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7 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Welly are a decent maker. I originally turned my nose up at them but having acquired a considerable number over the years due to them modelling some interesting subjects, they are almost comparable with HW and Matchbox. 

They havent been so lucky with their marketing in the UK though and the inly place you really see them are in TK Maxx but even then their availability is patchy.

Some of Welly's more obscure (read shite-centric) 1/18 releases are well worth a gander.

Their Ford StreetKa is bob-on:

 

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And their 206CC has a beautifully realised retractable roof:

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1 hour ago, TheDoctor said:

 

And of course this mint Sierra. Not really my thing, anyone need this? 

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Yes please! Like the bug, I have one. Keep hearing whispers it's a copy of something else

 

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My Sierra wasn't great to start with, and painting it with the touch up pen for my full-size one didn't improve it

 

48000931726_172b29db0b_4k.jpg20190604_123150 by RS, on Flickr

35678683295_9b5b0ebd53_b.jpgSierra by RS, on Flickr

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Friday may well turn into Double Tat Day.  I've discovered a stall on Barrow outdoor market today loaded with diecast; mostly cheap crap, but the key word is cheap.  He buys job-lots to get models he wants, and puts the rest on his stall.  Prices start at 50p each/5 for £2.  He had a couple of 1/18s at £15 each, which might have interested me had they not been a Bini and  a 50s Lancia.  Next time I'll take my camera.  I mentioned what happens here and he was delighted to think someone would advertise his stock.  Friday and Saturday are the appropriate days.  Since I'm out of town next week you'll have to wait for the next update, but that gives him a chance to load up more stock.

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12 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

HITCHIN SAT TAT ATTACK

Dolly and Ken have now assessed the haul

highlights are :

Corgi SD1 pencil sharpener

MB Rolamatic Wildlife truck in good order, Ken kicked the lion out though

MB Connectables Lincoln Town Car Limo

Corgi XJS Motorshow edition

HW Nomad with 1969 on base

Corgi NIB Renault 5 Turbo  

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9 hours ago, Twisterboy said:

My word I remember the little white Sierra, Defo had this at some point in my life.

 

Does anyone remember the little Pointers Food Transit?? I had this as a kid and found one at my sons playgroup a month or so back. Was so tempted to pocket it!

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Yes I have one albeit with the then-new cloverleaf style wheels. They were part of the BP petrol station promotion in 1988. Its definitely the most accurate MK3 Transit casting out there.

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Guessed as much as tampo is way too young, seen it before and wondered why they didn’t update the base date(s). Retooling isn’t exactly cheap and is the time to add extra details? ; after all you’d state it on a book reprint etc

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2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Yes I have one albeit with the then-new cloverleaf style wheels. They were part of the BP petrol station promotion in 1988. Its definitely the most accurate MK3 Transit casting out there.

That explains where it came from we used to have a BP Garage along the street from us, my dad must have collected what was required and sent them off!

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Corgi 1983

 

49258593376_c4fc85086a_3k.jpgCorgi 1983 01 by RS, on Flickr

49258592571_d7dd62aee1_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 02 by RS, on Flickr

49258591586_a267e7dfb5_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 03 by RS, on Flickr

49258590836_edbe95ff62_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 04 by RS, on Flickr

49258590061_9112008b7e_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 05 by RS, on Flickr

49258101908_35dc6cb830_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 06 by RS, on Flickr

49258588056_87c3513468_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 07 by RS, on Flickr

49258099698_43a2536180_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 08 by RS, on Flickr

49258775277_209c57deb1_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 09 by RS, on Flickr

49258097118_78c894bb75_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 10 by RS, on Flickr

49258773322_9ffe65eb16_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 11 by RS, on Flickr

49258582411_f4bf781197_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 12 by RS, on Flickr

49258580891_9fef02dbdd_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 13 by RS, on Flickr

49258770057_ede33f8355_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 14 by RS, on Flickr

49258092423_143c249341_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 15 by RS, on Flickr

49258768322_bcc01d38bf_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 16 by RS, on Flickr

49258090238_5de02fa8a6_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 17 by RS, on Flickr

49258089238_1d55b5f8ef_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 18 by RS, on Flickr

49258087578_edce45b275_3k.jpgCorgi 1983 19 by RS, on Flickr

 

Don't think I've ever seen the driving school Acclaim or the cabrio Range Rover before

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52 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Corgi 1983

 

49258593376_c4fc85086a_3k.jpgCorgi 1983 01 by RS, on Flickr

49258592571_d7dd62aee1_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 02 by RS, on Flickr

49258591586_a267e7dfb5_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 03 by RS, on Flickr

49258590836_edbe95ff62_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 04 by RS, on Flickr

49258590061_9112008b7e_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 05 by RS, on Flickr

49258101908_35dc6cb830_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 06 by RS, on Flickr

49258588056_87c3513468_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 07 by RS, on Flickr

49258099698_43a2536180_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 08 by RS, on Flickr

49258775277_209c57deb1_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 09 by RS, on Flickr

49258097118_78c894bb75_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 10 by RS, on Flickr

49258773322_9ffe65eb16_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 11 by RS, on Flickr

49258582411_f4bf781197_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 12 by RS, on Flickr

49258580891_9fef02dbdd_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 13 by RS, on Flickr

49258770057_ede33f8355_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 14 by RS, on Flickr

49258092423_143c249341_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 15 by RS, on Flickr

49258768322_bcc01d38bf_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 16 by RS, on Flickr

49258090238_5de02fa8a6_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 17 by RS, on Flickr

49258089238_1d55b5f8ef_6k.jpgCorgi 1983 18 by RS, on Flickr

49258087578_edce45b275_3k.jpgCorgi 1983 19 by RS, on Flickr

 

Don't think I've ever seen the driving school Acclaim or the cabrio Range Rover before

I’ve got the Rapport Range Rover somewhere. Think it was something to do with James Bond?

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the raport range rover is from the opening sequence of Octopussy, where Roger Moore jumped into the miniature jet inside the horse box and escape from the Russian. Cuban other commie stooges chasin them, after first blowing up a series of hangers while avoiding some surface to air missiles.

i remember having the set as a nipper, though sadly its now long gone, shame as i think in good order they are worth something now.

1983, wasn't that the year when Mettoy went under?

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1 hour ago, ETCHY said:

Great catalogue ta for posting that. I had the Maestro with the working lights very cool it was, although having that feature did compromise the model a bit.

The outline shown of the new one to be released looks like a BX. Did Corgi make that?

 

C384 is a Renault 11 GTL apparently

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I had the driving school Acclaim in red but I seem to recall it was a Honda Ballade. Fairly sure I've mentioned it before on here and somebody confirmed it but I can't remember who or when. (I had the metallic blue Acclaim too, but I haven't seen either of them or my red Sierra since about 1997.Fuck knows where they are) 

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Some in that Corgi catalogue I don’t think released ?

Magnum Ferrari 308

Tour de France XJ6 set

Corgitronics Chevrolet Radio Van in red with white roof

Escort Mk3 panda car

2CV in Charleston black/burgundy colours

Juniors Train and Passenger Car

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Forgot to mention the post lady popped by ?

Well actually that was a bit of a fib as a few were won by Tesco and B&M attack formation 

But as the Royal Mail have most of my years’ earnings in their coffers, it feels like they were all posted....!

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Batmobile a new one on me and was a Tesco surprise

‘JPS’ Lotus came from this forum. This place, etc

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