DoctorRetro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 @Datsuncog Doc junior has asked for this gold thing, if it is still around next time please.. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: @Datsuncog Doc junior has asked for this gold thing, if it is still around next time please.. Ahhh... yes I saw this Corgi Mk1 Polo in the understall box last week, but it's missing the front axle! But, he did have another beige version on the stall in poorer condition - missing a tailgate - but with all four wheels, if you fancy having a crack at a two-into-one restoration? With both of them busted in different ways, I've a feeling they could wind up in the 50p box before long - will keep my eyes peeled on behalf of you and Doc Jr! DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Went shopping AndyW201, egg, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 A bit more shopping and another visit from Post Lady DoctorRetro, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nice one again DC! I'd be interested in the Narcoral Fiat depending on price. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 It really is lovely, that Nacoral Fiat - and despite having a helpful description and price tag prominently displayed, I was way too deep into a diecast frenzy to take proper note. I mean, I must have clocked it - but it all gets kinda hazy when I'm in 'the zone'. I know this because someone once filmed me poking round an Australian scrapyard, and I look proper demented in it. Apparently, that's how I go when confronted with a surfeit of automotive tat. https://youtu.be/UbqPN2gaKvs But! I'll ping him a message and see if he can tell me the price (they were about to close when we were in yesterday, and the shop's closed today and tomorrow, so I doubt it'll have gone anywhere in the interim) - happy to act as a go-between, if it's a price worth paying! I don't recall thinking "HFM!!!" and I'm fairly stingy, so fingers crossed it's not overly pricey. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 That Fiat really is excellent! Didn't realise people were still looking for the black MK1, I've seen quite a few about recently Datsuncog and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, bunglebus said: That Fiat really is excellent! Didn't realise people were still looking for the black MK1, I've seen quite a few about recently I only ever saw 1 or 2 when I was looking,I saw a couple in Tesco last week,so they're still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 8 hours ago, flat4alfa said: A bit more shopping and another visit from Post Lady Oooh, dem Chevy Vans... ? BL Bloke and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I haz bin acquiring a few more 1/43’s. Russkie's first! SSM ZIL 157 flatbed. GAZ 14 limo. IXO models GAZ 12 And lastly an impulse buy. Another GAZ 13, but a much older diecast model from ‘Yanka’ made in USSR. Never heard of them before but it’s a nice casting and has opening doors and boot. Now a capitalist pig dog automobile! NEO Volvo 760 GLE. Really nice model and the interior looks spot on too. Ive also got a Volvo 780 coupe and Volvo 244 coming from France & Germany yet to arrive. And a ZIL 131 military mobile generator set and URAL 375 command truck coming from Russia... I also decided to get a couple of cheapo display cabinets for my 1/43 stuff. I’ve been buying them and then they just sit in their boxes under beds or on top of wardrobes etc, not really being seen. Now I can put them in these and appropriate them a bit more! 59Impala, Skizzer, Amishtat and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 A few finds from the car boot this morning The Super Kings transporter should have a Mustang Cobra with it.I may have one somewhere,but for now the Capri from a different release can sit on the back junkyarddog, DoctorRetro, BL Bloke and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Is that a matchbox Mitsubishi?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, danthecapriman said: And lastly an impulse buy. Another GAZ 13, but a much older diecast model from ‘Yanka’ made in USSR. Never heard of them before but it’s a nice casting and has opening doors and boot. Nice. It’s not ‘Yanka’ though The first letter is the Ts sound, the third the iY sound So what you have there is a Tsaiyka, otherwise translated as ‘Chaika’ - the name given to the GAZ 13 So it’s unbranded and I didn’t help at all really Tidy cabinets, where from? Skizzer, Split_Pin, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 57 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: Is that a matchbox Mitsubishi?? Yes,Mitsubishi Galant.Haven't really looked at it yet,it's one that was 1st released in Japan I think? bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 That's quite a find!! Don t think they were ever sold here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Scanned the Matchbox '89 catalogue. It's a big one! Matchbox 1989 01 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 02 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 03 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 04 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 05 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 06 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 07 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 08 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 09 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 10 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 11 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 12 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 13 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 14 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 15 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 16 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 17 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 18 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 19 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 20 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 21 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 22 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 23 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 24 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 25 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 26 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 27 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 28 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 29 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 30 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 31 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 32 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 33 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 34 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 35 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 36 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 37 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 38 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 39 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 40 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1989 41 by RS, on Flickr Split_Pin, paulscavalier, 155V6 and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Looks like me and JYD will be having a Galant bidding war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Nice. It’s not ‘Yanka’ though The first letter is the Ts sound, the third the iY sound So what you have there is a Tsaiyka, otherwise translated as ‘Chaika’ - the name given to the GAZ 13 So it’s unbranded and I didn’t help at all really Tidy cabinets, where from? Learn something new everyday! I’ve always called the GAZ 13 & 14 a ‘Chaika’ said as it’s spec in English but I’d guess that is actually not right then given the Russian spelling? How do you say it in English? ‘Sayka? The cabinets are off eBay. You can get them in black & white like mine or wood effect. If you shop around a bit you can find them fairly cheaply despite some sellers prices! The doors are glass too which I find much better than plastic. 1/43 stuff fits well in them and you can change shelf heights, which was why I wanted these ones - my trucks wouldn’t fit in some cabinets available! Saying that, the MAZ and KRAZ artic transporters only just in width wise! The trailer is very wide around the rear axles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Car boot at this time of year? The car was thick with ice this morning! That’s commitment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, sierraman said: Car boot at this time of year? The car was thick with ice this morning! That’s commitment! It's in a 2 level car park,so is undercover & is on all year.It was cold though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I think I’d call myself a fair weather car booter, I’ve not usually even gone until about June time. Why are car boots so bloody early as well? Sunday is the one day I’ve not got to get up at the crack of dawn! eddyramrod and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 43 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Learn something new everyday! I’ve always called the GAZ 13 & 14 a ‘Chaika’ said as it’s spec in English but I’d guess that is actually not right then given the Russian spelling? How do you say it in English? ‘Sayka? Ts is a less strong CH sound So to our English ear, it would be nearer chAYKer I am no expert though. I’m just trying to learn to read other alphabets, before the zombies come danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Scanned the Matchbox '89 catalogue. It's a big one! OhEmGee. I've just spent a fevered several minutes playing "want, got, need" in exactly the same was as I did when I was eight – when that catalogue was released. I'll have to unearth some of my favourites from the above. Mate of mine had the SuperKings Texaco RS500 Cossie, which I used to enjoy comparing with my XR4i of the same scale (I always preferred mine. Somehow classier). The coastguard boat that comes on the back of the SuperKings Mercedes-hauled Launch Transporter had a really well-observed deep-vee hull form, which did a fabulous job of planing across the water in the bath / pond / swimming pool. News to me, BTW, is that Matchbox's SuperKings Range Rover rendition featured a stab at recreating its three-spoke alloys. Good grief. 1989, eh? What a time to have been alive. Datsuncog, Split_Pin and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 4 hours ago, 155V6 said: The Super Kings transporter should have a Mustang Cobra with it.I may have one somewhere,but for now the Capri from a different release can sit on the back I've got the Mustang but the wrong transporters - funny enough mine have Capris on too! (Until I put the Sand Cat on the green one) 20190813_161006 by RS, on Flickr 20190824_110348 by RS, on Flickr 155V6, Sudsprint and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Got that in the loft somewhere. Will did it out tomorrow. I think the 2 farraris are missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 A delivery happened this weekend. I always set out to get some diecast tat that will go down well on this thread. Something old, rare, distinctive, vintage... Oh. That went well! Lately, I've been worryingly drawn to fairly recent model Vauxhall/Opels (Hell, I even drive a real one FFS). I've long been hunting for a Schuco Astra MK4 hatch as it's the nearest I can get to the two (yes, two!) MK4 SXis that I had. Sadly people selling them want all the money in the world for them. I've had some models on my eBay watchlist for a while, being sold by a guy who has a shedload of NOS Opel dealership models, some weird and wonderful (Meriva VXR or Tigra Twin-Top with working folding roof anyone?), all top brand stuff at knock-down prices. Last week I got a message offering me the Astra koop for £8.99 posted, so I snaffled it. Yes it's a Mk4 Astra in a party frock but for a brand new Minichamps model, it's still a bit of a bargain. It's a lovely crisp casting, not a line out of place. Little details like the mirrors, handles and jack point covers are well done, along with nice Bertone badges (because Italian koop styling M8) on the rear quarters. Again the wheels are bob-on with a little set of discs and calipers inside them. Nice grille and headlight detail. Nice detail at the rear as well, great job on the light clusters. Nice arse, the stance is bob-on too. Good interior detail, the Recaro seats are just like I remember from my old Astra's, even the steering wheel has the audio controls under the spokes. And I had to get a pic with its spiritual predecessor! (Schuco) And a nice family pic with the (worryingly) growing Vauxhall/Opel 'sporting' collection. I think I may have a problem, (especially as the same guy has a facelift Vectra VXR and that Meriva VXR keeps giving me the wink as well...) Dannyk, Datsuncog, BL Bloke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 I got that Coupe when I had my identical model and very nice it is too. The heated rear window is a nice touch. I also have the Cabriolet and 5 door hatch by Schuco together with a crude 3 door 1/24 hatch example by Welly. AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I got that Coupe when I had my identical model and very nice it is too. The heated rear window is a nice touch. I also have the Cabriolet and 5 door hatch by Schuco together with a crude 3 door 1/24 hatch example by Welly. I can see me spending a fair bit with this eBay seller as he also has a nice Minichamps Astra Cabrio, in black with red interior. The Schuco Vectra OPC/VXR looks fantastic too, it's definitely on the list! I even want to get the Tigra and Meriva eventually, as owning a Corsa, I fancy having all the Corsa variants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 13 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Got that in the loft somewhere. Will did it out tomorrow. I think the 2 farraris are missing. Tat Box to the rescue, mebbe? sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Tat Box to the rescue, mebbe? Hold the fort! I’ve just spent 5 minutes in the loft and had to come out. Past play time overload! I have both Farrari stacked and packed, thought they’d gone missing years ago. Plus other super king jewels and britains landys Sudsprint, eddyramrod, BL Bloke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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