since there doesn't appear to be any notable warping of parts. Burnside, Amishtat and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 That looks a damn sight better just for having a bonnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 6/3/2019 at 1:36 PM, vulgalour said: The VWs can go in the thinking pile for a bit, I like the colour on the buggy, I just haven't the faintest notion of what to do with them otherwise. The Beetle is quite an early release of that casting, should have red flames and "Blazin Bug" on the side DSC_0118_zpsrzphqptl by RS, on Flickr The Buggy is a fairly common Corgi, missing bits as most are VW 037_zpskjanhjlq by RS, on Flickr VW 019_zpsb80rzmwm by RS, on Flickr Should have a windscreen too I think vulgalour and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, vulgalour said: I like your period bombed-out car yard diorama. Subtle. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 6/2/2019 at 6:39 PM, flat4alfa said: i have that Majorette R18 taxi too! Bought it in Brittany in 1983 Checked and I bought both the Simca 1100 and Renault 18 in 1982 actually. I can remember the store too! Maman-Bebe in Chateaubriant.... yet I can't remember what I did last Thursday. The HW Delorean is an impostor in this photo. I just like it and want to enlarge it to 1:32 somehow. Maybe I'll ask Alice when she's ten feet tall. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 6/3/2019 at 3:58 PM, flat4alfa said: I've got the Model T Rod not as Fire Truck but in green metallic Might let it go actually. In fact this little whole little lot can go. Not looking for money as much as swaps. Clockwise from top left: Daft Majorette Dyane is a rarity I think. Norev Laguna wagon. Corgi X1/9, really looking for a better example. MB Transit. HW red stripy Beatnick Bandit. MB Rover 800. Majorette Bagheera I have two of. Last but not least the MB SuperKings HOT-T rod that I seem to have paid £2.50 for, according to the sticker underneath! Renault seats for the win. Sudsprint and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 6/2/2019 at 10:48 PM, bunglebus said: Can anyone tell me more about this van? 20190602_181806 by RS, on Flickr Yatming Ford Econoline. Looks to be a later sub-contracted pressing as the Yatming logo is blanked-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Might let it go actually. In fact this little whole little lot can go. Not looking for money as much as swaps. Clockwise from top left: Daft Majorette Dyane is a rarity I think. Norev Laguna wagon. Corgi X1/9, really looking for a better example. MB Transit. HW red stripy Beatnick Bandit. MB Rover 800. Majorette Bagheera I have two of. Last but not least the MB SuperKings HOT-T rod that I seem to have paid £2.50 for, according to the sticker underneath! Renault seats for the win. Love the Transit. What's the cargo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 The crated-up Ark of the Covenant I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 6/3/2019 at 3:08 PM, TheDoctor said: Bunglebus, what's the chances of that Land Rover FC being available? I have a bit of a thing for forward control LRs. Sure, paid 50p so that plus postage and it's yours Took pics of some more from my collection; 20190604_123051 by RS, on Flickr Steering and suspension on this one 20190604_123110 by RS, on Flickr 20190604_122815 by RS, on Flickr 20190604_122733 by RS, on Flickr 20190604_122413 by RS, on Flickr20190604_122140 by RS, on Flickr 20190604_121911 by RS, on Flickr 20190604_121456 by RS, on Flickr Also picked this up in the charity shop, so now the glass will turn up out of the (other) one I already have 20190604_134049 by RS, on Flickr Lastly, this HW blackwall Jaaaag turned up today 20190604_120148 by RS, on Flickr Burnside, Sudsprint, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: The HW Delorean is an impostor in this photo. I just like it and want to enlarge it to 1:32 somehow. Maybe I'll ask Alice when she's ten feet tall. That Delorean's one of the two colours I need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Might let it go actually. Last but not least the MB SuperKings HOT-T rod that I seem to have paid £2.50 for, according to the sticker underneath! I'd like that, what are you after in return? The Matra would be great too. I've already got one, but that Beatnik Bandit HW at the front is from the 1st year of production, 1968. Missing its bubble top though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Yatming Ford Econoline. Looks to be a later sub-contracted pressing as the Yatming logo is blanked-off Thanks - just wondered what the Universal Studios bit was about 20190602_181751 by RS, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: In fact this little whole little lot can go. Not looking for money as much as swaps. Fancy a random swapshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 my thing at the moment is to get hold of 1:28-1:36 sizes that I can motorise for slot use. All the hundreds of 1:48-1:64ish things could go. Probably! I do hoard... example would be the oversize stuff such as the Corgi Charlie's Angels van which I am doing at moment. The Sloterised Corgi Acclaim with Carlos Fandango wheels is a hoot. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Anything particular you're after?,I could probably find something 1/36ish to swap for the Majorette Dyane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Chasing list, from top of head (after a drink...) : Corgi Prelude, Merc 190 Coupe or 114 Saloon Anything CanAm-ish including Corgi Mr Marvel (!) Made in Hong Kong scaling disasters that look ok enough for a laugh Kits. Built, falling to bits car kits, in fact anything in this scale range Pennies either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Sure I've got a Prelude somewhere,I'll have a look tomorrow & see what else I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Check this out! I didn't have an R16 model for my shelf of small cars wot I have owned and managed to pick this up for a bargain price on ebay. It's a 1:32 Solido 600 series from the very early '70s. Solido released three 1:32 models -this, a 504 and an Opel Commodore - but the range only lasted three years and was quietly forgotten. It probably didn't help that the real R16 was restyled not long after the toy was launched, leaving Solido with a stock of obsolete castings. It's actually a little less detailed than a contemporary 1:43 and much more toy-like, and the proportions are quite odd, but these things are incredibly rare and I've never seen another for sale. It's a pretty substantial thing, when compared to a Solido 1:43 Ami eddyramrod, Frogchod, Simon M and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 The green is pretty stubborn. Getting there. There's some parts, like the engine, that I've not tried to dismantle because there's too high a risk of damaging the bits. Now I've got it dismantled I found that there's half of one of the rear springs missing and there's a few small bits of damage here and there. I removed and reglued the steering wheel since that was on upside down. This is now at the cleaning up stage and should be in primer without too much effort. Amishtat, Sudsprint, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I thought the photo was of a French Dinky Renault 16 in Corgi R16 colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 17 hours ago, flat4alfa said: In fact this little whole little lot can go. Not looking for money as much as swaps. Clockwise from top left: Daft Majorette Dyane is a rarity I think. Norev Laguna wagon. Corgi X1/9, really looking for a better example. MB Transit. HW red stripy Beatnick Bandit. MB Rover 800. Majorette Bagheera I have two of. Last but not least the MB SuperKings HOT-T rod that I seem to have paid £2.50 for, according to the sticker underneath! Renault seats for the win. Cor, colour me interested for that Phase 1 Laguna estate (in Fiji Green, same as two of my old shitters). Also the MB Transit Mk1 and Rover Sterling, if no-one else has put their hand up yet. Looking at your wants list, I believe I still have two 1/35-ish Airfix Aston Martin DB5s, which I built/converted for slot car use (sat nicely on a Scalextric XR3 chassis, with no need for modification) and an Airfix MGB Roadster - all built-up and painted (badly) many moons ago, now falling to bits but still in their boxes and largely complete. I should look those out, if you've any interest?. I just hope I didn't bin them off last year, thinking that no-one could possibly ever want them... will check and get back to you. I really need to get the finger out and post up all the other recent diecast acquisitions which I don't really need, in case anyone here fancies them for SWOPS or CASH 2NITE M8. I also have a few other waifs and strays left over from last year's clearout which might be of some use to someone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Ok cheers. Yes even borked slot cars are worth picking up rather than see them skipped A friend of mine found out his schoolboy set of Airfix cars, after plenty of prodding. He was embarrassed as the painting was, well, schoolboy efforts. Looking at how ridiculous they go for on eBay etc, the mess was no matter to me - two cans of oven cleaner had all that paint off Before i go any further... are any of you babygirl7marty on that eBay? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 13 hours ago, barrett said: Check this out! I didn't have an R16 model for my shelf of small cars wot I have owned and managed to pick this up for a bargain price on ebay. It's a 1:32 Solido 600 series from the very early '70s. Solido released three 1:32 models -this, a 504 and an Opel Commodore - but the range only lasted three years and was quietly forgotten. It probably didn't help that the real R16 was restyled not long after the toy was launched, leaving Solido with a stock of obsolete castings. It's actually a little less detailed than a contemporary 1:43 and much more toy-like, and the proportions are quite odd, but these things are incredibly rare and I've never seen another for sale. It's a pretty substantial thing, when compared to a Solido 1:43 Ami That is bloody lovely. A new one on me too - I'd no idea Solido ever produced castings of that size. Wow. Have you plans to track down the 504 and Commodore as well? I can't even find images for either of them online, so they must be pretty damn scarce. Seems a few manufacturers had the bright idea of 'going big' around that time, with equally dismal results - as I recall, Dinky's 1/25 Mk1 Capri (in road, rally and police variants) was meant to be the trailblazer of a whole new range of large-format models, but they simply didn't sell and none of the other proposed castings ever saw the light of day. Again, despite clear effort on the part of the manufacturer to things like add windscreen wipers and separate doorhandles, they still somehow manage to look cruder than the 1/43 version. Weird. I'm not sure that similarly-scaled Bburago and Polistil cars of the era were significantly better, yet they apparently managed to sell pretty well. Could have been a price thing, or maybe Dinky's sales projections were just over-ambitious... I'm guessing the R16 roughly scales in with the late-70s Corgi range? egg and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Ok cheers. Yes even borked slot cars are worth picking up rather than see them skipped A friend of mine found out his schoolboy set of Airfix cars, after plenty of prodding. He was embarrassed as the painting was, well, schoolboy efforts. Looking at how ridiculous they go for on eBay etc, the mess was no matter to me - two cans of oven cleaner had all that paint off Before i go any further... are any of you babygirl7marty on that eBay? Good stuff! Will have a hoke, and get back to you. There was a somewhat melted Mk1 Escort slot car shell in Market Blokey's 50p box the other week - appeared that someone had tried chemical cleaners and it had all gone a bit pear-shaped (almost literally); if it's still there on Friday, and it's of any interest, I can pull it out for you? (See terrible pic below, cropped from a photo of the entire box - Scalextric shell?) I'm Datsuncog on eBay, btw, because I have no imagination... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Got this Majorette MK1 Mundano if anyone wants it? 20190605_105649 by RS, on Flickr 20190605_105705 by RS, on Flickr 20190605_105712 by RS, on Flickr Working sunroof and steering 20190605_105758 by RS, on Flickr 20190605_105753 by RS, on Flickr 20190605_105804 by RS, on Flickr Split_Pin, egg and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Also had a new pair of HW VWs arrive 20190605_110247 by RS, on Flickr 20190605_110229 by RS, on Flickr Burnside and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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