sierraman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Went in Tesco, they had the 2020 range in but all the Golfs/Civics etc had been picked over and only the shit was left. Pfft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 6 hours ago, TheDoctor said: A visit to @Amishtat today yeilded some interesting diecast tat, thank you. It was good to meet you. Overview A worse for wear, crayoned Bburago Ferrari Lone Star trucks Dinky Atlantean with yellow pages livery. 'let your fingers do the walking' ooh err. Matchbox Mazda and Corgi cement mixer Boxed Porsche, I have a rough one of these somewhere. Some scrapyard fodder, complete with fork lift! And the piece de resistance... A 'barn find' condition Porsche in 1:18 scale. I think it's brilliant! Nice to meet you too! If I find any Porsche parts I'll be in touch. It's unlikely but possible.. Let me just share this picture of the Doctor helping me lower the tone of my work car park (and displaying some snazzy moves). DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Remember this? Now looks like this: I really struggle with this sort of size now; I need two pairs of glasses to see these close enough to try and detail. Look after your eyes, kids Looks good to me. I have pretty great eyesight and I'd struggle doing detail that small. Funny enough the blue Camaro I posted earlier was the one I have already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Amishtat said: Nice to meet you too! If I find any Porsche parts I'll be in touch. It's unlikely but possible.. Let me just share this picture of the Doctor helping me lower the tone of my work car park (and displaying some snazzy moves). Ha, looks like I'm doing an Irish jig. I was actually walking backwards to avoid being papped, I'm not exactly photogenic ? Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Amishtat, Burnside and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I was in Tesco the other day; nothing interesting in the Matchbox box, nor in the HW. I'll just have to keep trying. Meanwhile, look what happened to my Corgi Lincoln limo (that I've had over 50 years) when I stripped it: I've glued the scuttle back together, of course, and it's now painted and almost ready for reassembly. Now, how about some more results? You've seen these two Impalas before, but I thought it would be nice to put them together... And here's the Dinky 63 Impala (notably a straight-six when you open the bonnet) posing with a few friends... Windscreen on the Spot-On Healey by me, from plastic stock, as usual.... You may remember my Budgie breakdown truck, well now it has an apprentice! For the first time in many years - several decades, even - I'm pleased with how my Dinky Packard looks! Windscreen on this one is salvaged from a partwork Cadillac that I broke for parts. And finally tonight, a bunch of projects going on the local transporter. Amishtat, Sudsprint, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Meanwhile, look what happened to my Corgi Lincoln limo (that I've had over 50 years) when I stripped it: Paint stripper or caustic soda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Caustic soda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 I remember the Siku 190 from the catalogue well as it was quite 2 W124 like in its proportions. Now, I recall I had a pull-back 190 in grey which was a rip off of the Superkings version. I don't think I still have it, but I will check! Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 8 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Caustic soda Ah - that'll be why then. It's OK on newer castings but I've heard of it dissolving older stuff due to different metals in the alloy. It eats aluminium for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 The first Superkings I had was the metallic blue Mercedes 190E 2.5. I got the beige Taxi spec one after. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 10 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Ha, looks like I'm doing an Irish jig. I was actually walking backwards to avoid being papped, I'm not exactly photogenic ? Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, BL Bloke said: Out of shot models are an AMC Pacer (r) and a Tucker 48, commonly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo (l). You win FIVE VIRTUAL POUNDS ! BL Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 12 hours ago, bunglebus said: Ah - that'll be why then. It's OK on newer castings but I've heard of it dissolving older stuff due to different metals in the alloy. It eats aluminium for example. Yes. Do not put 1950s-70s turned (not cast) wheels in. Corgi and Spot-on wheel surfaces lose a couple of mm so are ruined. Dinky wheels e.g. FAB1 are reduced to dust. You will know when it is happening if you see the bubbles on the surface rising from a specific spot Older castings can have odd areas eaten away. I have a very frilly arch on a Corgi Beetle while the rest is sound; so the metallurgy must have been sightly different there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 13 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Ha, looks like I'm doing an Irish jig. I was actually walking backwards to avoid being papped, I'm not exactly photogenic ? Perhaps you are pappogenic then ? One for the Lexicon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 5:15 PM, BL Bloke said: Tucker 48, commonly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo By Dinky Toys - it's a rather nice model and good quality too. Bought loose, over 20 years ago and the paint etc has stood the test very well. I had a thing about the Tucker so was very pleased to find this, at the time I never knew it had been modelled by a 'toy-priced' manufacturer warch, DoctorRetro, bunglebus and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 8 hours ago, bunglebus said: Ah - that'll be why then. It's OK on newer castings but I've heard of it dissolving older stuff due to different metals in the alloy. It eats aluminium for example. I hadn't thought of that, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Couple more HW 2020 finds today. Chuffed to find this one. This is the first 2000GT I've got, it's a lovely casting. Looks like there's an Olympic themed collection in the pipeline. Split_Pin, Six-cylinder, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 All I found today was this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Weather permitting I'm off to the boot sale tomorrow.. Actually quite excited so let's hope it doesn't rain in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 OMG how gorjus is this wee beastie i have never seen the prelude in the darker blue of the acclaim before Sudsprint, Six-cylinder, eddyramrod and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Bit more on the 4 this evening. Sudsprint, BL Bloke, Burnside and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 8 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Chuffed to find this one. This is the first 2000GT I've got, it's a lovely casting. Looks like there's an Olympic themed collection in the pipeline. Yes, the not-happening 2020 Olympics. I wonder if there will be a set for whenever it actually happens? Gorgeous casting too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I got the Chevelle's bodyshell painted yesterday: It needs another coat or two, but it's going nicely so far. Poor old Fairlady is back to square one again. I think Fiat do/did a pastel blue on the 500, so that could be a source of replacement paint. Six-cylinder, BL Bloke, eddyramrod and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I like the Fairlady like that to be honest - great paint on the Chevelle, love a bit of yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 That's more like it.. Burnside, Tenmil Socket and BL Bloke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I agree on the Fairlady. Perfect opportunity to make a 1979 California student's old banger! Perhaps soften a couple of tyres slightly, and paint a whitewall on just one? And yes, Chevelle is looking very smart too. bunglebus, Burnside and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Amishtat said: That's more like it.. I've never known a car boot to take place on a Weds? Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 This is unusual in that respect locally at least. Of course, despite muttering "don't just buy shit because you can" to myself almost all the way here my resolve lasted literally about twenty fucking paces... Two quid for a Corgi Thunderbird? SOLD! Burnside and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Tenner each or he'll do a deal for a few RoadworkUK, Sudsprint, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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