bunglebus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Datsuncog, Split_Pin, 155V6 and 6 others 4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 As a trailer to thr main showing today, I got these in Tesco this morning. Not my thing but I thought some of you may want one? There were loads of Binis, 181s, a Caprice and some Rancheros too. I took another Bini as I want to open it and paint the pillars black, the other one I got will stay in the pack as I like the picture on it. I also put back a Guilia as one is on the way from Datsuncog. Anyway, let me know! flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Yes, I had one of those! It was the GMC pickup thing, in breakdown livery - didn't know there was a Mk3 Transit in the range, though. Agreed, once I'd dismantled it and put it back together a few times, there wasn't much else to do (especially since I took all my models apart whenever possible anyway, particularly my 1/18 Bburagos). Funnily enough, I encountered a similar one only the other week in the Smithfield model shop... Dunno if it's worth thirty notes, mind... Here we go again, I had one of those too! It was a white Transit so I presume the P302 'police emergency set', and it always intrigued me as it was so unlike anything else made by Corgi and I never saw another anywhere. IIRC the various accessories were held on with Lego-style studs but these Luggers don't seem to be documented anywhere. A target for DC's legendary tat-sleuthing skills I think. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Would it be greedy to have all three? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Not at all, they're yours. Anyone know how much this would be to post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: Never seen those two before, was that General Grant an official release? It's one of the 'liveries' offered by Pioneer slot cars. I'm sure a real car was dressed in these colours over the pond and they used it to model. I think it's great and it's one of the very few slotters that I paid 1) good money for, and 2) new in box! https://www.pioneerslotcars.com/charger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Split_Pin said: Not at all, they're yours. Anyone know how much this would be to post? £3 second class parcel post Happy to do some sort of swapsies. What are you after? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Nowt really, until the HW 850 lands! Shall fire you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Well, it is indeed Friday, and we all know what that means... "TINY TAT!" That's right. Somewhat outrageously, I've been asked to do a hand's turn this morning, so the tat count is somewhat later than normal. I know! Unbelievable. (This is the problem with getting a new manager: I've now taken him aside and pointed out that I might be seen at my desk on a Friday, but I have rather more pressing matters to attend to than his finance reports. But because I'm a generous soul, I'm willing to overlook his transgression - just this once.) Pics incoming! flat4alfa, Amishtat, egg and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Picked these up if someone is looking for them. £1.25 plus post each. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Market Bloke is in on the action Ignore the exterior. Inside, he is elated. Datsuncog, Amishtat, Bren and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 ^^^^^^^^^^Are they bidding or Waving German style? ^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 So, a murky old November morning of mist and mizzle... but we do have some positive developments. The stall was there! And the 50p Tat Box has made its long-overdue return! It's more in focus in real life, I promise you. So, bearing in mind that this is an ever-moveable feast, what was there today? Well, there was a fairly minty-looking Corgi Mercedes Coupe, and slightly more playworn Dinky Ford Capri 109E. Also a Dinky Beetle and a Corgi DAF/OSI City Car behind, both in decent nick, and a Corgi 'Penguinmobile' (wearing the same wheels as the Adams Drag-Star from last week, I noted) £10 each asked for these. Gulp. We're into the big money league this week, kids. £10 also asked for the Land Rover and trailer; while £5 sat on the Corgi Whizzwheels Porsche Carrera 6 and the assorted Dinky behind. Sad news for @sheffcortinacentre - the green Ford GT70 appears to have sold since last week. Daaah. Moving across... ...some of these are familiar - the manky Corgi F1 cars, the busted Tatmobile, and both sets of EFE trackside cars. £3-5 seems to be the thrust of what's here. I forgot to ask about the still-sealed Matchbox Super GT triple pack. Motorcycles, buses and fire appliances... £5 a throw. Also, more buses... But what of the tat box? Well, here we are: A cornucopia of Lesneys, Corgi Juniors and the odd Majorette or two. Let's dive in! BMC 1800 Pinin is fooked, sadly. Other 70s Superfast also looking a bit sorry for themselves. @bunglebus - have your recent arrivals sated the need for a Matchbox Beach Buggy/Baja Buggy/Beach Hopper, or is this wonky beast any use to you? '57 Chevys with their bonnets still intact are a minor rarity. Plenty o' Piston Poppers in varying states of disrepair, should anyone feel the urge. Also, if anyone finds themselves in need of smol engines for custom projects, this busted Tanzara, two ok-ish Soopa Coopas and a complete Woosh 'n' Push may provide some fodder... other engineless examples were also in the tray of delights. No Tyre Fryers, Pi-eyed Pipers or Red Riders in the box today, sadly. The 'budget end collectibles' were still out in force... ...anyone find themselves drawn to a Mk3 Transit minibus? Thought not. Other motoring ephemera on the stall gave me pause to consider - who knows where these unused stickers came from. So while there wasn't maybe a huge amount to thrill and delight, there's some nice stuff - just not that cheap. A quick turn round the other stalls revealed nothing of note at Alan's Emporium, nor anything at the Charity Stall... I seem to have become invisible there since my Deluxe Tat Box adventure a few weeks back, with no further invitations to the VIP area forthcoming - dunno if he just has nothing of note with wheels right now, or if he's twigged he sold me those 1960s Lesneys waaay too cheap... Giffer Alley revealed some new diecast, though... Oh great, Days Gone. Although... Nah. The Siku fire engine was priced at £12. So was the Corgi one. And the Days Gone sets were also priced at £12. Everything's £12. So there we have it... and yes I did nab a few things, and I'll pop them up here shortly - but give me a yell if there's anything you see that you can't live without! Amishtat, Skizzer, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Can I have the 57 Chevies please? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Piston Poppers Trio please Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just now, bunglebus said: Can I have the 57 Chevies please? Just now, flat4alfa said: Piston Poppers Trio please Sure thing! Will mosey on over shortly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I got interior donors - but their intended recipient has got lost in the post ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Looking closer, the pistons are fooked! Hmmm might be a bit of a waste after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Any Mini Ha Ha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Dinky Consul Capri if it's still there please! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 If the cream WMT National is a fiver can you pick that up if its still there? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Ok the best piston pop and the tanzara. Will make a Tanzarapop. Or would it be Pistonzara. Datsuncog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 If he’d do a deal at £15.00 for the pair , I’d share a multi buy with @Amishtat on the Corgi SL. £10 is a bit too salty though.£7.50 I could live with. flat4alfa and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 OK with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 @Datsuncog - I'd take the Dinky Beetle at £7.50 if you could do a multi-buy deal, £10 a little strong mebbee. £5 for that Green Dinky Fordson (flatbed)- is also a yes please if you deem it restorable. Ta chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Okay then... so, once the dust of another lunchtime market tumult has settled, where does that leave us? 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Can I have the 57 Chevies please? Both Chevies now procured! 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Any Mini Ha Ha? Not a one, sadly. But I'll keep a lookout for any others that might pop up in future. 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Ok the best piston pop and the tanzara. Will make a Tanzarapop. Or would it be Pistonzara. Sure thing - after careful study, I nabbed the Piston Popper with the least cracked glass and least damaged engine block. Tanzara also snaffled. I look forward to seeing the unholy spawn of this particular marriage... 1 hour ago, Rover414 said: If the cream WMT National is a fiver can you pick that up if its still there? Yup - here y'go! Bonus points for the fact it came from the model shop I used to work in. There's a chance I might have priced this one myself, many moons ago. Appreciating assets, hey? 1 hour ago, Amishtat said: Dinky Consul Capri if it's still there please! It is there - and now secured for you. Seems in reasonable overall nick, with uncracked glazing that should respond to a bit of polishing - tenner looks to be about the going rate for similar condition examples online, so not the mother of all bargains, but hopefully a decent addition to the collection nonetheless. Will add it in with your others! 48 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: If he’d do a deal at £15.00 for the pair , I’d share a multi buy with @Amishtat on the Corgi SL. £10 is a bit too salty though.£7.50 I could live with. Well, I asked. He refused to budge. A firm £10 each on them. ? Since he also has a stall at Nutts Corner market on a Sunday, I can kinda understand that he might not want to drop his prices on Friday if he knows there's regulars up in the Antrim Badlands who'd likely stump up full whack. I agree that £10 is maybe a touch salty for a 350SL - there's one ending on eBay this afternoon at nearly half that, including postage. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-CORGI-TOYS-393-MERCEDES-BENZ-350SL-METTALIC-Blue-V-G-C-1972/223751484981?hash=item3418a0b635:g:YvUAAOSwCDxdztd7 Sorry about that! On 11/20/2019 at 10:08 PM, sheffcortinacentre said: Sod it see if you can get the GT70, then As a plus, though - I did manage to unearth this one, believed to have been sold but turned out to be lurking in a box behind the stall. I had to remind Market Blokey that he'd quoted me £5 on it last week, as he was pushing for £10 on this one and all. Inflation's a terrible thing (unless you're collecting EFE buses, of course). 21 minutes ago, egg said: @Datsuncog - I'd take the Dinky Beetle at £7.50 if you could do a multi-buy deal, £10 a little strong mebbee. £5 for that Green Dinky Fordson (flatbed)- is also a yes please if you deem it restorable. Ta chap. Both the Beetle and the Fordson had already departed by the time I arrived, unfortunately - and this was all that remained on the stall by 2pm... He'd had a busy morning, plainly. So! Congratulations to those who bagged summat, commiserations to those who didn't this time around... I'm not sure if I'll manage to get to next week's market (builders coming next Thursday and Friday), but I'll see what I can manage... Coming up next: what my own grabby-hands couldn't resist earlier this morning... Amishtat, egg, Sudsprint and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Well then... the lure of the tat box was strong. Musta been the deprivation from previous weeks. Boxy Volvo goodness - two Corgi versions (green and silver) and a Majorette example in the middle, although annoyingly with a stabbed windscreen. Kids, eh? Was someone here looking some T3s for a custom project? Or was that long, long ago now? Lesney-era fun ahoy. Yet another Lotus Super Seven (but with windshield); a relatively unblinged Chevrolet Corvette; and Matchbox's peculiar take on the Rover SD1 police car, with plastic base. I still think Corgi made a better fist of this one. Later Matchbox now - is it wrong that I bought the cherry picker mainly because I found the bucket attachment for one of these in my toybox the other night, and wished to reunite it? Rolls Royce in beige. 'Nuff said. And then some Corgi, to finish on... 007 underwater Esprit, and two-tone TR7. All of the above are up for grabs at 50p each! Split_Pin, bunglebus and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 And there were also a few others... Having missed out on the £5 Golden Jacks Camaro last week, I was interested in finally playing about with one of these... so I went for it. The London-Sydney Rally Hillman Hunter Arrow. Jacks still work, anyway. Like the Consul Capri and Merc 350Sl, this one was also priced at £10 - though as a bit of online searching revealed last week, cheap examples of these don't really exist. Paint and glazing are still reasonable, though the stickers have been lost to time. I'll probably have had my fill of this in a week or two, so if anyone wishes to reserve it for a tenner... do hit me up. And then there was also this... Oof. One of the loveliest cars ever designed, IMHO - the Iso Grifo. Italian grace with Yank grunt. Let's not talk about the build quality, yeah? And despite the inevitable Whizzwheels, Corgi didn't do a bad job of modelling this one. A nose I used to doodle on my schoolbooks. I wonder whether my predilection for the HC Viva GLS stemmed from this car? The split grille and quad lights have a passing similarity. Yup, I really like this one, even though it was a tenner too. Might be a keeper. Here's an ensemble pic of his high-roller front-row stock, from this morning, then: And I bought them all. All? Yup. Even though he wouldn't budge on the price, I really like this one and didn't want to leave it behind. So, after much dithering, and going away, and coming back, I forked out another tenner on it. Apologies to NorfolkNWeigh, though I daresay you should be able to secure another one for a bit less! Yep, I paid over the odds here - must have just had a moment of madness. So, a busy old day down the tat mines... and I think I've managed to spunk the thick end of £60. Maybe it's as well I'll be supervising bargeboard replacement next Friday, to save me from myself... Adios, amigos! egg, warch, bunglebus and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thanks! To be fair the National is a bargain, rare to see them below 15 quid anywhere I know. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Um.... Dibs on the Hunter please! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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