Datsuncog Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: Dinky did a Moke for many years, as military, civilian, Prisoner and possibly one or two other versions. Probably one of Dinky's trippier models... hey, it was the tail-end of the '60s... A fairly decent example turned up on one of the tat stalls back in March too, though sans giraffe - now held over for Jon. See also - a green-maned lion driving a Bullnose Morris, as you do... Jon, flat4alfa, Sudsprint and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Took a chance and bid on something that just said '2 cars' and had one crappy photo from above. For £1.20 and free postage, I think I did OK. 155V6, AndyW201, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Joustra crane truck. Made in France,a curious mix of tin plate and plastic. Not really my thing,but interesting none the less. Datsuncog, flat4alfa, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 What do I win for "crappiest approximation of a Sierra"? Lord Sterling, RoadworkUK, bunglebus and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: What do I win for "crappiest approximation of a Sierra"? Is that nearside headlamp wider than the offside? Oh and yeah, that's poor! DoctorRetro and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 6/7/2020 at 11:51 PM, Jon said: Hardly bargainous but I'd never seen this one before: Surely that's a 1990's tampo design it's been adorned with? I love the decidedly half-arsed application, at the front. Bonus points for caramac interior and Ghia trims, rather than the generic items that many later versions were sold with. That's pure 1980s, that one... I had one in 1985! In fact... I still have it - though rather the worse for wear. There's a photograph somewhere of me on the beach in Portrush with said Sierra, brand new out of the box. About ten minutes after the pic was taken, it got inadvertently sat on in a cafe, and the light bar broken off (amber, not red and blue like the Corgi catalogue pic). You can just imagine the tears... Still, it clearly received plenty of play afterwards...I also had a red version which ended up in a similar state with no bootlid etc, and much later I had a really nice metallic grey version, which I sold on here two years back (and now regret, naturally). Note the incorrect-era Scalextric numberplates I applied, which ultimately annoyed me more than it should have done... One thing I could never understand though, was why Corgi added tipping seats to a 5-dr car? Jon, Skizzer and Tenmil Socket 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: That's pure 1980s, that one... I had one in 1984! In fact... I still have it - though rather the worse for wear. There's a photograph somewhere of me on the beach in Portrush with said Sierra, brand new out of the box. About ten minutes after the pic was taken, it got sat on in a cafe and the light bar broken off. You can just imagine the tears... Still, it clearly received plenty of play afterwards...I also had a red version which ended up in a similar state with no bootlid etc, and much later I had a really nice metallic grey version, which I sold on here two years back (and now regret, naturally). Note the incorrect-era Scalextric numberplates I applied, which ultimately annoyed me more than it should have done... One thing I could never understand though, was why Corgi added tipping seats to a 5-dr car? It's because the back doors are welded shut innit. Datsuncog, Burnside and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: What do I win for "crappiest approximation of a Sierra"? A luxury* weekend in Belfast repairing wheelarch corrosion on a shagged Sierra - what could be finer? DoctorRetro and Burnside 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Any ideas It’s about 2 inches long DSdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: That's pure 1980s, that one... I had one in 1984! In fact... I still have it - though rather the worse for wear. There's a photograph somewhere of me on the beach in Portrush with said Sierra, brand new out of the box. About ten minutes after the pic was taken, it got sat on in a cafe and the light bar broken off. You can just imagine the tears... Still, it clearly received plenty of play afterwards...I also had a red version which ended up in a similar state with no bootlid etc, and much later I had a really nice metallic grey version, which I sold on here two years back (and now regret, naturally). Note the incorrect-era Scalextric numberplates I applied, which ultimately annoyed me more than it should have done... One thing I could never understand though, was why Corgi added tipping seats to a 5-dr car? You need to restore it AS style. Find a Corgi Doner Sierra, preferably in Red or Blue. An swap the bootlid off it to yours. Sorted! Lord Sterling, DSdriver and Datsuncog 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Probably one of Dinky's trippier models... hey, it was the tail-end of the '60s... A fairly decent example turned up on one of the tat stalls back in March too, though sans giraffe - now held over for Jon. See also - a green-maned lion driving a Bullnose Morris, as you do... Bizarrely I have the giraffe type thing that’s sat in the drivers seat, I’ve had it for years in my spares box, never knew what it was from. Datsuncog, eddyramrod and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 3 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Took a chance and bid on something that just said '2 cars' and had one crappy photo from above. For £1.20 and free postage, I think I did OK. You outbid me! Split_Pin, Sudsprint, Datsuncog and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 As I mentioned earlier, the Roadmaster Corvette has some lovely detail on quite a smol car Also does this refer to the casting, or did the guy that made the moulds decide to initial it? Got these two Husky Angular vans, one of which will be getting a makeover - wonder why they bothered changing the rear door casting? eddyramrod, BL Bloke, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 This arrived today The seller said it had never been out of the box - he was'nt lying either. The original price of £29.95 was still on the box. I had to pay a fair bit more than that. BL Bloke, Sudsprint, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, bunglebus said: You outbid me! Oops, sorry bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Got these two Husky Angular vans, one of which will be getting a makeover - wonder why they bothered changing the rear door casting? Are they the two with the front bumper corners off both sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Each one has an opposite corner missing - had one for ages and got a new one the other day. Seem to be quite easy to find but often broken on the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Fords.... Not Serria. http://reallyloud.co.uk/2019/12/24/hot-wheels-escort-vs-corgi-juniors-escort/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Another Sierra I thought this must be one of the most half-hearted BTCC replicas,but then I saw that they also did it in the black Texaco livery.There's also a BMW in the colours of Will Hoy's car when he won the championship,but they didn't have an M3 so they used a 525 ? DoctorRetro, Burnside and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Has anyone got the Matchbox Superkings Cosworth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Has anyone got the Matchbox Superkings Cosworth? I've got these two to hand.I think there's a plain white one somewhere,but not sure where. Burnside and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Has anyone got the Matchbox Superkings Cosworth? Yeah I’ve got the white one and the black Texaco. I’ve also the XR4i in black and the powder blue one as well. Datsuncog, Tenmil Socket and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 My mate Tim at primary school had the Texaco Cossie. I suspect it ended up ruined as he was a terrible driver. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Eh? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matchbox-Superfast-Rare-Dragon-Racing-Team-Ford-Sierra-XR4i-Blue-Goat-Tampo-MIB/283895310566?hash=item42197aa8e6:g:KdQAAOSw7z1e0MAy&redirect=mobile Datsuncog and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Eh? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matchbox-Superfast-Rare-Dragon-Racing-Team-Ford-Sierra-XR4i-Blue-Goat-Tampo-MIB/283895310566?hash=item42197aa8e6:g:KdQAAOSw7z1e0MAy&redirect=mobile Looks more like a mid 80's Dodge Daytona to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 I've got the white Superkings Cosworth, purchased in the last year or so to replace the one I had as a kid. I also got my yellow Corgi 1/36 one down from the loft with that promotional box. It's a nice thing to have indeed. Tenmil Socket and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, BL Bloke said: Looks like a mid 80's Dodge Daytona to me. MB Dodge Daytona. I bought one recently from someone on here as it fits well with the rest of my childhood era replacements! Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Just finished this Husky Buick Electra. Not sure I chose the right colour but it's growing on me 20200612_093342 by RS, on Flickr 20200612_093336 by RS, on Flickr 20200612_093405 by RS, on Flickr Had to glue this one as the rivet posts are tiny. Pleased with re-silvering it though 20200612_093428 by RS, on Flickr 20200529_174633 by RS, on Flickr 20200326_182720 by RS, on Flickr 20200326_182731 by RS, on Flickr Amishtat, Skizzer, Sudsprint and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Today's smoll shite is this Guisival Mustang!! "Great,another gas guzzler to keep me in business M8" bunglebus, Split_Pin, BL Bloke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 10:20 PM, flat4alfa said: All the way from Spain, a Guisval Ford Mustang I’d been hankering over. Bought quite cheaply, considering how much usually gets asked. So postage didn’t hurt quite as much Hooray! That makes at least two Gimkhana Mustangs now living north of the Channel ? junkyarddog, Datsuncog, BL Bloke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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