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7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

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Look into my eyes, not around the eyes - you want the two Scammels!

If I hadn't just bought one on Friday, I could have been tempted into the crane truck!

The home-made hook on yours is a nice touch, though.

That blue K-14 Freight Liner is nice, mind... ah, go on then! Put it aside for me, thanks!

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1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Here's the stuff I got for myself, a few from the trader and some out of 30-50p boxes

 

I have a few of these Mercurys, but these are likely better than my existing ones

 

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30p Sand Cat because the cat's head usually goes AWOL

 

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Rockets off the trader's stall

 

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Along with a nice Tincorner

 

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Shabby RS2000 was probably not the best choice from his stall, but I had this one, with the trailer and glider as a nipper

 

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Yellow Golf seems to be less common than the other colours - surfboards AWOL as usual

 

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Regular wheels Stude was too nice to leave behind

 

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Back to the cheap stuff, FAB 1 is utterly ridiculous but can accompany my Tomica one

 

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These poxy trucks seem to follow me home, but I do need this one to fix the red #6 Ford Pickup that is currently grille-less

 

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Found a good body for my Majorette Sterckeman caravan that goes with the K70 I bought recently. This one has a broken hitch

 

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Ooh, metal base Husky MK10 Jag for 30p! That must mean the bumpers are intact...

 

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...bugger.

 

No-Name Chinese E30

 

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Not come across this Zylmex before, Pug 405 rally slag

 

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Are they all keepers? If not, mk2 'Tina catches my eye...

Also working on sourcing a clean, green Mercury estate with the same wheels as yours but with a plain roof and with dogs in the boot if you are selling any.

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13 minutes ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

Also working on sourcing a clean, green Mercury estate with the same wheels as yours but with a plain roof and with dogs in the boot if you are selling any.

Think the dags only come with the 1:64 cars, and there are several versions of those to chose from. Haven't got any spare at the moment

Talking of different versions of the same thing

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5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Corgi Merc secured - this is the same seller Amishtat buys from at the Wednesday boot sale. He's not going next week but has all these 1:64 at £4/3 for £10. Many of them are in really good condition, although I did see a crushed MB RS2000 that I'd rejected in a 50p box elsewhere among them

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Ooh! I spy a tidy looking MB Skoda 130LR. Four squid seems fair for that, looking at what they seem to be going for on eBay currently.

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8 hours ago, warch said:

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I wish! I don't think there is anything I don't love about that design, especially the radar dish purloined off the roof of a frigate. Isn't the driver a bit undernourished though?

Change of wheels, change of figure and it looks plenty better and more like the real thing

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7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

this is the same seller Amishtat buys from at the Wednesday boot sale. He's not going next week but has all these 1:64 at £4/3 for £10.

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If either of you need to make up the £10 weight, I fancy the deeper green Mercury Cougar Villager pretty please 

@Amishtat @bunglebus

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5 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Just got back from big car boot

Didn’t even break into a note

I’M CURED !!

I spent more on the £2 entry fee than I did inside

Hot Wheels Mopar was 10p

Corgi Manta 400 that had been through a bush backwards was 50p

Corgi (?!) funny face van presumably to do with the Disney Cars franchise even though I don’t recognise it, was also 50p

Cured.

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7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Corgi Merc secured - this is the same seller Amishtat buys from at the Wednesday boot sale. He's not going next week but has all these 1:64 at £4/3 for £10. Many of them are in really good condition, although I did see a crushed MB RS2000 that I'd rejected in a 50p box elsewhere among them

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Yes, I recognise those plastic crates. Couldn't go last week owing to time constraints so I'm definitely up for some Wednesday morning tat bothering. Which probably means it's going to rain like a horse pissing on a flat rock.. 

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So I shrunk myself to Smol Eddie size and popped down the auctions earlier, (all egged on buy a meet with @bunglebus earlier).

A load of PX’s had just rolled up... and off it seems. Cars were made of stronger stuff in the 70’s it seems,

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I also thought only Citroen AX’s had plastic tailgates - but no Renault got there first ?

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Towbar’s always a bit of a worry - probably been dragging a double axle or an Ifor Williams pig wagon. 

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“Never raced or rallied” too according to the auctioneer - I have my doubts, they definitely look like playground skid marks (or at the very least skirting board damage).

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I reckon the last one is Gordini - it’s got red seats Smol Eddie ?

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Still down the (virtual) auctions, the next lot was much more my style - Cordoba Beige Capri II ! 

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The flat bed was pretty funky too - despite the space age looks it has a commer low compression lump from a “Space Van”. At least the Capri was a 1.3 

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Was genuinely fair nick, sills were good but the back seat appeared to have marble or action man weapon damage.

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 No prop so I’d guess front wheel drive. Sadly it didn’t sell (I NO WAT THESE R WORTH M8) so the seller dragged it home with his new purchase from the other auction hall:

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Sadly that was knackered too and threw a rod 50 yards past the key office. The only  course of action - could the Space Van’s 47 horse power (with a 3 speed auto out an Avenger) tow it back...?

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Could it manage a little bit more...?

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HURRAH ?

 

 

 

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42 minutes ago, andrew e said:

So I shrunk myself to Smol Eddie size and popped down the auctions earlier, (all egged on buy a meet with @bunglebus earlier).

A load of PX’s had just rolled up... and off it seems. Cars were made of stronger stuff in the 70’s it seems,

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I also thought only Citroen AX’s had plastic tailgates - but no Renault got there first ?

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Towbar’s always a bit of a worry - probably been dragging a double axle or an Ifor Williams pig wagon. 

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“Never raced or rallied” too according to the auctioneer - I have my doubts, they definitely look like playground skid marks (or at the very least skirting board damage).

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I reckon the last one is Gordini - it’s got red seats Smol Eddie ?

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"Yer missin' a blue un M8"

:mrgreen:

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8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And then, a bit of a basket case – a No.64 MG 1100

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Say 20p, as spares or repairs?

Yes I’ll take that DOG BASKET CASE....  to do a Doggie transfer to a Mercury Villager

That way I can achieve a Matchbox doggie wagon one-two-three:

Merc Commuter-Merc Villager-Olds Vista Cruiser

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So a Villager can join this party as a slight ‘code3’ along with the genuine MG and the Majorette Cherokee that arrived recently

Then the MG 1100 remains can lose its front bumper as well and become MG RALLY MAN

I can hear the wife packing my bags right now 

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9 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

[Corgi Rockets Jensen]

Dibs

 I thought I might be hearing from you on that one!

9 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

@Datsuncog

Marcos XP is exactly the one I had as a child. I must have it if it's available. 

Also would like the black van... 

No bother - now set aside with the others!

5 hours ago, Jon said:

Hey @Datsuncog could I add the small yellow not-a-taxi Dodge and the Husky Merc to my tat pile, if that's ok? I promise to actually stump up the cash and pay, as surely I've the longest outstanding account! I don't even want to know what other gems lie within, lest it spoil the surprise...

Sure thing; both now added.

And fear not, you ain't actually the longest outstanding...

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes I’ll take that DOG BASKET CASE....  to do a Doggie transfer to a Mercury Villager

That way I can achieve a Matchbox doggie wagon one-two-three:

Merc Commuter-Merc Villager-Olds Vista Cruiser

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So a Villager can join this party as a slight ‘code3’ along with the genuine MG and the Majorette Cherokee that arrived recently

Then the MG 1100 remains can lose its front bumper as well and become MG RALLY MAN

I can hear the wife packing my bags right now 

Good stuff - I'll be interested to see how that pans out! Now moved from one box to t'other.

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