AndyW201 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I loved the MB MK2 Astra when it came out, as much as I liked the real thing. Our main toy shop in the town was a big Matchbox dealer but the first place I saw the Astra was in the window of a small newsagent that I was riding past on my bike, aged 11. Even then, my taste in diecast was more towards the more mundane, everyday stuff. I also loved the fact it was RHD and with a UK registration number. I had to have it. So , after saving that weeks pocket money, I went down and got it. Inside the shop, I then saw they also had the bright green Camaro Iroc-Z, and the Golf MK2 GTi. So that was my pocket money getting saved up for the next couple of weeks... 1985 & 1986 were good years for Matchbox. That Astra was the more common version with the 8 hole wheels and it got those wheels played off it. I reluctantly had to bin it when the base plate snapped around the front rivet. But I finally got a replacement in very nice condition a couple of years ago, (with those older type superfast wheels), in a small joblot I bought from this very thread. Still one of my all time favourite smol MB castings. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Found an engine variation on the Milligans Mill Speed King car 20191226_162311 by RS, on Flickr 20191226_162329 by RS, on Flickr Sudsprint and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisterboy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 hours ago, junkyarddog said: I was lucky enough to find a mint early Kadett a few months back. "Flash git M8" Mines Defo went Vauxhall pink lol junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Found an engine variation on the Milligans Mill Speed King car Is must be just the scoops left scoop is off Big Banger right scoop is a size down from Cambuster bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 In other news Santa popped by So chuffed! Dick Longbridge, DoctorRetro and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 2:21 PM, bunglebus said: Found it! SNAP ! Gah! Saw this and popped it in a bundle thinking it was perfect for you, and here we are now with forum over-supply! ? Limited Connectables research told me (Charlie Mack was no help) that the Kellogg’s tie was for cereal Rice Krispies; three models to collect tokens and send off for: SNAP was the beetle CRACKLE was ? POP was the road roller What Charlie Mack did say in his Matchbox Tyco Years book was the range was UK-only, although were released later in Germany in orange rather than grey [silver] bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 New from Majorette for 2020... Tenmil Socket, MorrisItalSLX and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 57 minutes ago, cms206 said: New from Majorette for 2020... The flame at the end of the text - it must refer to the number of them that combusted after turning the thing off and walking away. paulscavalier, Sudsprint and Burnside 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 So these 3 fell into flat4's basket in tescos yesterday. Will probably be used on the layout Split_Pin and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Eagerly awaiting the Civic CVC and the Mk1 Golf. Assuming you can find them before the eBay shitehawks grab them! Burnside and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) Matchbox 1986 for your perusal. Don't seem very clear although I haven't changed the scanner settings Matchbox 1986 01 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 02 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 03 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 04 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 05 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 06 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 07 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 08 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 09 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 10 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 11 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 12 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 13 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 14 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 15 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 16 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 17 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 18 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 19 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 20 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 21 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 220004 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 230003 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1986 25 by RS, on Flickr Edited December 29, 2019 by bunglebus Re-scanned pics Sudsprint, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Crikey, I had more '85/'86 Matchboxes than I thought. Off the top of my head, I had the, Golf GTi (only ever found the one with the big GTi logo down the side, never the earlier one with the small decals) Astra GTE Audi Quattro (maroon) Toyota MR2 BMW Baur cabrio (only ever seen the red one, never seen it in blue) Camaro IROC Z Transit MK3 Toyota Supra (not having a rear screen annoyed me somewhat!) Nissan 300ZX Sierra XR4X4 (even though the side graphics were incorrect, I preferred the earlier white edition in Ford branded packaging) Merc 500 SEC AMG Transit Supervan Dodge Caravan 1986 certainly was a good year! Lord Sterling, bunglebus and blakey79 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Well, the trees and decs went back in the loft today. Unusually I didn't get anything diecast related for Christmas this year, so I had my usual nose around my stash and came across another for the occasional 'blimey, I didn't remember buying that' series. See what it is yet? Yup. (F'ing COUPÉ though???) Not something you see often, I quite like the Detail Cars stuff, especially the MK1 Capri that I also have, they're nicely rendered things and though they date from well over a decade ago, they stand well with more recent offerings. I've been hunting for their MK1 Fiesta 1300 S in signal yellow for ages but they go for silly money now. For my money, they capture the Corty mk1's shape very well, far far better than the Vanguard MK1 (carried over from the Corgi Classic days) with its massive wheelarches. I don't really have a lot of chod from the early 60s (late 60s/early 70s onwards seems to be more my thing), I think the colour scheme made me choose this. Nice representation of Ford (I think) Goodwood green and the tan interior sets it off. Seat patterns and door cards are nicely done and the correctly cranked over gear knob is there. The three spoke sports steering wheel with drilled spokes looks a tad out of place though. Only real exterior complaint is the rear end looks a bit sparse without badging. I also wasn't really keen on the whitewall tyres. So after turning the tyres around on the rims,  Miles better IMO. I like the top of the range Super style slotted wheel embellishers on this. Up for grabs if anyone fancies it, but if not, it may get some display time... strangeangel, bunglebus, Remspoor and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Agreed, 1986 for me was the transition from the old order to the new, signified by the solid coloured wheel centres and new castings. The following year the lovely Jaguar XJ6 was released. AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Does anyone know when the 2020 batch of Matchbox appears in the stores? Before anyone says ‘2020’... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 2020 - which is only 3 days away now...... Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/28/2019 at 7:02 PM, AndyW201 said: Well, the trees and decs went back in the loft today. Unusually I didn't get anything diecast related for Christmas this year, so I had my usual nose around my stash and came across another for the occasional 'blimey, I didn't remember buying that' series. See what it is yet? Yup. (F'ing COUPÉ though???) Not something you see often, I quite like the Detail Cars stuff, especially the MK1 Capri that I also have, they're nicely rendered things and though they date from well over a decade ago, they stand well with more recent offerings. I've been hunting for their MK1 Fiesta 1300 S in signal yellow for ages but they go for silly money now. For my money, they capture the Corty mk1's shape very well, far far better than the Vanguard MK1 (carried over from the Corgi Classic days) with its massive wheelarches. I don't really have a lot of chod from the early 60s (late 60s/early 70s onwards seems to be more my thing), I think the colour scheme made me choose this. Nice representation of Ford (I think) Goodwood green and the tan interior sets it off. Seat patterns and door cards are nicely done and the correctly cranked over gear knob is there. The three spoke sports steering wheel with drilled spokes looks a tad out of place though. Only real exterior complaint is the rear end looks a bit sparse without badging. I also wasn't really keen on the whitewall tyres. So after turning the tyres around on the rims,  Miles better IMO. I like the top of the range Super style slotted wheel embellishers on this. Up for grabs if anyone fancies it, but if not, it may get some display time... I'm not one for quoting an entire photo-heavy post, BUT! The box and plinth declare this to be a 1963 model, but the grille and Aeroflow vents in the rear quarter pillars shout 65-66 facelift. Would be interesting to see the dash because that was also facelifted at the same time. Also, yes the "Super" embellishers are nice, but it isn't a Super: there's no chrome edging to the side flash and bootlid which the Super definitely had. And (sorry about all this, I'll take my anorak off in a minute) it wouldn't have had a tan interior, it would have had pale green. The mirrors would more likely be well forward along the wings than located on the doors. JEV 463C was a Goodwood Green two-door Super, bought by my dad from racehorse trainer Ginger McCain in 1974, and became the first car I ever drove (poorly, on Southport beach). It really should be on display though, looks like a very nice model! Skizzer, Datsuncog, Sudsprint and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 5 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Crikey, I had more '85/'86 Matchboxes than I thought. BMW Baur cabrio (only ever seen the red one, never seen it in blue) 20191221_103326 by RS, on Flickr 20190319_172329 by RS, on Flickr 20190825_121103 by RS, on Flickr I usually give all E30 castings to my mate, don't recall a blue one though. Just having a look on Wiki - blue is 1985, 1986 is red without towhook, 86-91 is red with towhook (explains why so many are red), white are 86-91 with various wheels/decals - but mine isn't shown! There's a dark blue BP promotional in 88 and a two tone blue in a 90-91 twin pack. Good luck... AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 9:52 AM, warch said: I must lay my mitts on one of these, never seen one in the red, probably the most common real life colour. I'm sure I could be persuaded to part with mine, bit modern for my taste 20191110_180821 by RS, on Flickr warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 46 minutes ago, bunglebus said: 20191221_103326 by RS, on Flickr 20190319_172329 by RS, on Flickr 20190825_121103 by RS, on Flickr I usually give all E30 castings to my mate, don't recall a blue one though. Just having a look on Wiki - blue is 1985, 1986 is red without towhook, 86-91 is red with towhook (explains why so many are red), white are 86-91 with various wheels/decals - but mine isn't shown! There's a dark blue BP promotional in 88 and a two tone blue in a 90-91 twin pack. Good luck... I've got a blue one with the earlier style wheels; when I was wee I'm sure mine was red. Split_Pin, bunglebus and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 55 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I'm sure I could be persuaded to part with mine, bit modern for my taste 20191110_180821 by RS, on I Let me know if you do, that looks a pretty good example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 A few things have been happening while I've had a bit more time on my hands this last week...... Display cabinets temporarily partially refilled, awaiting arrival of additional shelves and fitting them. Got these from a local charity shop just before Christmas. Somewhere I do have the glider trailer, cover and some of the glider itself (probably buried in one of son's old playboxes). Jeep from original set should still be around too, but not as intact as this new one. Mine was bought for 10p circa 1980 when a friend and his family moved out to South Africa. Santa bought me this (well, I got it off eBay and it was wrapped-up for me). I really like the 4dr R32 and I'm looking forward to building this kit, but I must finish up some others first. Not a kit or a diecast, but this thread seemed an appropriate home. My daughter (who is 16) liked doing a jigsaw she got in a cracker and wanted to do a proper one. The only puzzle I could remember us having was this one I had as a kid. One piece was missing..... Same daughter was feeling industrious today and wanted to get on with building a model for her A-level DT project. It's a demountable stage and she wanted a lorry to give it some context, so she found this Siku Volvo out in the shed. Cost me 50p from a boot sale a few years ago, good that it has a use. After a gap of three years I got on with some WIP kits again. This Heller Princess was meant to be a quick, simple build back then. Not sure I'll do anything at this scale (1:43) again, my eyes aren't up to it now. Chrome is the next big job, likely to be bare metal foil, which will be fiddly and time-consuming. This Honda has been going on for a while. A couple of major hurdles were cleared today, with me finally working out how to fix the accessory wheels (removed kit suspension, drilled holes and used random bit of wire I found), and also painting the internal window surrounds. Now just the outside ones to go, paint and fix lights etc. Burnside, RoadworkUK, bunglebus and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, sierraman said: Does anyone know when the 2020 batch of Matchbox appears in the stores? Before anyone says ‘2020’... From what I’ve gathered, the box since September was the start of the ‘2020’ range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Yesterday, went to Aylesbury branch of Entertainer two racks, one table, range all laid out. Underneath the table were three open boxes.... all were brimming, yet all had been rifled through. EVERY VOLVO GONE. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 57 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: From what I’ve gathered, the box since September was the start of the ‘2020’ range Hmm I’m talking about the Golf Mk1 and the Civic?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 This week's car boot finds ? Datsuncog and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 15 hours ago, sierraman said: Hmm I’m talking about the Golf Mk1 and the Civic?? I’ve misunderstood what you were asking. Not sure why it’s funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1986 Matchbox catalogue re-scanned and edited. It's a bit better, think the dot type on the print upsets the scanner. Annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Couldn't resist this for a quid in t'chazza shop. I've never really liked the non- specific nature of the "US Van" casting, but it's almost mint and BT livery somehow evaded me as a kid; I only had the Coke, Unichem and Hertz varieties. Burnside and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: I’ve misunderstood what you were asking. Not sure why it’s funny? Not sure why I’ve put that. Wasn’t intending to be funny I’ve probably caught the wrong keys typing it on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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