Christine Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The nearest is marked DeA by Grani and partners Special edition ! Made in PRC ? The J top is the same as yours ,no roof ..dont think it had one anyway.. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Some fun arrivals; Dinky Shovit is much nicer than the first one I found Majorette K70 and Sterckman Lovely 400 (honestly!) Caravan. Never seen the plastic piece to stop the caravan coming unhitched before Lastly, a Transit even Datsuncog hasn't got! Any guesses on the make? Split_Pin, Jon, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Bestbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Nope. It's European if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Efsi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Efsi? We have a winner Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, bunglebus said: We have a winner Nice,I've never seen one in real life ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 17 hours ago, flat4alfa said: I have spare R17 somewhere, will check if the shell is crack-free, if it helps Cheers, but I'll probably leave this one as-is; it's about the same state as mine before it got assaulted with the paint pen, and it'll display well enough! 17 hours ago, 155V6 said: Have you still got a couple of odd things reserved for me? If so,I'll add one of those Polo Porsches please. Yup, I do indeed - a coupla other Corgis are still here for you. Will pop that in with the others, no worries! 17 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said: Glad they've gone to a good home chap. I bought that FX4 brand new when I was about ten. As you can probably tell, it's barely been out of the box! Yeah, I'm stoked at how nice it is - and the box too. My only other 1980s Mettoy boxes are all pretty knackered, so it's lovely to have one that looks so fresh. One of my very early diecast memories is seeing all the identical black and yellow Corgi boxes stacked on the shelves at Stewarts, with different cars and vans inside... so these have a particular nostalgic tug, it's true. Thanks again, it'll be treasured! 4 hours ago, Amishtat said: Is it Tat Friday? No boot sale this week because it rained. Well, y'know, it might be... Dick Longbridge and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Yup, I do indeed - a coupla other Corgis are still here for you. Will pop that in with the others, no worries! Thanks,but didn't Flat4alfa have 1st dibs on the spare Porsche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Worlds's gone mad, etc https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airfix-1-32-Scale-Vauxhall-Victor-2000-Estate-Model-constructed/153992948367 102 quid.. Yes I did consider bidding.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Bloody hell! I followed the links and found an unmade, boxed example too.... for HFM???? 250 notes, that's how HFM. World, mad, etc, totally. I wish I'd had the foresight (and the cash) to buy more than the one I had long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Wet Friday is wet again, unsurprisingly... and some minor machinations were required to enable a flying visit to St G's this morning. In its new format, the market doesn't open until 10am - which is damned inconvenient as it used to be open from 6.30, and I tended to drop in around 8 or so on my way from the station. Meanwhile, my WFH "core working hours" start at 10am... So, under the guise of 'charging the battery in the Yaris', and keeping a weather eye on work emails via the BlackBerry, I hastily piled up to Belfast to see what was to be seen... Well, kinda the same stuff as last week, it turned out. Still some Corgi Classics commercials available for a tenner; nice, but the '50s stuff doesn't do it for me. Ergomatic brewery dray box still contains the incorrect earlier Foden... Older Thorneycroft and Renault trucks not really my bag, but that Jag XK120 still tugged at me a little... Corgi FX4 cab is more like the one I bought for my little brother all those years ago, but I think his had 'radio cab' stickers, not 'computer cab'. I thought his had a black interior, but on seeing this I believe it was actually red like this one. Sliding partition glazing is indeed deleted on these newer models. Bbuago Citroen Traction was quite nice though; Matchbox Superkings Massey Ferguson may be of interest to some of the tractor guys here? And there was, as promised, a tat box... sort of. These have all definitely appeared on previous weeks, earlier in the year. Mostly bigger stuff, and mostly around a fiver a throw... Dinky Land Rover fire tender and AEC were quite decent. Huskys also quite nice - smaller Jag MkX missing a bumper corner; Guy Tanker missing the rear tank moulding. There was also a Ford Pickup missing the camper body, found later. Stingray and Porsche Carrera possible rolling restos; plastic motorised bus had no maker's marks. Majorette Dodge with freaky paintwork was in good fettle and seemingly complete; Adams Probe slightly more worse for wear. More farm fun, for someone - no name International, and no name (but possibly Dinky?) Massey Ferguson. Jaguar XJ12 peelermobile by Matchbox Superkings was ok; Corgi Turbos Opel Manta suffering roof damage. Due to time pressures, I didn't have the luxury of going away, posting up the pics and then coming back - and with the market shutting again at 2, it kinda limits my ability to procure stuff to order. But! If there's anything you see that you like, I can make enquiries next week, all being well... And no, I didn't leave empty-handed... andrew e, Amishtat and flat4alfa 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Thanks,but didn't Flat4alfa have 1st dibs on the spare Porsche? Ooh, had missed that... but fear not, there's enough Polo Porsches for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I think the ‘Adams Probe’ is the Chevrolet Astro 1. I’d like a nice one if those, one day The Polo Porsche might as well park in the 155V6 tat box for now as there was a mention of Dinky parts surfacing soon @Datsuncog @155V6 bunglebus and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I can make enquiries next week, all being well... If that orange Corgi Mini Bus has undamaged glass and isn't too much money I'd be interested - only need the glazing Oh and what's the red one with blue glass - Porsche 917? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I wouldn't mind the Majorette Dodge if it's not more than a couple of quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Ooh, had missed that... but fear not, there's enough Polo Porsches for everyone! I have a Polo Porsche if anyone wants one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just got back from Hitchin Market Got these two Dinkys for a tenner a piece. More than I am usually prepared to spend and I didn’t really need them, but the Airfix Victor auction messed my head up. Jon, Remspoor, Amishtat and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Ooft that's lovely a Victor FC 101, never seen one of those in the metal. Lovely indeed! I have the earlier Dinky estate car in FB guise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Ooft that's lovely a Victor FC 101, never seen one of those in the metal. Lovely indeed! I have the earlier Dinky estate car in FB guise. Yes I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the 101 bid up to stupid levels due to rarity Please let me know if you are willing to part with the FB estate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: I think the ‘Adams Probe’ is the Chevrolet Astro 1. I have one - 20190911_110332 by RS, on Flickr And the Rockets version is on the workbench now 20200710_150749 by RS, on Flickr To go with the Yatming one I did a while back 20200325_175431 by RS, on Flickr Had a bit of a win with this Mini Traveller I've had for a while, someone else's home resto, didn't know what make it was 20190813_161027 by RS, on Flickr 20200707_093112 by RS, on Flickr Paint stripped off reveals 20200710_145940 by RS, on Flickr I'll be needing a replacement glass as it's frosted from the glue used before Bug is also coming along, reshaped the bumper to something a bit more Beetle like 20200710_135603 by RS, on Flickr Datsuncog, AndyW201 and Tenmil Socket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 So I tried not to go utterly daft; while there were quite a few nice models on the stall, I tried to restrain myself. Tried. The Matchbox Dinky Austin A40 van isn't quite the top of my must-have list, but despite a tatty and yellowed box it's in decent enough shape and, frankly, I don't love it enough to have paid much more than a fiver for it anyway. But I'd like to pull in a few more from this range, for a while anyway - so it's staying for now. The colour is great, even if the front number plate is a bit oversized. The Vanguards range is something of a favourite of mine, and although I somehow wound up with two iterations of the big Wolseley Landcrab, I didn't have one of the cooking variants. So this Morris 1800 MkIII is just dandy. Something of a step too far for Issigonis' much-lauded vision, the Landcrab range ended up pushing the minimalist Mini concept to the extreme - resulting in a car with a pointless excess of interior space, and an extremely spartan layout. A bit like sitting on an orange box in an empty living room. It was designed to supersede the finned Farinas, but proved too large and expensive to directly replace them in the range - so BMC found themselves obliged to keep selling their old '50s designs alongside... and with the car never meeting its sales targets, a management decision was reached to use surplus stocks of 1800/2200 doors for both the smaller Maxi project, and the prestige 3 Litre. Could the seeds of BL's 1970s woes have been sown with this car? Some believe so... Despite missing its outer box, I'm very pleased with this one. It'll also be staying, until I can find one in a better colour anyway... And lastly, this - not from the market stall, but a rash eBay purchase from last week, which happened to be on the step when I came back. One of these has been on my search list for years now; they never seem to dip much below £20 unless damaged in some way, and lo and behold, £20 secured this one. Cashing in some Nectar points knocked a few quid off it, too. It's a really nice model of a very odd car, and certainly an unusual choice to build to scale - in both 1/36 and Juniors, too. By the mid-1970s the majority of Corgi's output was for export, so it's maybe understandable that they chose to produce some models that would appeal to the North American market better than Citroen Dyanes and VW Polos. Of course, the AMC Pacer was indeed available in the UK, as shown by the photo on the back of the box. AMCs were briefly marketed in the mid-70s under the Rambler badge, with mild success for the Jeep range but a deafening silence for the rest. Seems the UK somehow failed to comprehend how a 4.2 straight-six (or indeed a 5-litre V8) dropped into a bodyshell bigger than a Mk2 Granada could be marketed as 'compact' and 'economical'... KMW222P, where are you now? Oh. Bean tins for many a long year, t'would appear. Still, dig that opening boot: Pity they didn't make the differently-sized doors open too, since that was one of the Pacer's only genuinely innovative aspects. That, and looking like a demented fishbowl. Still, it's in excellent nick, with only one slightly askew sticker and a peculiar chunk of rear glazing missing, both of which seem to be factory flaws. Could do with a bit of a clean, mind. Only on sale in this plain metallic red for the 1977 catalogue year, these aren't particularly hard to find on internet auction sites - but seemingly remain less common than the white, orange and black Rescue version that ran from 1978-80 (C484) A nice addition to the groaning 1/36 shelf, any road... So there we go, another week in diecast - just have to take each tat day as it comes, hey? Til next week! Jon, andrew e, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Just got back from Hitchin Market Got these two Dinkys for a tenner a piece. More than I am usually prepared to spend and I didn’t really need them, but the Airfix Victor auction messed my head up. I am openly jealous. I've never come across a 101 for anything like my budget. Well done! flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 2:41 PM, artdjones said: Just got given this.It's way too charming to restore. Oh I still have mine from many years ago. The detail of the pump at the rear is "cute". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 6:41 PM, Amishtat said: Fiver for the Impala? It's not that bad under a shaving brush repaint I spotted one of those while out in the tat shops and suddenly remembered your one put aside for me weeks ago. Do you still have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Seemingly remain less common than the white, orange and black Rescue version that ran from 1978-80 (C484) Typically, the orange and white one is the one I haven't tracked down yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: I spotted one of those while out in the tat shops and suddenly remembered your one put aside for me weeks ago. Do you still have it? Of course. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Typically, the orange and white one is the one I haven't tracked down yet! ? I have one of those MAY SWAP FOR AIRFIX VICTORS bunglebus, eddyramrod and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Oh and what's the red one with blue glass - Porsche 917? Yes it is too, the Corgi one. I went off to look for mine, but no, got mixed up. It is the Alfa Tipo 33 from Dinky I was thinking of. Going around the twist with all the miniatures now, don't know what I have and what I haven't anymore ? Anyhow, while it was in the hand it got snapped with a @Jon-style background too Snaffled from a charity shop tat bin last year. Amishtat and Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Said Impala. Yes, the Volvo needs a wash. flat4alfa and eddyramrod 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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