bunglebus Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 We need close-ups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, bunglebus said: We need close-ups! That’s only half of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On Sunday, I had a bit of a sort out while in the loft. I'd got hold of a big plastic box and thought I'd box up the Hot Wheels I'd acquired so far. It was after I'd sorted through and grouped them up, I realised I may have a problem... I'm certainly no completionist, I just buy whatever I fancy, but it turns out I have quite a few versions of certain models. Lots of raised eyebrows from the Mrs... This is the one that kicked my interest back off. I had quite a few HW as a kid after my local toy shop started selling them alongside the usual MB superfast and Corgi Juniors in the '80s. But this Celica was on a clipstrip in Tesco back about 2010 and thought it looked a nice version, not too overdone. My adult HW habit had started! These are some more from a while back. Again, I like these as although they are quite lairy colour wise, they are quite authentic with factory graphics and not over-wheeles like a lot of HW stuff. One of my faves, I think these were discussed on here not long back. I was fairly sure I had one... It was the launch of the MK1 Escort casting that got me collecting them seriously again. Sainsbury's had a 2 for 1 sale at the time and I almost filled a basket!. Sadly the white-with-blue stripes Escort I got then is now uncarded and in 201_Jr's 'opened' collection. Now searching for a good carded example... From RS's old to new. I make no secret of my love for the Kenmari Skyline. The green one was another earlier purchase. I thought I'd missed out on the red police design one. Hot Wheels really didn't help things when they brought out the Then and Now versions where I now had two models of a type to hunt down... I like the 510 too, as can be seen, the odd modern Matchbox can slip into the collection! I like the authentic looking rally livery on the top example. Currently on the lookout for the MOMO wagon to go with the saloon. Fairladys ( or Fairladies?) old, Not so old. I do like the yellow and blue Nismo striped ones. Same but different! Love the red one. Ive also got the white, red and police style 300 ZXs too, but CBA with photos by the time I got them out...) A few Skylines. The red R30 in standard trim is one of my all time favourites  And the Skylines' descendants. That's it for the Datsuns. There are also a few 180SXs too, thought I'd photographed those! Spottedlaurel, Split_Pin, DoctorRetro and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Mazdas next! The MK1 MX5 is another favourite recent casting and proof that HW can really do nice factory-ish style cars lately. Saying that, I really like the later Matchbox one as well. RX7s old.. ...and newer. Another Then and Now duo at the top. Moar pick ups! These little beasties aren't everybody's cuppa, but I like them. I do like the Civic EF casting, another Then and Now at the bottom with the Type R. There are a couple of the Bisimoto-liveried Type Rs and a couple of the new 2018 Type Rs too, not pictured. Hmm, more of these than I thought too. The two standard looking ones at the bottom are my favourites. That's it for the JDM Yo! selection, apart from a couple of Scooby's, the BRAT, a F&F style late Impreza and the Matchbox SVX. Sorry, but German content incoming... Got this lot really for the 2002, E30 and E90, but they were all at Morrisons at a knock down price at the time. I do like the CSL casting, which is why I ended up with a few. I like the E36 as well, not a casting you see much of. The rest of the M squad. Somewhere there is a white with M stripes M2 as well. I have a feeling it's in the glovebox of the car... Anyone for Golf? The MB Countrys really are something else! Note Then and Now orange MK2 and Mk7. The Mk7 casting is a nice one, they really need to do the Factory Fresh treatment on that. And some pineapple transportation devices? (Don't shoot me but I do quite like the ratty T1s...) Realised I also forgot to get pics of the Porsches, including the Then and Now white 930 turbo and GT3, the purple GT3 and 944 Turbo. Also disappointing for a Merc fanboy like myself is that Hot Wheels haven't really bothered their arses with Mercs like they have with other marques, so there are only a couple of AMG GTs, the new style A Class and my most prized HW so far, the 190e 2.5 Evo2 with Real Rider wheels representing the marque Two of my favourite Matchboxes, proving they can do a much better job with some models than Hot Wheels. Crusty Sills, bunglebus, Tenmil Socket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Last instalment, honest! Sadly by now, it was getting late, and the need to get shit loads of toy cars boxed up and back into the loft was now pressing. So the American Fords failed to get pictured. Surprisingly there weren't that many. A few standard modern Shelby Mustangs (they do a pretty good job of the 2017 Shelby), a couple of earlier GT350s, a Fox Body Mustang, a couple of Torinos and a few '60s style Cougars represent the Ford's. A few Chevys got papped though... I love that '70 Chevelle casting A couple of 'different' takes on the Bel-Air And the Rod Squad! Somehow the grey Jerry Rigged wagon avoided getting pictured. Thanks to Poundland and Home Bargains, I also managed to pick up a few modern Majorette releases at knock down prices. I don't think I paid more than a quid for them, even the premium ones, I like these releases as a lot of them are just ordinary, everyday stuff, even future autoshite in a few cases. I was super chuffed to get the lime green C4 Cactus, then to find the C3 version. The Citroen Nemo is a cute thing and I like the Giulietta and Adam. The early Merc A Class compares well with the later Hot Wheels version. The 'premium' selection. The G Wagen isn't strictly my bag, but it's an impressive chunk of toy for the money. So that's it for the mini-shite selection. I'm.sure there are a few more. No doubt about it, it's easy to get hooked on these little b'stards. At least with the lockdown, I'm not out shopping as much, so little shite purchases have been curtailed a little... Crusty Sills, Datsuncog, bunglebus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 From pissing about with small scale, to a small repair job on one of the big buggers. The Sun Star Escort has been looking a bit sad lately. Its suffered a bit from the dreaded Sun Star zinc pest which led to the bonnet seizing, then snapping clean in half. I have seen someone on one of the FB diecast site have the same thing happen, and he managed to superglue, fill and paint his, but as luck would have it, I found someone on eBay with a few Escort spares, so I nabbed the bonnet. A bit of lube on the hinge to get it moving freely, then the bonnet was attached to it. Then a dab of superglue on the broken, hilariously-out-of-scale door mirror, and the old 'Scort looks decent again, Check out the interior! Not sure Ford would have specified blue seats and red carpets (actual carpets in this one too, and carpet in the boot!), but it looks good. Even a little Ghia badge on the wooden dash. Sudsprint, Tenmil Socket, RoadworkUK and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, AndyW201 said: From pissing about with small scale, to a small repair job on one of the big buggers. The Sun Star Escort has been looking a bit sad lately. Its suffered a bit from the dreaded Sun Star zinc pest which led to the bonnet seizing, then snapping clean in half. I have seen someone on one of the FB diecast site have the same thing happen, and he managed to superglue, fill and paint his, but as luck would have it, I found someone on eBay with a few Escort spares, so I nabbed the bonnet. A bit of lube on the hinge to get it moving freely, then the bonnet was attached to it. Then a dab of superglue on the broken, hilariously-out-of-scale door mirror, and the old 'Scort looks decent again, Check out the interior! Not sure Ford would have specified blue seats and red carpets (actual carpets in this one too, and carpet in the boot!), but it looks good. Even a little Ghia badge on the wooden dash. Even the model rots like the real thing. RoadworkUK and AndyW201 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Jeez I'm insane. I cannot install loads of stuff because the 'glass' is rather difficult. Sudsprint, BL Bloke, Spottedlaurel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 And I have just spent the last hour fucjing up the grill surround... BL Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bunglebus Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Some nice stuff up there ^^ loving the loft collection, I'll show you mine one day when I don't have kids in the house, not really fair to have loads of toys cars out with nippers about. That Sunstar Escort is awesome, RHD too. Bet it was a few pennies when it was new. AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 7 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Last instalment, honest! Sadly by now, it was getting late, and the need to get shit loads of toy cars boxed up and back into the loft was now pressing. So the American Fords failed to get pictured. Surprisingly there weren't that many. A few standard modern Shelby Mustangs (they do a pretty good job of the 2017 Shelby), a couple of earlier GT350s, a Fox Body Mustang, a couple of Torinos and a few '60s style Cougars represent the Ford's. A few Chevys got papped though... I love that '70 Chevelle casting A couple of 'different' takes on the Bel-Air And the Rod Squad! Somehow the grey Jerry Rigged wagon avoided getting pictured. Thanks to Poundland and Home Bargains, I also managed to pick up a few modern Majorette releases at knock down prices. I don't think I paid more than a quid for them, even the premium ones, I like these releases as a lot of them are just ordinary, everyday stuff, even future autoshite in a few cases. I was super chuffed to get the lime green C4 Cactus, then to find the C3 version. The Citroen Nemo is a cute thing and I like the Giulietta and Adam. The early Merc A Class compares well with the later Hot Wheels version. The 'premium' selection. The G Wagen isn't strictly my bag, but it's an impressive chunk of toy for the money. So that's it for the mini-shite selection. I'm.sure there are a few more. No doubt about it, it's easy to get hooked on these little b'stards. At least with the lockdown, I'm not out shopping as much, so little shite purchases have been curtailed a little... Loving those collections! All three posts are pretty much what my collection would be if I put my mind to it! I do love the Jazz (City), mostly as I used to own one, but I only have 3 variations, didn't know there was that many. RoadworkUK and AndyW201 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Not glued back together yet (I've ran out of superglue). But here's the mostly finished BX From this: To this: I'm quite pleased, for an amateur job. Sudsprint, AndyW201, Austat and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 The collection looks pretty similar to how mine was, then I decided to get rid of all the modern cars. There's still a LOT of cars in boxes, I might have another sort out when the weather's not so nice as it is getting a bit out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, TheDoctor said: To this: Great work, best one yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Darda Volkswagen beetle. Smoll eddy doesn't like it. "Can't sell it any fuel M8" blakey79, Amishtat, flat4alfa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: That Sunstar Escort is awesome, RHD too. Bet it was a few pennies when it was new. It wasn't too bad when I got it, way back when. They had just come out, so were about £25 a throw new. Prices have gone pretty stratospheric now for them, though. I got the Ghia as a Christmas present, along with the 1600 Sports in white and red. That was a good Christmas! The red 1600 Sport has survived pretty well, but needs mirrors. The white one hasn't been so lucky, they used to live on a shelf, and the white one took a tumble one day. So its missing mirrors, a couple of bumper corners and one of the front hub assemblies is superglued on. Won't part with them though! RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 16 hours ago, bunglebus said: I like these big Zylmex toys Ahhhh.... so it was you that picked it up! I was trying to do a deal with the seller a good few weeks back but I was being tight and he was being ignoring. IIRC the ad description was sparse and it took a while to get the dimensions/scale off the seller. Oh well too late now. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: Smoll eddy doesn't like it. Pssssttt..... SMoll Eddy.... ask him how much he wants for it, thanks junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Somewhere I've got a Darda Peugeot 205. Haven't given it a thought for years but yes, it was the fastest pull-back I ever had. It used to wheelspin like fuck on my grandparents' kitchen floor. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 9:47 AM, bunglebus said: Off to eBay... Found another to bother us. Anyone got one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Pssssttt..... SMoll Eddy.... ask him how much he wants for it, thanks "Ain't 4 sail, part of 'is VW collection innit M8 " flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 All this talk of fast pull back cars... Did anyone have the twin engined ones, where the blue FWD engine was slow and the red RWD engine was fast? I had a blue vw golf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 like this 205? DoctorRetro and BL Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, loserone said: like this 205? OMG! That's the thing I mean! What is it? Ps. Don't search the Internet for toys with two speed motors.. ?? Skizzer, Remspoor and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I have a few DoctorRetro and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Any love for gen-3 Chevrolet Monte Carlos? Afraid so back here, not least since Denzel Washinton smoked one about in Training Day (20 years ago!) and a tad more recently the Jesse Pinkman car in Breaking Bad Hot Wheels did an open roof low-rider and a later daft 'hi-rider', both under the model name Montezoomer. The snazzy paint job yellow one is a re-release and my favourite of the lot. The stupid wheels black one wants sending off to be rebuilt as the 'camouflage range' paint job is nothing special and looks more hick than hot. Apart from that, I think best to remove the daft undercarriage completely while at it, as it looks more back-ache than bitchin' DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: What is it? I have tasked my mother with finding out. Expect potato pictures in a week or two DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, loserone said: like this 205? I have something similar, but it's made by majorette, the front collapses in when it hits something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 6 hours ago, TheDoctor said: I'm quite pleased, for an amateur job. That’s pretty good effort and you were right about matching the wheels It also looks just like my Dad’s one back in the early 90s so you have buyer here ? DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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