MarvinsMom Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 bloody hell that Senator is something, its a country mile ahead of the Gama(?) Calibra that i had as a nipper...... AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 What are the strut tops like? Skizzer, flat4alfa, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 SATURDAY NAME THE BRAND PLEASE REQUEST One on the left (the worn one) came from @Datsuncog a while back and sports a metal base. Stamped 'Ambulance Van P346' One on the right (tidier) came from @TheDoctor this week and sports a plastic base. Stamped 'D123 Made in China' Do the wheel styles given any pointers? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 @Christine @Six-cylinder 'Bonjour!' [In comedy french accent] 'Mon cherie!' [kiss on cheek] 'Oh how niiice it eeeez to meet you' eddyramrod, Six-cylinder, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 8:35 PM, RoadworkUK said: Don't suppose you (or anybody else) would be able to point me in the right direction of the right size / shape of replacement tyre for this? Mine has a tyre missing but is otherwise near mint. I've seen loads and loads of sets of Dinky tyres on eBay, but would hate to end up buying something slightly and annoyingly wrong. I wondered that too as listings tend to speak in mm - but not sure if they mean external or internal diameter. And of course the vintage models would have been imperial measurement Some hubs have a deep recess, some rely on recess on the tyre itself So, the PULLMAN WITH CONFUSED DECALS was asked to pop over for inspection The trusty ruler joined us Then Chevy Charlie arrived to lift up the gargantuan Mercedes-Benz, so the tyre could be removed for scrutiny And here we have it Hub has the recess. Must be stamped Dunlop and has an outer ribbed pattern. Approx 16.5mm diameter externally, 12mm internally edit: 4mm thick RoadworkUK, Lord Sterling, Skizzer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: SATURDAY NAME THE BRAND PLEASE REQUEST One on the left (the worn one) came from @Datsuncog a while back and sports a metal base. Stamped 'Ambulance Van P346' One on the right (tidier) came from @TheDoctor this week and sports a plastic base. Stamped 'D123 Made in China' Do the wheel styles given any pointers? Thanks Metal based one could be Zylmex? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 49 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: And here we have it Hub has the recess. Must be stamped Dunlop and has an outer ribbed pattern. Approx 16.5mm diameter externally, 12mm internally So 12mm tyres is what we're looking for? I've got a Corgi Jaguar E-type that needs 2 new tyres, the tyre is about the same size as the Mercs' one (I have the same Mercedes model). I bought some tyres on eBay but they were too large for the wheel arch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Ah yes, sorry, I should have measured the thickness too My wife says thickness is all important Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Ah yes, sorry, I should have measured the thickness too My wife says thickness is all important I think you are confused. I think she said girth. Thickness is kinder ----dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Bren said: What are the strut tops like? I'm pleased to report that it sits square at all four corners so they can't have gone through yet. It is a genuine GM dealer item anyway, so I'm sure my Network Q warranty will see me alright if there are any issues! Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, flat4alfa said: SATURDAY NAME THE BRAND PLEASE REQUEST One on the left (the worn one) came from @Datsuncog a while back and sports a metal base. Stamped 'Ambulance Van P346' One on the right (tidier) came from @TheDoctor this week and sports a plastic base. Stamped 'D123 Made in China' Do the wheel styles given any pointers? Thanks Both Zylmex I believe - letter followed by numbers is their style, as are the wheels https://www.diecastgarage.org/node/30297 flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 8 hours ago, flat4alfa said: A donor is a donor, so no worries - this is a 'standard chassis' resurrection idea, in different wacky colour. By 'wacky' I mean off the shelf rattle can, not something eye-searing awful that will send us to further despair and pain. In recent weeks, a best-I-could-manage-at-current-prices, Corgi Eldorado Rocket arrived in a job lot Rockets haul (had sleepless nights, yearning, yearning, *twitch*) I hope that's ok. That's way nicer than either of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Here's a little brain teaser for you - Matchbox Sand Cat only comes in orange and green/red right? So what's this? Clue is on the base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, flat4alfa said: And here we have it Excellent! Thank you Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said: Excellent! Thank you Sir Just measured the thickness of Merc 600 tyre to be 4mm @Lord Sterling RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: That's way nicer than either of mine Poorly listed, but still had to pay well for it BIN as I bought his whole stock of Rockets to secure a worthwhile deal..... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I mentioned in an earlier post my recycled pallet "vice" and here it is: Dinky Range Rover for scale. And here are the next few for stripping... Including a Dinky DB6 that I dismantled a long time ago, and miraculously kept together, so it's getting stripped. And here are some of them in their baths. Interesting little note: when you dismantle the Packard convertible (also a couple of others) the rear wheels will fall off the axle. Why? Because Dinky didn't bother peening-over the axle ends, knowing the body would come down the wheel and tyre beyond the centreline of the axle, and therefore hold the assembly together. Just in case anyone else is doing the same model. hennabm, MarvinsMom, Amishtat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 8 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Ooh! Nice packaging. I couldn't resist this when it came on eBay at a tempting price. I blame all the Royale love on here lately! Funnily enough I’ve just ordered a Monza from the same series from our own @Mr Lobster’s eBay shop. Sadly they didn’t do the Monza in gold - or if they did they’re super rare. I went for green. Mr Lobster and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Here's a little brain teaser for you - Matchbox Sand Cat only comes in orange and green/red right? So what's this? Clue is on the base It was part of Lesneys Giftware I reckon bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Correct c6398b137293dc072392aadf494aa21f (1) by RS, on Flickr There's another colour too Vintage-Ashtray-Pottery-MATCHBOX-Speed-Kings-Sand by RS, on Flickr Datsuncog, Spottedlaurel and morrisoxide 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 That Sand Cat came with a really tidy companion 20200530_162951 by RS, on Flickr I also scored a good condition K50-K3 with all its stickers intact, listed in with some Models of Yesteryear so I guess no-one else noticed it 20200530_162407 by RS, on Flickr Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Mrs SL needed to use the computer all day and didn't want any distractions, which gave me the perfect excuse to spend all day in the shed working on the Sunny Truck: 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr The paint had gone on pretty well and I was in two minds about whether to polish it, but I did and it was worthwhile. A new sheet of Bare Metal Foil will deal with the brightwork, it also makes for good masking tape. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Had a bit of a 'mare getting to this stage, the chassis just didn't want to click into place so I had to carry out a strategic bit of shaving. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Couldn't resist a mock-up, it'll spur me onto the final stages tomorrow. If I get it finished by the end of the day that means it will have been started and completed in the same month, haven't done that for ages. DoctorRetro, Datsuncog, Skizzer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 10:07 PM, crad said: this appears to be a mostly buying miniture shite thread but if its allowed and there is interest i will happily show my collection of smol cars aquired during my 20 years upon the earth. here's a teaser anyway, featuring my #1 dream car. Do go on... always interested in some hot Trabbie action! Never seen that MC Toy/Maisto/Edocar casting in yellow - good find. crad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 SUNDAY IDENTIFY COMPO What is this supposed to be, and any idea who made it? The rear lights have confused. Thanks Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 12/20/2019 at 12:03 PM, Datsuncog said: The Fire Chief Car was another of those fantasy vehicles that made me irrationally furious as a child. I just couldn't work out what it was meant to be. The ventilation louvres in the bonnet and in the boot were maddening. Front engine? Rear engine? Both? Neither?? What are you trying to do to me, Matchbox? My rage ought to have cooled by now - but apparently not. Remembered this post.... as it made me smile, remembering also being annoyed by the model when a boy, for similar reasons. Didn't have one, never wanted one; it just didn't fit into those Observer's Books, which were my reference on life! The Matchbox Fire Chief car. Roll forward a few decades and having now reached an age thought (back then) to be really old, for some unexplainable reason am now interested; so recently got hold of the Superfast original and the Super GT re-release in some job-lots. 'It's just a colour change' - or so I thought - but the bonnet (hood?) grilles and the rear deck grille have been made part of the casting. So they spent money on it and retooled ! Original is stamped 1976; GT has 1985. Not only that, the Hungarian 'Playmobil' firm copied it to plastic, with a front grille shroud added too. So somewhere, out there, there was some love for it. Looking inside shows it's a clear two-seater with a cover over whatever is supposed to be in that tall boot (trunk!), yet the bonnet (hood!) is long with air intakes to feed a banked-V engine. There is a front grille too, with headlamps covered by protection grilles of their own. My word! But I now like it. Anyone got a spare unwanted original I could buy to modify? Idea being to create a civilian 'fantasy twin-engined 1970s muscle car' - to allow it a place alongside the countless wacky customs from Hot Wheels etc? 'But why?' you ask. Perhaps some sentimentality for the past, guilt at not accepting it at the time, and why not for the hell of it. Underdogs need their own champions! Were there any larger clones of this model? Upscaled and friction motored, as Hong Kong's finest could be? DoctorRetro, Split_Pin, Sudsprint and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Remembered this post.... as it made me smile, remembering also being annoyed by the model when a boy, for similar reasons. Didn't have one, never wanted one; it just didn't fit into those Observer's Books,which were my reference on life! The Matchbox Fire Chief car. Roll forward a few decades and now reached an age thought (back then) to be really old. For some unexplainable reason am now interested, so recently got hold of the Superfast original and the Super GT re-release in some job lots. 'It's just a colour change' - or so I thought - but the bonnet (hood?) grilles and the rear deck grille have been made part of the body. So they spent money on it and made it a retool ! Original is stamped 1978, GT has 1985. Not only that, the Hungarian 'Playmobil' firm copied it to plastic, with a front grille shroud added too. So somewhere, out there, there was some love for it. Looking inside shows it's a clear two-seater with a cover over whatever is supposed to be in that tall boot (trunk!), yet the bonnet (hood!) is long with air intakes to feed a banked-V engine. There is a front grille too. My word! But I now like it. Anyone got a spare unwanted original I could buy to modify? Idea being to create a civilian 'fantasy twin-engined 1970s muscle car' - to allow it a place alongside the countless wacky customs from Hot Wheels etc? 'But why?' you ask. Perhaps sentimentality for the past, guilt at not accepting it at the time, and why not for the hell of it. Underdogs need their own champions! Were there any larger clones of this model? Upscaled and friction motored, as Hong Kong's finest could be? I have one you can have... Edit - I think mine is a Super GT, but offer still stands flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 minute ago, TheDoctor said: I have one you can have... Great! A proper original, not the GT casting? DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 ah well! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MarvinsMom Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: SUNDAY IDENTIFY COMPO What is this supposed to be, and any idea who made it? The rear lights have confused. Thanks i'm going to say Landrover Discovery 3/4. but them back lights are utterly wrong. maybe its an unlicensed knockoff and the maker has done that to try and get away from copyright infringement? eddyramrod and flat4alfa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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