DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Dominic's Diecast Deals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: I've got to stop killing those tatty Speed Kings T Buckets for their engines, 3 have been dispatched already. Think Flat4alfa had the remains of one, and I had another two hanging about with bits missing. Just need something suitable to cram that nice V8 into now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Will keep an eye out for you! Have you a preferred top end figure in mind? Might swing by Smithfield today and see if the wee model shop's open again - I know they have a whole shelf of Vanguards, though they're priced at anything from £14-£40, depending on how long they've been sat there (newest ones priciest, oldest ones cheapest). About £25 tops I'd say! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 So, another wet one in Rain City... but by cracky, plenty of folks impatient for the market to open at 10. Surely they can't all be queuing for beat-to-shit diecast... can they? Such agonies assailed me as the queue (right round the building) finally began to move. Certainly, plenty of funny-looking auld lads were thronging the tat stalls by the time I scrambled through the hand-sanitising station and navigated the one way system.. (It's not lost on me that I'm rapidly becoming one of them). So... tat du jour? Well, annoyingly he'd grabbed a different tat box from the one he had last week. These were also familiar from March, but no Corgi Inter-City Commuter, and no Majorette Dodge. Sorry, guys! Plenty of battered Lesney King Size and some Gerry Anderson related Dinky in poor shape, though. Up top brought some more familiar items... The first release Corgi Classics and Matchbox MoYs, also from the last pre-Covid market. This was interesting though - no-name Hong Kong racer, diecast base with tinplate body. Fiver on it. Some Cararama, Oxford and Bang/Best/Box (I can never tell those 80s Italian modelmakers apart) rubbed shoulders with an original and (seemingly?) a rerelease Lesney construction item or two... Tenner on the Bond stuff (I think): And then it became clear that Market Blokey had craftily moved some stock onto the adjoining (vacant) stall: £30-£40 on the big haulage stuff; always a popular line in Norn Iron where there's plenty of owner-operators around. We used to sell tons of Joal stuff in the model shop. Some fresh Corgi items, though: Special edition Minis... ...and one I've read about, but never before seen - a 1985 reissue of some original Corgi Classics models, in this case the 1910 Renault: Corgi's first foray into the limited edition market, I believe. Not sure if these are particularly sought-after or not... didn't ask the price, mebbe I should... Some buses, too: Not sure if £20 is optimistic or about right for this duo. And, finally, another few weirdos lying distraught behind the stall - of which the Hot Wheels Porsche (clearly branded Corgi on the base) may be of interest to someone? I carried out a desultory survey of the rest of the downsized market, and was delighted to see that the Charity Stall was back. Despite my jaunty facemask and auld lad flat cap (hey, it was raining) he recognised me - and I was ushered behind the stall. Sweet mercy, the first true tat box I've clapped eyes on in four months! Now, first impressions were less than brilliant... just far-eastern rubbish and battered Hot Wheels... but then I started digging... Suffice to say, things were found. Will lay them all out later - some are to pass on, some I procured for my own nefarious ends, and some are utterly dreadful but I thought they might give you lot a laugh... So I've devoured breakfast while tapping this out on a stuttering phone... ...and now I'm off to grab a few more things, but will be passing back this way in about an hour, if there's anything you can't live without! Split_Pin, RoadworkUK, Sudsprint and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 How much was the Maisto 1:24 Ferrari? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: I've got to stop killing those tatty Speed Kings T Buckets for their engines, 3 have been dispatched already. Think Flat4alfa had the remains of one, and I had another two hanging about with bits missing. Just need something suitable to cram that nice V8 into now You're welcome to it, it's pretty much ruined, just haven't had the heart to get rid for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: How much was the Maisto 1:24 Ferrari? £10 asked on that one! ...and further developments. After I'd finished tapping, I had to walk past the tat stalls to reach the exit. And apparently, in the time it took me to demolish a sausage soda, Santa had been. The boxed Corgi are sadly not mint; £20 on the Golden Jacks Mini Marcos and Merc 600... ...and a whopping £45 on the Thompson Mongoose. All have chips/marks to them, but lovely nonetheless. Loose models are £10 each on the cars/smaller trucks - all repainted to a greater or lesser extent, with some more successful than others - and £20 each on the Bedford animal transporters and the sweet, sweet La France aerial ladder. Oosh!!! Sudsprint, Split_Pin and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: £10 asked on that one! ...and further developments. After I'd finished tapping, I had to walk past the tat stalls to reach the exit. And apparently, in the time it took me to demolish a sausage soda, Santa had been. The boxed Corgi are sadly not mint; £20 on the Golden Jacks Mini Marcos and Merc 600... ...and a whopping £45 on the Thompson Mongoose. All have chips/marks to them, but lovely nonetheless. Loose models are £10 each on the cars/smaller trucks - all repainted to a greater or lesser extent, with some more successful than others - and £20 each on the Bedford animal transporters and the sweet, sweet La France aerial ladder. Oosh!!! Is that a Unimog!? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 It is! £10 on it; not repainted either. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Pat the Postie has just brought me a little box! Very nice, who do I need to thank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: It is! £10 on it; not repainted either. I think I'll pass for now, and on the Ferrari. Been spending too much lately ? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Heh, I know the feeling... ...pics to come, when I get home!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Heh, I know the feeling... ...pics to come, when I get home!! There's some in your purchase pile that have peaked my interest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 hours ago, TheDoctor said: How about another die-cast clearout? Dominic had been through his playworn and decided what he isn't keeping. Consider all to be spares/repairs/playworn. Ranging from a couple of quid for decent 1:43ish size, 50p for 1:64, 10p for Chinese crap. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: Sweet mercy, the first true tat box I've clapped eyes on in four months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: Talking of Christine, I "improved" a HW Fury a few years ago That reminds me. Must get this completed Corgi Plymouth Suburban Burnside, Amishtat, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Spot the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 16 hours ago, BL Bloke said: I've got a couple of Heller 1/24 Bugatti T.50 kits, I might do one of them in those colours. Made me dig my one out and do a side-on photo Those wacky Hot Wheelers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 More wasted time today: These last two show how easy it is to skip from one background subject to the next, without disturbing the foreground. Sort of like how a green screen works but not at all in the same way, at the same time! I am getting a little better but am still struggling with the backgrounds being backlit and then battling either with natural lighting for the foregrounds, or using lights which are far too warm in colour temperature, although I did come up with a rather left-field solution to the latter issue. I'll persevere though, as I'm finding some great images. Practise makes perfect! bunglebus, andrew e, Burnside and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Thompson Mongoose. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I'm annoyed with myself. I've been trying to find a black pearl Vanguards Rover 75. The spec of the model is identical to mine. They seem really hard to find but I finally found one on eBay and put it on my watch list but for some reason I didn't get a notification that it was due to end. It was in the middle of the afternoon too when a lot of people are working so it only went for £16. Other Vanguard 75s have been going for around £40 which is out of the question. The search continues. I've been the same myself on eBay lately, missed out on some crackers while I've been at work during the day. My mates model shop has the Vanguards 75 in BRG for £15 if that's any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 This is what came today... As you might imagine, I'm beyond delighted! Burnside, Split_Pin, flat4alfa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Sorry to leave you all on tenterhooks, folks... my phone, which was merely irritatingly glitchy and slow earlier on, is now in a bit of a huff with the SD card, and is refusing to acknowledge its existence at all. It claims there is no SD card inserted, where in actual fact it has been in situ for several years without any prior problems... so it won't let me take any more photos of today's haul, or retrieve the ones taken earlier... Stand by while a workaround is devised! bunglebus, Sudsprint, sheffcortinacentre and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, AndyW201 said: I've been the same myself on eBay lately, missed out on some crackers while I've been at work during the day. My mates model shop has the Vanguards 75 in BRG for £15 if that's any use? Cheers Andy, I've got that one, a gold one and a Trophy blue ZT. eddyramrod and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Sorry to leave you all on tenterhooks, folks... my phone, which was merely irritatingly glitchy and slow earlier on, is now in a bit of a huff with the SD card, and is refusing to acknowledge its existence at all. It claims there is no SD card inserted, where in actual fact it has been in situ for several years without any prior problems... so it won't let me take any more photos of today's haul, or retrieve the ones taken earlier... Stand by while a workaround is devised! Ooft I looked at that test card several lines before I realised it had a terrible face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 22 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Cheers Andy, I've got that one, a gold one and a Trophy blue ZT. What!!! I need a ZT (preferably green) and a 75 (preferably blue) but I'm totally not prepared to pay that sort of price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 48 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: This is what came today... As you might imagine, I'm beyond delighted! You’re welcome eddyramrod, Burnside and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 My secret benefactor steps forward! Thank you, young sir. That's how to brighten up lockdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 These arrived at the beginning of the week Thanks to @Amishtat for sending! And the Frontera was a cheeky little buy after some negotiating with the ebay seller. Detailed fairly well,with proper rubber tyres! Datsuncog, AndyW201, Amishtat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Ooft I looked at that test card several lines before I realised it had a terrible face! That's what the test card always looks like... ...round our way... https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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